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Saturday - August 9th, 2008

The 2008 Boston Louie special awards & race sponsors, the 2008 race format, 2008 news releases, and the results, stories, and pictures from previous Boston Louie races
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		Photos by NormMarx.com

*Boston Louie - Seekonk - 8/9/08*
*Pos.*	#	*Driver*	*Hometown*	*Owner*
1	47	Randy Cabral	Plymouth, MA	Tim Bertrand
2	29	Jeff Abold	Pennellville, NY	Bobby Seymour
3	98	Bobby Santos III	Franklin, MA	Robert Santos Jr.
4	47b	Jeremy Frankoski	Huntington, NY	Tim Bertrand
5	45	Joey Payne	Fairlawn, NJ	Gene Angelillo
6	5	William Wall	Shrewsbury, MA	Wall Motorsports LLC
7	7ny	Adam Cantor	Dix Hills, NY	Cantor Racing
8	A1	Jeff Horn	Ashland, MA	Jeff Horn
9	63	Mike Keeler	Danbury, CT	TSR Motorsports Inc.
10	P30	Mike Horn	Ashland, MA	Mike Horn
11	77m	Mike Luggelle	Hull, MA	Mike Luggelle
12	4	Nokie Fornoro	Stroudsburg, PA	Mike Jarret
13	30	Paul Scally	Raynham, MA	Paul Scally
14	9	John Zych Jr.	Mendon, MA	John Zych
15	99	Aaron Wall	Shrewsbury, MA	Power Point Race Cars
16	87	Doug Cleveland	Sudbury, MA	Doug Cleveland
17	21	Barry Kittredge	Marlboro, MA	Barry Kittredge
18	88	Abby Martino	Norfolk, MA	Joan Martino
19	94	Jim Peruto	Doylestown, PA	Jim Peruto
20	78	Brian Cleveland	Billerica, MA	Linda Cleveland
21 DNF	75	Lou Cicconi Jr.	Aston, PA	Lou Cicconi Jr.
22 DNF	35	Lee Bundy	Kennebunkport, ME	Glen Cabral
23 DNF	44	Erica Santos	Franklin, MA	Ed Breault
24 DNF	26b	Greg Stoehr	Bridgewater, MA	Greg Stoehr
25 DNF	28	Paul Luggelle	Holbrook, MA	Paul Luggelle
26 DNF	49	B.J. MacDonald	Dublin, PA	B.J. MacDonald
27 DNS	11	Howie Bumpus	Lakeville, MA	Charles Camosse
28 DNQ	2k	Kelly Ferrell	Chaplin, CT	John Ferrell
29 DNQ	16	Matt O'Brien	Wilmington, MA	Jim O'Brien
30 DNQ	14	Kevin Park	Foxboro, MA	Paul Holmstrand
31 DNQ	77	Andy Shlatz	Enfield, CT	Mike Luggelle

*Lites - Boston Louie - Seekonk - 8/9/08*
Pos.	Car #	*Driver*	Owner
1	26	Shaun Gosselin	Gosselin Racing
2	85	Nicholas Ribbe	Nicholas Ribbe
3	18	Jesse State	Jim State
4	11	PJ Stergios	Bill Stergios
5	35	Anthony Marvuglio	Glen Cabral
6	10	Matt Bettencourt	F. Bettencourt Trucking
7	48	Todd Bertrand	Tim Bertrand
8	20	Andy Shlatz	Andy Shlatz
9	1	Tad Uzzle	Tad Uzzle
10	66L	Mike Luggelle	Mike Luggelle
11	36	Josh Wollam	-
12	09	Stephanie Doty	Ronald Doty
13 DNF	28	Paul Luggelle	Paul Luggelle
14 DNF	33	Shawn Torrey	Shawn Torrey
15 DNF	57	Jake Stergios	Bill Stergios
16 DNF	50	Mike Muldon	-
Stamford, CT $100 Hard Charger Award to Jesse State #18

Cabral & Gosselin Capture
Boston Louie Honors

“With a Little Help From My Friends” would have been the appropriate sound track. Randy Cabral won Saturday night’s Northeastern Midget Association Boston Louie Seymour Memorial at Seekonk Speedway with a motor borrowed from the Santos crew.

Starting eighth, Randy Cabral had the lead when the first caution showed on lap three. Only a second yellow on lap eight interrupted Cabral’s run to his fourth win of the year in the Bertrand #47. Pole sitter Paul Scally was the only other leader.

Jeff Abold, in the Seymour #29, came from deep in the field to dog Cabral over the final 10 circuits. There was less than a car length between them at the checker.

Shaun Gosselin dominated the accompanying NEMA Lites feature.

The motor broke in the first practice and Cabral said he had “given up on things” when Bobby offered their spare motor. “Who else blows a motor in practice and has time to change it?” offered Cabral while complimenting both the Santos and his own crew.

Ironically Bobby Santos III was third followed by Cabral’s new teammate Jeremy Frankoski and Joey Payne. It was the second “Louie” for Cabral and the first for the Bertrand team.

Cabral rode the high side to the lead, passing Scally through turns one and two just before a multi-car chain-reaction mix-up on the front chute. Greg Stoehr went off on the hook. Cabral quickly regained command.

When he looked at the scoreboard and saw Abold, who had won earlier this season at Seekonk, move into second on lap 19 he was not surprised but definitely concerned. “I said ‘I’m in trouble because if he gets by I’m done. I wanted to push it hard but the weight jacker fell out of my hand during the first caution. It fell on my lap and it was hitting me in the elbow the rest of the race.”

Cabral was wearing a glove that belonged to Shane Hammond, his close friend who perished at Thompson earlier this season. “It was the glove that actually waved to the crowd before we went green and it was the glove that held the checkered flag on the victory lap,” he said from Victory Lane.

Gosselin, who ended a win streak by Jesse State, left no doubt in the Lites race. “Well, you don’t know how far you are ahead so you can never let up,” he said. “I knew the #85 (second place Nicholas Ribbe) and #18 (State) were going to be fast. I figured ‘get out front as fast as you can and just go.”

The “Lites” are scheduled for a Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday date this week at Waterford Speedbowl. NEMA is part of the Speedbowl’s “Racing Against Cancer Wings and Wheels on Saturday night.

"A personal thank you to the Seymour Family, Seymour Enterprises, the Race Depot, and Santos Motorsports for the contingency prizes awarded to us at the Boston Louie as well as all the the other sponsors who helped to make this race a success."

Cleveland Family Racing - #87 and #78

“The Louie” – NEMA’s Pinnacle

Seekonk, MA -It’s officially the Boston Louie Seymour Memorial Classic but “The Louie” will do. It is testimony to the status it has in midget racing in general and in the Northeastern Midget Association in particular.

Honoring the memory of one of New England’s legendary car owners, Seekonk Speedway hosts the 12th annual edition of the classic on Saturday night.

There are extra incentives, but inclusion on the “The Louie” win list is the main objective. Conceived and nurtured by the Seymour family – notably Louie’s widow “Miss” Ellie and sons Mike and Bobby – it is a top event. The “man who towed a million miles,” Louie Seymour competed with success on the USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown circuits for many years.

No track has a longer NEMA history than Seekonk, which hosted both the club’s first race back in 1953, and the first “Louie” in 1997. The NEMA Lites will be on the schedule as well.

“Everyone wants The Louie,” says Greg Stoher, who carries the momentum of a Waterford Speedbowl victory last Saturday into the race.

Joey Payne Jr. hopes to become the first three-time winner. Randy Cabral, Jeff Horn, Bobby Santos III and Nokie Fornoro aim to join Payne in the two win bracket. An expected strong field will be looking to join a list that also includes Russ Stoehr, Drew Fornoro, Bobby Seymour and Ben Seitz.

“The prestige,” says Payne, “stems from Boston Louie’s position in our sport and the family’s continued efforts. They are very nice people and it is very special to stand in Victory Lane with them.” Payne will be after a third “Louie” for owner Gene Angelillo.

Fornoro puts his ’06 “Louie” triumph among the greatest of his 200 career wins. “It’s the biggest race of the year for us,” he says.” There’s so much history surrounding it, so many memories of Boston Louie, so many feelings. And you know what? It's held on a race track I absolutely love.” Fornoro, who drives the Jarret #4, is the all-time NEMA leader with eight Seekonk wins

“It is definitely our biggest race,” agrees point leader Randy Cabral, “but it’s more than that. I feel it is one of the most prestigious races in New England. Everybody is there. People who don’t even run our kind of cars know about the Boston Louie.” Cabral hopes to give the Bertrand team its first “Louie.”

Cabral’s 2000 win in his dad’s car, may be the biggest upset in ‘Louie’ history. He lost what appeared to be a second victory on a DQ in ’03. “I know what it’s like to have two wins,” he laughs. “I just didn’t get to keep it very long.” He’s been after one that he “can keep” even since.

The “Louie” has developed its own history. The ’02 “Louie” was considered a “break through event” for the then 16-year old Bobby Santos III. Now in the family #98, he won in a Seymour car. Santos, who has gone on to win in USAC Midgets and Sprint Cars, makes a second “Louie” his immediate priority

The most emotional win has to be Bobby Seymour in 1999 with brother Mike right behind him. Based on Chris Abold’s Seekonk victory a few weeks back, the family has to be optimistic about a third visit to Victory Lane.

Jeremy Frankoski, now Cabral’s teammate in the Bertrand stable, Erica Santos, William Wall, Mike Keeler and Adam Cantor are among the potential first-time Louie winners.