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2014 Race Results & Photos

Race 5 - Twin State Speedwy - 6-28-14

Race 4 - Monadnock Speedway - 6-21-14

Race 3 - Wiscasset Speedway - 6-7-14

LITES Race - Star Speedway- 5-31-14

Race 2 - Evans MIlls - 5-24-14

LITES Race - Waterford Speedbowl - 5-10-14

Race 1 - Waterford Speedbowl - 4-12 & 13-14

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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.

MONADNOCK

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.

WISCASSET

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.

EVANS MILLS

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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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.

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2013 Race Results & Photos

Race 15 - Thompson World Series - 10-20-13

Race 14 - Lee Oktoberfest - 10-13-13

Race 13 - Waterford Finale - 10-6-13

Race 12 - Oswego Speedway - 9-14-13

LITES Race - Star Speedway - 9-7-13

LITES Race - Star Speedway - 8-24-13

Race 11 - Riverside Speedway - 8-17-13

Race 10 - Angelillo Memorial - Waterford - 8-10-13

Race 9 - Airborne Speedway - 8-3-13

Race 8 - Shane Memorial - Waterford - 7-27-13

Race 7 - Seekonk Open Wheel Weds. - 7-17-13

Race 6 - Lee USA Speedway - 7-12-13

Race 5 - Stafford Xteme Saturday - 6-29-13

Race 4 - Monadnock Speedway - 6-22-13

Race 3 - Star Speedway - 6-8-13

Race 2 - Boston Louie - Seekonk - 6-2-13

LITES Race - Lee USA Speedway - 5-31-13

LITES Race - Star Speedway - 5-18-13

Race 1 - Waterford Speedbowl - 4-6 & 7-13
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NEMA MIDGETS & LITES TO ATTACK
OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
ON 250 WEEKEND JULY 19th

OPS TRACK PR RELEASE - Oxford Plains Speedway President, Tom Mayberry is pleased to announce that the NEMA Midgets (Northeastern Midget Association) will be part of the giant Oxford 250 weekend, July 18th through 20th. This will mark the first time in several years that the Midgets have appeared at Oxford.

The NEMA Midgets are a compact winged racecar with a very high power to weight ratio. With up to 400 horsepower and weighing approximately 1,000 pounds, Midgets are among the fastest cars on oval tracks ½ mile and under. Midget racing has long provided a pivotal role in the development of some of the nation’s finest and most successful drivers.

Joining the NEMA Midgets will be the NEMA LITES. The NEMA LITES are basically the same car except they are self starting, and they have the same chassis, wing package and tires, but have a limited race engine. The LITES are built so that they can easily be converted to a full NEMA Midget package.

The NEMA Midgets and NEMA LITES will be competing on the Saturday, July 19th portion of the Oxford 250 weekend card.

For more information on the NEMA organization and Oxford Plains Speedway, visit the Track website at www.oxfordplains.com, or call the Speedway hot line at 207-539-8865. Oxford Plains Speedway is located on Route 26 in Oxford, Maine.

NEMA Announces
2014 Schedule

Printable PDF of NEMA &
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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!

NEMA 2014 RULEBOOK
Amended MONDAY 7-21-14
Including NEMA LITES
PDF HERE

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*NEMA LITES - SEEKONK - 7/23/14*
Pos.	#	Driver	Hometown	Owner
1	11	PJ Stergios	Candia, NH	Bill Stergios
2	9	Chris Lamb	Greensboro,NC	Chris Lamb
3	93	Jake Smith	Stroudsburg, PA	Ted Smith
4	76	*Adam Pierson*	*East Corinth, VT*	Frank Manafort
5	29	Ryan Krachun	Neschanic Station, NJ	Mike Krachun
6	9	Matt Swanson	Acton, MA	Matt Seymour
7	31	*Paul* *Bigelow*	Kensington, CT	Paul *Bigelow*
8	25	Richie Morrocco	Plainville, MA	Richard Morrocco
9	46x	Andy Barrows	New Ipswitch, NH	Jeff Johnson
10	18	DJ Moniz	Fairhaven, MA	David Moniz
11	24	Calvin Carroll	Andover, NJ	Calvin Carroll
12	27	Kevin Hutchens	E. Waterborro, ME	Dan Hutchens
13	52	Kevin Park	Foxboro, MA	Kevin Park
14	41	Megan *CuginI*	*Marshfield, MA*	*D. Cugini*
15	16	Dennis O'Brien	Deerfield, NH	Chris O'Brien
16	21	Anthony Payne	*Fairlawn, NJ*	*Jennifer Scrivani*
17	51	*Danny Cugini*	*Marshfield, MA*	*D. Cugini*
18	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	Jessica, Bean
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 DNF	20	Myles DeVits	Barrington, NH	Myles DeVits

NEMA MIDGETS - SEEKONK - 7/23/14

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 47 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Tim Bertrand

2 39 Todd Bertrand Suffield, CT Bertrand Motorsports

3 15a Avery Stoehr Lakeville, MA Russ Stoehr

4 30 Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally

5 71 Seth Carlson Brimfield, CT Gene Feigel

6 46 Kenney Johnson Bethany, CT Jeff Johnson

7 87 Doug Cleveland Sudbury, MA Doug Cleveland

8 29 Ian Cumens Lydell, PA Bobby Seymour

9 21 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Mike Chambers

10 9 Bobby Santos III Franklin, MA John Zych Sr.

11 5b Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater, MA MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr

12 16 Matt OBrien Wilmington, MA Matt OBrien

13 80 Pete Pernisiglio Jr. Ronkonkoma, NY Pete Pernisiglio Sr.

14 44 Russ Stoehr Lakeville, MA Ed Breault

15 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
DNS 99 Jim Santa Maria Burlington, CT Susan Santa Maria

NEMA ROLLS INTO SEEKONK FOR THE
BOSTON LOUIE SEYMOUR MEMORIAL
by Chris Romano

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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Open Wheel Wednesday Event Schedule

1:00 PM Ticket Booth & Pits Open
1:15 PM Modified Tire Sales Start (In Pits)
Tire Slips purchased at pit ticket window
1:45 PM Modified Inspections begin. All cars must pass over scales and register transponders, pick drawing number

3:15 PM Practice starts following rotation – Modifieds – NEMA Lites – Midgets
Each division minimum 2 rounds
4:00 PM Grandstands Open
5:00 PM Practice Ends
5:10 PM Modified tire scuff round
5:30 PM Modified Drivers meeting and drawing for starts
6:00 PM Modified & NEMA Autograph session @ midway

6:55 PM National Anthem & Start of Program
Qualifying Race Rotation

Heats:
Modifieds
NEMA Lites
NEMA Midgets
Consolation Races

Feature Events
NEMA Lites 29 Laps
B Main Modified Feature 25 laps($1000 to win)
NEMA Midgets 29 laps
$10,000 to win Modified Race 100 laps

Schedule Subject to Change

Format for the 2014 Boston Louie
> Time Trials, Heats & an Invert <

3-4 Warm ups (2-3 warmups early in the day - time dependent)

Time trials will be taking place during the last warm up.
No more than 6 cars on the track at a time for time trials.
Time trial lineups will be based upon transponder times (the fastest time for each car) from the initial set of warmups. The fastest 6 cars will run together, the next six, and so on.
Time trial results will be based upon the fastest single lap for each car.

2 or 3 heats will be run (depending on car count) and the heat race invert will be determined after time trials. The typical invert over the last two years has been somewhere between 20 and the total number of cars present, - meaning that the 20th fastest car on a #20 invert would start on the pole in the first heat.
Either 4, 5 or 6 cars (dependent on 2 or 3 heats) will qualify out of each heat.
There will be a feature invert and it will be between 6 and 12. The feature invert is based upon TIME TRAIL TIMES.

If, for example, a #12 invert, the fastest out of the qualified cars would start 12th, the second fastest 11th, the third fastest 10th, and so on. The 13th – 15th fastest, although they may have qualified through their heat, would start 13th – 15th, heads up.

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

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

NEMA LITES Hard Charger Award
K-Tron Corporation
Marlboro, MA

NEMA Hard Charger Award
Mike Jarrett
Bellingham, MA

NEMA LITES Heat Sponsors
Viveiros Insurance
Fall River, MA
Pro Stock Kitchens
Peterborough, NH
Doug Howells
Hunter, ND

NEMA Heat Sponsors
Falconi Energy
Southborough, MA
Mike Jarrett
Bellingham, MA

Doug Coby Ready For Defense Of NEMA Boston Louie Victory At Seekonk Speedway

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.”

Marvin Rifchin
Trophy Race
July 19th

The July 6, 2006 NEMA race at Thompson honoring Marvin Rifchin

STOEHR AND SMITH SCORE
NEMA VICTORIES AT OXFORD

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

NEMA MIDGETS - OPS - 7/19/14

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 15a Avery Stoehr Lakeville, MA Russ Stoehr

2 47 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Tim Bertrand

3 5b Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater, MA MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr

4 21 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Mike Chambers

5 39 Todd Bertrand Suffield, CT Bertrand Motorsports

6 99 Jim Santa Maria Burlington, CT Susan Santa Maria

7 71 Seth Carlson Brimfield, CT Gene Feigel

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





			*Photos by* *Norm Marx*

NEMA LITES - OPS - 7/19/14

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 93 Jake Smith Stroudsburg, PA Ted Smith

2 51 Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA D. Cugini

3 35 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Glen Cabral

4 27 Kevin Hutchens E. Waterborro, ME Dan Hutchens

5 9 Matt Swanson Acton, MA Matt Seymour

6 76
Adam Pierson

East Corinth, VT

Frank Manafort

7 11 PJ Stergios Candia, NH Bill Stergios

8 18 David Moniz New Bedford, MA Dave Moniz

9 46x Andy Barrows New Ipswitch, NH Jeff Johnson

10 29 Ryan Krachun Neschanic Station, NJ Mike Krachun

11 94 Logan Ryvals Brockville, ON Craig Rayvals

12 32 Paul Bigelow Kensington, CT Scottt Bigelow

13 25 Richie Morrocco Plainville, MA Richard Morrocco

14 16 Dennis O'Brien Deerfield, NH Chris O'Brien

15 52 Kevin Park Foxboro, MA Kevin Park

16 20 Myles DeVits Barrington, NH Myles DeVits

17 41 Megan CuginI Marshfield, MA D. Cugini

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DNS 21 Anthony Payne Fairlawn, NJ Jennifer Scrivani

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DNS 31 Ryan Bigelow E. Hampton, CT Scott Bigelow

NEMA Roars into 2014 "NEMA Speedweek"

Just a mere eleven points separate points leader and four time champion Randy Cabral and young contender, Avery Stoehr in the 2014 points standings, and less than sixty points separate the top five as NEMA roars into its first ever "Speedweek" starting at Oxford Plains Speedway this coming Saturday.

MARVIN RIFCHIN TROPHY RACE - OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY
NEMA has not been to the Maine oval in quite some time - which may play an advantage to the likes of Seth Carlson - who has performed very well on "round" race tracks over the past season winning at Oswego and Evans Mills, NY and John Zych, who also proved very strong at "new" race tracks for NEMA at Riverside Speedway and Airborne Park in 2013. Cabral has also proven strength at "new" race tracks - winning at Wiscasset earlier this year, and has not been off of the podium in the last three events. Throw in a dominating performance by Todd
Bertrand in the 39 at Twin State Speedway the last time NEMA was out, and some
dominating heat race victories by Paul "Dangerous" Scally - and it should make for an interesting event at Oxford this coming Saturday.

In the NEMA Lite series Ryan Krachun (29) holds a very slim fifty one point lead over Andy Barrows (46x). A lead Barrows is determined to cut in to at the Oxford Plains Speedway - in addition to PJ Stergios, Scott Bigelow, Paul Bigelow, and a number of others who have tasted success this season.

BOSTON LOUIE MEMORIAL - SEEKONK SPEEDWAY
NEMA then heads on next Wednesday to Seekonk Speedway for the Boston Louie
Memorial race where 2013 race winner, 2012 Whelen Modified Tour champion and
current Tour points leader Doug Coby will be on hand to defend. It is also the first time in many years that NEMA will have a spotlight on national television, with the race slated to be broadcast on MAVTV in early August and sponsored by Acquia Inc. of Burlington, MA. Acquia, where NEMA car owner, Tim Bertrand is employed as the Head of Sales, was the fastest growing company in the United States from 2009-2014.

“It’s a little bigger this year because I hear it’s going to be televised,”
Coby said.

“That’s kind of cool and that’s awesome for NEMA 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. 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.”

Coby will have stiff competition in trying to defend his 2013 Louie crown, with Cabral as the all-time Seekonk winner on hand, in addition to Anthony Nocella in the multi time Boston Louie winning car, the Seymour #4. Add to that mix, Jim Chambers, Kenney Johnson, Bethany Stoehr, Seth Carlson, Avery Stoehr, John Zych and Paul Scally – Coby will undoubtedly have his hands full.

PJ Stergios is expected to be on hand to defend his 2013 Louie win in his family owned #11, where he won an epic battle last year against Andy Barrows and Anthony Nocella in the Seymour owned machine.

SHANE HAMMOND MEMORIAL - WATERFORD SPEEDBOWL
NEMA finishes its Speedweek at the Waterford Speedbowl for the Shane Hammond Memorial. Last year might have gone down as one of the most emotional races in recent history, as Anthony Marvuglio took the Bertrand #74 to victory after only having received the call the day before to drive the car. It is unknown at this point whether Marvuglio will participate in the 2014 event, but it is certain that all time Speedbowl winner Randy Cabral will be on hand, in addition to Todd Bertrand who has won a number of the recent events at the Bowl, as well as Avery Stoehr who won the 2014 opener in dominating fashion. John Zych, who has been on the
podium many times in recent past at the Bowl is expected to be on hand, in addition to Coby, Paul Scally who has led a number of laps at the Bowl in 2013, and it is rumored that multi time champion Russ Stoehr will be on hand in the Breault #44 for the Hammond race after some impressive test runs at the Bowl recently.

There will be a new Lites winner at the Hammond Memorial, as previous winner Avery Stoehr has graduated over the past year. Look for the likes of Christian Briggs, who has been very strong in the past at Waterford, in addition to Brandon Igo, the Bigelow brothers, Jake Smith and others, it should prove to be a very competitive field for the 2014 Hammond Memorial.

Shane Hammond Memorial Race



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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