NEMA - NorthEastern Midget Association

SAT./SUN. OCTOBER 20/21

Cabral, Cugini, Stoehr
Win At Ocktoberfest

Lee, NH – With the championship, the second straight and the fourth in five years, all but clinched, car owner Tim Bertrand informed driver Randy Cabral, “you know, all you have to do is start.”

“Did you hire me to win championships or win races?” asked Cabral who then went out and did both, dominating a reduced field in the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association feature Sunday at Lee USA Speedway’s Ocktoberfest. It was Cabral’s fourth win of the season.

A first lap crash, which ended with Mike Horn violently sliding into the first turn, devastated the field and put Cabral in the second row of the 10-car feature that actually ran a couple hours later after the crash. NEMA and track officials agreed to push the feature deeper into the program in hopes some cars could be repaired.

“I guess the crash made my job easier,” overstated Cabral after becoming NEMA’s first back-to-back winner in 22 races.

Cabral took the lead almost immediately from Jim Miller (Miller 3m), the latter finishing second almost three seconds behind. Ian Cumens (Seymour 4) was third, besting John Zych Jr (Zych 9) in a race-long battle. Paul Scally (Scally 30) was fifth.

Heading into turn one of the initial start, Horn, who suffered a broken collarbone, went over the wheel of Zych, turned sideways in mid air, came down on the right side of car and slid into the wall. Jeff Horn’s A1 and Russ Stoehr’s 45 were eliminated in the resulting carnage.

The casualty list got longer when, following hot laps preceding the restart, NASCAR Whelen Modified Champion Doug Coby, making his Midget debut in the Bertrand 39, pitted. Shortly after the start, Bethany Stoehr (Stoehr 5) stalled in turn four. Both crews had worked to correct damage suffered in the crash.

The Stoehr family didn’t leave empty handed. Avery (Stoehr 15a) came from the sixth starting spot to win Sunday’s 20-lap NEMA Lites feature. It was the second win of the year for Russ’ son who finished ahead of Jim Chambers, Ian Cumens, Bethany Stoehr and Dylan Duhaime.

Danny Cugini won Saturday night’s Lites feature. Cugini, who had the fastest lap (14.298) bested Bethany Stoehr by less than a second in the caution-filled feature. Nocella, Keith Rocco and Chambers completed the top five.

While Coby’s weekend was shortened, he turned a 13.416 lap en route to a second behind teammate Cabral in Saturday heat action.
Cabral’s 13.390 best feature lap was bested only by Greg Stoehr’s 13.255 effort on Saturday..
With an 11th and a sixth Cabral reached a goal of making every NEMA and NEMA Lites feature this season, an amazing “double.”.
Saturday marked the fourth time Bethany Stoehr finished second in a Lites race this season. She finished up with nine top five efforts.

SUNDAY 10/21 LEE USA SPEEDWAY RESULTS








*Photos by Norm Marx*

NEMA MIDGETS - LEE - 10/21/12

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 47 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Tim Bertrand

2 3m Jim Miller Weymouth, MA Jim Miller

3 4 Ian Cumens Lydell, PA Bobby Seymour

4 9 John Zych Jr. Louisville, KY John Zych Sr.

5 30 Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally

6 99 Jim Santa Maria Burlington, CT Susan Santa Maria

7 22 Chris Leonard Pelham, NH Dave Leonard

8 2 Lee Bundy Kennebunkport, ME Lee Bundy

9 16 Matt O'Brien Wilmington, MA Jim O'Brien & Sons Engineering

10
DNF 5 Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater, MA MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr

11
DNF 39b Doug Coby Milford, CT Bertrand Motorsports

12
DNF A1 Jeff Horn Ashland, MA Jeff Horn

13
DNF 93x Mike Horn Ashland, MA Jeff Horn

14
DNF 45 Russ Stoehr Bridgewater, MA Dumo's Desire Racing

15
DNS 26b Greg Stoehr Bridgewater, MA Greg Stoehr

HEAT 1: 47 - 39b - 30 - A1 - 3m - 16 - 26b(DNF) - 99(DNF)

HEAT 2: 9 - 45 - 93 - 4 - 2 - 57 - 5 - 22(DNS)










*Photos by Norm Marx*

NEMA LITES - LEE - 10/21/12

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 15a Avery Stoehr Lakeville, MA MCI Racing/
Russ Stoehr

2 11 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Michael Chambers

3 9 Ian Cumens Lydell, PA Bobby Seymour

4 26b Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater, MA MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr

5 57 Dylan Duhaime Loudon, NH Shawn Duhaime

6 35 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Glen Cabral

7 18 David Moniz Fairhaven, MA David Moniz

8 44 Christian Briggs Mattapoisett, MA Christian Briggs

9 81 Andy Barrows New Ipswitch, NH Dustin Anderson

10 99 Kenney Johnson Bethany, CT Jeff Johnson

11 51 Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA D. Cugini

12 12 Brandon Martinez North Kingston, RI Lou Martinez

13
DNF 57w Jake Stergois Candia, NH Bill Stergios

14
DNF 76 Keith Rocco Wallingford, CT Frank Manafort

15
DNF 50 Carl Medeiros, Jr. Westport, MA Carl Medeiros

16
DNF 7 Dana Shaw Danielson, CT Gregory Olson

17
DNF 4 Logan Rayvals Brockville, ONT Paul Scally

18
DNF 33b Scott Bigelow E. Hampton, CT Randy Bigelow

19
DNS 93 Jake Smith Stroudsburg, PA Ted Smith

HEAT 1: 50 - 76 - 4 - 18 - 81 - 57 - 7 - 93(DNS)

HEAT 2: 44 - 26b - 11 - 15a - 57 - 9 - 51 - 12 - 35 - 33 - 99

SATURDAY 10/20 LEE USA SPEEDWAY RESULTS
(From Rainout in August)





*Photos by Rich Hayes*

NEMA LITES - LEE - 10/20/12

Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner

1 51 Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA D. Cugini

2 26b Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater, MA MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr

3 9 Ian Cumens Lydell, PA Bobby Seymour

4 76 Keith Rocco Wallingford, CT Frank Manafort

5 11 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Michael Chambers

6 15a Avery Stoehr Lakeville, MA MCI Racing/
Russ Stoehr

7 4 Logan Rayvals Brockville, ONT Paul Scally

8 81 Andy Barrows New Ipswitch, NH Dustin Anderson

9 12 Brandon Martinez North Kingston, RI Lou Martinez

10 7 Dana Shaw Danielson, CT Gregory Olson

11 35 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Glen Cabral

12 44 Christian Briggs Mattapoisett, MA Christian Briggs

13 33b Scott Bigelow E. Hampton, CT Randy Bigelow

14 18 David Moniz Fairhaven, MA David Moniz

15 50 Carl Medeiros, Jr. Westport, MA Carl Medeiros

16
DNF 57 Dylan Duhaime Loudon, NH Shawn Duhaime

17
DNS 99 Kenney Johnson Bethany, CT Jeff Johnson

Coby Makes Midget Debut at Ocktoberfest

Brockton, MA – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified champion Doug Coby will make his debut in a Midget this weekend at Lee USA Speedway’s Ocktoberfest. Coby will be in the #39B Bertrand car in the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association feature on Sunday.

Coby, a five time 2012 winner, who clinched the NASCAR crown Sunday at Thompson, joins Randy Cabral, who brings an almost insurmountable 88-point lead over Russ Stoehr (Dumo’s Desire 45) into the weekend, in the Bertrand stable.

NEMA has a big presence at Ocktoberfest. A 25-lap Lites feature (a make up for an Aug. 10 rainout) is on the Saturday schedule. The Lites and the full Midgets both run Sunday.

“Doug and I have been friends for almost 30 years,” said Tim Bertrand, “and we’ve talked about this for the past four or five years. With Todd having a commitment at the Linda's Microsprint Nationals in Pennsylvania, the opportunity presented itself. We're just looking to have some fun, and if he likes it, get him in the car a few times next year as well.”

Over the years Tim Bertrand has provided cars for a number of “guest drivers” including Ryan Newman, Cole Carter, Ryan Preece, Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher.

“I’ve been asking Tim 'when do I get the opportunity to drive one of your cars?' for a while,” said Coby. Although it will be his first Midget ride and his limited experience at Lee, Coby is “looking forward to trying something new.”

Mike Ordway Jr. piloted the car Coby will drive (an Autocraft powered Bertrand/Drinan chassis) to a 4th place finish in its maiden voyage at Beech Ridge Speedway in September.

Cabral is NEMA’s only multiple winner this year in a season that had produced 10 winners, insists the points situation will not be a factor. “When you start changing your approach is when you start getting in trouble,” said Cabral, a winner at Lee back in 2009.

Coming off his third win of the season at Thompson’s World Series, Cabral will drive in both Lites races as well.

Adam Cantor, who has won two of the last three NEMA Lee visits including 25-lapper in July, and Carl Medeiros Jr., who pulled off a double on that date, are high on the favorite lists as well.

In addition to Cantor, John Zych Jr., Greg and Russ Stoehr, Mike Horn, Seth Carlson, Anthony Marvuglio, Jim Miller and Anthony Nocella will be looking to join Cabral on the multiple winner list. Ageless Jeff Horn and Joy Payne, both winners at Lee in the past, are on the contender list as is Bethany Stoehr who steps back in the for Jarret (now part of the Stoehr operation) No 4. Bethany had the fastest times two weeks ago at Waterford.

Medeiros is the only multiple winner in the Lites. Ryan Bigelow, Brandon Igo, Avery Stoehr, Ian Cumens, Alan Chambers and Dylan Duhaime will be looking to join the list. It will be the last opportunity for Danny Cugini, Ken Johnson, Bethany Stoehr and R.J.Tufano, all with seconds this year, to collect a checkered.