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NEMA
Announces
Contingency Awards
Presented by
Seymour Performance Products |
The Northeastern Midget Association has announced that
Seymour Performance Products (SPP ) will be presenting
contingency awards from some of the most prominent names in the
industry on a race by race basis to NEMA competitors. The NEMA
LITES kick off their season at the Thompson Motorsports Park
ICEBREAKER on April 11, and the combined group kicks off the
season at LEE USA Speedway on May 15th.
"We really
wanted to determine a way to give back more to the NEMA
community," said SPP owner, Bobby Seymour. "We partnered with
some of the best names in the motorsports industry to provide
generous contingency awards to our NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES
teams on a weekly basis. This should drive excitement for our
competitors and also brand loyalty to our sponsors," he said.
"The entire club thanks Bobby, Matt and the SPP team, as
well as all of the contingency sponsors, for this great
initiative," said club President, Tim Bertrand. "We are excited
to increase engagement with the brands who have been so loyal to
motorsports, and also give back to our competitors," he said. |
The following partners will
be
providing cash and product
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nerfinc.com |
mpdracing.com |
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"The Friends of Mike
Rivard" |
NEMA LITES/NEMA Midgets heat races will be sponsored by
Sunoco Racing Fuels.
Each NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES heat winner will
receive 5 gals of Sunoco Racing Fuel. |
Industry Sponsors who will be
supplying Gift Certificates: |
bellracing.com |
diversifiedracing.com |
simpsonraceproducts.com |
wintersperformance.com |
ipcindy.com |
fkrodends.com |
proshocks.com |
vahlco.com |
advancedracingsuspensions.com |
The contingency awards
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NEMA LITES Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The 3rd and 7th place in Lites will each be awarded $50 cash
from "The Friends of Mike Rivard"
The NEMA LITES Hard Charger will receive a $25 gift
certificate and $25 cash from MPD Racing.
The new "Future Stars" will be determined before the start
of the season. These participants will compete at each event
for an additional $50 cash award from Seymour Performance.
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NEMA Midgets Feature Winner will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
2nd and 9th place finishers will receive a $50 gift
certificate from one of the participating sponsors, of their
choice.
The NEMA Midgets Hard Charger will receive a $50 gift
certificate from Valco Wheels. |
At each event SPP, will
have a
representative distribute cash
and gift
certificates. Certificates
will be redeemable at Seymour
Performance Products. |
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REPAIRS AND SERVICE
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Specializing in
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AUDI • BMW • JAGUAR • MERCEDES
LANDROVERS • PORSCHE • SAAB
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1460 Pleasant St. (Route 104)
Bridgewater, MA 02234
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SERVING ALL MAKES of MIDGET
& SPRINT CAR ENGINES
Jon Andruk
ja@circleperformance.com
69 LOCUST STREET,
BERKLEY, MA 02779
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"Tires Designed for
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NEMA
and Hoosier Tire
Ink Exclusive Deal |
Brockton, MA -
NEMA announced that the
Northeastern Midget Association and Hoosier Tire East have
inked an exclusive, three year deal. Under the deal, NEMA
will have exclusive rights in the Northeast to the current
plated compounds (RR 7, 7.3, RF 5, LR, 5 and LF, 4, 5) and
will be the only series in the Northeast running these
particular tires.
Hoosier will also continue to be a
major contributor to the NEMA point fund, and in addition
have offered fixed pricing for the racer over the next three
years.
“NEMA has enjoyed a long history with Hoosier.
This sport is about supporting those who take care of you,
and supporting each other. We feel that we have the best
product in Hoosier and look forward to a long relationship
with them,” said NEMA President, Mike Scrivani.
As part of the arrangement,
Hoosier tire has selected long time NEMA supporter Seymour
Enterprises to be the exclusive dealer and service provider
to the Northeastern Midget Association. |
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The 69th Annual NEMA BANQUET
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023
White's of Westport
66 State Road,
Westport, MA
Cocktails at
6:00 PM
Dinner & Awards at 7:00 PM |
Banquet Tickets are $55.
BANQUET FORM HERE
Deadline for headcount is
February 25th. Contact
Dennis O'Brien - NEMA Banquet Coordinator at
goracer16@gmail.com
or 603-370-0551.
All ticket forms/payments must be in by
March 10th.
We will be doing a backdrop banner and once again are
asking all teams and/or sponsors to please participate.
Costs are the same as last year: $200 for a logo or $100 for
just your team name. (Last year's backdrop banner is shown
HERE)
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn for
those staying over. The rooms are $126 plus taxes if
reserved by March 6th. Call
the hotel direct at 508-675-8500. You must tell them you are
with the Northeastern Midget Association. The group code is
“NEM” if using the 1-800 number or booking online. If you
have any problems, contact Dennis ASAP!
Here is a direct
link to the hotel:
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/flrwphx-nem-d9bbf4e6-678c-47eb-ac31-8b394e5a3504/
If you cannot attend the Banquet and would like to purchase
your 2022 awards please contact Dennis by
February 25th!
At the request of the membership during the general
meeting, we are also looking for just a couple items/baskets
to be raffled or auctioned off. Please email Dennis if you
want to bring something. |
Dennis O'Brien - NEMA Banquet Coordinator
goracer16@gmail.com - 603-370-0551
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NEMA MIDGETS & NEMA LITES RULEBOOK |
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Swindell to Return to NEMA for Bertrand
at
Seekonk for 2023 Boston Louie Memorial |
Hot on the heels of a Chili Bowl Nationals A main
feature event win as a co-owner, Tim Bertrand/Bertrand
Motorsports has announced that one of the most recognized
names in American motorsports, Sammy Swindell, will return
to the Northeastern Midget Association on Saturday, July
15th at Seekonk's
Boston Louie Seymour Memorial. Swindell is
a three-time World of Outlaws Champion & Five-time Chili
Bowl champion.
Seekonk Speedway has a long history of
racing in Eastern Massachusetts since it opened in 1946, but
the racing division with the most history there is Midget
racing; the class Seekonk was designed primarily to host in
its early years. In 1996, the Seymour racing family created
what has now become a staple for Midget racing not just in
the Northeast, but all across the land; named for the
family's patriarch "Boston" Louie Seymour.
Swindell,
who will pilot the Drinan/Lindblad/Esslinger powered #47
entry, will join a five car Bertrand Motorsports NEMA
operation for the race including teammates Randy Cabral,
Avery Stoehr, Todd Bertrand and special guest & 2022 USAC
Silver Crown and 500 Sprint Car champion, Kody Swanson at
Seekonk.
"I'm incredibly excited to be able to put
together another deal with Sammy for 2023,' said team owner,
Tim Bertrand. We've had a great time racing together over
the last 8 years, and he also just invited my brother, Todd,
to drive for him at the Chili Bowl, so we couldn't wait to
get him back out here again," said Bertrand.
Swindell
quickly found success in NEMA, finishing 4th in his first
outing in 2016, then backing that up with multiple top 5
finishes, leading up to his first NEMA feature victory in
October of 2019 at the LEE USA Speedway, keeping a 49 year
winning streak alive.
"The guys always do a great
job with the car when I come out. It's nice to be able to
just come in and drive something that's well prepared and
just goes. This 47 car is one of my favorite cars I've
driven for Tim, and I'm looking forward to contending for a
win at the Boston Louie," said Swindell. |
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In 2022, the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA)
embarked on its 70th year of open wheel auto racing at
tracks across New England including Lee USA Speedway, Star
Speedway, Hudson Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, New
London-Waterford Speedbowl, Thompson Speedway Motorsports
Park, Seekonk Speedway and Wiscasset Speedway. The season
brought some new, first-time winners as well as a veteran
NEMA driver scoring his first win in 45 years! It was a year
full of great surprises, action- packed racing, and
excitement for all. As this year comes to a close, NEMA
celebrates the 2022 champions - Avery Stoehr with his second
NEMA Midget championship and Jake Trainor with his second
consecutive NEMA LITES championship title.
NEMA's
season opened with the LITES at the annual Icebreaker on
April 2nd at Thompson Speedway. Todd Bertrand jumped to the
lead on lap 10 and never looked back. He was able to hold
off Jake Trainor by less than three tenths of a second
followed by Kyle Valeri to round out the top 3.
Over
a month later, the mighty Midgets were in action on Friday
evening for their season opener at Lee USA Speedway for the
inaugural race in memory of Jeremy "Smoke Jr." Decourcy.
Randy Cabral, Alan Chambers, and Avery Stoehr started out
their season strong with podium finishes. In the LITES
division on Saturday, in only his second full year
competing, the 2021 Pat Thibodeau Youth and Determination
Award winner Dylan Coutu, went on to earn his first career
win of the 2022 season followed by Jake Trainor and Mike
Pernesiglio.
The month of June started off with a
double header weekend for the LITES division at Star
Speedway on Saturday evening where Paul Scally jumped out
early from his front row starting spot, and showed very
strong in the early stages of the race. At the halfway
point, Jake Trainor, Avery Stoehr and Ben Mikitarian would
begin a charge to the front. A brief battle between the trio
saw Trainor come out on top, and Mikitarian would slip by
Stoehr for third. The following day, the Jim O'Brien
Memorial race took place at Hudson Speedway where Stoehr
quickly worked his way to the front of the field to take
down the victory over hard charger Trainor and Valeri.
The following weekend on June 18th, it was time for NEMA
to tow to the coast of Maine to Wiscasset Speedway for their
Ames True Value NEMA Night. In the NEMA Midsgets race, Avery
Stoehr would click off some of the fastest laps ever
recorded at Wiscasset Speedway, barely missing his own
record that he set the year prior by .1000th of a second.
Stoehr would go on win over John Zych and Randy Cabral. In
the LITES race, Trainor charged the field to take the
victory over Joey Bailey and Stoehr.
Through the
first five races of the 2022 season, Jake Trainor led the
NEMA LITES point standings over Stoehr, Coutu, and Bailey.
In closing out the month of June, the NEMA LITES
traveled to Seekonk Speedway for the first time of the
season for their open Wheel Wednesday show. The LITES were
set to compete in 50 fast laps around the third-mile track.
Trainor was able to capitalize on a few early cautions and
lapped traffic to take the checked flag over Randy Cabral
and Mike Pernesiglio. In an after race interview, Trainor
said, "The hard fought battle with Randy Cabral for a number
of laps, then eventually driving to the win was the
highlight of my season as well as having Ken Schrader as my
teammate for the night."
In the month of July, both
NEMA and NEMA LITES traveled to the New London- Waterford
Speedbowl for the Angellilo Memorial where the LITES race
went caution free for Dan Cugini to score his first win of
the season followed by Coutu and Bailey. In the NEMA portion
of the event, Stoehr would go on to win over Zych and
Cabral.
A couple of weeks later on July 23rd, both
divisions traveled to Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, NH
for the Iron Mike Scrivani Memorial. Randy Cabral had both
skill and luck on his side and would go on to win both the
NEMA and LITES race. Additiobal podium finishes were scored
by Stoehr and Zych in NEMA and Trainor and Valeri in the
LITES.
At the next race, we saw only the NEMA
Midgets return to the Lee USA Speedway on August 12th for
the Dave Humphrey Memorial. The 37 lap feature saw Jim
Chambers and new car owner, Eric Decourcy, take their first
win of the 2022 season followed by Stoehr and Cabral.
A week later, the LITES traveled back up to the coast of
Maine to Wiscasset Speedway for the final time this in 2022
for a special 60 lap feature where Bailey would return to
the podium with Valeri and Cabral.
For the final
race of August, both divisions returned to Seekonk Speedway
for the Boston Louie Seymour Memorial where a total of 40
midgets from all over the east coast traveled to the Cement
Palace to compete. The Boston Louie featured one of the
highest paying purses of the year. PJ Stergios driving the
Bobby Seymour owned #4 would go on to win the 25 lap LITES
feature followed by Cabral and Todd Bertrand. In the NEMA
race, Stoehr would go on to win over Cabral and Chambers.
On September 10th, the NEMA Midgets and LITES
returned to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl for The Coy
Memorial where no stranger took to victory lane. Stoehr
would go on to win followed by Zych and Cabral in NEMA.
Stoehr's win marked a new milestone for owner Bertrand
Motorsports by scoring their 100th win with the Northeast
Midget Association. This feat had only been accomplished by
one other car owner, Gene Angelillo, who had 107 wins. In
the LITES division, Cabral would go on to win over Trainor
and Todd Bertrand.
The following weekend, both
divisions returned to Star Speedway for their 57th Annual
Star Classic Weekend, where Stoehr would go on to win over
Cabral and Chambers in the NEMA race. In the LITES event,
Ben Mikitrian would return to the podium over Stergios and
Stoehr.
As October quickly approached, both
divisions traveled to the Lee USA Speedway for Russ Conway's
Oktoberfest. An emotional high for NEMA, was Doug
Cleveland's first win in nearly 45 years while fellow
veteran driver Matt O'Brien followed close behind to sail
into victory lane and take home a 2nd place finish. NEMA's
2019 and 2022 Champion, Avery Stoehr finished third at
Oktoberfest referring to the Cleveland/O'Brien battle as "a
great night for midget racing as a whole. Everything about
it was great." While in the LITES division, Bailey would
take advantage of lapped traffic to take the win over Coutu
and Cabral.
The following weekend on October 9th,
the LITES traveled to Thompson Speedway for the World Series
of Speedway racing. After a caution free and tight battle
for first and second, Stoehr would go on to win over Cuigini
and Coutu.
On October 15th, the cars and stars of
the Northeast Midget Association were back for the final
time of the 2022 season at the New London- Waterford
Speedbowl for the Shane Hammond Memorial. For this special
anniversary, one of Shane Hammond's first cars paced the
field to the green flag in the NEMA race which saw another
veteran driver Mike Horn return to victory lane over
Bertrand and Chambers. The NEMA LITES race was won by 2021
and 2022 LITES champion, Jake Trainor, in what he refers to
as his most challenging race of the season. "I battled for
25 laps with Joey Bailey with each restart being a dog fight
for the lead and I just barely lead him to the checkered to
pick up the win," said Trainor. Rounding out the podium was
Bailey and Bertrand.
In closing of the 2022 season,
NEMA would like to thank all their supporters and to look
forward to bringing more action-packed, open wheel racing to
a track near you in 2023! |
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