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Wednesday, July 15th!
$10K to Win100 Lap Open Mods
Race
NEMA
Midgets - Pro 4 Mods! |
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Lap 1: racing 5 wide
on the backstretch! |
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Photos by
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25
Lap Feature - Seekonk - Wed. July 15th |
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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 |
4 |
Nokie
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Mike
Jarret |
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3 |
7ny |
Adam
Cantor |
Dix
Hills, NY |
Cantor
Racing |
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4 |
45 |
Russ Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Gene
Angelillo |
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5 |
99 |
Chris DeRitis |
Philadelphia, PA |
Power
Point
Race Cars |
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6 |
3m |
Jim
Miller |
Weymouth, MA |
Jim
Miller |
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7 |
21 |
Abby
Martino |
Norfolk,
MA |
Joan Martino |
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8 |
11 |
Jake
Stergios |
Candia,
NH |
Bill
Stergios |
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9 |
29 |
Anthony
Nocella |
Woburn,
MA |
Matt
Seymour |
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10 |
12 |
Edward
LeClerc Jr. |
Taunton,
MA |
Edward
LeClerc Sr. |
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11 |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Holbrook, MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
12
DNF |
2 |
Lee
Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Lee
Bundy |
13
DNF |
26b |
Greg
Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg
Stoehr |
14
DNF |
44 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed
Breault |
15
DNF |
22 |
Chris
Leonard |
Pelham,
NH |
Dave
Leonard |
16
DNF |
30 |
Paul
Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul
Scally |
17
DNF |
5 |
William
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
18
DNF |
74 |
Jeff Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
19
DNS |
5c |
Joey
Chick |
Hubbardston, MA |
Bob Chick |
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Cabral Adds
Seekonk To Win List |
Seekonk, MA - Coming from the
eighth starting spot, Randy Cabral needed only two laps to take
the lead and then go on to win the 25-lap Northeastern Midget
Association feature Wednesday night at Seekonk Speedway. It was
the third win of the season in four starts for Cabral and car
owner Tim Bertrand.
Nokie Fornoro's restart challenge on lap 16 was the only threat
for
Cabral who moved into sole possession of seventh place on NEMA's
all-time win list with 24.
Fornoro (Jarret 4) was second followed by Adam Cantor (Cantor
#7ny), Russ Stoehr (Angelillo #45) and Chris DeRitis (Power
Point #99).
Back-to-back cautions on laps 15 and 16 erased a commanding
Cabral advantage. Fornoro, battling a damaged race car (the
result of a crash in warm-ups), lined up behind Cabral on the
first. He quickly assumed second on the green.
A lap and a half of side-by-side racing followed the second
restart.
"My only choice was to hold him down, keep his RPM down," said
Fornoro. "I kept him pinned for a couple laps but I knew I was
way too free to continue."
"I kept hearing Nokie and then I didn't hear him anymore," said
Cabral. "I didn't know where he was. It's never easy with Nokie
in there."
Fornoro explained "I had to slow a little bit to cool down my
right
rear." Cabral's fastest lap of the race - an 11.359 - came on
lap 18 as he began to pull away again.
Cabral immediately went to the outside on the initial green.
Heading
into turn three, he went high and DeRitis low passing first-lap
leader
Chris Leonard. "I saw it and I went for it," said Cabral who
went
DeRitis exiting one.
Cabral moved past Bobby Seymour on the all-time win list. "Yeah,
I pay attention to that," he said. "Bobby is another guy I grew
up watching win races."
It was the fourth straight top-five for Cantor who won the first
heat
and blamed himself "for not leaving well enough alone" referring
to the car's setup for the feature. "We'll take it and keep on
improving."
Fornoro was "happy as hell" with second after another heroic
effort by his crew. A broken axle sent him into the wall in
warm-ups. The crew re-did the rear end and "compensated as best
they could" for a bent front axle. His best lap - an 11.504,
came on lap 22.
It was the best finish yet for rookie DeRitis who battled Russ
Stoehr
over the final laps.
NEMA returns to action Saturday night July 25th at Waterford
Speedbowl's Nostalgia Weekend. |
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LIVE PROGRAMMING
July 15, 2009
7:00
PM Tonight!
Join Speed51 and Race Talk Radio for a little midweek open whell
action from Seekonk Speedway! Bob Dillner, Matt Kentfield and
Mike Twist will be live in Seekonk, MA
for all of the exciting modified, Pro-4 and
Northeast Midget Association racing starting at 7pm ET.
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NEMA BRINGS
EXPERIENCED
HANDS TO SEEKONK |
Brockton, MA – The
Northeastern Midget Association returns to Seekonk Speedway’s
Open Wheel Wednesday on July 15th. The top three on the
club’s all-time Seekonk win list will be in the field.
Nokie Fornoro, coming off a win at Stafford Speedway in the
Jarret #4, has eight career Seekonk wins. Defending champion
Randy Cabral, who has won the last two at the ‘Konk, and Russ
Stoehr, are tied for second with five wins apiece.
There is a seven-way tie for fourth with three wins and two of
them, Jeff Horn and Greg Stoehr, will be on hand as well. Horn
will again join Cabral in the #74 and #47 Bertrand cars. They
were second and fifth at Stafford. Greg Stoehr will be in his
own 26b and brother Russ in the Angelillo #45.
“You come prepared,” offers Fornoro of Seekonk, a classic
momentum track that is steeped in Midget history. “There are not
a lot of secrets here. The track can be a great equalizer when
it comes to equipment.”
Still, surprises can happen. Jeff Abold drove the Seymour #29 to
victory three Seekonk races ago, besting Cabral. Since then, the
second-generation driver has finished second to Cabral twice.
Adam Cantor, working on three straight top-fives, Chris Leonard
Erica Santos are all possibilities at Seekonk.
Cabral, who has not been out of the lead in driver standings
since winning the ’08 season opener, and Bertrand are the point
leaders heading into the fourth race of the season for NEMA.
 With
two wins this year, Randy Cabral, who recently turned 30, has
moved into a seventh-place tie with Bobby Seymour on NEMA’s
all-time win list, each with 23. Ahead are Drew Fornoro (85),
Dave Humphrey (73), Nokie Fornoro (43), Russ Stoehr (39), Bill
Eldridge (34) and Johnny Mann (29),
Cabral's
teammate Jeff Horn just recently turned 64 and has shown no
signs of slowing down with a great top 5 run from the back at
Stafford Speedway. A native Vermonter, Horn’s first race was at
the lamented Catamount Stadium in Milton, VT. He is just a win
shy of the 20 mark in career wins.
Other
than Cabral (two firsts and a second), Adam Cantor has been the
most consistent competitor so far with three straight top fives
in the family 7ny.
Seekonk
hosted its first-ever event, a Midget race, on May 30, 1946.
Oscar Ridlon was the winner. The first-ever NEMA race was at
Seekonk on May 30, 1953. Fred Meeker was the winner.
NEMA
Winners at Seekonk
No. Driver First Last
8 - Nokie Fornoro - 1995 2006
5 - Randy Cabral - 2000 2008
5 - Russ Stoehr - 1996 2000
3 - Dick Brown - 1959 1960
3 - Mark Buonomo - 1997 2005
3 - Lou Cicconi Jr. - 1996 2007
3 - Jeff Horn - 1992 2001
3 - Johnny Mann - 1972 1976
3 - Ben Seitz - 2005 2007
3 - Greg Stoehr - 1993 1994
2 - Joe Csiki - 1963 1965
2 - Bill Eldridge - 1953 1964
2 - Drew Fornoro - 1986 1998
2 - Dave Humphrey - 1965 1986
2 - Joey Payne Jr. -2005 2007
2 - Al Pillion -1956 1957
2 - Bobby Seymour - 1999 1999
2 - Mike Seymour - 1994 1995
2 - Jerry Wall - 1971 1972
One-time Seekonk winners: Jeff Abold (2008), Keith Botelho (1998)
Len Boyd (1979), Ray Burke (1956), King Carpenter (1962),
Barney Davis (1957), Bob Hart (1971), Russ Klar (1967),
Red Marlow (1959), Fred Meeker (1953), Tony Romit (1960),
Bobby Santos III (2006), Dutch Schaefer (1965), Lee Smith
(1983), Hank Williams (1960). |
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