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Winchester,
NH - Saturday, May 23rd |
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Feature - Monanock Speedway - Sat. May 23rd |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
47 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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2 |
63 |
Mike
Keeler |
Danbury,
CT |
TSR
Motorsports Inc. |
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3 |
55w |
Aaron
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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4 |
5 |
William
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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5 |
7ny |
Adam
Cantor |
Dix
Hills, NY |
Cantor
Racing |
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6 |
9 |
John Zych
Jr. |
Mendon,
MA |
John Zych |
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7 |
4 |
Nokie
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Mike
Jarret |
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8 |
39 |
Jeff
Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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9 |
26b |
Greg
Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg
Stoehr |
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10 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
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11 |
55s |
Andy Shlatz |
Enfield, CT |
Mike
Luggelle |
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12 |
2 |
Lee
Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Lee
Bundy |
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13 |
50 |
Neil Blatt |
Holbrook, NY |
Pete Pernisiglio |
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14 |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Holbrook, MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
15
DNF |
99 |
Chris DeRitis |
PA |
Power
Point
Race Cars |
16
DNF |
45 |
Russ Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Gene
Angelillo |
17
DNF |
44 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed
Breault |
18
DNF |
16 |
Matt
O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Jim
O'Brien |
19
DNF |
30 |
Paul
Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul
Scally |
20
DNF |
22 |
Chris
Leonard |
Pelham,
NH |
Dave
Leonard |
21
DNS |
77m |
Jim
Miller |
Weymouth,
MA |
Mike
Luggelle |
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Randy Cabral
Grabs NEMA
Opener At Monadnock |
Winchester, NH –
Powering into the lead on a lap 17 restart, defending
champion Randy Cabral won the 2009 Northeastern Midget
Association season opener Saturday night May 23rd at
Monadnock Speedway. Coming from the ninth starting spot,
Cabral passed William Wall, the only other leader, and won
going away.
Cabral, in the Bertrand #47, was sitting third when Wall
(Wall #5) and Russ Stoehr (Angelillo 45), battling for the
lead, tangled coming out of two, Stoehr winding up in the
wall. The incident, which Cabral called “a racing accident”
was “the turning point” of the race.
Sitting second when the green flew, Cabral, who scored his
second straight season-opening win, pulled away heading down
the backstretch. Two circuits later Cabral turned a 12.301,
the fastest lap of the race.
Mike Keeler (Seaman #63) passed Aaron Wall (Wall 55w) for
second on lap 19 and finished .713 of a second behind.
William Wall wound up fourth followed
by Adam Cantor (Cantor #7ny) and John Zych Jr. (Zynch #9).
It was the 22nd career win for Cabral but the first at
Monadnock for him and for car owner Tim Bertrand. “It’s a
good feeling getting that monkey off our backs,” said
Cabral.
The Wall/Stoehr incident came on the second attempt to
restart after the second caution. Stoehr had taken second
from pole sitter Zych on a lap two restart. Cabral needed
seven laps to move from ninth to third where he was
“content,” believing he “had nothing for the leaders.”
But he also “had a feeling something was going to happen. I
dropped back a little but I knew I had enough to catch back
up if I had to. Still, catching up and passing are two
different things.”
“Randy just had a lot more steam,” said William Wall who
grabbed the immediate lead from pole sitter Zych. He beat a
restart challenge from Zych on lap two and admitted to
thinking “I might get a victory if there isn’t another
restart.”
Cantor, forced to pit with a flat tire after a second lap
incident with Jeff Horn, had an impressive run. Following
Zych were Nokie Fornoro, Horn, Greg Stoehr, all in the lead
lap. Doug Cleveland and Andy Shlatz came from deep in the
starting field to claim tenth and 11th.
Russ Stoehr and Mike Keeler were the heat winners.
(During post race
inspections, the #63 was disqualified due to a
violation of the newly adopted "maximum wing angle" rule for
the 2009 season. After an appeal by TSR Motorsports to the
NEMA Board, it was decided that the race finish and
championship points would be reinstated, but a monetary fine
& handicap point penalty were enforced.)
NEMA returns to action on Friday night June 26th at Lee USA
Speedway with both the NEMA Midgets and the NEMA Lites. |
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