NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Numidia
Raceway, Numidia, Pa.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION
NUMIDIA RACEWAY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 01, 2004
NEWBERRY, GALLANT SCORE FIRST DIVISONAL WINS OF 2004
NUMIDIA, Pa. - Art Gallant in Top Alcohol Dragster and Bob Newberry
in Top Alcohol Funny Car took home the wins at this weekend's NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series RBS Trailer Sales event at Numidia Raceway.
Gallant of Boxboro, Mass., qualified No. 1 then ran passes of 5.738
and 5.744 seconds in rounds one and two on his way to a final round
match-up with Paul Sylvester. Gallant, the 2002 Lucas Oil Top Alcohol
Dragster National Champion easily defeated Sylvester with a run of 5.761
seconds at 223.32 mph to Sylvester's 7.400, 105.98 mph.
In Top Alcohol Funny Car it was a classis show down between veteran
racers Newberry and multi-national champion Frank Manzo. Both had
similar elapsed times throughout rounds one and two but Newberry
continued to run quicker each round while Manzo fell off in the final.
Newberry crossed the finishline in 5.867 seconds at 247.38 mph to
Manzo's 6.991, 132.64 for the win.
Glen Treadwell out ran Steve Ambrose in the final of Comp
Eliminator with a pass of 8.607 seconds at 152.67 mph while Angelo
Ditocco nipped Brad Huntzberry for the win in Super Stock. Ditocco ran a
10.152 second, 130.49 mph run to Huntzberry's 10.156, 131.08
In Stock Eliminator, it was Rob Garvey Jr. in his '72 Duster over
Jim Boudreau. Super Comp racer Tommy Stalba Jr. of Williamstown, N.J.,
won over Duke Bodnar of Kendall Park, N.J., Ray Sawyer beat Jim
Smulligan of Coopersburg, Penn., in Super Gas, and Raymond Baliam
defeated Michael Sawyer in the Super Street final.
The Northeast Division racers head to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
in Englishtown, N.J., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event, August 13-15
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series RBS Trailer Sales at Numidia Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
ROUND ONE
5) Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.782, 244.29 def. 4) Daniel Mercier, St.
Timothee, Quebec, 9.973, 83.71
9) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.741, 248.82 def. 3) Rich McPhillips,
Phoenixville, Pa., 5.904, 241.35
1) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.738, 242.45 def. 8) Richard Bourke,
Norwood, N.J., 5.874, 237.46
7) Paul Sylvester, Townsend, Del., 5.851, 242.58 def. 2) Karen
Benkovich, Fanwood, N.J., foul
SEMI-FINALS
Gallant, 5.744, 231.42 def. Albert, 6.411, 167.94
Sylvester, 5.877, 242.32 def. Kosky, 6.049, 244.03
FINALS
Gallant, 5.761, 223.32 def. Sylvester, 7.400, 105.98
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
ROUND ONE
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Firebird, 6.010, 248.48 def. 8)
Sam Leland, Jarrettsville, Md., '00 Corvette, 6.291, 222.38
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 6.036, 244.10 def. 7)
Chris Brown, Ivyland, Pa., '00 Avenger, broke
6) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '99 Camaro, 6.324, 230.17 def. 3) Darrel
Cox Sr, Whiteford, Md., '01 Firebird, 6.510, 220.91
4) Billy Gibson, Chaptico, Md., '04 Firebird, 6.197, 237.78 def. 5)
Frank Schuster, Columbus, Ohio, '02 Camaro, 7.933, 112.12
SEMI-FINALS
Manzo, 5.939, 244.83 def. Gibson, foul
Newberry, 5.927, 245.76 def. Pomponio, 6.362, 227.33
FINALS
Newberry, 5.867, 247.38 def. Manzo, 6.991, 132.64
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.761, 223.32 def. Paul Sylvester,
Townsend, Del., 7.400, 105.98
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '02 Camaro, 5.867, 247.38 def. Frank
Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '03 Firebird, 6.991, 132.64
COMP ELIMINATOR
Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.607, 152.67 def. Steve
Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, broke
SUPER STOCK
Angelo Ditocco, Mahopac, N.Y., '02 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.152, 130.49 def.
Brad Huntzberry, Smithsburg, Md., '87 Camaro, GT/DA, 10.156, 131.08
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Rob Garvey Jr, Penfield, N.Y., '72 Duster, G/SA, 11.710, 108.94 def. Jim
Boudreau, Tewksbury, Mass., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.839, 116.79
SUPER COMP
Tommy Stalba Jr, Williamstown, N.J., dragster, 8.928, 161.69 def. Duke
Bodnar, Kendall Park, N.J., dragster, 8.929, 155.89
SUPER GAS
Ray Sawyer, Acton, Mass., '02 Camaro, 9.925, 166.08 def. Jim Smulligan,
Coopersburg, Pa., '63 Corvette, 9.897, 156.49
SUPER STREET
Raymond Balian, Massapequa, N.Y., '66 Chevelle, 10.971, 129.70 def.
Michael Sawyer, Acton, Mass., '67 Camaro, 10.895, 144.64
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