STALBA, ARAGONA TAKE NHRA DIVISION ONE WINS

 

In the final results from Cecil County Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, two New Jersey racers Tom Stalba, Williamstown, N.J., and Frank Aragona, Freehold, N.J., took home the wins in Super Comp and Comp Eliminator respectively.
 
Stalba, worked his way through the field and ran 8.909 seconds at 165.52 mph in his final round victory over Lee Ream, Narvon, Pa., who clocked in at 8.907 seconds, 171.49 mph. Stalba and Ream had almost identical E.T’s but Stalba had the better run and received the final round win as with his third trophy of the weekend. On Friday, the race that was postponed due to rain at Atco Dragway earlier this year, was completed at Cecil County Dragway where Stalba advancing to the final round in both Super Comp and Super Gas. He won both of them, then the Super Comp final on Sunday bringing his total win and NHRA Wally trophy count to three for the weekend.

 

 

 


 
Div1 Northeast-4cIn the final results from Cecil County Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, two New Jersey racers Tom Stalba, Williamstown, N.J., and Frank Aragona, Freehold, N.J., took home the wins in Super Comp and Comp Eliminator respectively.
 
Stalba, worked his way through the field and ran 8.909 seconds at 165.52 mph in his final round victory over Lee Ream, Narvon, Pa., who clocked in at 8.907 seconds, 171.49 mph. Stalba and Ream had almost identical E.T’s but Stalba had the better run and received the final round win as with his third trophy of the weekend. On Friday, the race that was postponed due to rain at Atco Dragway earlier this year, was completed at Cecil County Dragway where Stalba advancing to the final round in both Super Comp and Super Gas. He won both of them, then the Super Comp final on Sunday bringing his total win and NHRA Wally trophy count to three for the weekend.
 
Aragona faced off against Thomas Miller, Nottingham, Pa., and posted a winning run of 8.970 seconds, 137.96 mph.  Miller drove to a 7.607 second, 176.44 mph lap for his runner up finish. From start to finish, Aragona had a better run over Miller. This win for Aragona made it his second divisional win of the year. He claimed his first divisional win at the New England Dragway in July.
 
Another racer taking home the Wally this weekend in Super Gas was Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio. Coughlin faced off against Jason Kenny, Kutztown, Pa., and posted a winning run of 9.888 seconds, 165.38 mph. Kenny had a runner-up finish of 9.887 seconds, 160.16 mph. They both had almost identical ET’s but Coughlin had the better run down the track to take the win. This is Coughlin’s first divisional event win of the year.
 
Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend were Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., in Super Stock; Joe De Marzo, Mahopac, N.Y., in Stock Eliminator; and Mike Good, Nottingham, Pa., in Super Street.  In the division’s MXI/Magnaflux Top Sportsman series presented by Select Performance it was Michael Cerro, Mineola, N.Y., taking the win while Michael Galofaro, Lincoln Park, N.J., won in the MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster series presented by Select Performance.  Also competing at this event was the Ultimax Pro Stock Snowmobile series and Tiina Duncanson, Acton, Ont., took home the win.
 
Northeast Division racers head to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, September 5-7.
 
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Cecil County Dragway:
 
COMP ELIMINATOR
Frank Aragona, Freehold, N.J., Ken Keir, H/EA, 8.970, 137.96  def. Thomas Miller, Nottingham, Pa., '98 S-10, PSTA, 7.607, 176.44.
 
SUPER STOCK
Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.458, 126.73  def. Bryan Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '87 Camaro, GT/EA, 9.901, 130.20.
 
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Joe De Marzo, Mahopac, N.Y., '72 Nova, H/SA, 11.230, 117.40  def. Wallace Dent, Charlotte Hall, Md., '98 Camaro, C/SA, 10.545, 123.77.
 
SUPER COMP
Tom Stalba, Williamstown, N.J., dragster, 8.909, 165.52  def. Lee Ream, Narvon, Pa., dragster, 8.907, 171.49.
 
SUPER GAS
Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, '57 Corvette, 9.888, 165.38  def. Jason Kenny, Kutztown, Pa., '03 Corvette, 9.887, 160.16.
 
SUPER STREET
Mike Good, Nottingham, Pa., '67 Chevelle, 10.933, 130.22  def. Shawn Fricke, Flemington, N.J., '02 Firebird, 10.968, 129.16.
 
MXI/MAGNAFLUX TOP SPORTSMAN PRESENTED BY SELECT PERFORMANCE
Michael Cerro, Mineola, N.Y., '63 Corvette, 7.089, 192.14  def. Michael Daniele, Wantagh, N.Y., '05 Cavalier, 6.998, 198.17.
 
MXI/MAGNAFLUX TOP DRAGSTER PRESENTED BY SELECT PERFORMANCE
Michael Galofaro, Lincoln Park, N.J., dragster, 6.683, 203.98  def. Rick Bell, Merrimack, N.H., dragster, 7.054, 188.36.
 
ULTIMAX PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
Tiina Duncanson, Acton, Ont., '12 Ski-Doo, 8.296, 156.35  def. Frank Berard Jr, Troy, N.Y., '03 Ski-Doo, 8.368, 156.08.

 

 

 

 

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