NHRA Cecil County Sunday Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NORTHEAST DIVISION
  CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY RISING SUN, MD,
  SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2007
  Contact: Evan Jonat, NHRA (626) 253- 2432 
   
  ARAGONA SCORES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE COMP WIN AT CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
              RISING SUN, Md. – Racing is complete at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Cecil County Dragway. In the final round of Comp Eliminator, Frank Aragona Jr., of Old Bridge , N.J. , reigned victorious. In the Super Stock class, Gene Daugherty, from Salem , Va. , took home the hardware. 
              Aragona got the win over Saddle River , N.J. , resident Gerry Russo who was unable to make the call in the final, giving Aragona a bye to his fourth straight division win.  Daugherty’s win came at the expense of Ron Morehead, Newburgh , N.Y.  
              The Stock Eliminator category was narrowed down to a battle of New Yorkers where Peter Biondo, of Maspeth, faced off against Michael Iacono, from Wading River . Biondo went on to take victory in his ’69 Camaro over Iacono who represented the division at this years Jegs Allstars event in June.  
              Super Comp racer Scott Mackie, of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., took home the trophy over North East, Md. , racer Lou Roark. Also victorious Super Gas driver Tom Stalba of Hammonton, N.J., who drove the wheels off of his ’63 Corvette to defeat another Maryland competitor, Vonnie Mills from Kennedyville. 
  In the finals of Super Street, Layton Sumpter, who calls Silver Spring , Md. , home, would drive his '68 Camaro one step away from victory before he fell in the final to William Nycz, a resident of Woodstown , N.J.   
  In Saturday’s action, Top Alcohol Dragster pilot and Old Tappan, N.J., resident Richard Bourke took the victory while in Top Alcohol Funny Car, Frank Manzo, of Morganville , N.J. , motored his '06 Monte Carlo all the way to the winner’s circle. 
  The next stop for the Northeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series racers is Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown , N.J.  For more information contact the track at (732) 446-1373 or log on to www.racewaypark.com 
   
   
  The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Cecil Country Dragway:
   
  COMP ELIMINATOR
  Frank Aragona Jr., Old Bridge, N.J., '32 Altered, G/EA, broke def. Gerry Russo, Saddle River, N.J., '04 Cavalier, C/SMA, broke. 
   
  SUPER STOCK
  Gene Daugherty, Salem , Va. , '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.812, 87.32 def. Ron Morehead, Newburgh , N.Y. , '82 Camaro, GT/EA, 25.122, 27.10. 
   
  STOCK ELIMINATOR
  Peter Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.573, 121.46  def. Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '69 Mustang, C/SA, 10.922, 118.07.
   
  SUPER COMP
  Scott Mackie, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., dragster, 8.982, 153.39 def. Lou Roark, North East, Md. ,
   
  SUPER GAS
  Tom Stalba, Hammonton, N.J., '63 Corvette, 9.917, 145.64  def. Vonnie Mills, Kennedyville, Md.,'02 Camaro, 9.876, 155.29. 
   
  SUPER STREET
  William Nycz, Woodstown , N.J., '70 Dart, 10.896, 125.00 def. Layton Sumpter, Silver Spring , Md. , '68 Camaro, 10.834, 131.84. 
    
  TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
  Richard Bourke, Old
   Tappan , N.J. , 5.494, 262.18 def. Mike Kosky, Cuddy,
   Pa. , 5.654, 233.84. 
    
  TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
  Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.828, 253.47  def. Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '02 Firebird, 5.913, 249.16. 
    
   
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