NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FINAL results from Old
Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2005
Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207
Force and Newberry shine through with wins at Raceway Park
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event being held this weekend at Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Ashley Force and Top Alcohol
Funny Car driver Bob Newberry emerged as two of the weekend's big
winners.
Force, who was the defending champion here, powered past Baldwin, Pa.,
runner Mark Albert to earn her first Lucas Oil series victory of the
year. In the final, Force earned the win by laying down a 5.450 second
pass at 257.63 mph to Albert's off pace 11.932 second run at 58.86 mph.
En route to her final round victory, Force eliminated Mike Kosky in
round one and Dan Mercier in the semifinal round before then taking out
Albert in the final. Force, who hails from Yorba Linda, Calif., is the
daughter of 13-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force.
In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Newberry earned a key win when he
defeated Lebanon Valley and Cecil County runner-up David Ray in the
class final. In the final, Newberry ran 5.798 seconds at 254.09 mph to
take out Ray, who fouled. Today's win is Newberry's third Northeast
Division victory of the year and the points earned will help him
dramatically in his run for the NHRA Northeast Division and national
Funny Car championships. Newberry's closest challenger in the points
chase for both championships, nine-time national champ Frank Manzo of
Morganville, was eliminated in the opening round, allowing Newberry to
gain significant ground and valuable Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
points.
Other winners at this weekend's event were Joe Carnasciale
of Cranston, R.I., in Comp Eliminator; Dan Fletcher of Churchville,
N.Y., in Super Stock; Todd Hoven of Spotswood, N.J., in Stock
Eliminator; Rich Biebel of Succasunna, N.J., in Super Comp; John
Michaels of Holbrook, N.Y., in Super Gas and Lynn Hoosigian of
Newington, Conn., in Super Street.
The NHRA Northeast Division will wrap up the 2005 season
October 7-9 at Atco Raceway in Atco, N.J. It will be the last
opportunity for racers to earn valuable in-division points toward
divisional and national championships. For more information on the event
call (856) 768-2167 or log on to www.AtcoRace.com or www.NHRADiv1.com.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event being held this weekend at Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
Round 1
4) Mark Albert, Baldwin, Pa., 5.473, 259.06 def. 5) Jeff Veale, Stoney
Creek, Ont., 5.677, 201.46
6) Dan Mercier, St. Timothee, Quebec, 5.441, 268.33 def. 3) Richard
Bourke, Old Tappen, N.J., 9.996, 97.73
2) Ashley Force, Yorba Linda, Calif., 5.403, 260.16 def. 7) Mike Kosky,
Cuddy, Pa., 5.650, 241.80
1) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 23.454, 25.57 def. 8) Rich
McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., broke
Semifinal
Albert, 5.493, 258.27 def. Gallant, 22.412, 29.12
Force, 5.437, 262.79 def. Mercier, 5.526, 265.95
Final
Force, 5.450, 257.63 def. Albert, 11.932, 58.86
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
Round 1
5) Eric Lourie, Terryville, Conn., '02 Camaro, 5.793, 244.96 def. 4)
Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '02 Firebird, 5.860, 255.05
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '05 Monte Carlo, 9.785, 87.00 def.
7) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '00 Camaro, broke
1) David Ray, Plaistow, N.H., '01 Avenger, 5.779, 252.99 def. 8) Mickey
Ferro, Stamford, Conn., '02 Camaro, 5.856, 246.53
3) Steve Harker, Brisbane, Australia, '99 Avenger, 5.871, 251.72 def. 6)
Ron Zavarella, Woodstock Valley, Conn., '02 Firebird, 6.248, 194.83
Semifinals
Newberry, 5.742, 256.11 def. Harker, 6.168, 245.23
Ray, 5.825, 251.95 def. Lourie, 6.022, 239.27
Final
Newberry, 5.798, 254.09 def. Ray, foul
COMP ELIMINATOR
Joe Carnasciale, Cranston, R.I., '92 Camaro, E/SM, 8.742, 150.50 def.
Lee Zane, Pittsgrove, N.J., '32 Bantam, L/AA, foul
SUPER STOCK
Dan Fletcher, Churchville, N.Y., '69 Camaro, SS/EA, 9.857, 128.98 def.
Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '89 Camaro, GT/DA, 9.810, 134.40
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Todd Hoven, Spotswood, N.J., '72 GTO, I/SA, 11.378, 111.23 def. Jerry
MacNeish, Eldersburg, Md., '68 Camaro, E/S, 10.944, 120.97
SUPER COMP
Rich Biebel, Succasunna, N.J., dragster, 8.923, 165.31 def. Frank
Aragona, Old Bridge, N.J., dragster, broke
SUPER GAS
John Michaels, Holbrook, N.Y., '70 Nova, 9.919, 153.54 def. Jason
Kenny, Kingston, Ont., '03 Corvette, 9.916, 156.44
SUPER STREET
Lynn Hoosigian, Newington, Conn., '66 Chevelle, 10.907, 137.58 def. Jim
Schreiner, Brick, N.J., '90 Beretta, 10.950, 147.39
