NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Cecil County Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION

CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY, RISING SUN, MD.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Contact: Name, NHRA (626) 688-8646

 

MERCIER TAKES WIN; MANZO, POMPONIO AVDANCE TO FINAL

 

            RISING SUN, Md. - Racing ran late into the night with Top
Alcohol Dragster driver Dan Mercier taking home the lone trophy at Cecil
County Dragway. Mercier ran consistent all day with a 5.464 second lap
at 268.01 mph in the final against Richard Bourke of Bergenfield, N.J.
for the win. This is Mercier's first win in the 2006 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Season as he came from the No. 1 position qualifying on atop of
the field with a 5.493 second pass.

            The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was also scheduled for
Saturday night but with an afternoon rain delay and racing action
running late into the night; officials postponed the final until Sunday
morning when the remainder of classes will also run the remainder of
their eliminations for the Northeast Shootout.

            The funny car final will pit Northeast powerhouse Frank
Manzo against Dan Pomponio who qualified in the No. 3 spot and took out
Chris Brown and Mickey Ferro on his way to the final.

            Qualifying on top in other classes were Al Ackerman in Comp
Eliminator running 8.065 seconds, Rich Oakes in Super Stock out of
Woolwich Twp., N.J., and Cecil Fraizer in Stock Eliminator.

 

The following are round by round results for Top Alcohol Dragster and
Funny Car along with final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series Northeast Shootout at Cecil County Dragway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: 

Round 1

3) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.449, 259.11 def. 6) Ken Winward,
Wilmington, Del., 5.918, 187.70

1) Dan Mercier, Valley Field, Quebec, 5.534, 267.22 def. 8) Bruce
Horner, Bergenfield, N.J., 5.651, 245.54

7) Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, N.J., 5.697, 253.09 def. 2) Mike Kosky,
Cuddy, Pa., 5.721, 205.94

4) Dave DeAngelis, Middlesex, N.J., 5.565, 249.58 def. 5) Mark Albert,
Baldwin, Pa., 5.589, 252.14 

 

Semifinals

Mercier, 5.458, 268.97 def. DeAngelis, 6.796, 141.22

Bourke, 5.652, 252.90 def. Gallant, broke

 

Finals

Mercier, 5.464, 268.01 def. Bourke, 5.573, 255.63

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: 

Round 1

1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.779, 252.19 def.
8) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '04 Firebird, 14.543, 48.32

2) Mickey Ferro, Stamford, Conn., '01 Camaro, 5.780, 246.57 def. 7) Dan
Roman, Wolcott, Conn.,

'97 Firebird, 6.398, 185.59

3) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '00 Camaro, 6.049, 236.84 def. 6) Chris
Brown, Ivyland, Pa., '06 Stratus, 6.428, 228.58

4) David Ray, Plaistow, N.H., '01 Avenger, 5.762, 248.20 def. 5) Bruce
Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.942, 241.41

 

Semifinals

Manzo, 5.775, 250.60 def. Ray, 6.187, 180.79

Pomponio, 10.916, 74.12 def. Ferro, foul

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., dragster, F/D, 8.065 seconds, -0.635
(under index)

2) Sal Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '93 Beretta, D/EA, 8.346, -0.634

3) Charlie Greco, Berwyn, Pa., '06 GTO, E/A, 7.790, -0.620

4) Lee Zane, Perry Hall, Md., '32 Bantam, L/AA, 9.061, -0.619

5) Vinny Barone, Dix Hills, N.Y., '34 Roadster, A/SR, 7.869, -0.611

6) Gerry Russo, Saddle River, N.J., '04 Cavalier, C/SMA, 8.330, -0.600

7) Skip Gladstone, Townsend, Del., dragster, F/ED, 8.397, -0.563

8) Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., '91 Calais, H/SM, 9.186, -0.554

9) Frank Aragona, Old Bridge, N.J., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.552, -0.548

10) Erich Bollman, Newark, Del., '92 Probe GT, E/A, 7.864, -0.546

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Rich Oakes, Woolwich Twp, N.J., '92 Camaro, SS/DS, 9.846 seconds,
-1.354 (under index)

2) Frank Lupo, North East, Md., '95 Achieva, SS/KA, 10.399, -1.151

3) Howard Barsky, Levittown, Pa., '57 Chevy, SS/NA, 11.300, -1.150

4) Gary Ewing, Bel Air, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.161, -1.139

5) Angelo Ditocco, Mahopac, N.Y., '02 Firebird, GT/FA, 9.961, -1.139

6) Brian Oakes, Williamstown, N.J., '69 Camaro, SS/DA, 9.396, -1.104

7) Russ Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., '73 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.220, -1.080

8) Bob Bagley, Fredricksburg, Va., '01 Camaro, GT/GA, 10.127, -1.073

9) Dennis Steward, Dover, Pa., '91 Daytona, GT/IA, 10.434, -1.066

10) Dave Ficacci, E Hanover, N.J., '02 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.894, -1.056

 

STOCK 

1) Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., '91 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.272 seconds,
-1.328 (under index)

2) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.448, -1.252

3) Jim Reid Jr., Hanson, Mass., '87 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.798, -1.152

4) Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.570, -1.130

5) Bill Kennedy, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., '84 Firebird, J/SA, 11.625, -1.125

6) John Gray, Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, F/SA, 11.039, -1.111

7) Ralph Porpora, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., '69 Camaro, A/S, 10.146, -1.104

8) Marty Bernard, Brewerton, N.Y., '66 Biscayne, P/SA, 12.653, -1.097

9) Ray Golonka, Colonia, N.J., '77 Cadillac, Q/SA, 13.009, -1.091

10) Emory Stull Jr., Woodbine, Md., '98 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.916, -1.084

 

--30-