Live from New England Dragway -NHRA Lucas Oil Series

[tgallagher]

Jack, thanks, for posting the sheets, just a fan here, like seeing how ya'll are doing and following along!...and for all the reports etc., be at Atco

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning all - Whew !!! Like everyone else I'm glad yesterday is behind us as it was a scorcher for sure .I swear the diesel generators that were working overtime to keep us cool yesterday were louder than the race car engines- and it went on into the night hours - the humidity was high even as the temps dropped last evening .Today there will be less of that and is expected to be at least five degrees cooler - anything will help .

Today everyone will get one more shot at the New England 1320 before we start eliminations this afternoon and unlike other Lucas Oil races here in the Northeast we will race two rounds today in front of the Night of Fire crowd that will file into the stands .

Less ballast today needed ?? You bet after a second night of lobster - GAS Racings' Tom Goldman and Kathy Purcell hosted their annual Lobster Fest last evening and if you went away hungry it was your own fault - and the local freshly caught lobsters did their part in making the deal a success . Thanks Tom and Kathy......

Lastly - pictured below is todays schedule that I'm told is written in stone and will not change .

[Jack Matyas]

Stock just got their first and final hit - elims at around 1-2 this afternoon .Still very hot track surface with high HP cars having trouble getting off the line .S/S coming up soon ...sheets when available .

[Jack Matyas]

We've been down for about an hour - an alcohol dragster blew up at the finish line then got loose and hit the wall in the other lane .Driver is out of the car and OK but what a mess .Pro Mod and Super Comp plus S/S still have to run before we can start eliminations .

We have resumed racing but really behind ....... Below are final qualifying sheets for Stock and round one parings.

[slingshot]

Great info thanks I always enjoy the updates

[Jack Matyas]

SuperStock just finished their last qualifier - it's plenty hot with high track temps .And did I mention there is a storm headed this way this afternoon ??Yep, should hit here between 3 and 4 pm .Interesting ..........

[Dave Casey]

Stock got rd 1 in, ss just called to the lanes for their rd1. So far the storms are north of us

[Jack Matyas]

Storm just hit - nothing big so far but right in the middle of the first round of S/S .So we're on hold .....

[Jack Matyas]

Here's the thing- we never did recover from the storm that hit this afternoon and funny things were happening .Cell phone service was acting weird - Internet was on and off - and forget watching TV .But anyway nothing happened on track since this afternoon and won't until tomorrow morning when they dry things out .All that and they expect another storm tonight in an hour or two from now .The place is dark right now with plenty of small lakes and mud - who saw this coming ???? The New England management along with the NHRA staff tried to hurry up the program but the storms in the end won out .

More in the morning ............

[slingshot]

heard the rain and wind hit pretty fast and hard