The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series made its way to the quarter mile strip this weekend at Atco Dragway with hundreds of racers competing in head to head competition. Winners were crowned in Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator and the rest of the classes that comprise the nationwide series.

The blazing power of the alcohol classes was on fully display this weekend as Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., posted a 5.344 second, 269.56 mph run narrowly defeating Dan Page, Hampstead, N.H., 5.401 seconds, 270.16 mph in Top Alcohol Dragster. In the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, DJ Cox Jr., Whiteford, Md., ran 5.782 seconds, 254.18 mph to hold off Matt Gill, W. Bridgewater, Mass., 5.738 seconds, 258.37 mph.
 
The New Jersey crowd was treated to multiple home state winners. Joe Lisa in Super Stock , and hometown racer Stephen Sisko in Super Street. In an all New Jersey affair, Lisa, Vernon, N.J., ran 10.131, 115.93 to edge out Douglas Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., 10.223, 129.17. In another N.J. tussle, hometown favorite Sisko, Atco, N.J., outlasted William Phillips, Monroe Township, N.J. Sisko ran 10.916, 138.27 to defeat Phillips, 10.918, 140.02.
In Stock Eliminator, Anthony Fetch, Colonia, N.J., ran 13.500, 69.10, sealing an easy victory as Kyle Kohr, Myerstown, Pa., fouled at the starting line. In the Comp Eliminator class, Thomas Miller, Nottingham, Pa., ran 7.675, 154.37 defeating Frank Aragona, Freehold, N.J., 8.158, 163.73.
 
The other drivers visiting the winner’s circle were John Calo, Glen Head, N.Y., in Super Comp; Francis Ross, Milford, N.H., in Super Gas; Ronald Riegel, Fairless Hills, Pa., in MXI/Magnaflux Top Sportsman presented by Select Performance, and Vince Musolino, Bridgeport, N.Y., in MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster by Select Performance.
 
Northeast Division racers head to Cecil County Dragway for their next Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event Aug. 19-21. 
 
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North East Division presented Select Performance at Atco Dragway:
 
 
 
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
5) Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.344, 274.39 def. 4) Dan Mercier, St. Michel, Quebec, 5.453, 260.16;
6) Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville, Pa., 5.385, 274.66 def. 3) Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J., 6.053, 207.15;
2) Dan Page, Hampstead, N.H., 5.440, 269.89 def. 7) Karen Stalba, Hammonton, N.J., 5.715, 254.90;
1) Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., 5.416, 265.59 def. 8) Earl Nichols Jr., Wilmington, Del., 6.015, 212.13;
 
Semifinals
Hart, 5.337, 270.75 def. Shields, 5.361, 272.61; Page, 5.356, 270.43 def. McPhillips, 5.420, 269.40
 
Final
Hart, 5.344, 269.56 def. Page, 5.401, 270.16.
 
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) DJ Cox Jr., Whiteford, Md., '09 Monte Carlo, 5.919, 251.58 def. 6) John Headley, Newportville, Pa., '03 Mustang, 10.605, 72.69;
2) Matt Gill, W. Bridgewater, Mass., '16 Camaro, 5.912, 249.49 def. 5) Marie Ferriolo, Allentown, N.J., '14 Mustang, 5.935, 249.67;
4) Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., '10 Monte Carlo, 5.732, 255.24 def. 3) Phil Burkart, Yorkville, N.Y., '15 Camaro, 6.477, 178.59;
 
Semifinals
Gill, 5.729, 258.86 def. Pomponio, broke; Cox Jr., 10.617, 67.88 was unopposed;
 
Final
Cox Jr., 5.782, 254.18 def. Gill, 5.738, 258.37.
 
COMP ELIMINATOR
Thomas Miller, Nottingham, Pa., '98 S-10, PSTA, 7.675, 154.37  def. Frank Aragona, Freehold, N.J., dragster, F/ED, 8.158, 163.73.
 
SUPER STOCK
Joe Lisa, Vernon, N.J., '87 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.131, 115.93  def. Douglas Linke, Old Bridge, N.J., '00 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.223, 129.17.
 
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Anthony Fetch, Colonia, N.J., '69 Camaro, G/SA, 13.500, 69.10  def. Kyle Kohr, Myerstown, Pa., '69 Camaro, D/SA, foul.
 
SUPER COMP
John Calo, Glen Head, N.Y., Dragster, 8.916, 169.89  def. David Long, Wallingford, Pa., Dragster, 8.923, 174.32.
 
SUPER GAS
Francis Ross, Milford, N.H., '67 Camaro, 9.878, 168.75  def. Jason Kenny, Kutztown, Pa., '03 Corvette, 9.868, 163.59.
 
SUPER STREET
Stephen Sisko, Atco, N.J., '77 Vega, 10.916, 138.27  def. William Phillips, Monroe Township, N.J., '82 Camaro, 10.918, 140.02.
 
MXI/MAGNAFLUX TOP SPORTSMAN PRESENTED BY SELECT PERFORMANCE Ronald Riegel, Fairless Hills, Pa., '68 Camaro, 7.179, 190.97  def. Ray Bamond, Paterson, N.J., '68 Camaro, 6.757, 201.31.
 
MXI/MAGNAFLUX TOP DRAGSTER PRESENTED BY SELECT PERFORMANCE
Vince Musolino, Bridgeport, N.Y., '13 American, 7.368, 134.16  def. Greg Kelley, Hainesport, N.J., '00 S&W, foul.