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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th |
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NEMA LITES - LEE USA -
9/11/20 |
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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 |
88 |
Chase Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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2 |
11 |
PJ Stergios |
Candia, NH |
Bill
Stergios |
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3 |
21 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Mike
Scrivani |
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4 |
38 |
Ryan Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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5 |
97 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, Ct |
Jim Santa Maria |
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6 |
19 |
Richie Coy |
Haskell, NJ |
Richie Coy |
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7 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Bridgewater, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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8 |
2 |
Barry Kittridge |
Marlboro, MA |
Barry Kittredge |
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9 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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10 |
16 |
Matt Seavey |
Pittsfield, NH |
Christopher Butterweck |
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11 |
94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Fairfield, CT |
Curt Kibbe |
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12 |
18 |
DJ Moniz |
New Bedford, MA |
Dave Moniz |
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HEAT 1:
88, 11, 35, 2, 97, 18 |
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HEAT 2:
19, 38, 17, 21, 16, 94 |
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NEMA MIDGETS - LEE USA -
9/11/20 |
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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 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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2 |
47 |
Lanson Fornoro |
Brockton, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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3 |
9 |
John Zych Jr. |
Mendon, MA |
John Zych Sr. |
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4 |
17 |
Ben Seitz |
Bourne, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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5 |
8 |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Mike Trainor |
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6 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug Cleveland |
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7 |
16 |
Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Matt O'Brien |
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8 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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9 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Bridgewater, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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10 |
69 |
Matt Merry |
Plaistow, NH |
Matt Merry |
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11 |
7 |
Alan Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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12 |
A1 |
Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Jeff Horn |
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13 |
39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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HEAT 1:
9, 48, 7, 8, 39, 16 |
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HEAT 2:
74, 47, 87, A1, 17, 69, 35 |
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Chase Locke and Randy Cabral
Best in NEMA at
LEE USA’s
First Responder Freedom 300 Night |
The Northeastern Midget Association rolled into the
Wrenn family's LEE USA Speedway this past Friday evening for
the Freedom 300/First Responder's September 11th tribute.
Great car counts across all divisions showcased some of the
best drivers in New England at the New Hampshire oval. In
the NEMA Lites, after so many "so close" scenarios for the
youngster Chase Locke, he finally took down his first ever
NEMA Lites victory, and in convincing style. In the NEMA
feature, Randy Cabral inherited the lead after teammate Todd
Bertrand suffered a heart breaking flat tire with seven laps
to go, as the eight time champion took down his first back
to back victory in many years.
In the Lites feature,
NJ's Richie Coy blasted out into the lead from the pole
position on lap one. Coy was quickly hounded by the young
Chase Locke in the Chester General Store/Locke Crane
Services #88. Locke followed Coy closely, and made a bid for
the lead on lap nine. Once in command, Locke began to set a
torrid pace, with his fastest lap of the feature coming on
lap nine, a 14.182 second lap. Lap after lap, Locke began to
distance himself from the field, clicking off consistent
14.3 second laps. Behind him, veterans Jim Santa Maria and
PJ Stergios were engaged in a battle for the second spot,
with Stergios taking over the spot on lap twenty.
As
the laps wound down, Locke went unchallenged, as Stergios
settled into second, and Joe Bailey in the Scrivani 21, made
his way up through the field to take over the third spot on
lap 25. Locke would go on to take down his first ever Lites
win after heart breakers in 2019 at the Wiscassett Speedway,
where he was leading and engine troubles plagued him, and a
DNF at the LEE Oktoberfest after leading the majority of
that feature event. Stergios would finish second, followed
by Bailey, Ryan Locke, Santa Maria, Riche Coy, Anthony
Marvuglio, Barry Kitteridge, Kyle Valeri and Matt Seavy.
Locke was a heat race winner earlier in the evening
turning a blistering 14.0 second lap, with brother, Ryan
Locke taking down the second heat race.
In the NEMA
portion of the event, veteran Doug Cleveland jumped out into
the lead from the pole position. Cleveland set the pace for
the first seven laps, and two restarts. Further back,
seventh place starter Todd Bertrand was making his way to
the front of the field on the outside lane. Bertrand would
go around the outside of Cleveland on lap ten and begin to
distance himself from the field. Behind him, eight time
champion Randy Cabral and Lanson Fornoro were tied up in a
battle for the second spot. Cabral would move into second on
lap thirteen, and four laps later Bertrand would suffer
misfortune as he cut down a right rear tire, keeping the car
off the wall.
On the restart, Cabral would pull away
from Fornoro, taking down the win in convincing fashion.
Fornoro took his second podium finish at Lee this year for
Bertrand Motorsports in the #47. John Zych had his best run
in a number of races to finish third, followed by four time
Champion, Ben Seitz, returning for Bertrand Motorsports.
Jake Trainor finished fifth, Doug Cleveland sixth, followed
by Matt O'Brien, Bertrand, Anthony Marvuglio, and Matt
Merry. It was Cabral's second win in as many races on the
shortened NEMA schedule this season.
Up next, NEMA
and the Lites visit the Star Speedway for the annual Star
Classic this coming weekend and the O'Brien Memorial. |
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