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Race 4
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Race 3 - Wiscasset Speedway -
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LITES Race - Star
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“ Allstar of The Race”
KEVIN PARK #52
Seekonk Speedway 7-23
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The Allstar Performance
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“ Allstar of The Race”
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Oxford Plains
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NEMA Lites "Allstar" Awards
from Allstar Performance |
The NEMA midget
association is proud to announce a new corporate partner for
their NEMA Lites Series - Allstar Performance out of
Watervliet, Michigan.
NEMA has established a new
contingency award that will recognize the outstanding
efforts of NEMA LITES drivers both on and off the track. At
each event the Allstar Performance “ Allstar of The Race”
will receive a $100 dollar Allstar Performance gift
certificate.
Additionally 9 winners will be picked at
the 2014 NEMA Banquet to receive an “Allstar of the Season”
award. These are open to the NEMA Lites drivers, car owners,
and any associate members. These awards will be chosen for
outstanding performance both on and off the track.
Allstar Performance recognizes NEMA as having a successful
62 year history and is proud to support the organization
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At Monadnock, VIP host Mariah Michalski lead VIP
winners Joey Rogers Sr. and Joey Jr. around the pit area to
meet the drivers and get some autographs. A ride in an
official push truck was also on the agenda as well as
victory lane pictures with the winners of both the NEMA and
NEMA Lites features. Also presented to the Rogers, a fan
gift bag filled with a NEMA fan tee shirt, a racing cap,
racing decals and many more items. After the experience they
said that had a “blast” and thanked Mariah and NEMA very
much. |
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NEMA VIP host, Mariah Michalski had the privilege of
showing lucky Maine racing fan Jordan Baker, from Bingham
Maine, around the NEMA pit area. Jordan, NEMA's most recent
VIP winner, has been a race fan since 10 years old and was
excited to be close to the action in the pits and received
numerous autographs and handshakes from the drivers and
crews.
Jordan road in a push truck, received a
HOOSIER Tire carry off bag loaded with an official NEMA fan
tee shirt, a HOOSIER cap, decals and more. Jordan also
stepped up to help with the weekly "tee shirt toss" to fans,
a duty he enjoyed.
The fan Meet and Greet at
Wiscasset was one of the largest to date. Fans of all ages
spilled onto the Wiscasset front straight and spent a good
part of an hour collecting autographs and mingling with the
NEMA drivers. The youngsters sat in the race cars and
enjoyed candy and cookies provided by the teams.
Special thanks to Denise Chambers and Carole Stoehr - Ware
for jumping in and selling the fan appreciation tee shirts
on the track and in the merchandize trailer. |
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VIP Fan host, Mariah Michalski, escorted a lucky young
man, Garrett, and his Dad, to the Meet and Greet to get some
autographs, shake some hands and sit in a few race cars. He
received his own official NEMA fan tee shirt and posed with
the NEMA feature winners after the race. A night he will not
soon forget. |
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NEMA DRIVER WINS AT TRACKS
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Slide Show on DVD |
The Northeastern Midget
Association announces the release of NEMA Vintage photo's on
DVD. The presentation is from the
collection of one of the most respected journalist,
historians and statisticians in New England, Pete Zanardi.
The range of drivers, owners, tracks and race cars
depicted in the collection are the who's who in Northeastern
midget racing. The forefathers that laid the foundation for
present day racing are illustrated in color and black and
white photo's complete with captions. Bill Randall, Ray
Roberts, Ronnie Evans and Jerry Russo just to name a few
drivers from NEMA's infancy.
The early cage days
drivers are represented by Bill Roth, Lee Smith, Hank
Stevens and Len Thrall for example. And to finish out the
last couple of decades are the Fornoros, Stoehrs, Scrivanis,
Seymours and many many more. The cars are as big as
the drivers on this DVD that range from the Badgers to the
uprights, cage and cageless, even some Offy's.
The
DVD is 332 pictures strong and is a must for any early day
racing enthusiast.
The cost is $20 each with all
proceeds going directly to NEMA to help carry on the rich
traditions these early pioneers built.
Payment can be
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order (payable to NEMA) as well as your name and address to
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Race 11
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Race 10 - Angelillo Memorial - Waterford - 8-10-13
Race 9 - Airborne Speedway - 8-3-13
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colors - white, gray and royal blue. They come with either the
NEMA LITES logo only on the front or with 2 logos - NEMA LITES
on the front and regular NEMA logo on the back. The white shirts
are $10. The gray or blue are $12. The new LITES t-shirts can be
at The Race Depot/ Seymour Enterprises in Marlboro Mass or are
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NEMA Announces
2014
Schedule |
Printable PDF
of NEMA &
NEMA LITES 2014 Schedule |
After months of hard work
and planning, the Northeastern Midget Association has
finalized it's schedule for the upcoming racing season. Both
ends of the thirteen race schedule will be held at the
traditional venues; the kick-off at the Waterford Speedbowl
March 29 - 30, and the wind-down at Thompson, CT in late
October. The eight month, ten track span of events will take
the winged warriors as far north as Evan Mills Speedway in
Evans Mills, NY and Oxford Plains in Maine; and as far south
as Seekonk, MA.
The first hot laps of 2014 will be
turned at an open practice slated for March 28 at the
Waterford Speedbowl, followed by two days of intense
qualifying and features by both the NEMA and Lites divisions
for the "2014 Blastoff" on the 29th and 30th. After a bit of
a break, racing resumes at the Evans Mills Motorsports Park
on May 24th in upstate New York.
What follows is the
heart of the schedule as the teams will race in eight events
over a span of three months starting with a newer track for
NEMA in Wiscasset, ME on June 7. Monadnock Speedway in New
Hampshire is next on June 21 for the "Iron Mike" Memorial, a
season highlight celebrating the life of legendary car owner
Mike Scrivani. The teams return to NH for a June 28 race at
the Twin State Speedway in Claremont to finish out the
month.
July will be especially challenging for the
teams as the mid section of the month hosts three races in
eight days. On July 19 NEMA will be part of the Oxford 250
super lae model weekend in Maine, a very prestigious
event in the northeast. This event will offer an opportunity
to claim the Marvin Rifchin Trophy, a piece wanted on all
NEMA driver's mantels.
Next up, the only mid week event of
the year is on July 23 in Seekonk, MA. Billed as "Open Wheel
Wednesday;" the track will host the Tri-Track Open
Modified Series as
well as the NEMA "Boston Louie Memorial Classic." The "Louie" is special to the
NEMA fraternity as the annual race is held in remembrance of
"Boston" Louie Seymour, long time NEMA midget car owner.
The month closes out with a return to the Waterford
Speedbowl on July 26 for NEMA's second of four visits. It will be a very special
night to say the least as much loved and missed Shane
Hammond will be remembered.
August starts out where July
left off, back at the popular Waterford facility on the 9th,
and then back north to Epping, NH and Star Speedway on the
23rd, a NEMA mainstay.
New York state's second stop
on the schedule is at the famed Oswego Speedway, Oswego,
NY. The Sept. 13th Saturady at the lightning fast track is the one
and only race date for the month.
The final two
events of the year are two day shows starting October 4-5 at
Waterford, for the clubs fourth visit and ending at "The
World Series of Speedway Racing" on the high banks of
Thompson Speedway on October 18-19.
The NEMA Lite
Division's 2014 schedule mimics the NEMA schedule save for
the additions of races on May 10th at Waterford, May 31 at
Star and Sept 6th back at Waterford. The Lites will not
compete at Thompson.
As the days get longer,
hopefully the temperatures will rise as high as the
anticipation of this new season. The NEMA and Lites teams
are winding up final preparations and as the first race date
approaches we can only imagine how the season will go. Check
back here weekly and we'll let you know! |
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NEMA 2014 RULEBOOK
Amended
MONDAY
7-21-14
Including NEMA LITES
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5th Annual
Shane Hammond
Memorial Race |
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NEMA CAUTION-FREE FEATURES PRODUCE ANOTHER FIRST
TIME WINNER |
The Waterford CT Speedbowl is in the Northeastern
Midget Association record books as producing the most first
time winners of any track on the circuit. It happened again
Saturday night. An elated Juris Kupris of Williamsburg, NY
raced to his very first victory in the NEMA Lites series. It
only took six and a half minutes in the 27 lap flag to flag
main event.
The NEMA Lites and NEMA Midgets were
racing in the Fifth annual Shane Hammond Memorial Race.
Hammond, a young, well liked NEMA competitor died in a
racing accident at the Thompson Speedway at the beginning of
the 2008 season.
It appeared from the start that the
Lites feature was destined to have a first time winner as
pole sitter Megan Cugini of Marshfield, MA solidly led the
early going. She was passed by teen sensation Anthony “The
Tornado” Payne of Fairlawn, NJ on lap 12, who also was
looking for his first NEMA win. Payne is the son of NEMA and
ISMA star Joey Payne.
Kupris followed Payne around
Cugini on lap 11 and ran second for several laps, opting to
make his bid for lead on lap 21. From there he opened a
comfortable lead and cruised to the finish, beating Payne by
more than two seconds.
Wednesday night’s Boston
Louie Classic winner PJ Stergois of Candia, NH finished
third followed by Richie Morroco of Planville, MA and early
leader Megan Cugini rounding out the top 5.
Kupris,
still catching his breath during the victory lane interview
credited friend and teammate Christian Briggs for
introducing him to the NEMA Lites. “We raced go-karts
together when we were kids and he asked me if I would like
to join him in the midgets,” said Kupris, “and I couldn’t
refuse having fun racing with him again.”
Juris
Kupris became the second first time winner in a week. Jake
Smith did it at Oxford Plains, ME the Saturday before.
The NEMA main event went flag to flag in just over six
minutes as well. Seth Carlson of Brimfield, MA got the jump
on pole sitter Paul Scally at the start and led all 27 laps
to claim his second win of the season. Carlson won at the
Evans Mills NY Motorsport Park in May after winning his
first ever last year at Oswego.
Carlson set a quick
pace from the start, cranking out laps a tick over 13
seconds. Reigning champion John Zych of Mendon, MA ran
second with similar lap times for most of the race, but
couldn’t close on Carlson. Zych finally used up his right
rear tire in the futile chase and was passed by point leader
Avery Stoehr of Lakeville, MA with two laps to go.
Zych was nipped at the line by Todd Bertrand of Suffield, CT
and settled for fourth. Randy Cabral of Kingston, MA was
fifth.
Both second place finisher Stoehr and third
place Bertrand said post race that they were hoping for a
caution as the only way to catch Carlson. Carlson in turn
said he was glad the race stayed green. “I might have had
enough to beat them on a restart,” he said, “this car was
excellent tonight, but I didn’t know how much of lead I had
so I just kept pushing it and glad we didn’t get a yellow.”
After three events in one week, the NEMA competitors
have a couple of weeks to catch their breath. Stoehr,
Cabral, Bertrand and Carlson are at the top of the NEMA
points and bring that battle back to Waterford on Saturday,
August 9, along with the NEMA Lites for the Angelillo
Memoral Race as part of the Speedbowl’s “Wings and Wheels”
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NEMA MIDGETS - WATERFORD -
7/26/14 |
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
71 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, CT |
Gene
Feigel |
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2 |
15a |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Russ Stoehr |
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3 |
39 |
Todd Bertrand |
Suffield, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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4 |
9 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon,MA |
John Zych
Sr. |
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5 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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6 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul Scally |
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7 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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8 |
5b |
Bethany
Stoehr |
Bridgewater,
MA |
MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr |
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9 |
29 |
Ian Cumens |
Lydell, PA |
Bobby Seymour |
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10 |
99 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Susan Santa
Maria |
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11 |
80 |
Pete Pernisiglio Jr. |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete Pernisiglio Sr. |
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12 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
13
DNF |
7 |
Alan Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
14
DNF |
85 |
Michael Barnes |
Mexico, NY |
Michael Barnes |
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NEMA LITES - WATERFORD -
7/26/14 |
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
42 |
Juris Kupris |
Williamsburg, NY |
Charles Thomas
Motorsports |
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2 |
21 |
Anthony Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Jennifer Scrivani |
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3 |
11 |
PJ Stergios |
Candia, NH |
Bill Stergios |
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4 |
25 |
Richie Morrocco |
Plainville, MA |
Richard Morrocco |
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5 |
41 |
Megan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
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6 |
31 |
Paul Bigelow |
Kensington, CT |
Paul
Bigelow |
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7 |
32 |
Scott Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Scott
Bigelow |
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8 |
94 |
Logan Rayvals |
Brockville, ON, CA |
Craig Rayvals |
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9 |
51 |
Danny Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
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10 |
46x |
Andy Barrows |
New Ipswitch, NH |
Jeff Johnson |
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11 |
18 |
DJ Moniz |
Fairhaven, MA |
David Moniz |
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12 |
15b |
Tony Colandro |
Islip Terrace, NY |
Russ Stoehr |
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13 |
16 |
Dennis O'Brien |
Deerfield, NH |
Chris O'Brien |
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14 |
45 |
Brandon Igo |
Enfield, CT |
David Igo |
15
DNF |
93 |
Jake Smith |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Ted Smith |
16
DNF |
44 |
Christian Briggs |
Mattapoisett, MA |
Charles
Thomas Motorsports |
17
DNF |
29 |
Ryan Krachun |
Neschanic Station, NJ |
Mike Krachun |
18
DNF |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
East Bridgewater, MA |
Glen Cabral |
19
DNS |
45m |
Joey
Mucciacciaro |
Wolcott, CT |
Frank
Mucciacciaro |
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37, is it just a number?
By Deb Marvuglio |
The number 37, what does it mean to you? To me, it's
not just a Midget that was transformed over the years from
black to white to yellow & blue. The 37 was a dream that
became a reality for my son, Shane. A young man who had an
infectious smile and bright blue eyes.
Shane learned
about risk and reward and much more by 15. An amazing karter
whether it was dirt or asphalt, he had a handle on it. Fast
forward to 15 and emergency brain and spine surgery where
the risk is death and the reward life, but what kind of life
was yet to be determined. Shane survived and with
determination like no other fought through pain and the odds
against him to get back to karting.
When the pain
became to much he looked for a car that offered more
suspension and protection from the grueling jarring of
karting. NEMA that was the ticket, that was the open wheel
racing of choice. Shane crewed with the Cabral's and that
magical day they let him take out their car at Waterford, he
beamed as he climbed out. There was one person missing that
day, his grandmother (his biggest fan, Betty) and we looked
at each other and he said, "she's here, she didn't miss it".
Those magic moments continue as his brother Anthony "the
Bug" Marvuglio experienced that feeling at Waterford on more
than one occasion. Bug has expressed, "Mom, he was in the
car with me," referring to Shane. Waterford is a magical
place for me and my boys.
Back to the 37, not just a
number, a tribute to Shane's Grandfather, Jack Glockner a
man that helped Shane live his dream every step of the way.
Shane and Jack (Pa) worked side by side and Pa bought him
that last 37 from Bob Bradbury another NEMA legend that was
taken too soon.
So as you get ready for the Shane
Hammond Memorial, please think about the risks, the rewards
and the price; is it all worth it, are you making the right
choices. Every race is a risk, life is a risk. Shane's last
race, in the Jarret #4 was a reward to him, he felt
respected, excited, and worthy. He knew he could do whatever
it takes. Sometime our days don't go as planned and this one
day in April, God had other plans; he took Shane out of his
painful body and gave him eternal life..... For whosoever
believeth.....shall have eternal life. (John 3:15) |
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NEMA MIDGETS THRILL BIG CROWD & TV AUDIENCE AT
THE “BOSTON LOUIE” RACE |
Wednesday night’s NEMA Boston Louie Memorial Classic
did not disappoint any of the 5,000 fans in attendance at
Seekonk, MA Speedway and turned out to be the perfect event
for NEMA’s first nationally televised races in its 61 year
history. Both the NEMA Midgets and the NEMA Lites provided
all the action and drama a spectator or viewer could want.
The season’s largest field of midgets turned out for the
series’ most prestigious race of the season. Something the
late “Boston” Louie Seymour would have been proud of.
The historic event was taped for rebroadcast by MAVTV
and sponsored by Burlington, MA computer software company
Acquia.
The most coveted trophy of any collection was
up for grabs and NEMA’s Paul Scally of Raynham, MA had time
to think about where he would put it while he cruised to a
near half lap lead in the 29 lap main. Scally rocketed from
his front row starting spot and set a blistering pace with
the fastest lap of field of 11.454 on lap 6. He was living
up to his handle as “Dangerous,” looking like a sure bet for
victory until the first caution flew on lap 24.
Scally now had the likes of Randy Cabral of Plymouth, Ma,
Todd Bertrand of Suffield, CT and Avery Stoehr of Lakeville,
MA restarting around him. Scally got the jump and held off a
charging Cabral for a couple of laps, but Cabral motored on
by with his fastest lap of the race on lap 27, bringing his
teammate Bertrand with him. Stoehr got by Scally on the last
lap. Scally wound up with a season high fourth. Seth Carlson
from Brimfield, MA was fifth.
Cabral complimented
Scally during the post-race interview, saying that he was
rooting for him, “but knew he had to pass him if he wanted
to keep his job!” Cabral, the winningest midget driver at
Seekonk dedicated his win to the late Irene Vendetti, the
matriarch of the track known as “The Cement Palace.”
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NEMA Lites took the green in their 29 lap main event and
when the checkered flag fell PJ Stergios of Candia, NH had
notched his fourth win of the season. Young Stergios turned
in the fastest and only lap under 12 seconds in the entire
field on his next to last circuit. PJ credited his brother
Jake and dad Bill for the help they provide in fielding an
almost perfect car.
He won by two seconds over Chris
Lamb of Greensboro, NC., who had a tremendous run for his
first time at Seekonk. The multi-time winner and USAC
Eastern HPD Midget Champion looked to spoil the NEMA
regulars big night, but didn’t have enough for the hard
charging Stergios.
Saturday night’s winner Jake Smith
of Stroudsburg, PA had another good run finishing third,
followed by Vermont dirt track ace Adam Pierson in Frank
Manafort’s pavement car. Lites point leader Ryan Krachun
from NJ was fifth.
NEMA moves on to the Waterford
Speedbowl Saturday night for third event in a week, before
having the following week off. Saturday’s event honors the
late NEMA driver Shane Hammond. A big night is planned
through the efforts of Shane’s mom, Deb Marvuglio and the
Shane Hammond Believe Foundation. |
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GRAND MARSHALL - BENTLEY WARREN
PACE BIKE from
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE OF
FOXBORO |
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NEMA LITES |
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NEMA LITES - SEEKONK -
7/23/14 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
11 |
PJ Stergios |
Candia, NH |
Bill Stergios |
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2 |
9 |
Chris Lamb |
Greensboro,NC |
Butch Lamb |
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3 |
93 |
Jake Smith |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Ted Smith |
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4 |
76 |
Adam Pierson
|
East Corinth, VT
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Frank Manafort
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5 |
29 |
Ryan Krachun |
Neschanic Station, NJ |
Mike Krachun |
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6 |
9s |
Matt Swanson |
Acton, MA |
Matt Seymour |
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7 |
31 |
Paul Bigelow |
Kensington, CT |
Paul
Bigelow |
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8 |
25 |
Richie Morrocco |
Plainville, MA |
Richard Morrocco |
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9 |
46x |
Andy Barrows |
New Ipswitch, NH |
Jeff Johnson |
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10 |
18 |
DJ Moniz |
Fairhaven, MA |
David Moniz |
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11 |
24 |
Calvin Carroll |
Andover, NJ |
Joe Carroll |
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12 |
27 |
Kevin Hutchens |
E. Waterborro, ME |
Dan Hutchens |
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13 |
52 |
Kevin Park |
Foxboro, MA |
Kevin Park |
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14 |
41 |
Megan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
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15 |
16 |
Dennis O'Brien |
Deerfield, NH |
Chris O'Brien |
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16 |
21 |
Anthony Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Jennifer Scrivani |
17
DNF |
51 |
Danny Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
18
DNF |
94 |
Logan Rayvals |
Brockville, ON, CA |
Craig Rayvals |
19
DNF |
04 |
Ryan Preece |
Berlin, CT |
Craig Rayvals |
20
DNF |
42 |
Juris Kupris |
Williamsburg, NY |
Charles Thomas
Motorsports |
21
DNF |
32 |
Scott Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Scott
Bigelow |
22
DNF |
44 |
Christian Briggs |
Mattapoisett, MA |
Charles
Thomas Motorsports |
23
DNF |
39 |
RJ Tufano |
West Haven, CT |
RJ Tufano |
24
DNF |
6 |
Jessica Bean |
Farmland, IN |
Butch Lamb |
25
DNF |
35 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Glen Cabral |
26
DNF |
13 |
Ryan Bigelow |
E.Hampton, CT |
Ryan Bigelow |
27
DNF |
45m |
Joey
Mucciacciaro |
Wolcott, CT |
Frank
Mucciacciaro |
28
DNS |
20 |
Myles DeVits |
Barrington, NH |
Myles DeVits |
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NEMA MIDGETS |
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NEMA MIDGETS - SEEKONK -
7/23/14 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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2 |
39 |
Todd Bertrand |
Suffield, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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3 |
15a |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Russ Stoehr |
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4 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul Scally |
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5 |
71 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, CT |
Gene
Feigel |
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6 |
46 |
Kenney Johnson |
Bethany, CT |
Jeff Johnson |
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7 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
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8 |
29 |
Ian Cumens |
Lydell, PA |
Bobby Seymour |
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9 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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10 |
9 |
Bobby Santos III |
Franklin, MA |
John Zych
Sr. |
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11 |
5b |
Bethany
Stoehr |
Bridgewater,
MA |
MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr |
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12 |
16 |
Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Matt O'Brien |
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13 |
80 |
Pete Pernisiglio Jr. |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete Pernisiglio Sr. |
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14 |
44 |
Russ Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Ed Breault |
15
DNF |
4 |
Anthony Nocella |
Woburn, MA |
Bobby Seymour |
16
DNF |
74 |
Doug Coby |
Milford, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
17
DNF |
1s |
Jeff Horn |
Ashland , MA |
Babe Shaw |
18
DNF |
85 |
Michael Barnes |
Mexico, NY |
Michael Barnes |
19
DNF |
99 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Susan Santa
Maria |
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Presented by
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Boston Louie Memorial
Sponsors |
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Event Sponsor
ACQUIA
Burlington,MA
www.acquia.com
Associate Sponsors
Total Seal Piston Rings
Phoeniz, AZ
Bentley's Saloon
Arundel,ME
Blackwatch
Farm
Weathersfield, VT
Seals-It
Ellington, CT
NEMA Feature Sponsors
Motorcars
International
Bridgewater, MA
Crown
Collision
Pawtucket -
Bristol - Middletown, RI
Randy Cabral #47
NEMA LITES Feature Sponsors
Blackwatch Farm
Weathersfield, VT
FMR Racing
Weathersfield, VT
East Ontario Hay Sales
Brockville, Ontario
Seekonk Grand
Prix
Seekonk , MA
Dr. James Cataldo
Sterling, MA
PJ Stergios #11
NEMA
LITES Hard Charger Award
K-Tron Corporation
Marlboro, MA
PJ Stergios #11
NEMA
LITES Hard Luck Award
The Seymour Family
Rayvals Racing #94 & #04
NEMA Hard Charger Award
Mike Jarrett
Bellingham, MA
Randy Cabral #47
NEMA Hard Luck Award
The Seymour Family
Paul Scally
#30
NEMA LITES Heat Sponsors
Viveiros Insurance
Fall River, MA
Pro Stock Kitchens
Peterborough, NH
Doug Howells
Hunter, ND
Heat 1 - Ryan Krachun #29
Heat 2 - DJ Moniz #18
Heat 3 - RJ Tufano #39
NEMA Heat Sponsors
Falconi Energy
Southborough, MA
Mike Jarrett
Bellingham, MA
Heat 1 - Paul Scally #30
Heat
2 - Randy Cabral #47 |
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NEMA
ROLLS INTO SEEKONK FOR THE
BOSTON LOUIE SEYMOUR MEMORIAL
by Chris Romano
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Eighteen years ago the Northeast Midget Association
held its first Boston Louie Seymour Memorial at Seekonk
Speedway, and it rapidly became a signature event for midget
racing in the northeast. On July 23 the NEMA Midgets and
NEMA Lites will invade Seekonk Speedway again for Open Wheel
Wednesday, joining the Modifieds for a night of record
breaking lap speeds and three abreast racing.
This
year’s Boston Louie will be special as Ralph Sheheen and the
crew of MAVTV’s SpeedSport Magazine show will be on site to
film the 29 lap event for broadcast on August 14. For
co-founders Mike and Bobby Seymour, the broadcast of their
father’s race brings the legacy of Boston Louie Seymour full
circle. For years Boston Louie towed the family’s Sprint Car
to the Midwest to race with USAC’s finest, and in 1976 with
Billy Casella the team won the USAC Silver Crown
championship.
“From 1971 to 1980,” said Bobby, “ABC’s
Wide World of Sports broadcast USAC Sprint Cars from Terre
Haute, and our car won the first year, the second year, and
the last year.” That exposure, said Seymour, helped propel
his father to a national stage.
Asked if he thought
the race would grow to the size and stature it has, Seymour
responded, “In some ways, yes, and in some ways no. I never
thought we’d get a TV deal. But I knew a lot of people in
the Midwest were behind it because of his notoriety. You’ve
got to work it all the time, and that’s what we do now.
There’s a lot of history there but there are fans who
weren’t even born when my father was racing. That’s when I
show them the Wide World of Sports clip.”
Coming on
board for corporate sponsorship this year is Acquia, A
Burlington, MA commercial open source software company.
Other associate sponsors also on board will help make the
Boston Louie one of the best paying shows on the NEMA
calendar.
In addition to NEMA regulars like Randy
Cabral, Todd Bertrand, and Avery and Bethany Stoehr, the
NEMA field will see former Whelen Modified Tour champions
Doug Coby and red hot Bobby Santos seeking to repeat their
own Boston Louie wins. Coby is the defending champion of the
race and will drive for Tim Bertrand, while Santos won the
race in 2002 and will drive the car normally driven by John
Zych. Santos comes to Seekonk off of wins in the USAC Silver
Crown Series in St. Louis, and a last lap pass at New
Hampshire International in the Modifieds.
NEMA Lites
will be represented by P.J. Stergios, Paul Bigelow, Anthony
Nocella and rookie Anthony “The Tornado” Payne. Overall
Bobby Seymour is expecting a record turnout for the event.
“Between the NEMA Midgets and the NEMA Lites,” said
Seymour, we’re expecting between forty and fifty cars. Given
the way things are in racing, I’d say that is pretty good.” |
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Doug Coby Ready For Defense Of
NEMA Boston Louie Victory At Seekonk Speedway
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July 10, 2014 By
Shawn Courchesne - Story at
racedayct.com HERE
When Doug
Coby and Northeastern Midget Association team owner Tim
Bertrand sat down to figure out Coby’s part-time schedule
with the team this series, there was one event they knew
Coby would unquestionably be running.
In 2013 Coby
got his first career NEMA victory in one of the division’s
biggest events, the Boston Louie Memorial at Seekonk (Mass.)
Speedway.
And when the event runs on July 23 at
Seekonk, Coby will be in the lineup looking to defend his
win.
Coby, of Milford, will also be running the No.
20 Czarnecki Brothers Tour Type Modified in the Open Wheel
Wednesday Modified feature at Seekonk that evening.
“We’ve been talking about it since last year so we made sure
that was on our schedule first and foremost,” Coby said of
the Boston Louie Memorial event. “I’ll be there anyway for
the [Open Modified] race. It’s a good day for me to have
both cars there. They’re both going to be fast. I’m
excited.”
This year’s Boston Louie Memorial event is
expected to be broadcast on MAVTV.
“It’s a little
bigger this year because I hear it’s going to be televised,”
Coby said. “That’s kind of cool. That’s awesome for them to
be able to put that little TV package together. It’s
obviously their most prestigious race on the schedule in
terms of the history. They have a handful of big one’s but I
think that’s the biggest one for them.”
Coby made his
first NEMA start for Bertrand Motorsports in 2012. He made
three starts for the team in 2013, finishing fifth in an
event at the Waterford Speedbowl and second in another event
at Seekonk. Coby, who runs full-time on the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour and in the SK Modified division at Stafford
Motor Speedway, has made two NEMA starts this year for
Bertrand Motorsports.
“It’s kind of cool to be the
outsider who won [the Boston Louie] last
year,” Coby said. “I’d like to be the outsider who wins it
again this year.” |
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Marvin Rifchin
Trophy Race
July 19th
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| The July
6, 2006 NEMA race at Thompson honoring Marvin Rifchin |
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STOEHR
AND SMITH SCORE
NEMA VICTORIES AT OXFORD
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The young talent of
the Northeastern Midget Association were fast and in charge
Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. The NEMA midgets
returned to the Maine oval for the first time in several
years as part of the track’s historic “250 Weekend.”
Eighteen year old Avery Stoehr of Lakeville, MA won the NEMA
main and 22 year old Jake Smith of Stroudsburg, PA took the
checkers in the Lites feature. Both drivers had a
straightaway lead at one point during their romp to victory.
Both received the Marvin Rifkin Trophy for winning the race
named for the late owner and operator of M & H Tire, honored
for his endless support of NEMA and its competitors
throughout the club’s long history.
Stoehr came from
his third starting spot to get around early leader Paul
Scally within the first five laps. Scally was left to battle
Avery’s cousin Bethany Stoehr for the second spot. It wasn’t
long before Randy Cabral had sliced his way through the
field from his eighth starting position and began to reel in
the leaders. Cabral had been the fastest in practice turning
the track at 13.4 and was again setting a blistering pace
with a feature fast lap of 13.7. The caution waved at lap 11
when Scally slowed on the track with brake problems ending
his promising run. This set up a side by side restart
between Stoehr and Cabral, with Stoehr getting the jump at
the green. Cabral gave chase, but a misfiring engine a few
laps later allowed Stoehr to get away and cruise to his
second victory of the season. Cabral held on for second,
followed by Bethany Stoehr, Jim Chambers and Todd Bertrand
rounding out the top five. Paul Scally and Jim Chambers were
qualifying heat winners. Avery Stoehr’s feature win keeps
the top of the point battle tight between he and Cabral
heading into the next event at Seekonk on Wednesday.
Jake Smith notched his first ever NEMA Lite victory by
dominating their portion of night’s action. Smith came from
his third starting spot to battle double-duty driver Randy
Cabral in the early stages. He was able to clear Cabral
within a lap and set sail on a torrid pace, leading better
than a straightaway over Cabral. Danny Cugini caught and
passed Cabral for second in the late stages of the 25 lap
main. Cabral held on for third, followed by Kevin Hutchins
and Matt Swanson. Smith and Ryan Krachun were heat winners.
In victory lane, Smith thanked his parents who make the long
tow from Pennsylvania and crew for him at the NEMA Lite
events.
The Oxford race was the first of three in one
week for NEMA. Both divisions of midgets race in the
prestigious Boston Louie Memorial Classic on Wednesday night
at Seekonk and the annual Shane Hammond Memorial race at the
Waterford, CT Speedbowl on Saturday night. |
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TRIPLE CROWN RACE - 125 LAPS |
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NEMA MIDGETS - OPS -
7/19/14 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
15a |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Russ Stoehr |
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2 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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3 |
5b |
Bethany
Stoehr |
Bridgewater,
MA |
MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr |
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4 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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5 |
39 |
Todd Bertrand |
Suffield, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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6 |
99 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Susan Santa
Maria |
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7 |
71 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, CT |
Gene
Feigel |
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8 |
29 |
Ian Cumens |
Lydell, PA |
Bobby Seymour |
9
DNF |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul Scally |
10
DNF |
44 |
Russ Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Ed Breault |
11
DNS |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
12
DNS |
46 |
Kenney Johnson |
Bethany, CT |
Jeff Johnson |
13
DNS |
9 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon,MA |
John Zych
Sr. |
14
DNS |
13 |
Ryan
Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Randy
Bigelow |
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NEMA LITES - OPS -
7/19/14 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
93 |
Jake Smith |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Ted Smith |
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2 |
51 |
Danny Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
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3 |
35 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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4 |
27 |
Kevin Hutchens |
E. Waterborro, ME |
Dan Hutchens |
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5 |
9 |
Matt Swanson |
Acton, MA |
Matt Seymour |
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6 |
76 |
Adam Pierson
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East Corinth, VT
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Frank Manafort
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7 |
11 |
PJ Stergios |
Candia, NH |
Bill Stergios |
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8 |
18 |
David Moniz |
New Bedford, MA |
Dave Moniz |
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9 |
46x |
Andy Barrows |
New Ipswitch, NH |
Jeff Johnson |
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10 |
29 |
Ryan Krachun |
Neschanic Station, NJ |
Mike Krachun |
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11 |
94 |
Logan Ryvals |
Brockville, ON |
Craig Rayvals |
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12 |
32 |
Paul Bigelow |
Kensington, CT |
Scottt
Bigelow |
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13 |
25 |
Richie Morrocco |
Plainville, MA |
Richard Morrocco |
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14 |
16 |
Dennis O'Brien |
Deerfield, NH |
Chris O'Brien |
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15 |
52 |
Kevin Park |
Foxboro, MA |
Kevin Park |
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16 |
20 |
Myles DeVits |
Barrington, NH |
Myles DeVits |
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17 |
41 |
Megan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
D. Cugini |
18
DNS |
21 |
Anthony Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Jennifer Scrivani |
19
DNS |
31 |
Ryan Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Scott
Bigelow |
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NEMA Lites "Allstar" Awards
from Allstar Performance |
The NEMA midget
association is proud to announce a new corporate partner for
their NEMA Lites Series - Allstar Performance out of
Watervliet, Michigan.
NEMA has established a new
contingency award that will recognize the outstanding
efforts of NEMA LITES drivers both on and off the track. At
each event the Allstar Performance “ Allstar of The Race”
will receive a $100 dollar Allstar Performance gift
certificate.
Additionally 9 winners will be picked at
the 2014 NEMA Banquet to receive an “Allstar of the Season”
award. These are open to the NEMA Lites drivers, car owners,
and any associate members. These awards will be chosen for
outstanding performance both on and off the track.
Allstar Performance recognizes NEMA as having a successful
62 year history and is proud to support the organization
with these awards. |
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