2007 Event Results
Well,
the 2nd annual NJ Practice Tree Nationals are in the books and what a
great day it was! The event was attended by just over a hundred people
and the competition was sick with many pairings settled by .001 or less!
In a field that included current and past IHRA and NHRA world champions,
division champions and national champions, as well as bracket points
champs, bracket finals champions and Jeg's All Stars, there were lots of
tough battles, but comradery and sportsmanship permeated the room. This
years vital stats are as follows:
$10 TOP BULB
W..........Bud McNasby
R/U........Leanne Luciano
SEMI.......Dave Raser, Frank Maffiore Jr.
1/4........Robert Pare`, Dave Raser, Clint Walters, David Sciaretta
$15 BOTTOM BULB
W........Bob Mullaney
R/U......DJ Pires
SEMI.....Andrew Bracuto, Bud McNasby
1/4......Bob Sanders, Kevin Fogerty, Tim DiOrio Jr.
$15 TOP BULB
W..........DJ Pires
R/U........Dom Balducci Jr.
Semi.......Bud McNasby, Mike Pullen
1/4........Andre Brown, Brad Plourd, Ghetto, Tom Hoosigian
$25 TOP BULB
W............Brian Mullaney
R/U..........Scott Bodmer
Semi.........Brad Plourd, Robert Pare`
1/4..........Kevin Fogerty, Ed Tice Jr., Andy Anderson
$25 BOTTOM BULB
W...........Tim DiOrio Jr.
R/U.........Bud McNasby
Semi........Bubba Linke, Keith Mayers
1/4.........Scott Bodmer, Randy Bermingham, Tim DiOrio Jr. (again!)
.400 PRO TREE
W..........Grace Howell
R/U........Brad Plourd
Semi.......Brad Plourd
1/4........Brian Mullaney, Robert Pare`
HIGH ROLLER '8'
WINNER.....Mike Quartarone $500
R/U........Grace Howell
$250
HIGH ROLLER '16'
WINNER.......Lee Zane $1200
R/U..........Brad Plourd $600
SEMI.........DJ Pires, Bubba Linke $200ea
BOGEY RACE WINNER: Robert Pare` $185 with a .002 package!
50/50 WINNER: Andre Brown (who looked like he was havin' a great time
all day!
CALCUTTA WINNERS: Bud Mcnasby $110, Scott Bodmer $105
DOOR PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS: JUST OVER $4000 WORTH
TOTAL $$$$ PAYOUTS:
ATTENDEES: 104
AVG. ENTRIES PER CLASS: 52.16
TIMES I BUTCHERED NAMES: about 37 (sorry robert, thought i was saying it
correct all day
BLOCKING TECHNIQUES TRIED BY DAVE RASER: 5 or 6, but i lost count
LBS. OF FOOD CONSUMED @ THE BUFFET: 57
DIFFERENT STATES REPRESENTED: 9
FARERI & MULLANEY JOKES: 3 (sorry, i was slackin')
PICS TAKEN BY JIMMY YOUNG & LYNN HOOSIGIAN: lots!
thanks guys!!!!
Special thanks again to all of the event sponsors and supporters for
giving back to the sportsman drivers. Thank you again to all of the
participants for entering so many events so many times and making the
program a success! And a huge thank you to Dave & Gloria Ley and Bill
Holmes for running ladders and making this event run smoother than I
ever thought it could!!! Thanks to Bud McNasby & Lee Zane for their
valuable insight and advice. Thanks to everyone @ Biondo
Racing for coming though in the clutch! These
guys in addition to my wife Wendy, Allison, Bobby Joslin, Ron Smolskis,
Cooper, and Ray-gun made this event fantastic. These folks made my job
so easy and I could not have pulled it off without all of their hard
work and help!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK
YOU!