NHRA FMDRS: Federal Mogul Funny Car Champion Frank Manzo makes it a perfect season

30 August 1999

        Rising Sun, Md.- After so many wins in Federal-Mogul Funny Car, one
might think that Manzo couldn't continue to get better with each year, but
that is exactly what he has been able to do.  The final race of the NHRA
Northeast Division at Cecil County Dragway was the last division race Manzo
will be attending for the 1999 season.  
     The 1999 NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series Northeast Division
title in Federal-Mogul Funny Car will be Manzo's fifth in a row, almost
catching the current record holder for most consecutive division
championships in a row, which Bob Newberry, second in the nation, currently
holds with seven.  As if having that amount of championships in a row isn't
enough to celebrate, Manzo is also on his way to a third consecutive
national championship.  And if that isn't enough for someone to realize
what an outstanding driver he is, Manzo has also made this season perfect
for division points.  
     Each driver in all of the seven geographic NHRA divisions can claim a
certain amount of races for points in his or her respective division; five
out of eight races to be exact.  Out of those eight races, which can be
both in and out of division, the racer will claim only those five best
races, where he or she has claimed the most points.  What makes Manzo's
achievement this season so incredible, is that he won five out of six races
in his own division.  Many drivers find that as the season comes to an end
they must travel to a few out of division races to go for their
championship title.
     Manzo will be attending two more races this season, the largest of the
NHRA events next weekend, the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, and the
Keystone Nationals held at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., after that.
     Manzo has already won the division title, but has not yet taken the
national title in Federal-Mogul Funny Car, however with a win at those two
last races he has an excellent chance of making his entire year perfect,
once again.


   The following are final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing
Series event at Cecil County Dragway, the last 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. Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.829 seconds elapsed time, 243.24 miles per
hour def. 8. Dave DeAngelis, Bridgewater, N.J., 11.260, 65.53
2. Bruce Insinger, Dushore, Pa., 5.662, 249.53 def. Michael Bartone, Great
River, N.Y., 8.003, 114.37
3. Ron Still, Smyrna, Del., 5.763, 232.23 def. 6. Steve Lamplough, Severna
Park, Md., 8.343, 106.44
4. Gary Parks, Mardela Springs, Md., 5.896, 210.44 def. Jeanie Booz,
Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.772, 241.24 (red light)

Round 2

1. Kosky, 5.78, 246.53 def. 4. Parks, 5.84, 223.36
3. Still, 5.66, 249.76 def. 2. Insinger, 5.66, 248.11

Final Round

1. Kosky, 5.715, 237.59 def. 3. Still, 5.620, 252.61

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 

Round 1

1. Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '99 Avenger, 5.755, 252.43 def. 8. Ed
Fisher, Milford, Conn., '97 Firebird, 6.076, 233.48
2. Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '99 Avenger, 5.810, 249.81 def. 7.
Bruce Mullins, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 6.557, 177.25
3. Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '96 Avenger, 5.782, 249.76 def. 6. Melinda
Green-King, Norfolk, Va., '98 Avenger, 6.227, 225.41
4. Fran Monaghan, Willow Grove, Pa., '99 Camaro, 5.987, 239.87 def. 5.
Craig English, Mt. Holly, N.J., '93 Firebird, 6.102, 238.05

Round 2

1. Manzo, 5.805, 250.88 def. 4. Monaghan, 6.416, 172.43
2. Newberry, 5.761, 251.20 def. 3. Gill, 5.965, 208.52 (red light)

Final Round

1.  Manzo, 5.720, 253.85 def. 2. Newberry, 6.302, 167.47

COMP ELIMINATOR

Dave Northrop, Perkasie, Pa., H/A '96 Cutlass, 8.293, 162.18 def. Mike
Saye, Johnston, S.C., G/A '92 Cutlass, 8.832, 152.83

SUPER STOCK

Sal Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., GT/IA '92 Firebird, 10.885, 116.97 def. Dennis
Steward, Dover, Pa., GT/EA '91 Daytona, 9.991, 134.73

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Bob Mullaney, Rockaway, N.J., L/SA '84 Cutlass, 12.083, 109.17 def. Peter
Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., M/SA '78 Firebird, 12.199, 107.42

SUPER GAS

Chuck Rothermel, Kinderhook, N.Y., '98 Grand Am, 9.920, 156.37 def. Dan
Northrop, Doylestown, Pa., '75 Vega, 9.926, 134.08

SUPER COMP

Vonnie Mills, Kennedyville, Md., 8.914, 161.09 def. Tom Boyle, W. Chester,
Pa., 8.928, 164.31

SUPER STREET

Billy Curtin, West Hempstead, N.Y., '70 Chevelle, 10.899 def. Mike
Giuliano, Long Island, N.Y., '67 Camaro, 10.874, 136.34

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