NHRA FMDRS final results from Lebanon Valley Dragway
5 July 1999
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER DRIVER JEANIE BOOZ TAKES HER SECOND CAREER WIN AT
LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY
New Lebanon, N.Y. - Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Jeanie Booz, of
Blooming Glen, Pa. has only experienced the winner's circle twice in her
career. Booz's win at this NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event
presented by Diamond RV Centre will put her into the lead in the NHRA
Northeast Division championship race.
Rich McPhillips, of Phoenixville, Pa. had been leading the points
standings since the 1999 season began, but after a first round loss and
Booz's excellent driving throughout eliminations, her victory now puts her
in the lead and makes her the mid-season points leader. Because three
different drivers have taken wins at each of the NHRA Northeast Division
events this year the championship title is up for grabs to any driver for
the remainder of the season. Michael Bartone, of Great River, N.Y. won
recently at U.S. 13 Dragway in Delmar, Del. but the year's season opening
event at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa was won by an out of division
racer, Michael Gunderson, of Middleburg, Fla.
Local Federal-Mogul Funny Car racer Bob Newberry, of Schenectady, N.Y.
lost to rival competitor and national champion Frank Manzo, of Morganville,
N.J. in a very close final. Newberry, who has won the second most NHRA
division titles in the history of drag racing, has competed fiercely
against his close friend in several finals over the course of his racing
career. Each of these seasoned veterans respects the other's driving
ability and never goes into a final without being completely prepared for a
battle to the end.
"I never know who's going to win when Bob and I make it to the finals
at a race" Manzo said. "We've each won after racing each other in the
finals several times, so all I can do is concentrate on making the best run
I can every time we come up against each other."
Manzo's win will give him a commanding lead in the NHRA Northeast
Division points race after this weekend's race and will help him to move
even closer to a third national championship in Federal-Mogul Funny Car.
The following are final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag
Racing Series event at Lebanon Valley Dragway, the third of six races in
the NHRA Northeast Division listing driver, city, state, make of car,
elapsed time in seconds and miles per hour:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1. Ron Still, Smyrna, Del., 5.937, 234.00 def. 8. Dave DeAngelis,
Bridgewater, N.J., 6.251, 223.28
2. Michael Bartone, Great River, N.Y., 5.847, 239.23 def. 7. Bruce Horner,
Bergenfield, N.J., 6.067, 225.18
3. Doug Foley, Tarrytown, N.Y., 5.799, 243.41 def. 6. Rich McPhillips,
Phoenixville, Pa., 17.047, 40.44
5. Jeanie Booz, Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.866, 234.41 def. 4. Bruce
Insinger, Dushore, Pa., 7.472, 121.27
Round 2
5. Booz, 5.859, 237.05 def. 1. Still, 5.858, 239.57 (Red light)
3. Foley, 5.799, 244.47 def. 2. Bartone, 5.870, 239.78
Final Round
5. Booz, 5.825, 237.88 def. Foley, 5.813, 242.84
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1. Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '99 Avenger, 5.863 def. 8. Paul Athey,
Groton, Conn., '99 Corvette, 6.449, 209.72
2. Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '96 Avenger, 5.953, 238.13 def Craig
English, Mt. Holly, N.J., (Broke)
3. Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '99 Avenger, def. John Sieger,
Willingboro, N.J., '97 Achieva, 6.009, 235.23
4. Jim Lape, Myerstown, Pa., '98 Camaro, 6.107, 225.63 def. Fred Tigges,
Holbrook, Mass., '98 Camaro, 6.103, 227.23
Round 2
1. Manzo, 5.865, 244.29 def. 4. Lape, 6.094, 220.37
3. Newberry, 5.873, 245.14 (.482 reaction time) def. 2. Gill, 5.830,
242.71 (.549 reaction time)
Final Round
1. Manzo, 5.813, 248.11 def. 3. Newberry, 5.962, 243.59
COMP ELIMINATOR
Victor Cagnazzi, Huntington, N.Y., B/A '92 Cutlass, 7.435, 183.79 def. Al
Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., F/Dragster, 8.536, 153.79
SUPER STOCK
Peter Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., GT/FA '99 Firebird, 10.293, 123.19 def
George Tamasi Jr., Dowington, Pa., SS/BS '99 Firebird, 9.380, 146.07
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Andrew Kinash Jr., Carmel, N.Y., I/SA '69 Chevelle, 12.406, 105.11 def.
Mark Dickerson, Baltimore, Md., F/SA '70 Duster, 11.537, 115.46
SUPER GAS
Jim Smulligan, Coopersburg, Pa., '94 Beretta, 9.944, 147.12 def. Ken
Bowers, Islip, N.Y., '27 T Roadster, 9.921, 153.25
SUPER COMP
Dominick Soldato, Marcy, N.Y., '95 Firebird, 8.911, 161.42 def. Paul
Naumenko, Monte Carlo, Pa., 8.898, 160.40
SUPER STREET
Billy Curtin, West Hempstead, N.Y., '70 Chevelle, 10.905, 140.56 def. Long
Island, N.Y., '67 Camaro, 10.961, 125.00
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