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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
14th
NEMA MIDGETS
ONLY - NO LITES |
| 30th Annual Bud ‘King
of Beers’ 150 |
Marvin Rifchin
Memorial
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AVERY STOEHR - BERTRAND MOTORSPORTS #39 |
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Photos by John DaDalt |
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Photos by
Mike
Rothwell |
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NEMA MIDGETS - THOMPSON -
8/14/19 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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2 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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3 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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4 |
A1 |
Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Jeff Horn |
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5 |
5B |
Bethany Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg Stoehr |
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6 |
50 |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Pete Pernesiglio Sr. |
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7 |
47 |
Sammy Swindell |
Germantown, TN |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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8 |
18 |
Andy Lunt |
Marion, MA |
Christian Briggs |
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9 |
36 |
Jeff Champagne |
Westfield, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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10 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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11 |
9 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon, MA |
John Zych Sr. |
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12 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Bridgewater, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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13 |
17 |
Ben Seitz |
Bourne, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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HEAT 1:
48, 9, A1, 47, 5B, 50, 36 |
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HEAT 2:
30, 17, 74, 39, 18, 35 |
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STOEHR CRUISES TO
THOMPSON VICTORY |
The NEMA Midgets took to the track on a
midweek Thompson Speedway event which featured the
likes of legend Sammy Swindell in the iconic #47
Orange and black machine. With a star-studded field
of NEMA drivers the competition proved to be on the
level with the best in the business. It was a
beautiful 70 degree night for racing at the famed
5/8 mile oval on the Northern side of Connecticut.
The stands were full to the tune of some 5000 fans
who were on hand for the event. Thirteen midgets
took the green flag on a well-rubbered up race track
thanks to the previous Whelan Modified 150 lapper
that preceded the midget feature.
Mike Horn
took the early lead as the green flag fell with the
#48 of Todd Bertrand right in tow. Bertrand would
quickly take the lead on lap 4 and started to click
off laps nearing 18 seconds flat consistently and
built up a sizable lead which he would hold till lap
13 until mechanical woes would end his night
abruptly.
While Bertrand was clicking off
perfect laps Lakeville's Avery Stoehr was working
his way through the pack in his typical high side
flat-out circuits around the very fast Thompson
Speedway. You could see his level and experience
knocking down the competition one at a time.
Multi-time NEMA champ Randy Cabral quietly had
worked his way in to second with his ever-so-smooth
style but trailed Stoehr at lap 15. Mike Horn was
third at this point and holding his own. The trio
would hold position lap after lap as they came to
the white flag.
In a daring last lap effort
Dangerous Paul Scally would throw caution to the
wind and manage an impossible pass to put himself on
the podium in third. Scally who recently became a
Dad for the first time showed his years of
experience in getting to the podium.
Avery
Stoehr expertly cruised to the victory picking up
his 3rd win of the season and second in a row.
Stoehr has seemed to hit his stride at midyear and
holds a strong point lead over second place finisher
on the night Randy Cabral. Finishing 4th was early
leader Mike Horn and 5th went to local female star
Bethany Stoehr.
Young Jake Trainor debuting
in the #50 Pernesiglio machine had a stellar effort
which had people talking afterword. The Pernesiglio
pit was all smiles over the 6th place effort of the
rookie.
Swindell in the #47 car appeared to
have handling woes throughout the night and finished
7th. Rounding out the field was Andy Lundt in the
#18 Christian Briggs owned race car.
The
NEMA midgets will be right back at it 48 hours later
at LEE Speedway Friday night for more torrid action
with Sammy Swindell in the field certain to show the
NEMA iron why he is a national champion.... So stay
tuned and come out and watch them battle it out on
the historic Lee Speedway.
Story by Carl
Robert Goodyear |
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