NHRA Summit Racing Series - Friday from U.S. 13 Dragway in Delmar, Del.
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES – NORTHEAST DIVISION FINALS U.S. 13 DRAGWAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004 Race of Champion Winners Crowned at Summit Finals at U.S. 13 Dragway DELMAR, Del. - In the final results of the NHRA Northeast Division RBS Trailer Sales Race of Champions, Randy Krause, Mike Sutton, Roger Dalton Sr. and Kevin Wuest all scored wins in their respective categories. Krause captured the win for Numidia Raceway in Super Pro. In the final, Krause of Orefield, Pa., defeated Island Dragway representative Joe Cabets of Throop, Pa. In Heavy, Spencer Speedway representative Sutton, of Waterloo, N.Y., defeated Jeff Pasquariello Jr., of Totowa, N.J., representing team Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Pasquariello, who is always a strong runner, was last year’s Race of Champions winner. Scoring the win in Street was Capitol Raceway’s Dalton Sr., of Aberdeen, Md. Dalton earned his win over Mason-Dixon Dragway representative Jeremy Manford of Hagerstown, Md. Claiming the Motorcycle/Sled win for ESTA Safety Park was Wuest of Marcy, N.Y. In the final, Wuest defeated Hughesville, Pa., racer Charlie Herlt, a runner for Numidia Raceway. Another winner this evening was new NHRA member track owner, Phil Blazawski. Blazawski, who recently took over ownership of Numidia Raceway in Numdia, Pa., eliminated Emmaus, Pa., runner Jennifer Kershner in the annual Northeast Division Track Operator’s and Team Captain’s race. Saturday’s action will feature the highly regarded individual championships in Super, Heavy ET, Motorcycle/Sled and Street, as well as the coveted Team Championship, won last year by Atco Raceway from Atco, N.J. The winner of each the individual race categories tomorrow qualify for the Summit Racing NHRA National Finals, to be held at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. There the drivers will complete for a "winner-takes-all" $5000 purse and the Summit Racing Series National Championship. Saturday will also feature the High School Eliminator Challenge presented by Luzerne County Community College, which is open to competitors currently enrolled in High School, or 2004 graduates. The winner of the eliminator will receive a $1000 U.S. Savings Bond, Champions Jacket and a trophy, all to be presented at the NHRA Northeast Division Championship Banquet being held January of 2005. Gates at U.S. 13 Dragway open Saturday at 7 a.m. with eliminations set to continue at 8:30 a.m. For more information contact U.S. 13 Dragway at (302) 846-3968 or visit them on the web at www.DelawareRacing.com. More information may also be obtained by visiting www.nhra.com. The following are the results from the RBS Trailer Sales Race of Champions held in conjunction with the NHRA Northeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals at U.S. 13 Dragway: SUPER PRO Randy Krause, Orefield, Pa., Numidia Raceway, ’63 Corvette, 8.476 seconds, 161.40 mph def. Joe Cabets, Throop, Pa., Island Dragway, dragster, 7.890, 169.14 HEAVY Mike Sutton, Waterloo, N.Y., Spencer Speedway, 71 Chevelle, 11.481 seconds, 107.75 mph def. Jeff Pasquariello Jr., Totowa, N.J., Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, ’76 Monza, 10.016, 133.37 STREET Roger Dalton Sr., Aberdeen, Md., Capitol Raceway, ’68 Dodge RT, 12.474 seconds, 106.71 def. Jeremy Manford, Hagerstown, Md., Mason-Dixon Dragway, ’63 Nova, 12.142, 109.78 MOTORCYCLE/SLED Kevin Wuest, Marcy, N.Y., ESTA Safety Park, ’97 Polaris, 10.898 seconds, 109.89 def. Charlie Herlt, Hughesville, Pa., Numidia Raceway, ’81 Sukuki, 8.569, 148.22