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S/S RD 1-- Cloudy / overcast with a slight tailwind -- most were a couple better than yesterday-- Billy the 'Leberator' still in -- D.Linke out -- B.Worner over Antonette -- Sheenan over Sam Biondo --Jewell out -- Hanley over Lawrence -- Sterling gone -- Fetch out -- Ficcaci in -- Sabin good -- Tripp over Kennedy -- Scardelli in -- Lincoln over Gary Richard -- Goldilocks gone -- R.Linke out -- Fontana dead on and in -- Sepanik in -- Bogan in by .oo1 -- Iacono over Kupp -- Bucky over King Kuda -- Ron-Ron red to B.Warner -- Aris in -- Fletcher over Smyth with one of the best driving driving jobs I've witnessed in some time -- paced him -- paced him -- and then dumped 'em -- thats' why he wins races -- he's that good !!!

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Nice pics, how about some under hood photo's ? Maybe on Barton's AA car and any AMX's if there's any there .

Bud

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They're running out of them now in Div 1 . Having to build them with brand new bodies.

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The Defranks (jim and jimmy)..... flew in to drive bo butners sscm cobalt. Went dead-on in round one after one time trial.... may have gotten the STRANGE money.... not sure.

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A few more pics from friday.....

Johnny Williams...........

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Mr. Speer.... relocated from Minnesota (?) to Philadelphia (driving a russ linke car)

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Glen Hartzler

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Ex SS/AA hemi driver.... Clayton B. Wright

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Mr. Dave Ribeiro

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another 69!

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Tom S ,,,,your pic,s are great.Joe Demarzo has a green car,in you travels

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2:30 EST -- We're on temporary rain hold -- Stock and S/Stock are scheduled for aprox. 5pm but I'm not so sure that is going to happen........more cards and Monopoly ......and thanks to my friend Gary Parker I'm now getting extra clear digital signals on our TV ...............

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3:40pm --Rain has stopped for now -- folks are finding things to do while they dry the place out .............I hear the Jet running .

4:15 pm -- Its dripping again -- track drying has been stopped -- I've been told they bagged Stock for today -- but I can't confirm it yet ...........

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4:40 EST--- It has started raining very hard here at E-town -- wouldn't surprise me a bit if they pulled the plug for the day -- fans are making a beeline for their cars and shelter ...........temps have dropped 15 degrees in a few minutes..... ....sweaters are now needed along with umbrellas ! ! ! And its dark.....


4:55 EST -- the NHRA didn't wait very long -- the day is done ! ! !

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Jack with all this down time i was wondering, has anyone lost their pant's over at the diamond RV compound yet ?

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You bet -- Woody Pagano lost 'em not once but twice yesterday .............film at eleven ! ! !


PS-- Gotta go -- there are some S/S guys behind me that I think are building an ark -- maybe I can help.....or maybe we can go tubing later during the Morehead Honda / Ford shindig tonight.............

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Ah Yes Woody!!! The question is..........has Mr. Pagano been spotted in his infamous cape and mask? If so, please lock up the women and children and run for cover!!!

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Larry

Joe Demarzo..... as you requested...........

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someone posted we ran out of 69 camaros on the east coast......
there's still at least one more out there......... (camp brian oakes....)

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I need to get a better shot of bartons ss/da

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billy lebers truck

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franco cantusci

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Sal Biondo's mean ride (courtesy of bill hawk)
Bye run rd 1 ..... heads up rd 2 (with bud rowe)
possible heads up in the third rd also.... wow

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Camp Morehead.... ready for the big FORD party tonite... weather permitting?

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bobby benders huge wagon

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Mr Conte's mustang

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Kinash camaro

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John Kurzeberger ssga

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sal piacentinis firebird

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dusty lowells duster

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Bill Quinn

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dave thomas' vette

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don pires nova

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ron infantinos camaro..... yes another 69

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Awesome pics Tom! Thanks!

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i think the only amc stocker registered out there was a spirit in p or q...
not sure about SS.
love to see it in action...

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That is one very good looking paint job.

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Holy cow Jim Killed me one year at Indy and Now all of a sudden Jim is old LOL at me

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In less than four hours (11 AM EST ) the first pair of Top Fuel cars are to go down the Raceway Park surface but I can tell you it doesn't look terrific at this moment .Very cloudy and overcast -- the same as its been for the last few days and getting old fast -- I'd rather be typing Sunny and warm -- needing the heat on in the coach last night is not very June like at all .

Speaking of coaches our resident 'Coach King' - Mark LeBreque from Diamond RV - got to help his new gal pal Melanie Troxell with a fridge problem yesterday and between that and winning first round was on cloud nine all day...............even I couldn't burst his bubble !

Bumped into Andy Kinash yesterday and he looked great -- and will be making his 'comeback' shortly....

Last night they rocked-on at the Morehead / Ford bash into the very wee hours -- even the rain didn't slow those folks up............

I'd love to be telling you some juicy stories about racing or even things that went on during teardown (there was none ) but its just not to be --- maybe later ............

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That paint job was Paul Petracones' idea he used to own it before Brian Oakes bought it then sold it to Jimmy and his son.

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Update -- 10:20 EST -- Track drying going on along with Pro driver intros -- at least its not raining - fans are now starting to file in -- Sportsman are mostly sleeping in this morning as they won't be out on the track for hours .......

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Jack -

Your updates are much-appreciated!

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And it's Armstrong powered as well, bounus!

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We are off and running. Top Fuel just completed round 1. SS not scheduled for their next round until after rd 3 of pros. Not sure if stock gets out earlier than SS.

Tom Sheehan

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Update 2pm -- Two rounds of Pros are completed and they just called for SuperStock to the lanes ......

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3:45pm -- OK --so that first S/S call was premature -- but they are now pairing-up in the lanes....Stock after the Pro finals .....................

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is there a curfew time in joisey on sun.

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6 PM EST -- Pro finals finally over -- Alcohol etc coming -- S/S in a few minutes -- Stock -- Monday ? ?


PS --I believe the curfew at Raceway Park is either 7 or 7:30 pm on Sundays .

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Monday? Well of course. After all, sportsman racers have nothing else to do, no job (that pays the bills and finances the racing) to return to on Monday or Tuesday. Besides, no one cares about seeing any of them actually race. Anyway, they're just a bunch of losers that NHRA is and has been subsidizing for decades.

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On a regular Sunday bracket race the curfew on Sunday is 7:30 pm. Strictly enforced. I heard earlier that they would run to 10 PM tonight....I can only assume they have a waiver for this event to go later if necessary.........

My view of the event is.....E-Town is a tough place to run a race like this anymore because of the curfews. Can't start engines before 10 am and can't run past 6pm during the week. I'm not sure what the curfew times were during this event..... All NHRA national events are going to be the same as far as Sportsmen racers are concerned.....If things go wrong schedule wise because of weather.....Sportsman categories are going to sit while the Pro's run......

E-Town is 1 hour from my home.....If I was racing this event.....I might still be there!

I refuse to race with the NHRA National Event Circus....no matter where it is....

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Rich, I'm with you.

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If it wasn't for the Top Alcohol track oilers......we would have been done hours ago!!!

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Dont you know they keep the race track from rusting !

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I agree with you Rich, E-Town is 1-1/2hrs for us from NYC, I love the facility, we might go again sometime in the future, but for now, we really dont miss the Nationals.