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Northeast
Division
Member Tracks
*NHRA Summit Racing Series participating track
Jr. denotes NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League
participating track
CANADA
LUSKVILLE DRAGWAY
Luskville, Que.
Jr.
(613) 224-1162
NAPIERVILLE DRAGWAY
Napierville, Que.
(450) 245-7656
DELAWARE
U.S. 13 DRAGWAY INC. *
Delmar
Jr.
(302) 846-3968
MARYLAND
CAPITOL RACEWAY *
Crofton
Jr.
(410) 721-9664
CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY *
Rising Sun
Jr.
(410) 287-5486
(410) 287-6280
MASON-DIXON DRAGWAY *
Hagerstown
Jr.
(301) 791-5193
75-80 DRAGWAY *
Monrovia
(301) 865-5102
Jr.
NEW JERSEY
ATCO RACEWAY *
Atco
Jr.
(856) 768-0900
(856) 768-2167
ISLAND DRAGWAY *
Great Meadows
Jr.
(908) 637-6060
V6
V8
Specialized Machining Hi Performance
Parts Computer Balancing
NHRA
NASCAR
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP
RACEWAY PARK *
Englishtown
Jr.
(732) 446-7800
NEW YORK
26 Sapphire Lane
Mohnton, Pa. 19540-8115
(610) 856-1942
Fax (610) 856-7614
ESTA SAFETY PARK *
Cicero
Jr.
(315) 622-4348
LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY *
West Lebanon
Jr.
(518) 794-7130
SPENCER SPEEDWAY *
Williamson
(315) 589-3018
PENNSYLVANIA
For orders 1-800-477-5786
Tech Line 610-323-9560
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY *
Reading
Jr.
(610) 856-7812
NUMIDIA RACEWAY *
Numidia
Jr.
(570) 799-0480
SOUTH MOUNTAIN
DRAGWAY *
Boiling Springs
(717) 258-6287
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DIRECTIONS
AUGUST 22-24, 2003
NHRA LUCAS OIL NORTHEAST FINALS
ING
FEATUR H
60 MP
2 ters &
Drags Cars
Funny
Strip is located 2.5 miles off I-95 (exit 100). Follow
signs to Cecil County Dragway on Theodore Road.
— INFORMATION: (410) 287-6280 • www.cecilcountydragway.com —
E V E N T
S C H E D U L E
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
Test & Tune (Operated exclusively by track) 3-9 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Gates Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
NHRA Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Time Trials & Qualifying . . . 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
(Time Trials will be run in sessions. 1 run per session. 2 runs.)
Comp Qualifying . . . . . . . 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.
Pro Mod Qualifying . . . . . 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.
TA/D & TA/FC Qualifying . . . . . . 7 & 9 p.m.
S/ST, SG, SC Top 8 Races - Round 1 7:45 p.m.
SS & STK Best Package/Wheelstand Races 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Gates Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
NHRA Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.-noon
Time Trials & Qualifying . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
(Time Trials will be run in sessions. 1 run only.)
Comp Qualifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m.
Eliminations - Rnd 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m.
Comp - Round 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m.
TA/D & TA/FC Eliminations . . 5, 7 & 9 p.m.
Comp - Round 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.
Pro Mod Eliminations 5:30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
2-Day Ticket. . $30
3-Day Ticket. . $45
Crew (2-day) . $30
Crew (3-day) . $45
Note: There will be no Time Trials, Qualifying or NHRA Tech on Sunday
Gates Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
Eliminations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Comp - Round 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
ENTRY FEE
Car & Driver. $140
Test & Tune . . $50
SPECTATOR ADMISSION
Friday . . . . . . . $15
Saturday. . . . . $15
Sunday. . . . . . $15
Children 11 & under FREE with paid adult.
FREE pit pass with purchase
Chaplain Dan’s Chapter
The long dirt nap
I
t’s ironic how certain things happen and how our mind
works. Not less than 24 hours earlier, we were traveling
down Route 30 as Claire was reading to me an article
about no whining outside the pearly gates as you take
that long dirt nap. It was an article in a club newsletter from
Bay State Corvairs about not having enough time to drive
your Corvair.
Less than 24 hours later, I am riding along the same
stretch of road — not in our van, but in the back of an ambulance. I began thinking how fortunate I have been in my life.
Not only have I driven and raced many Corvairs, but also
some of the most unusual ones ever made. I thought about
how the Lord has blessed me with a good wife and with the
ability to experience good times with my family. While riding,
I realized all that the Lord has allowed me to accomplish
during my life. I wonder at some of them because I know
that if you had told me that I would have done some of these
things, I probably would have laughed and never believed it.
My thoughts raced ahead as I wondered if I have accomplished all that the Lord wanted me to do. The verse in
Matthew 24:44 came to mind: “Therefore be ye also ready in
such an hour as you think not, the Son of man will come.”
This must be a reason people are always making lists of
things they want to accomplish in their lifetime, and yet it is
not what we can get for ourselves that matters but the things
we have done for our family, our friends, and others.
It is often the seemingly insignificant things we do in life
without
even
thinking that enrich
the lives of people
the most in the long
run. A peace came
over me. I realized
that the Lord had
much more for me
to accomplish and
— Dan and Claire Laterza, RFC
that one day when it
does come time to take that long dirt nap, I can say with the
Apostle Paul: “I have fought a good fight. I have finished my
course. I have kept the faith.” (2nd Timothy 4:7)
It all comes down to a simple fact! Like Solomon, we
should all strive to fear and revere God and keep his commandments because this is the whole duty of man. God
shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing,
whether it be good or whether it be evil.
In His Service,
Chaplain Dan and Miss Claire
P.S. I have not finished driving Corvairs yet or personally
spoken to all of Division 1.
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S E P T. 2 5 - 2 7, 2 0 0 3 • C E C I L C O U N T Y D R A G WAY, R I S I N G S U N, M D
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SPECIAL EVENTS AND AWARDS:
• Over $100,000 in Purse and Contingency Awards • Race
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Championship and Spirit Award • High School Challenge
presented by Luzerne County Community College •
Free Hats and Participants Qualifier Decals •
Competition Tire East Bonus Award
THE ROAD TO POMONA BEGINS
AT THESE PARTICIPATING MEMBER TRACKS
75-80 Dragway
Atco Raceway
Capitol Raceway
Cecil County Dragway
ESTA Safety Park
Island Dragway
Lebanon Valley Dragway
Maple Grove Raceway
Mason-Dixon Dragway
Numidia Raceway
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
South Mountain Dragway
Spencer Speedway
U.S. 13 Dragway
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FIND A TRACK
NEAR YOU VISIT nhradiv1.com
MIKE QUARTERONE - HEAVY CHAMPION
FRANKIE CICERALE - STREET CHAMPION
JOHN SNYDER - MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION
TEAM CHAMPIONS CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY
MIKE WILDASIN - LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPION
There is over a
half-million dollars in cash and
merchandise up for grabs and a
chance to be a
SUMMIT SERIES
N AT I O N A L
CHAMPION
RBS TRAILER SALES RACE OF
CHAMPIONS WINNERS New Buffalo, PA 717.834.3577
Tom Reyer, Bill Kirpens, Jr.,
Ronnie Proctor, Jr. and Bob Larish
Northeast Division Bounty Hunter Program
The Northeast Division Bounty Hunter program will continue in 2003 at seven (7)
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
events. The bounty has already been
placed on the defending 2002 division champions,
and whoever defeats them will collect a $100
check from one of the program sponsors. Future
bounties will be placed on event winners in their
respective categories. If the champion does not
attend the event, the bounty will be placed on the
runner-up of either the division or the previous
race. If neither attends, there will be no payout, and
the bounty will not carry over. When the racer who
has the bounty on him or her wins the event, the
payout will roll over, and $100 will be added for the
next event. In the event of a rainout where no
winner is crowned, the bounty at the next event will
be placed on the points leader coming into that
event.
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NHRA Northeast
Division Office
Staff
Administration
Bob Lang, Director
Dave Mohn, Services Coordinator
License & Event Entry
Curt LaShure, Tech Director
Tech Questions & Chassis
Cheri Duffy, Secretary
Office location:
366 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976
Phone: (215) 343-2558
Fax: (215) 343-0159
Office hours:
Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.–noon
If the Division office is closed, call Cathy Dyson,
Division 1 Support, (626) 914-4761, ext. 268, for licensing and competition
number information.
Membership information: (626) 250-2399
Hours: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. PT
NHRA Northeast Division: Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and
West Virginia; Maritime Provinces, Eastern Ontario, and Quebec, Canada
Advertising, Northeast Division News:
Bob Lang, (215) 343-2558
Northeast Division Photographer:
Dave Bishop, Competition Photos, (800) 827-8893
Please be sure to consider choosing the sponsors of
this program when purchasing performance parts. We
always appreciate your consideration of NED sponsors.
ATI
(410) 298-4343
Bob Newberry Racing
(518) 864-5575
Boucher’s Racing Engines
(978) 948-7343
DRC Race Car Products
(609) 397-4455
MacDowell Racing Heads
(717) 336-5533
G Force Transmissions/
Long Shifters
(717) 860-4352
Rydin Decal
(800) 448-1991
Moroso
(203) 453-6571
2003 NHRA Northeast Division
Maple Grove Raceway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Reading, Pa.; May 23-25
U.S. 13 Dragway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Delmar, Del.; June 6-8
Atco Raceway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Atco, N.J.; June 20-22
Lebanon Valley Dragway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
West Lebanon, N.Y.; July 4-6
Numidia Raceway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Numidia, Pa.; July 25-27
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Englishtown, N.J.; Aug. 8-10
Cecil County Dragway
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Rising Sun, Md.; Aug. 22-24
Cecil County Dragway
NHRA Division 1 Summit Racing
Series Finals
Rising Sun, Md.; Sept. 25-27
National
Open Series
U.S. 13 Dragway
Delmar, Del.; March 29-30
(rescheduled to June 6)
Atco Raceway
Atco, N.J.; April 11-13
Lebanon Valley Dragway
West Lebanon, N.Y.; May 2-4
Maple Grove Raceway
Reading, Pa.; Oct. 10-12
Capitol Raceway
NHRA Division 1 Jr. Drag Racing
Championships
Aug. 15-16
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