NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

The New England Nationals Stock final was worth the price of admission as John Gray took on John Shaul in a heads-up, no-breakout battle between AA/SA entries. Gray’s ’69 Camaro was quickest with a 9.667 to cover the 9.776 of Shaul’s vintage ’64 Plymouth Fury. For Gray, the win was the second of his career, and his first since the 2000 Englishtown event. Super Stock winner Santangelo made it to the semifinals, where he fouled against Shaul, and Gray defeated three-time Comp world champ Frank Aragona to reach the final.