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SATURDAY, APRIL 6th, 2019 |
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NEMA LITES - THOMPSON -
4/6/19 |
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Pos.
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#
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
76 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon, MA |
Frank
Manafort |
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2 |
8t |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Mike Trainor |
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3 |
19 |
Richie Coy |
Haskell, NJ |
Richie Coy |
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4 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter
Valeri |
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5 |
88 |
Dan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
Ken Locke |
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6 |
7 |
Jim Cataldo |
Sterling, MA |
Jim Cataldo |
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7 |
35 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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8 |
48 |
Matt Janisch |
Nazareth, PA |
Mark
Janisch |
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9 |
3 |
Chris Vose |
Gloversville, NY |
Chris Vose |
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10 |
55 |
Drew Eldridge |
No Chelmsford, MA |
Drew
Eldridge |
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11 |
38 |
Ryan Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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12 |
238 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Bridgewater, MA |
Anthony
Marvuglio |
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13 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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14 |
69 |
Matt Merry |
Plaistow, NH |
Matt Merry |
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15 |
21 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Mike
Scrivani |
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DNS |
39 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Steve Elicone |
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DNS |
41 |
Meg Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
Glen
Cugini |
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HEAT 1:
30, 238, 76, 8t, 19, 35, 41, 69, 55 |
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HEAT 2:
38, 7, 39, 17, 88, 48, 3, 21 |
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Zych Blasts to NEMA Lites
Thompson ICEBREAKER Victory |
Multi time NEMA champion John Zych drove the Frank
Manafort Racing/Matt Seymour prepared #76 to victory in the
NEMA Lite opener this past Saturday at the Thompson Speedway
Motorsports Park in front of a record crowd and on a
beautiful Spring day. It was Zych's first NEMA Lite win,
after winning many NEMA features over the past five years.
It was not easy for Zych, as he had to fend off hard
charging youngsters in Kyle Valeri and Jake Trainor.
When the green flag flew in the Lites feature, Paul Scally
drove to the front of the field. Scally was setting a torrid
pace, as he would begin to distance himself from the field,
as Zych advanced to the runner up spot, followed by Trainor
and Valeri.
Scally would continue to lead the field
until lap seven as he began to slow, and would drop out with
engine issues on the next lap. Zych would inherit the lead
and began to distance himself quickly from the field. Behind
him, Jake Trainor, Kyle Valeri and Jim Cataldo were all
settled in second, third and fourth spot.
The caution
would fly on lap seventeen, and Zych would pick the outside
lane. On the restart, he would rocket around the outside and
back into the lead. Valeri would make a valiant move on the
bottom to pass Trainor for the second spot, but two laps
later, Trainor would dive to the bottom and re-take the
second spot.
Over the final laps, Trainor would move
solidly into second and Riche Coy had driven through the
field and would overtake Valeri on the final lap to finish
third, his best at TSMP. Valeri would finish fourth followed
by Dan Cugini, Jim Cataldo, Randy Cabral, Matt Janisch,
Chris Vose and Drew Eldridge.
"We continued to make
adjustments throughout the day and that paid off as we were
the fastest we had been all day in the feature on lap 19 of
20. Matt Seymour did a great job preparing the car and
making sure we made the right adjustments. The car had
struggled to take off all day so I was praying for no
cautions and was a little worried on the restart," Said
Zych. "I knew restarting on the outside would help so I
picked that lane and knew if I could stay close I could have
an advantage getting into turn one. Thompson is always a
blast to drive and it was a great honor to win for Frank
Manafort and the Seymours," Zych concluded.
NEMA
picks back up in May at the New London Waterford Speedbowl
opening event - the Blastoff. |
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| Remembering Shane |
Eleven
years ago on April 6th there was a tragic accident at
Thompson Speedway. Shane Hammond, in his dream car, crashes
going into turn three...
The race goes quiet as the
red flag came out, there wasn't even a murmur in the stands
for what everyone had just witnessed. His younger brother
Anthony Marvuglio, who was to be in that race, but he &
Shane still had work to do to get his car ready stood in the
infield and watched his hero. When the crash happened he
thought nothing but to sprint to Shane, beating all
emergency crews and staying by his side until they extracted
him from the #4.
Anthony could have never imagined
someone like Shane, his brother, his hero like Superman who
had overcome so much could actually be hurt and possibly
gone. As we know Shane had succumbed to his injuries and
passed away that day that started off so bright and ended so
dark.
Now eleven years, later Anthony resurrected
Shane's retired 37 after sitting for 10 years. Anthony will
begin this 2019 racing season at the track that took his
best friends life. The similarities are frightening for his
mom who is full of emotion for this upcoming race. Anthony
will turn 27 the week preceding the race. With a new Bell
helmet and equipment just as his brother had 11 years ago,
the stars have aligned and now Anthony is ready to take the
checkered flag in honor of his brother April 6th 2019.
Anthony has lead laps at Thompson before and feels like this
is his time to shine and be a contender for the win. This
race means more than any other race he has entered. The
emotion and meaning of this race is like no other. He will
run this race for his hero, himself, his family, his team
and everyone that has supported him through these 11 years.
Race day you will see car 238, wheeled by Anthony and an
angel named Shane. |
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