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Yo Ken,
It was great to meet you at Maple Grove. Good luck today.
Frank

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Is the .50-under rule still in effect for class? Do you still have to run at least .50 under the index to win class on a single?

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Thanks Frank, same here. Schedule for the day.

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With the rain and tragic accident yesterday I beleive trophy goes to fastest first round car.

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Wow - SS not out till after 2 pro rotations - would have thought it would be this AM.

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In a half an hour we'll have start engines but as you can see from the schedule Kenny posted the S/S racers took another on the chin -- we all understand the Pro show must go on but -- anyway its an agressive deal for sure as the weather doesn't look very good for today with overcast skies at this moment looking like it could rain any second .

Round one of Stock yesterday was kind of a mixed bag with plenty of redlights -- many more than usual late lights and because of the big weather change a great many double breakouts -- and not many dead-ons .

Speaking of weather ------- here it is at this time ----- 30.03 barometer - 72 degrees ----- 63% humidity ---- and a final DA of around 1400 ' .........................later

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We've got the steady rain here in central Ma. already, since about 11:00 a.m......more on deck here for tomorrow, unfortunately......hope it bypasses you folks in N.J......WJ

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Almost forgot dept. - Best wishes to Amy Casey - daughter of Stock racer Dave Casey - Amy is getting married this weekend ............

As a little side note - some of the Diamomd RV Group were to attend the affair but were given "Special Dispensation" by their wives (who are attending) and are here at this race .

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After waiting since this morning S/S finally hit the track at 6pm -- after only a few pairs they stopped when Brinkman went red ten turned right and then hit the left wall- he's OK but the Corvette -- ouch .Walkiwtz got the win with his hemi .

Back to round 1 --Warren over a red Bloom - Barton over a .260 red Sevino - Nick Scardelli over Letellier -- Ray Scardelli goes on -- Franko over the Terminator - Sheehan goes red - Richards over Worner - Bubba goes red - Fletcher over Ficcaci in a close one - Rinehart over Le Brecque -- Linke goes on - Leber wins -ertozzi over Cupp -Iacono wins ...............Stock coming up

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STOCK RD2 -Van Poppel over Daddy Warbucks -- Tynan over Letteleir - Miller past Moran - Meile past a red Maderios - Bubba takes out Santangelo - Gray loses to Pappora - Marshall wins - Ficcaci over Monaghan -Pires over a red Hoerth - Fernandez over Mullany in "Shoes" car - J C Beatti goes red to Katie - Richard wins -Fletcher goes red to Peter B - Fetch beats Broadbent - Lowell wins -Jeannie loses to Calabro - Mighty Mouse goes red to Barton - Leber loses - Szupka goes on ..........Stock is done for tonight -- S/S UP SOON .............

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S/S Rd2 - Richard over a running out Warren - Vignona goes red - Hall wins -Sal Biondo gets revenge for his brother by putting Franco out - Byron Worner over Chevernik both with late lights -Sepanek Sr. moves on - Hanley wins -Null wins over a broken Fontana who left a trail of liquid on his side for a half an hour clean-up - Nick Scardelli past Doug Linke - Bertozzi past Russ Linke -Leber loses a double breakout to Iacono - Barton loses to Santangelo - Ray Scardelli beats Antonette - Plourd takes out Fletcher in a double deal -Thomas Fletcher loses to Anthony -- Timmy Worner with a bye .........in the AM ....

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I guess all you stocker boys better be on your game, Ed Fernandez is on a mission.

Hammer

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Today's the day -- yep , if you're still in today is what's considered the "big show" in front of family - friends and foe not to mention thousands of fans watching your every move on the track - maybe sign an autograph or two and plenty of questions for sure .

Oh and by the way what a super nice day it is -Sunny with the temp in the lo seventies already and plenty of humidity this early - what did you expect ? Its Summer in New Jersey ! ! ! Good news - the barometer is 29.75 -- bad news is the DA is up over 2000' before 8am .This will be a t-shirt day no doubt and that means plenty of great sights if you know what I mean ...........later .

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Jack,

Thank you for the great reports and pictures. How about for a change today you get us some shots of those "great sights":), that is until it's time to take Ed's picture in the winner's circle.

Go Ed!!!!!!




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1. :D

RIP Mark Graham

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:)

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Gee, look at those 'packed' stands--the antithesis of Summernationals* of yore.

How pathetic...

M68

*It always be the Summernationals to me.

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We will need pics of (great sights )as wel as some race cars .lol

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G-D Bless Jungle Pam :D:D!

She knew how to wear a T-shirt!!

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And from the pix I've seen, Pam knew how to wear short shorts too....

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Some great round 3 pairings in Stock.....I especially like the "wyly veteran" from Jersey--Ed Fernandez vs.Dusty Lowell, the talented "young gun from the woods of New Hampshire", in a "catch me if you can" T/SA vs. FS/A battle..... :eek: good luck to everyone still in the game today.....WJ

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2:30 -- Finally Stock rd3 --Tynan bye -- Van Poppel wins when Fetch goes red -- Meile over a red Lisa - Ficcaci wins -Fernandez goes red against Lowell -- Bubba takes out Veach - Szupka wins when Pires jr runs out- Sepanek wins a double affair with Calabro -- Bud goes red to Barton - Miller wins when Poppora goes out by 5 -- Gary goes red to Marshall who was holding 13 - Biondo with a bye ........

3PM -- Overcast skies - its coming fast - 114 track temp --S/S UP SOON

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s/s rd3 - Sal over Rinehart - 'lil Anthiny runs out to Byron Worner -- Santangelo puts out Bertozzi - Timmy Worner wins when Herbie spins 'em big - Hall moves on - Markow outs Iacono -Ray Scardelli wins over Evanik --Lincoln wins when Sepanek goes red -- Plourd goes red to Richard - Nick Scardelli wins when Hanley spins 'em

Stock rd4 - Van Poppel wins as Szupka fouls - Meile over Tynan -Marshall goes red to Barton - ------------------------- and then the rain came - not bad yet but we're on hold ..

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As promised here's a little tease from the upcoming "swimsuit" issue - and remember boys this is a "family" deal so keep it clean ................

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Could we please have a shot of them walking "up" those stairs, Jack????;) WJ

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If you remember I did say it was a tease .......................

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5:45 -- still on rain hold -- got close but it started again -- track was dry but ..........

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The "wiley veteran" looked like Wiley Coyote and Dusty was the Roadrunner.Sorry Joe,
no cigar today.But I did make some money to supplement the trip to Norwalk.Good luck to all the remaining racers.

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Will they by-pass the curfew-----or finish tomorrow?? Thanks for all the great coverage and pics from this weekend, Jack......All the info we (who can't be there) need, plus more.....;) WJ

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Curfew is 7:30 and on any normal Sunday is strictly enforced.......

With all the past trouble with noise complaints at E-Town over the years.......I doubt very seriously that they will go beyond the normal curfew time.....

Looks like a Monday completion......

Good Luck to the "Schurman-ator".........in S/G........

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7:30 -Doesn't look good for tonight -- got close a few times - under 5 minutes to start and it would start to spritz again -- looking more and more like Monday morning at 10 am - oh well ......they are trying hard but Mother Nature won't help out ..........

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ESPN told the veiwers to tune back in tomorrow (Monday) at 1:30 am. They said it would be a hit or miss and I'm not going to stay up that late to find out.

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Great job Ed Fernandez...my man, I was pulling for you. Eddie had a continegent of fans Saturday night cheering him on. They were Eddie's Army. Jack good job on the reporting. Godd luck to the remaining racers especially my partner in the calcuta Steve Calabro.

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Hey Jack... Thanks for the great reports and photos...... Like being there except its way too hot in Florida!!!! FYI... the "loud" car is home ....

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Well they finally bagged it at 9pm -- Monday morning 10:15 starting with the six Stockers that didn't finish round four .........till then ....and yes ,I'm calling off sick tomorrow ...........

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Jack, your boss must be a great person, and very understanding, as well......:D WJ

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Yeah --- a real sweetheart of a guy ! ! !

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This morning - just so-so ....overcast and very warm (65) even at this early hour (6:30) but showing some promise as the TV weather folks are saying it will burn off later this AM .Everyone here i'm sure has their fingers crossed

Pictured below are the "Leftover Six" Stocker teams who got to spend more than 5 hours underneath the Raceway Park tower yesterday afternoon and evening and do nothing - well almost nothing -- think about their dials with ever changing weather - start and warm-up their engines four times - think more about how good their opponents light will be - check the air in their tires about a zillion times - well you get it -- and after all that were still denied a shot at moving on to round five -- here's my take on how they looked during the downtime ----
1) Peter Biondo and his lady looked confident the whole time - period.
2) Bubba - Showed very little emotion the entire time - maybe he had lawns to mow today .

3) Tex Miller -- He had a concerned look on him most of the time - not sure what was going on in his head .Monday morning sales meeting at work ???
4) Steve Calabro - smoked a million cigs but was "loose" for sure
5) Dave Ficcaci - Good thing we had cell service - spent most of his time texting
6) Dusty Lowell -- Don't know him well enough to get a good read ..........

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We're half an hour from the start and still overcast but no wet stuff .Even for a Monday I'm surprised there are fans -- they have been filing in for some time now - don't get me wrong -hundreds not thousands but they stayed .Guess a lot of managers got the call this morning - you know - the one that says I'm not 'gonna make it in ! !

Just went out on the track a few minutes ago -NHRA Safety Safari along with Director Langs' team did an excellent job prepping / drying and are ready to go with time to spare .

Stay tuned ..........