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NHRA FMDRS: Rain halts racing action at Cecil County, Final Results

28 August 2000

        RISING SUN, Md. - Rain ultimately stopped the action at the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Cecil County Raceway Sunday. 
With the final rounds remaining in both the Federal-Mogul Dragster and
Federal-Mogul Funny Car, and several rounds in all other categories, NHRA
officials took the decision to postpone the event until Saturday, Oct. 21.
        When racing resumes in eight weeks Blooming Glen, Pa.'s Jeanie Booz
will square off against fellow Pennsylvania resident Rich McPhillips of
Phoenixville for the Federal-Mogul Dragster title.  Perennial Federal-Mogul
Funny Car champion, Morganville, NJ's Frank Manzo will race against
Brockton, Mass.' Paul Gill for the event title.
        Before torrential rain put an end to the weekend's activities a
pall was cast over the track when Competition Eliminator racer Ian Landies
of Chardon, Ohio, died of injuries suffered in a first-round accident
Sunday morning.

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        The following are the results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag
Racing Series event at Cecil County Raceway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Quarterfinals
1) Tony Lebor, Delray Beach, Fla., 5.583 seconds, 242.41 mph def. 8) Ken
Winward, Wilmington, Del., 5.887, 234.04
2) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.552, 241.37 def. 7) Bruce Horner,
Bergenfield, N.J., 5.969, 233.40
6) Steve Cantrell, Wilmington, Del., 24.797, no speed 
   recorded, def. 3) Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon, N.J., broke
4) Jeanie Booz, Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.665, 249.63 def. 5) Mike Kosky,
Cuddy, Pa., 5.883, 228.69

Semifinals
Booz, 5.691, 250.09 def. Lebor, 5.888, 242.19
McPhillips, 5.626, 238.38 def. Cantrell, broke

Final
Postponed: rain

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Quarterfinals
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '00 Avenger, 5.800 seconds, 250.41 mph,
def. 8) William Fullford, Virginia Beach, Va., '00 Corvette, 6.326, 222.51
2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '00 Avenger, 5.922, 247.38 def. 7)
Darrel Cox, Whiteford, Md., '00 Firebird, 6.332, 189.82
3) Paul Gill, Brocton, Mass., '96 Avenger, 5.781, 254.04 def. 6) Bunny
Burkett, Sterling, Va., '99 Avenger, 6.149, 225.75
5)  Bruce Mullins, Fredricksburg, Va., '98 Mustang, 6.000,  
   232.91 def. John Fiorini, Dalton, Mass., '93 Saab, 
   6.519, 212.63

Semifinals
Gill, 5.760, 255.15 def. Newberry, 7.126, 133.80
Manzo, 5.665, 254.95 def. Mullins, 6.159, 227.11

Final
Postponed: rain

COMPETITION
Eliminations not completed: rain

SUPER STOCK
Eliminations not completed: rain

STOCK
Eliminations not completed: rain

SUPER COMP
Eliminations not completed: rain

SUPER GAS
Eliminations not completed: rain

SUPER STREET
Eliminations not completed: rain

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