SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN - SAME DAY COVERAGE
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EVENT FINAL - HALSEY RIDES WAVE OF MOMENTUM TO WINNER’S CIRCLE; SMITH UPSETS CANNON IN PRO MOD BLOWN FINAL
All Jim Halsey wanted to do was record a five-second run with his nitrous car as he headed into the Al Anabi Shakedown at 
E’town presented by Speedtech Nitrous. The Street, Md.-based Pro Mod Nitrous racer did so much more.
Halsey was joined by a score of jubilant winners as Von Smith (Pro Mod Blown), Joe Newsham (Outlaw 10.5), Steve Lazzaro (Heavy Street), Dave Hinzman (Drag Radial) and Bill Cannon (8.50 Index) scored victories at the 6th annual event hosted by Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
Despite entering the event as a dark horse, Halsey clearly established himself as the driver to beat early in qualifying. Halsey ran the first-ever nitrous run under six seconds on Saturday to qualify No. 1 and on Sunday, he never left the zone en route to pocketing the $20,000 winner’s purse in a convincing victory over Rickie Smith.
Halsey recorded an unprecedented 5.959 elapsed time at 240.72 miles per hour to take the win, while recording the quickest run in the history of nitrous-injected doorslammer racing.
His road to the finals was a dominant one as he defeated Billy Glidden (5.966), Shannon Jenkins (5.983) and Khalid Al Balooshi (5.958) before squaring off against Smith.
For his part, Rickie Smith entered eliminations as the third qualifier and defeated John DeCerbo, Milt Decker and Matt Deitch to reach the final round.
Von Smith, like Halsey, was rated a dark horse in the Pro Mod Blown division in the shadow of the unreal 5.7-second barrage turned in by defending IHRA world champion Scott Cannon Jr., in qualifying and eliminations.
In the final round, Smith scored a knockout punch when Cannon inexplicably fouled with a -.156 reaction time behind the wheel of Thomas Patterson’s 1970 Dodge Daytona. He scored a $20,000 payday courtesy of Lend America for the victory.
Smith ran respectable times all weekend as the No. 2 qualifier with a 5.896 elapsed time at 249.95. The Al Anabi Motorsports-sponsored driver from Oak Ridge, Tenn., averted a disastrous first round bout with tire shake when opponent Bill Gibson crossed the center-line.
The former Alcohol Funny Car world champion then ran a 5.853, 247.38 to pull away from Mile Janis. He advanced to the finals on the strength of a 5.950, 241.07 defeating Frank Patille.
Cannon was clearly an example of rolling thunder all weekend by establishing the quickest and fastest marks for a doorslammer, regardless of power adder or sanction, with a 5.738-second run at 252.71 miles per hour during Saturday’s qualifying. He was rewarded $5,000 by Lend America for topping the previous 5.891 low e.t. as the quickest doorslammer.
The son of six-time Pro Modified champion Scotty Cannon, Cannon, Jr., rumbled through the first three rounds of eliminations carding a 5.895, 247.43 to defeat Kevin McCurdy in the first round. This “soft” run was followed by a coasting single in the second round when John Stanley broke.
Cannon showed no signs of easing up in the semi-finals as he blistered Tommy D’Aprile’s 6.002 with an unreal 5.771-second lap at 250.00 miles per hour.
Newsham worked his to the final round of the Outlaw 10.5 division from the No. 4 qualified position, and took out third quickest qualifier Bill Futch in the quarters and top runner Tim Lynch in the semis before running down a Ray Johnson hole shot in the final round.
Lazzaro left no doubt as to who was in charge of the Heavy Street division as he won from the pole and singled when Rocky Dilecce couldn’t make the call for the final round.
Hinzman reached the Drag Radial final round after qualifying No. 2 behind David Wolfe. He needed only a 7.344 elapsed time to defeat Glennie Buckler in the final round of eliminations.
Bill Cannon rounded out the winners as he drove his ’68 Camaro to an 8.596 victory when John Goss rolled the beams and fouled.
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ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - PRO MOD BLOWN
(L) Von Smith – 9.369 et – 94.71 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Scott Cannon – 10.151 et – 79.91 mph
Unbelievable… An anti-climatic final as Cannon goes -.156 red & hands the win to Smith as they both click it & coast to the stripe!!!!
ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - PRO MOD NITROUS
(L) Rickie Smith – 12.375 et – 58.28 mph
(R) Jim Halsey – 5.959 et – 240.72 mph (**WINNER**)
Rickie leaves Halsey in the pre-stage beams forever. They finally roll in & leave almost together & its over in a heartbeat as Halsey has a .980 60’, 3.916 @ 190.62 to the 1/8 and another 5.95!!!!
ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - OUTLAW 10.5
(L) Ray Johnson – 6.913 et – 207.69 mph
(R) Joe Newsham – 6.810 et – 213.16 mph (**WINNER**)
Johnson took a big lead on the bulbs & Newsham was all over his lane but he drove around Johnson to take the win!!!
ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - HEAVY STREET
(L) Steve Lazzaro – 9.900 et – 89.10 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Rocky Dilecce – N/T
Tough break as Dilecce hurt a transmission & could not make the call. Lazzaro has the single but decides to let it all hang out, but he gets loose at half track & lifts.
ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - DRAG RADIAL
(L) Glennie Buckler – 7.837 et – 163.37 mph
(R) Dave Hinzman – 7.344 et – 198.03 mph (**WINNER**)
Buckler took his shot at the tree, but wounded a motor on the big end pumping out tons of smoke at the stripe. Hinzman fell off his record pace just a bit, but still had a dominating weekend!!!
ELIMINATIONS - FINAL - 8.50 INDEX
(L) Bill Cannon – 8.596 et – 161.79 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) John Goss – N/T
Goss rolled the beams & drew the red bulb giving Cannon the win!!
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ELIMINATIONS - OUTLAW 10.5 - SEMI-FINALS
(L) Joe Newsham – 6.676 et – 219.65 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Tim Lynch – 9.660 et – 86.77 mph
A bit of drama as Lynch could not get the car to fire… Newsham waited on them to scramble & get the car fired up!! Very cool of Newsham… WOW, Newsham blinked the stage lights, then runs a career best to take out Lynch as he got loose & had to pedal!!!!
(R) Ray Johnson – 20.135 et – 64.38 mph (**WINNER**)
Johnson has the competition bye straight into the final round. And he just coasts down the lane to save his parts.
ELIMINATIONS - PRO MOD BLOWN - SEMI-FINALS
(L) Scott Cannon – 5.771 et – 250.00 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Tommy D’Aprile – 6.002 et – 238.55 mph
Good lord, a .978 60’, 3.791 @ 198.06 to the 1/8 & into the 70’s again!!!!
(L) Von Smith – 5.950 et – 241.07 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Frank Patille – 6.683 et – 216.76 mph
Smith leaves first & never looks back to head to the final round!!!!
ELIMINATIONS - PRO MOD NITROUS -SEMI-FINALS
(L) Khalid Al Balooshi – 6.092 et – 236.51 mph
(R) Jim Halsey – 5.958 et – 240.47 mph (**WINNER**)
WOW, Halsey continues the dominance, a .984 60’, 3.919 @ 191.27 to the 1/8 & lowers the ET mark yet again!!!
(L) Matt Deitch – 16.753 et – 47.52 mph
(R) Rickie Smith – 6.089 et – 237.80 mph (**WINNER**)
Matt’s luck finally runs out as he was late off the line & then struck the tires as Rickie repeated his previous run to the thousandth.
ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 3 - OUTLAW 10.5
(R) Tim Lynch – 6.495 et – 224.43 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Richard Sexton – 7.254 et – 145.96 mph
HUGE matchup here… And Sexton was never in the game as The Lynch Mob crushed the et & mph records on this pass!!!!!
(R) Bill Futch – 9.846 et – 92.04 mph
(R) Joe Newsham – 6.730 et – 217.54 mph (**WINNER**)
An upset here as Futch blows the tires off at the hit & Newsham will face Lynch in the next round.
(R) Ray Johnson – 6.885 et – 203.46 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Tim Essick – 7.132 et – 205.69 mph
This was a good drag race with Johnson pulling away on the big end & he will have a bye in the semi’s.
ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 3 WINNERS - DRAG RADIAL
Lots of carnage last round... Hance, Modeste & Major all will miss this round, so the winners will head to the final round.
Dave Hinzman defeats Chris Little with a 7.182 @ 200.47!!! Little has a huge wheelstand about 500' out!! That was a wild ride...
Glennie Buckner gets a single to the final round to take on Hinzman...
ELIMINATIONS - SEMI-FINAL WINNERS - HEAVY STREET
Unfortunately Paulk could not make the call to face Lazzaro. Lazzaro gets loose & clicks it, giving up lane choice in the final.
Steve Lazzaro
Rocky Delecce (6.846 @ 211.76)
ELIMINATIONS - SEMI-FINAL WINNERS - 8.50 INDEX
Bill Cannon
John Goss
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ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 3 WINNERS - 8.50 INDEX
8.50 Index Round #3 Winners
Bill Cannon
Brian Ferrari
John Goss
Bill Verzilli
Unbelivable driving job by Rob Poochigian to keep the big '67 Chevelle off the wall!!! He got crossed up & did an amazing power slide, coming to a stop in the middle of the lane... WOW!!
ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 3 WINNERS - HEAVY STREET
Steve Lazzaro (6.816 @ 208.88)
Jeff Paulk
Rocky Dilecce
Jorge Rodriguez
ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 2 - PRO MOD BLOWN
(R) Scott Cannon – 24.868 et – 43.51 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) John Stanley – N/T
Stanley hurt the motor in the first round & could not make the call, giving Cannon the single to the semis. Cannon had a very short, strange burnout & rolled the car right into the beams. When the tree dropped, Scott just idled to the stripe.
(R) John Russo – 6.196 et – 233.25 mph
(L) Tommy D’Aprile – 6.090 et – 235.47 mph (**WINNER**)
It appeared that Tommy drove through tire shake but it didn’t hurt him as Russo fell off his earlier pace.
(L) Von Smith – 5.853 et – 247.38 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Mike Janis – 6.339 et – 173.90 mph
Great run here for Smith & Moon, going 3.86 @ 195 to the 1/8 & driving it out the back door!!!
(R) Barney Squires – N/T
(L) Frank Patille – N/T
Both drivers leave before the tree was activated, Squires WAY early & the official word is that Patille will move on to the next round.
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ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 2 - PRO MOD NITROUS
(R) Jim Halsey – 5.983 et – 240.21 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Shannon Jenkins – 6.011 et – 235.43 mph
A couple heavyweights right here although Shannon has struggled this weekend. Well he gets it straightened out with a .994 60’ & 3.943 to the 1/8 but the motor started pumping smoke at the finishline. Meanwhile Halsey with a .991 60’, 3.936 @ 190.54 to the 1/8 & yet another 5!!!!!!!!!
(R) Khalid Al Balooshi – 6.137 et – 231.40 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Nicholas Montana – 6.450 et – 212.16 mph
Again Balooshi with a smooth straight pass to go to the Semis.
(L) Fredy Scriba – 6.073 et – 231.16 mph
(R) Matt Deitch – 6.272 et – 224.36 mph(**WINNER**)
Wow another upset for Deitch as Scriba goes -.022 red & throws away another great run… Hats off the Scriba for some great numbers this weekend.
(R) Rickie Smith – 6.089 et – 238.01 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Milt Decker – 8.834 et – 114.32 mph
Big time shake for Decker while Tricky Rickie streaks away for the round win.
ELIMINATIONS - ROUND 2 - OUTLAW 10.5
(R) Tim Lynch – 6.532 et – 221.63 mph (**WINNER**)
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Lynch has the competition bye in this round. And he goes for broke with another killer pass!!!
(L) Richard Sexton – 6.773 et – 205.51 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Larry Wood – 6.813 et – 221.60 mph
Great side by side race right here…
(R) Bill Futch – 6.546 et – 220.26 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Scotty Ganadano – ??? et – ???? mph
I missed Ganadano’s numbers as I was distracted by Futch’s KILLER run!!!
(R) Joe Newsham – 6.745 et – 213.48 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Todd Harris – N/T
Harris could not make the call giving Newsham the single & he makes a nice pass.
(L) Brad Brand – 8.701 et – 110.09 mph
(R) Ray Johnson – 6.931 et – 209.36 mph (**WINNER**)
Brand was all over the racetrack until a puff of smoke came out the pipes & he clicked it. Johnson makes a nice pass to move on.
(R) Chuck Ulsch – N/T
(L) Tim Essick – 7.124 et – 204.54 mph (**WINNER**)
Ouch, Ulsch rolled in deep & then double stepped it, lurching forward & drawing the red bulb. Essick will move on the next round!
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ELIMINATIONS - SHAKEDOWN PROMOTER CRASHES
Shakedown at E'town promoter Dave Hance, on a single as the final car in Drag Radial, got the car very sideways in a hurry in the right hand lane, shot across the track and spun around into the left hand wall. Dave is A-OK, he hopped right out of the Mustang. Very unfortunate turn of events for the event promoter in a brand new race car.
ELIMINATIONS - DRAG RADIAL, ROUND 2 WINNERS
Dave Hance (crashed)
Mike Modeste (possible blown engine)
Paul Major
Glennie Buckner
Dave Hinzman (7.198 @ 200.45)
Chris Little
Dave Hinzman in his '87 Mustang just became the first Drag Radial driver in the teens with a 7.198 @ 200.45!
ELIMINATIONS - 8.50 ROUND 2 WINNERS & NEXT ROUND PAIRINGS
Bill Cannon
Joe Alagna
Brian Ferrari
Jason Penwa
John Goss
Rob Cherkas
Rob Poochigan
Bill Verzilli
ELIMINATIONS - HEAVY STREET WINNERS & NEXT ROUND PAIRINGS
Steve Lazzaro
Jeff Paulk
John Cerbone
John Cheman (ran 6.791 @ 208.49!)
Rocky Dilecce (ran a 6.862 @ 212.43!)
Jorge Rodriguez
David O'Donnell
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ELIMINATIONS - FIRST ROUND PRO MOD BLOWN
(R) Scott Cannon – 5.895 et – 247.43 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Kevin McCurdy – 6.428 et – 211.00 mph
Cannon is making it look easy right now!!!
(L) Tim O’Hare – N/T
(R) John Stanley – 6.207 et – 215.34 mph (**WINNER**)
O’Hare left before the tree was activated & gets no time. Stanley made a nice lap but make have hurt some parts again as he put tons of smoke at the stripe.
(R) John Russo – 5.959 et – 245.09 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) John Hines – N/T
Hines is in as an alternate for Andy Jensen. He goes out & shakes the tires, getting very crossed up, lifted off the throttle, but the car begins to fishtail violently. He almost reeled it in, but ended up impacting the left hand wall. He hopped right out of the car & is OK. Meanwhile Russo was on another killer pass to move on to the next round.
(L) Tommy D’Aprile – 6.990 et – 152.64 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Tommy Gray – 15.574 et – 51.77 mph
Gray with big shake & has to click it. Tommy D shook as well, pedaled, then it sounded like he banged the blower near the finish line, trailing smoke.
(L) Von Smith – 6.504 et – 179.92 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Billy Gibson – 7.719 et – 125.08 mph
Gibson was out on Von but shook & got very crossed up forcing him to lift. Smith shook as well but pedaled his way to the round win..
(R) Steve King – 6.559 et – 225.86 mph
(L) Mike Janis – 6.229 et – 233.80 mph (**WINNER**)
Great driving job by Janis as both guys shake but Mike was able to slap the throttle & recover for the win!
(R) Barney Squires – 6.349 et – 230.09 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) George Landis – 6.407 et – 223.84mph
Both guys shake & pedal once, with Squires able to take the win.
(L) Chip King – 6.830 et – 195.65 mph
(R) Frank Patille – 6.415 et – 219.54 mph (**WINNER**)
Patille is in as an alternate for Barker. And A HUGE upset here as Chip shakes & smokes the tires, pedals, heads to the centerline & legs it through, but he could not catch up to the old Buick!!
HINES CRASHES IN FIRST ROUND
John Hines, in as an alternate for Andy Jensen, was uninjured following a minor accident during eliminations round #1. He shook the tires, getting very crossed up, lifted off the throttle, but the car began to fishtail violently. He almost reeled it in, but ended up impacting the left hand wall. He hopped right out of the car & is OK.
The action is halted again for a brief cleanup.
SCOTT FILKINS CRASH ON SATURDAY
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ELIMINATIONS - FIRST ROUND PRO MOD NITROUS
(R) Jim Halsey – 5.966 et – 240.68 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Billy Glidden – 6.513 et – 203.55 mph
Glidden is on M/T 10.5 tires… And look at Halsey, .988 60’, 3.925 @ 190.89 to the 1/8 and an unreal run!!!!
(L) Shannon Jenkins – 9.414 et – 107.28 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Jeff Blasi – N/T
Blasi could not get the car to fire giving The Iceman the single. And Shannon continues to fight tire shake but will get another shot.
(R) Khalid Al Balooshi – 6.126 et – 235.19 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) John Pluchino – 6.361 et – 220.08 mph
Balooshi has a bracket car this weekend, making another stellar run to move on.
(R) Burton Auxier – 9.207 et – 123.27 mph
(L) Nicholas Montana – 6.346 et – 218.80 mph (**WINNER**)
Big upset here as Burton leaves first but shakes the tires BIGTIME & has to lift getting WAY crossed up.
(L) Fredy Scriba – 6.061 et – 231.75 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Vinny Budano – 6.236 et – 225.91 mph
Budano nearly pulls the upset with a .089 to .248 holeshot, but just cant quite hang on as Scriba drove around him.
(R) Matt Deitch – 6.241 et – 224.81 mph(**WINNER**)
(L) John Bartunek – 10.604 et – 84.00 mph
Cool matchup here with Bartunek in the mountan motor ride. Bartunek drills Deitch at the tree but that was about it as he made a hard move to the left & had to lift. Deitch makes a career best run to move on.
(R) Rickie Smith – 6.118 et – 236.30 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) John DeCerbo – 6.476 et – 221.09 mph
DeCerbo drilled Tricky Rickie on the tree but does not have enough to hold ogff the RM horsepower.
(R) Steve Cossis – 8.905 et – 109.11 mph
(L) Milt Decker – 7.102 et – 157.39 mph (**WINNER**)
Both guys with big time shake, Decker a little further down track & he pedals his way to the win.
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ELIMINATIONS - FIRST ROUND OUTLAW 10.5
(R) Tim Lynch – 6.563 et – 223.02 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Terris Hicks – 24.375 et – 28.42 mph
Hicks blows the tires off, but it didn’t matter as The Lynch Mob was on a KILLER pass!!
(L) Richard Sexton – 6.779 et – 208.10mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Brad Harris – N/T
Sexton with another great pass while Harris got loose & crossed the centerline behind him.
(R) Larry Wood – 6.714 et – 218.90 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Brian Markiewicz - 7.227 et – 194.41mph
These guys leave the line together & Wood motors away on a killer pass!!
(L) Bill Futch – 4.423 et – 158.43 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Steve Kluepfel – N/T
Kluepfel could not make the call giving Futch the single. He gets loose & has to click it off.
(L) Scotty Ganadano – 6.937 et – 201.70 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Leo Barnaby – 7.335 et – 198.90 mph
Barnaby does what he has to do on the tree, but its isn’t enough to take the win as Ganadano drives around him..
(R) Joe Newsham – 7.262 et – 199.39 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Steve Drummond – 7.418 et – 185.33 mph
Wow, great driving job by Newsham as the front end was way up in the air, he pedaled & settled it back down to get the round win.
(L) Anthony DeSomma – N/T
(R) Todd Harris – 7.215 et – 183.64 mph (**WINNER**)
DeSomma could not make the call… Harris makes a clean pass on the single.
(L) Brad Brand – 11.249 et – 79.15 mph (**WINNER**)
(R) Bill Mitchell – N/T
Again Mitchell could not make the call & Brand blows the tires off about 100ft out.
(R) Ray Johnson – 6.878 et – 199.08 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Tommy Ferrick – 9.533 et – 107.80 mph
Ferrick hiked the front end up on the pickup & unloaded the rear tires while Johnson streaked to the win.
(R) Chuck Ulsch – 7.833 et – 164.31 mph (**WINNER**)
(L) Ed Kowalczyk – 9.055 et – 153.56 mph
Ulsch has the HP & has Lonnie Houde & Todd Tutterow in his corner… And this was a pedalfest that Chuck survives!!!
(R) John Carinco – 6.909 et – 193.21 mph
(L) Tim Essick – 7.245 et – 206.01 mph (**WINNER**)
Carinco has a gorgeous Mopar… Ouch!!! Carinco with a snoozing .488 light & throws away a wining et…
ELIMINATIONS - HEAVY STREET PAIRINGS
ELIMINATIONS - 8.50 FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS
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SATURDAY QUALIFYING - SCOTT CANNON JR. THUNDERS TO QUICKEST & FASTEST ABSOLUTE DOORSLAMMER PASS; HALSEY RUNS FIRST NITROUS “FIVE”
No performance barrier was safe from the assault of over 200 ferocious doorslammers during qualifying at the 6th annual Al 
Anabi Shakedown at E’town presented by Speedtech Nitrous in Englishtown, N.J.
On two occasions the performance barriers for doorslammers, regardless of classification, and of the nitrous-injected variety created drag racing history.
Defending IHRA Pro Modified world champion Scott Cannon Jr. drove Thomas Patterson’s classic Dodge Daytona to the quickest and fastest doorslammer lap in drag racing history with a 5.738 elapsed time at 252.71. Earlier in the day Cannon ran 250.55 to establish himself as the only full-bodied racer to exceed 250-miles per hour. No Pro Modified driver, legal or outlaw, has ever recorded a 5.7-second run.
If Cannon’s run stands through Sunday’s final eliminations, he will pocket a $5,000 bounty for eclipsing the previous 5.893 record for doorslammers.
Cannon was light years ahead of No. 2 qualifier Von Smith (5.896) and Barney Squires (5.925). Kevin McCurdy anchored the sixteen-car field with a 6.373 elapsed time.
The race to the five second zone for nitrous Pro Modified vehicles end after two qualifying sessions with nitrous frontrunner Jim Halsey, of Street, Md., earning a place in drag racing history when he pushed his Yellow Bullet-sponsored 1968 Camaro to a 5.998-second run at 240.68 miles per hour to record the magic mark. This run also represented the first time a nitrous car had exceeded 240-miles per hour.
Halsey pocketed $2,500 from Speedtech for the first five-second run by a nitrous racer.
Halsey will head into Sunday’s final eliminations as the top qualifier trailed by Fredy Scriba (6.058) and Rickie Smith (6.089). Billy Glidden anchored the 16-car field with a 6.508.
Such performance milestones became commonplace from the start at the Al Anabi Shakedown presented by Speedtech Nitrous.
Outlaw 10.5 racer Tim Lynch might have come out on the losing end of a best two-out-of-three match race with Billy Glidden, but that didn’t stop him from vaulting to the top of his classification in his only winning race. Lynch pushed his 2002 Mustang to a 6.543 elapsed time at an impressive 218.34 miles per hour.
Other qualifying leaders after three sessions included David Wolfe (Drag Radial – 7.216, 201.64), Steve Lazzaro (Heavy Street – 6.723, 215.68), and Harry Gerb (8.50 Index – 8.505).
Blown Pro Mod racer Scott Filkins emerged uninjured after a second session qualifying accident.
Filkins crashed his 2006 Pontiac GTO into the right guard wall just past the finish line. He crawled out of the car and walked away under his own power.
PRO MOD BLOWN - FINAL SESSION
(L) Von Smith – 12.806 et – 71.98 mph
(R) John Hines – 12.405 et – 69.65 mph
Side by side tire shake right off the line & Smith gets very crossed up. Hines fails to make the field.
(L) Ron Iannotti – 22.761 et – 31.11 mph
(R) George Landis – 17.013 et – 44.46 mph
Again, side by side tire shake & Iannotti will not race tomorrow.
(L) Tim O’Hare – 6.013 et – 235.10 mph
(R) John Russo – 5.955 et – 245.58 mph
There we go, great side by side race here & Russo has big speed!!
(L) Steve King – 6.739 et – 150.05 mph
(R) Chris Russo – 15.125 et – 53.28 mph
Russo shakes & will not make the show. King was on a good looking pass, but clicked it early.
(L) Timothy Baptista – 7.251 et – 143.89 mph
(R) Carlos Montano – 10.563 et – 86.99 mph
Both racers head to the centerline, lift off the throttle, and fail to make the show.
(L) Kevin Vanderbeck – 11.588 et – 95.27 mph
(R) Jim Jacob – 7.838 et – 178.14 mph
Jacob has a 400cu small block turbo combo…Vanderbeck in the old Hudson takes another wild ride & neither driver will race tomorrow.
(L) Mike Moran – 6.496 et – 222.07 mph
(R) Kevin McCurdy – N/T
McCurdy could not get the car to fire. Moran softened the car up out of the box, but could not get himself into the show.
(L) Scott Cannon – 8.483 et – 120.44 mph
(R) Tommy D’Aprile – 10.983 et – 90.01 mph
These guys were going for it all, .987 & .984 60’ times, but both drove into tire shake & had to lift.
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(R) Tommy Gray – 10.364 et – 84.57 mph
More tire shake here for Gray.
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(R) Billy Gibson – 6.344 et – 229.04 mph
This VP Willys is my new favorite car… It looks Awesome… Gibson needs to pick up the pace to get in the show. And he does it, doing a great job of pedaling through tire shake!!
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(R) Chip King – 11.224 et – 75.91 mph
King with a .985 60’ & jumped right up on the tires sending the rpms sky high & he lifted.
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PRO MOD NITROUS - FINAL SESSION
(L) Jim Kane – N/T
(R) Khaled Al Balooshi– 6.136 et – 234.46 mph
Kane shakes & pedals, croosing the centerline right behind Balooshi!!! That was a close one, Kane will not make the show.
(L) John Nobile – 10.557 et – 106.79 mph
(R) Fredy Scriba – 6.128 et – 230.33mph
Nobile shakes at the hit & will not make the field. Scriba has a good raceday tuneup, very consistant.
(L) John DeCerbo – 12.670 et – 72.61 mph
(R) John Vergotz – 14.165 et – 58.97 mph
Huge tireshake for both guys & Vergotz fails to qualify.
(L) Mike Castellana – 12.501 et – 75.16mph
(R) Burton Auxier – 6.175 et – 229.90 mph
Big surprise as both guys are outside the field… Castellana has a ,996 60’ then shakes the tires again, failing to make the field. Auxier had a little softer setup & worked his way into the show.
(L) Vinny Budano – 13.993 et – 58.61 mph
(R) Andreas Karampelas – 24.620 et – 29.48 mph
Big time shake for both guys & Budano has a flash of flame out the pipes. Billy Glidden is hanging onto the bump spot right now.
(L) Jeff Blasi – 6.294 et – 220.67 mph
(R) Nicholas Montana – 6.343 et – 218.12 mph
Nice pair here, both drivers picking up a couple spots in the qualifying order.
(L) John Bartunek – 7.394 et – 139.56 mph
(R) Glen Puluse – 16.595 et – 46.59 mph
Bartunek hiked the front end up & was actually in the paint at the centerline just past the 60’ cones, finally lifting.
(L) Gary Courtier – 7.067 et – 152.97 mph
(R) Scott Woodington – 7.918 et – 174.48 mph
Neither driver is qualified. Courtier was on his way, but wounded a motor about 1000ft & will not race tomorrow. Again Glidden is still surviving…
(L) Shannon Jenkins – 15.254 et – 65.25 mph
(R) John Pluchino – N/T
The Iceman has a .989 50’ but drove right into shake & lifted. Plucghino was pushed back after the burnout..
(L) Matt Deitch – N/T
(R) Milt Decker – 6.341 et – 217.91 mph
Deitch had problems & could not make the pass. Decker navigates his way into the show & bumped out Billy Glidden.
(L) Jim Halsey – 6.018 et – 239.81 mph
(R) Rob Nicola – N/T
Halsey with another stellar run, just missing the 5’s & 240+ again!!!
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(R) Ricke Smith – 12.962 et – 62.86 mph
After a .992 60’, Rickie shakes & clicks it off.
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OUTLAW 10.5 QUALIFYING - FINAL SESSION
I missed the first pair, Bill Futch was in the right lane & danced to a 6.88.
(L) Anthony DiSomma – 6.971 et – 203.49 mph
(R) Joe Newsham – 8.503 et – 124.12 mph
DiSomma carried the front end to halftrack while Newsham drifted towards the wall & had to lift off the throttle.
(L) Todd Harris – 7.100 et – 198.38 mph
(R) Steve Drummond – 7.480 et – 186.25 mph
Harris makes a clean run, but does not improve.
(L) Chuck Ulsch – 8.559 et – 115.84 mph
(R) Terris Hicks – 10.155 et – 111.75 mph
Wow, Ulsch hiked the front end up around the 660’ & has to lift!!!
(L) Leo Barnaby – 7.075 et – 206.80 mph
(R) Tommy Ferrick – 7.058 et – 200.14 mph
Great side by side pass…
(L) Scotty Ganadano – 7.079 et – 159.89 mph
(R) Brad Harris – 7.224 et – 198.99 mph
Ganadano was on a good run until there was a Huge flash of flame from the engine!!
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(R) Bryan Markiewicz– 7.093 et – 193.54 mph
Markiewicz with a clean pass, nice flames out of the pipes all the way to the stripe.
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(R) Ed Kowalczyk – 7.484 et – 191.29 mph
No problems here, but just a bit off the pace.
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(R) Richard Sexton – 6.767 et – 209.07 mph
Sexton makes a killer pass, the fastest NOS pass ever I believe!!!
LYNCH VERSUS GLIDDEN MATCH RACE, FINAL
Billy Glidden - 15.142 et - 54.01 mph
Tim Lynch - 6.543 et - 218.34 mph ****(WINNER)****
Glidden shook & lifted while Lynch made a KILLER run, taking him from the very bottom of the order to the #1 qualifying position as the very last car!!!!
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PRO MOD BLOWN QUALIFYING - SECOND SESSION -
(L) Chris Russo – 8.168 et – 188.19 mph
(R) Von Smith – 15.046 et – 63.46 mph
Side by side tire shake right off the line & Russo pedals to get in for now.
(L) Frankie Patille – 6.415 et – 212.03 mph
(R) Steve King – 6.165 et – 229.93 mph
Patille is in the old Buick & makes a decent lap to get in the show for now. Another nice pass for King..
(L) Tommy Gray – 6.223 et – 233.16 mph
(R) Tim O’Hare – 6.023 et – 234.94 mph
Neither guy is in the show right now. Wow, how bout O’Hare, great number & it only gets him the #5 spot!!
(L) Billy Gibson – 6.435 et – 223.54 mph
(R) Kevin Vanderbeck – 9.090 et – 115.63 mph
Gibson pedals & uses up all of his lane to get the fine looking Willys in the show for now!
(L) John Russo – 6.364 et – 239.23 mph
(R) Jim Jacob – 7.314 et – 187.50 mph
My goodness, Russo shakes the tires at the hit, does an awesome pedal job & takes it out the back door!!! Look at the MPH after a slap of the throttle!
(L) Chip King – 5.987 et – 235.51 mph
(R) Ron Iannotti – 6.839 et – 181.37 mph
Killer run for Chip with the front end hiked WAY up in the air & he powers his way into the 5’s!!
(L) George Landis – 9.806 et – 90.19 mph
(R) Carlos Montano – 11.557 et – 67.39 mph
Big shake for Landis, the car nearly coming all the way off the ground as he pedaled, then Montano makes a hard move to the left & crosses the centerline right behind Landis.
(L) Kevin McCurdy – 6.373 et – 223.36 mph
(R) Jim Barker – 11.310 et – 96.10 mph
Barker just blows the tires off at the hit & McCurdy bumps his way in the field..
(L) Andy Jensen – 6.267 et – 209.97 mph
(R) Scott Cannon– 5.738et – 252.71 mph
I’m at a loss for words!!!! Cannon has a .979 60’ & was 3.78 at the 1/8 mile!!!
(L) Mike Janis – 6.395 et – 184.72 mph
(R) Barney Squires – 6.151 et – 236.51 mph
Janis looked to be eating up some parts on the top end here…
(L) Tommy D’Aprile – 5.957 et – 240.04 mph
(R) Rod Saboury – 6.973 et – 201.43
Rod’s latest Corvette is just ridiculous… And he gets in the 6’s with a street legal ride, dancing the front end… Meanwhile Tommy D made a killer run in IHRA legal trim!!
(L) John Hines – 18.098 et – 41.69 mph
(R) Timothy Baptista – 7.201 et – 176.33 mph
Hines with big shake, getting crossed up & nearly on two wheels!!
(L) Gene Terenzio – 5.803 et – 250.55 mph
(R) Mike Moran – 15.288 et – 51.88 mph
Geno did not wait for the tree this time either & gets no et. Moran shook right at the hit & pedaled his way on through.
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(R) Tom McGann – 9.890 et – 87.35 mph
Whoa, McGann gets crossed up BIG TIME & has to lift. I could see both sides of the car from the tower!
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(R) Scott Filkins – 6.096 et – 228.46 mph
Filkins is purging the NOS on the screw blown ride!!! He makes a great pass to bump his way into the field, was very loose as he crossed the stripe, pulled the chutes & then crashed HARD into the retaining wall. The official word is that Filkins got out of the car & walked away under his own power... Thanks goodness he is OK.
CANNON ROTATES THE EARTH; FILKINS CRASHES
Scott Cannon just upped the ante in the race for the quickest doorslammer in the world. The defending IHRA Pro Modified world champion just thundered to the quickest full-bodied elapsed time in drag racing history with a run of 5.738-seconds with a record trap speed of 252.71 miles per hour.
Blown Pro Mod racer Scott Filkins emerged uninured after a second session qualifying accident.Filkins crashed his 2006 Pontiac GTO into the right guard wall just past the finish line. He crawled out of the car and walked away under his own power.
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PRO MOD NITROUS QUALIFYING - SECOND SESSION
(L) Burton Auxier – 6.980 et – 145.14 mph
(R) Mike Castellana – 12.326 et – 55.67 mph
Speedtech power here gunning for the 5’s…Castellana shook immediately. Burton had a .992 60’ & was on a lick until he made a HARD move to the right & crossed the centerline…
(L) Kaled Al Balooshi – 6.149 et – 234.09 mph
(R) Jim Halsey – 5.998 et – 240.68 mph
With a .991 60’, Halsey does it!!!! The Fulton power takes the $5,000 bounty!!! WOW!!!
(L) Fredy Scriba – 6.058 et – 232.75 mph
(R) John Nilsson – 8.334 et – 169.85 mph
WOW, career best by a ton for Scriba & he goges to the #2 spot!!
(L) Scott Woodington – 7.854 et – 157.96 mph
(R) Jim Kane – 12.290 et – 91.54 mph
Big time shake for Kane, he gets crossed up & shakes the door open on the pass.
(L) Jeff Blasi – 6.424 et – 217.32 mph
(R) Vinny Budano – 6.446 et – 210.70 mph
Clean safe runs for both guys to get them in the field.
(L) Andreas Karampelas – 7.447 et – 136.73 mph
(R) Shannon Jenkins – 6.288 et – 226.4343 mph
The Iceman appeared to be laboring a bit & put out a ton of smoke right at the finishline. He may have hurt some parts there.
(L) Nicholas Montana – 6.449 et – 215.86 mph
(R) Steve Cossis – 6.225 et – 216.86 mph
Clean runs for both guys to bump their way into this field.
(L) John Vergotz – 6.545 et – 209.86 mph
(R) John DeCerbo – 13.720 et – 68.40 mph
Big shake for DeCerbo. Vergotz makes a clean pass, but will remain on the bump for now.
(L) Milt Decker – 10.961 et – 87.632 mph
(R) Gary Courtier – N/T
Courtier’s MBRC ride is absolutely stunning… And he has problems, not budging when the tree came down. Decker shook big time & had to lift.
(L) John Pluchino – 6.345 et – 218.97 mph
(R) John Bartunek – 12.551 et – 66.21 mph
Bartunek hiked the front end up & headed straight towards the centerline. Pluchino makes a nice run to move himself up the ladder.
(L) Glen Paluse – 13.335 et – 57.76 mph
(R) George Williams – 6.564 et – 200.47 mph
Williams is in the gorgeous ’53 Chevy… He makes a decent run but puts out sparks, parts & tons of smoke on the top end.
(L) Rickie Smith – 8.628 et – 103.96 mph
(R) Matt Deitsch – 6.279 et – 224.28 mph
Rickie heads to the centerline & has to lift while Matty goes a career best to take the #4 spot for now.
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(R) John Nobile – 7.604 et – 149.78 mph
Nobile was on a hit but made a hard move in the middle & he had to click it. The defending champ has one last shot to get in the field.
(L) Rob Nicola – 7.024 et – 167.49 mph
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Nicola started moving around on the top end & had to lift.
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OUTLAW 10.5 QUALIFYING - SECOND SESSION
(L) Tommy Ferrick – N/T
(R) Ray Johnson – 6.884 et – 211.93 mph
Ferrick left before the tree was activated while Johnson made a sweet pass, a career best!
(L) Bryan Markiewicz – 7.156 et – 199.41 mph
(R) Todd Harris – 7.083 et – 200.95 mph
Good side by side pass, putting these guys #10 & #11 respectively.
(L) Brad Harris – 8.215 et – 194.04 mph
(R) Anthony Disomma – 7.184 et – 193.18 mph
Harris bogged right off the line then got back in the pedal.
(L) Joe Newsham – 6.704 et – 211.93 mph
(R) Chuck Ulsch – 6.737 et – 211.03 mph
Great side by side pass as Ulsch gets the beast calmed down & makes a great pass!!!
(L) Richard Sexton – 6.835 et – 208.43 mph
(R) Leo Barnaby – 7.135 et – 206.89 mph
Great run by Sexton to go to the #6 spot in the order. Barnaby has the speed, but needs tohe front end to go with it.
(L) Bill Futch – 6.848 et – 146.35 mph
(R) Larry Wood – 14.021 et – 88.93 mph
Wow, Futch was 4.26 to the 1/8 mile but put the chutes out at a 1000 foot mark for some reason!!! That would have been a HUGE number!!!
(L) Ed Kowalczyk – 8.743 et – 116.83 mph
(R) Scotty Ganadano – 6.872 et – 204.63 mph
Great run for Ganadano, making a hard move right at the finish line.
(L) Steve Drummond – 7.681 et – 188.44 mph
(R) Tim Essick – 7.110 et – 204.79 mph
Drummond had the front end dancing on the old Mustang, on & off the throttle a couple times…
In the final pair, Drummond put some fluid down, so we will have a brief delay as Glidden & Lynch are in the water.
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LYNCH VERSUS GLIDDEN MATCH RACE, 2ND ROUND
Billy Glidden - 8.372 et - 120.72 mph ***(WINNER)***
Tim Lynch - 16.827 et - 50.88 mph
They leave nearly dead even, but Lynch shake right at the hit again. Glidden has troubles further down track but gets the win.
DRAG RADIAL QUALIFYING - SECOND SESSION
8.50 INDEX - SECOND SESSION
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DOORSLAMMER HISTORY MADE IN THE FIRST SESSION
PRO MOD BLOWN QUALIFYING - FIRST SESSION
(L) Von Smith – 5.896 et – 249.95 mph
(R) Gene Terenzio – N/T
WOW, look at the numbers!!! Terenzio left way before the tree was activated.
(L) Jim Jacob – 8.885 et – 165.66 mph
(R) Andy Jensen – N/T
Jensen had problems after the burnout & had to be pushed back. Jacob gets crossed up right off the starting line.
(L) Mike Moran – 9.496 et – 127.79 mph
(R) Chip King – N/T
King breaks at the end of the burnout & had to be pushed all the way back. Moran shut off while he waited, then blew the tires off at the hit of the throttle.
(L) Steve King – 6.011 et – 233.32 mph
(R) John Russo – 12.299 et – 70.36 mph
Russo shakes right off the line while King makes a great run in the new Camaro!
(L) Tim O’hare – 13.757 et – 47.69 mph
(R) Bily Gibson– 17.951 et – 41.02 mph
Gibson is driving the gorgeous new VP Willys… These guys have synchronized tire shake right off the starting line.
(L) Barney Squires – 5.925 et – 237.30 mph
(R) George Landis – 6.290 et – 228.81 mph
My goodness, look at Squires!! Unbelievable performance there as Landis was on & off the throttle.
(L) Kevin Vanderbeck – 9.891 et – 100.95 mph
(R) ??? – 10.974 et – 88.95 mph
Vanderbeck is in a wild looking ’38 Hudson!! The former Kip Dupuis Buick is in the right lane, I have no info on the driver. Both guys drive right into tireshake.
(L) Ron Iannotti – 22.189 et – 31.23 mph
(R) Carlos Montano – N/T
Montano in a Mazda rotary broke on the burnout… Iannotti with HUGE shake in the gorgeous West Coast Choppers Willys.
(L) Tom McGann – 14.361 et – 53.46 mph
(R) Kevin McCurdy – 8.431 et – 110.84 mph
Both drivers with their share of problems here.
(L) Jim Barker – 6.163 et – 231.83 mph
(R) John Hines – 6.453 et – 219.15 mph
Very nice pass here for Barker in the ’99 Monte Carlo, straight & smooth.
(L) John Stanley – 6.163 et – 231.83 mph
(R) Tommy D’Aprile – 6.453 et – 219.15 mph
Tommy D in the gorgeous ’62, this car looks great. The legend Camp Stanley is out there backing the boy up. Check it out, basically there first ¼ mile pass with the screw for Stanley & they make a great pass, clicking it early to get to the #5 spot! Tommy D goes to #4 with the IHRA legal setup…
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(R) Mike Janis – 6.107 et – 236.42 mph
A smooth pass for Janis to go to the #5 spot in the order…
(L) Scott Cannon – 5.803 et – 250.55 mph
(R) Chris Russo – 15.288 et – 51.88 mph
Cannon is in the Superbird & holy cow!!!!!! Cannon busts 250 mph wide open & just misses the ‘70’s!!!
(L) Scott Filkins – 11.170 et – 77.06 mph
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Filkins shakes & has to click it off..
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PRO MOD NITROUS QUALIFYING - FIRST SESSION
(L) Jim Halsey – 7.721 et – 128.93 mph
(R) Fredy Scriba – 9.432 et – 116.42 mph
Halsey with a .990 60’, but then both drivers run into tire shake…
(L) John Nilsson – 8.404 et – 165.362 mph
(R) Ronnie Rose – N/T
Nilsson is in a little ’92 Daytona & makes a clean pass but probably not enough to hold up. Rose popped right at hit of the throttle & coasted to a stop.
(L) Vinnie Budano – 9.134 et – 90.69 mph
(R) Scott Wittington – 10.950 et – 78.75 mph
Budano was on a nice pass but had a bang out the exhaust about 500ft out. Apologies for the spelling, not everyone is in the computer yet.
(L) Mike Castellana – 8.062 et – 122.59 mph
(R) John Vergotz – 6.666 et – 210.34 mph
Here is the Al-Anabi Awesome Motorsports flagship… Castellana with a .999 60’, then he headed towards the centerline, pulled dit back, then had to click it off. Vergotz with no apparent problems.
(L) John Nobile – 9.694 et – 124.67 mph
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Nobile is running the old Escort with a Chevy NOS powerplant in it & he is the defending champ. He has big time tire shake & has to lift.
(L) Jim Kane – 3.896 et – 192.36 mph
(R) Khaled Al Balooshi – 4.011 et – 186.43 mph
Balooshi is in the old Raging Bull Cavalier. And he makes a great pass, all over the lane to go to the #1 spot!!!
(L) Steve Cossis – N/T
(R) Nick Montana – N/T
Montana is in the Alfonso Rodzilla ’57… Cossis was shut off after the burnout due to leakage. Well, Montana rolls the beams & will get no time although he shook & clicked it.
(L) John Decerbo – 6.413et – 218.55 mph
(R) John Pluchino – 6.378 et – 218.12 mph
Decerbo is the gorgeous McAmis automatic ride… He was on a nice hit but got loose in the middle while Pluchino made a nice pass.
(L) Shannon Jenkins – 14.050 et – 68.12 mph
(R) Milt Decker– 7.170 et – 146.32 mph
Jenkins is in the Black Ice Janes Camaro & has big time shake right at the hit of the throttle. Decker was on a nice lap but clicked it early.
(L) ???? – 6.511 et – 213.33 mph
(R) Andreas Karampelas – 10.246 et – 78.65 mph
Again, no name in the computer, looks like a fine ’53 or ’53 Chevy & he goes to the #4 spot on a nice pass as Karampelas shakes & lifts.
(L) John Bartunek – 6.333 et – 221.89 mph
(R) Jeff Blasi – 6.446 et – 213.6730 mph
Wow, Bartunek makes a great pass in his IHRA legal prostocker!!!
(L) Gary Courtier – 15.242 et – 76.51 mph
(R) Rickie Smith – 6.089 et – 230.84 mph
Courtier with HUGE shake & gets crossed up while Tricky Rickie was long gone on his way to the #1 spot!!!
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(R) Rob Nicola – 6.909 et – 199.70 mph
A clean pass here, no apparent problems…
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PRO FWD MATCH RACE, 1ST ROUND
We have a FWD match race here as Jason Hunt & Gary Gardella do battle.
Jason Hunt - 8.165 et - 111.11 mph
Gary Gardella - 7.102 et - 210.28 mph
Hunt had the chutes out early but look at the back end speed for Gardella!!!
LYNCH VERSUS GLIDDEN MATCH RACE, 1ST ROUND
Billy Glidden - 6.502 et - 211.36 mph
Tim Lynch - 20.529 et - 23.97 mph
Glidden gets the holeshot & never looks back as Lynch had problems at the hits & coasted to a stop just past the finishline. Glidden went 3.98 to the 1/8 mile!!
By the way, this pass counted towards qualifying for both guys, in Nitrous ProMod & Outlaw 10.5 respectively.
OUTLAW 10.5 QUALIFYING - FIRST SESSION
(L) Anthony DiSomma – 6.871 et – 210.93 mph
(R) Richard Sexton – 11.475 et – 85.65 mph
Sexton is in the Mobley ’06 GTO & he shakes right at the hit. Disomma makes a nice pass in a brand new Pontiac racecar.
(L) Larry Wood – 6.831 et – 212.73 mph
(R) Tommy Ferrick – 7.041 et – 199.91 mph
Wood carried the frontend a long way down the lane & goes to the #1 spot for now.
(L) John Carinco – 6.866 et – 198.23 mph
(R) Joe Newsham – 6.870 et – 208.75 mph
Carinco is in a gorgeous ‘70 Cuda… Great side by side pass here & Carinco has no chutes on the big end but fights to keep it out of the sand.
(L) Ray Johnson – 7.044 et – 213.03 mph
(R) Brad Harris – 7.707 et – 163.66 mph
Johnson was soft down low & drove it on through for big mph.
(L) Scotty Ganadano – 6.951 et – 202.27 mph
(R) Bill Mitchell – 8.836 et – 101.84 mph
Mitchell with a bang about 1000ft out while Scotty made a nice pass.
(L) Doug Harris – 7.883 et – 127.47 mph
(R) Bill Futch – 6.682 et – 208.14 mph
Harris is in a wild blown late model Camaro with the legend himself Camp Stanley helping with the tuneup. And Harris has to click it ealy as Futch makes a great pass.
(L) Chuck Ulsch – 11.653 et – 75.05 mph
(R) Steve Drummond – 7.955et – 183.37 mph
Ulsch with the screw blown Camaro with help from Todd Tutterow… Man he has a huge wheelstand, pedals & yanks the front end up again before lifting.
(L) Leo Barnaby – 7.847 et – 174.66 mph
(R) Tim Essick – 8.071 et – 176.85 mph
Both guys just a bit off the pace…
(L) Terris Hicks – 18.855 et – 54.29 mph
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Hicks has problems & coasts through the lights…
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(R) Ed Kowalcyx – 7.356 et – 194.49 mph
A clean pass here…
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DRAG RADIAL QUALIFYING - FIRST SESSION
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LEND AMERICA PRO MOD BLOWN - GETTING READY
FIRST SESSION QUALIFYING - DRAG RADIAL
Paul Major just ran an unbelievable 7.338 at a ridiculous 204.39 mph on Drag Radials!!! Both world record numbers!!!
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FIRST SESSION QUALIFYING - 8.50
SOME OF THE 8.50 ENTRIES -
SCHEDULE/RUN ORDER
The run order for each qualifying session today will be as follows.
8.50 Index, Heavy Street, Drag Radial, Outlaw 10.5. Nitrous Promod & Blown Promod.
10:00 AM - 8.50 Index cars are in the lanes & we are underway.
SATURDAY - GET READY FOR THE SHOW - 1ST SESSION GETS UNDERWAY AT 10 A.M.
The following classes will be gunning for big $$$ this weekend...
Lend America Blown ProMod presented by Oddy's Automotivea - $20,000 to win
Speedtech Nitrous ProMod presented by Western Beef - $20,000 to win
Precision Turbo Outlaw 10.5 presented by Pro Line Racing Engines - $10,000 to win
K&K Precision Enterprises Heavy Street presented by K&S Race Cars - $5,000 to win
Pro Torque Converters Drag Radial presented by Big Daddy Performance - $5,000 to win
Western Beef 8.50 Index presented by Finelines Automotive - $5,000 to win
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LEGAL EAGLES SETTING SIGHTS ON SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN
Pair of IHRA Pro Modified front-runners plan to attend marquee event
Two of the IHRA’s leading supercharged Pro Modified racers plan to enter the outlaw confines of the Al Anabi Shakedown at E’town presented by Speedtech Nitrous.
The traditional rulebook is out the window but that has no effect on Mike Janis and Tommy D’Aprile. Neither driver plans to change their approach. When they cover the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park quarter-mile this weekend, they will be running the same combination that will be in their cars two weeks from now when the IHRA season concludes in Rockingham, N.C.
"We never really attend Outlaw events," said Janis, who will be racing a Hemi-powered 1967 Pontiac Firebird. “For years our main focus has been IHRA legal racing and it will remain that way but the Outlaw movement is growing by leaps and bounds and to ignore it would be foolish. We've built several outlaw combinations for ADRL teams at our engine shop (Jan-Cen Motorsports) and have noticed the growing popularity. To be honest though, the $20,000 is a big attraction but I'm really hoping to relax and have some fun at the races."
The $20K Janis mentions comes courtesy of Mike Ashley’s Lend America, the sponsor of the Pro Mod Blown division. Special cash incentives are also available to the team who can run the lowest e.t. under the existing Pro Modified record of 5.89 seconds.
The lure of changing a few things here and there tempts Janis, especially with the cash offerings. He’s sticking to his guns hoping the weather conditions will play out in his team’s favor.
"We talked about changing a few things, but in the long run that wouldn't be advantageous to us,” said Janis Jr., the driver’s son and crew chief. “We think our car has had the ability to run in the .80's all year. We just haven't had the opportunity to do it. Englishtown is always a fast track, now add in a cool fall night and I'm sure the potential of a low .90 or a high 5.80 will be there. We'll just have to take advantage of what we're given."
Janis will have a “teammate” over the course of the weekend as D’Aprile will pilot the Mel Bush Motorsports rare 1962 Bel-Air in competition. Janis builds the supercharged Hemi engines for the bubble-top classic Chevrolet.
The Al Anabi Shakedown at E’town presented by Speedtech Nitrous event will mark the first of a three-race tour for D'Aprile culminating in Las Vegas Nevada.
"We have a tough row to hoe coming up,” said D’Aprile. “With three races in three weeks under three different sets of rules; trying to change something to get an advantage is tempting but Mike and the Jan-Cen guys have an IHRA legal package that can run with anyone no matter the rules. I'm hoping we'll get some good air for once this season and show everyone what I know we have.”
D'Aprile currently sits fourth in IHRA points and is hoping for a top three finish.
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FIVE-SECOND BARRIER COULD LIKELY FALL AT AL ANABI SHAKEDOWN AT ETOWN PRESENTED BY SPEEDTECH NITROUS
Hometown racer Mike Castellana leads charge for historic run …
Mike Castellana has been paying particularly close attention to the weatherman for the past few days. The source of his 
interest is to see if the weather will be conducive to making his race car run quicker and faster than usual this weekend.
If the opportunity presents itself, you can rest assured Castellana will take advantage of it.
Castellana, of Westbury, N.Y., is the quickest nitrous doorslammer driver on the planet with a 6.000 elapsed time. The incredible atmospheric conditions forecast for this weekend's Al Anabi Shakedown at Etown could provide the extra push to wheel his Al Anabi-sponsored, 1968 Pontiac Firebird into unprecedented territory for a carbureted doorslammer; an et that starts with the number five.
“We are going for it,” Castellana admitted. “I think the chances it can happen this weekend are very realistic. If you look at the forecast, the air will be there. The track is usually prepped pretty good so that leaves it up to us to make the right call.
“We are going to have to be on our game because we won’t be the only person shooting for that run.”
Castellana won’t be the only nitrous racer gunning for the historic mark as preliminary entry reports state that other nitrous heavy-hitters such as Jim Halsey, Rickie Smith, Shannon Jenkins and Burton Auxier will be in attendance.
“I’m not feeling any pressure,” Castellana admits. “We like our chances and we want to run it, but we are not going to risk burning up our parts to pull it off. If the conditions are there, we’ll make a shot at it. We are still in the middle of a championship battle that we want to win. We are bringing out all of the stops to better our chances though.”
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COMPETITIONPLUS.COM BRINGING RUN-BY-RUN COVERAGE TO AL ANABI SHAKEDOWN AT E’TOWN PRESENTED BY SPEEDTECH
Leading Internet drag racing e-zine CompetitionPlus.com plans to cover the 6th annual Al Anabi Shakedown at E-town presented by Speedtech nitrous in a run-by-run basis.
This data will appear daily following each qualifying session on CompetitionPlus.com, as well as Pro Modified enthusiast website ProModifieds.us and will chronicle each and every run that travels down the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park racing surface.
“When you have an event the magnitude of Shakedown, you have a ton of race fans who cannot attend but still want to be in the loop of everything going on,” said Bobby Bennett, Publisher of CompetitionPlus.com. “We wanted to bring our readers and the drag racing community the best opportunity to keep up with the event.
“I’d like to thank Brian Cupp, who will be delivering those results for us, as well as my longtime teammate at CompetitionPlus.com Roger Richards who will provide more than enough photos to encourage even more fans to attend this year and in years to come.”
CompetitionPlus.com will bring same day coverage of the event, the same high quality efforts it puts forth for the NHRA and IHRA events with an added dimension, round by round results.
“We’re excited to have those results on CompetitionPlus.com and ProModifieds.us,” said Dave Hance, event promoter. “When you promote an event like the Al Anabi Shakedown at E’town presented by Speedtech Nitrous, you always want to attract the media to share what a great event this is every year. I think this is a win-win situation for our event.”
Keep up with the event from start to finish by logging onto CompetitionPlus.com and checking the Same Day Race Coverage section. There you will find links to the daily Photo Gallery as well as ProModifieds.us .
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SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN'S BIG MONEY
Lend America’s Mike Ashley steps up with major sponsorship of this event …
For a doorslammer aficionado, Englishtown Raceway Park’s Shakedown at E-town has proven to be an incredible event.
The event has gotten even greater with an expansion to two days and an incredible influx of sponsorship from Englishtown’s favorite son and iconic Pro Modified driver Mike Ashley. His Lend America mortgage banking firm has stepped up with primary sponsorship for the Pro Mod Blown division. This represents one of the largest paydays for an independent Pro Modified event.
“Pro Modified is at its strongest,” promoter Dave Hance said. “This event promises to showcase the finest Pro Modified has to offer. When you combine the talent we expect and the October air, not to mention the great racing surface, you have all the makings for a historic weekend of doorslammer racing.”
In addition to the large program established for the blown contingent, Lend America will also offer a $5,000 bounty for any Pro Modified doorslammer to eclipse the existing 5.89 elapsed time world record.
“I really can’t thank Lend America and Mike Ashley enough for coming aboard with this event,” Hance added. “$20,000 to win blown Pro Mod will definitely bring out the top teams in the country. We are hoping the 2008 Shakedown event will be one of the most memorable Pro Mod events ever held. We also have set a goal of attracting 99 Pro Modified entries.”
Mike Ashley is honored to be a part of this up-and-coming tradition known as the Shakedown at E-town.
“Lend America is proud to be associated with such a great event,” Ashley said. “I love for Pro Modified and this opportunity to bring my two worlds together is very exciting. Dave Hance, the Napp family and everyone at Englishtown Raceway Park have great positive energy. I attended this race last year with my son Justin and had a blast! After seeing the incredible turnout of fans and racers in 2007, it just made good business sense to get Lend America involved with this event.”
In addition to the huge prize for the marquee division, the nitrous racers will also have the same opportunity to run for $20,000 courtesy of Speedtech Nitrous Systems. The No. 1 Qualifier in the Blown and Nitrous divisions will each receive a $1,000 cash bonus!
The first racer who runs in the 5-second range with a carbureted, nitrous doorslammer will have the opportunity to take home not only the prestige of the accomplishment, but also $2,500 in cash.
Beyond that, the first Pro Modified racer utilizing an OEM automatic transmission who leaves the event with the quickest elapsed time below a 6.25 wins a special award of $2,000.
Qualifying for the Shakedown at E-town begins on Saturday, October 4, with each division afforded three qualifying sessions to establish sixteen-car fields. Also on the card will be Outlaw 10.5, Drag Radial, Heavy Street and 8.50 index racing.
NOTABLES - Tim Lynch, Steve Petty and the whole Lynch Mob will Match race Billy Glidden in his NHRA Pro Stock GTO. Glidden will compete under ADRL Pro Nitrous rules. Both teams will run each other 3 times on Saturday Oct 4 during qualifying. Lynch's runs will count towards qualifying in outlaw 10.5. Glidden’s passes will count towards qualifying in Pro Nitrous.
Thus far Lynch has a best time of 6.53 seconds and on this weekend, he’ll compete at 3,000-pounds. Glidden has been as quick as a 6.56 in St. Louis recently running under less than spectacular atmospheric conditions. He’s running without a minimum weight.
