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SATURDAY MAY 20, 2017
RACING @ 5:00 PM
AMES TRUE VALUE NEMA NIGHT
NEMA DRIVER MEET & GREET
DURING INTERMISSION |
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NEMA MIDGETS: SANTA MARIA, ZYCH, BERTRAND |
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LITES: R. LOCKE, SCALLY, D. CUGINI |
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Scally, Zych Rocket to Wiscasset
Ames
True Value NEMA Wins
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Picture perfect skies welcomed the Northeastern Midget
Association to Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine this past
weekend. An unbelievable, packed house was on hand as well, with
eager fans filling every spot in the parking lot to greet the
fastest winged midgets in the world.
When the double
checkered flags flew at the end of the evening, the most talked
about story in the pits was Paul Scally's first NEMA win, breaking a
long overdue streak for the family owned team, taking down the win
in the Lites class. In the NEMA feature, John Zych proved he was the
class of the field all day, coming from mid pack for a dominant
victory.
In the Lites division, Scally jumped out into an
early lead. Fast right from the start of the day, he paced the
field, setting some of the quickest laps of the feature event.
Behind Scally, youngsters Ryan Locke and Ben Mikitarian were putting
on a show for the second spot, and further back, Danny Cugini was
slicing his way through the pack from deep in the field.
In
the closing laps, Cugini would slip past Mikitarian for third, and
Locke began to close the gap on Scally in the front of the pack.
Scally held his line and hit his marks, and Locke was unable to
muster up enough to challenge. Scally would go on to take down the
victory, a Cinderella story of sorts for the family owned team, who
has been in NEMA since 1993. Mikitarian was fourth, followed by PJ
Stergios and Kevin Ianarelli.
"The win is long over due we
have had so many heart breakers that we started believing we would
never get there. We had two really good cars all night. After the
big car broke while running very strong. It kind of made me feel
like it's now or never. I guess I just accepted the challenge. I
stayed calm and didn't try to overdrive it and it paid off," said
Scally.
A family operation through and through, Scally can
often be seen with his two trusted counterparts, his Dad and
girlfriend, Rachel.
"My Dad is the guy who started all of
the racing back in 1989, he liked the mini sprints and got me into
racing. Rachel is the oil the keeps the teams engine running she
never quits and she has a passion for the competitiveness that
sometimes more than mine," he said.
In the NEMA feature, Jim
Santa Maria and Paul Scally brought the field to the green flag.
Santa Maria jumped out into the lead like he was shot out of a
cannon. By lap five, Santa Maria and Scally had nearly a
straightaway on the field, and John Zych had broken free from his
sixth spot, into third.
Over the next laps, Scally began
closing on Santa Maria, and as the cross flags appeared, Zych was
within six carlengths of the leaders, and Scally had closed on Santa
Maria.
Heartbreak occurred for Scally on lap thirteen as he
came to a stop on the back stretch. A broken ignition wire was the
culprit.
On the restart, Santa Maria and Zych streaked down
the front straightaway, with Zych taking the lead. He would set sail
and never be seriously challenged.
Todd Bertrand came through
the field to finish third, followed by Alan Chambers, Seth Carlson,
Jim Chambers, Randy Cabral, Avery Stoehr, Paul Scally and Bethany
Stoehr.
"The win was a great bounce back after week 1. That
was just a tough situation. We were lucky we were quick right from
the first practice. Didn't really change a thing all day. The front
row got out to a good start there, but I was patient and kept them
in sight. The caution helped us," Zych said. "We love Wiscasset!".
NEMA's next event is at Riverhead Raceway on June 3. |
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Photos by
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AMES TRUE VALUE NEMA DISPLAY |
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Photos by
Chrystal
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NEMA LITES - WISCASSET - 5/20/17 |
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul Scally |
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2 |
38 |
Ryan Locke |
Raymond, NH |
Ken Locke |
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3 |
51 |
Dan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
Dan Cugini |
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4 |
9 |
Ben Mikitarian |
Northborough, MA |
John Mikitarian |
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5 |
57 |
PJ Stergios |
New Market, NH |
Bill
Stergios |
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6 |
27 |
Kevin Iannarelli |
Maynard, MA |
Kevin Iannarelli |
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7 |
12 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Jim Chambers |
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8 |
7 |
Jim Cataldo |
Sterling, MA |
Jim Cataldo |
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9 |
3 |
Chris Vose |
Gloversville, NY |
Chris Vose |
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10 |
19 |
Richard Coy |
Haskell, NJ |
Richard Coy |
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11 |
35 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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12 |
88 |
Jeff Locke |
Raymond, NH |
Ken Locke |
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Photos by
Peter
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Photos by
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NEMA MIDGETS - WISCASSET -
5/20/17 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
9 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon, MA |
John Zych
Sr. |
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2 |
99 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Jim Santa Maria |
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3 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Gill
Bertrand |
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4 |
7 |
Alan Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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5 |
71 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, CT |
Gene
Feigel |
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6 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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7 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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8 |
39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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9 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul Scally |
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10 |
5b |
Bethany Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg Stoehr |
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11 |
26b |
Frank Swan |
Plymouth, ME |
Frank Swan |
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Photos by
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Photos by
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