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SATURDAY, AUG. 17th,
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www.speedbowlct.com |
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1st: Randy Cabral #47
2nd: Kyle Valeri #17
3rd: Dylan Coutu #53 |
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NEMA LITES - NLWS
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8/17/24 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Randy
Cabral |
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2 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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3 |
53 |
Dylan Coutu |
Griswold, CT |
Ron Coutu |
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4 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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5 |
59 |
Brayden Egan |
Ashford, CT |
Eric Egan |
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6 |
2 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Nick Poe |
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7 |
28 |
Mike Pernesiglio |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete
Penesiglio Sr. |
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8 |
94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Mcungle, PA |
Curt Kibbe |
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9 |
35 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Glen
Cabral |
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10 |
26 |
Jack Dumas |
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Randy
Cabral |
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11 |
88 |
Tyson Adamik |
Salem, CT |
Tom Adamik |
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12 |
44 |
Trent Goodrow |
Carver, MA |
William Keller |
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13 |
3 |
Christopher Vose |
Gloversville, NY |
Christopher Vose |
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14 |
21 |
Ava Lombardo |
New Hartford, CT |
Jason Lombardo |
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DNS |
8 |
Ethan Dion |
Oakdale, CT |
Stephen, Dion |
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Heat 1
- 47, 59, 30, 28, 3, 44, 26, 8 |
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Heat 2
- 94, 17, 53, 35, 2, 21, 88 |
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Cabral Captures Speedbowl Clash
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Waterford, CT- After a break
in the schedule that seemed both too long and too short at
the same time, the NEMA LITES traveled back to the New
London Waterford Speedbowl this past Saturday.
NEMA
would like to welcome Ava Lomardo and family as well as Jack
Dumas who both made their debut in the NEMA LITES.
As the NEMA LITES took the track for their 35 lap feature,
Chris Vose in the Vosey Motorsports #3 alongside Brayden
Egan in the Egan Motorsports #59 led the field to the green
flag. Vose led the field into turn one followed by Egan.
Mike Pernesiglio in the #28 was able to take the highline
and drive up alongside Egan going down the backstretch where
the two raced side by side over the next two laps. Until lap
3 where Egan pulled ahead of Pernesiglio.
On lap 4, Vose led the pack followed
by Egan, Pernesiglio, Joey Bailey in the Nick Poe #2, and
Randy Cabral in the #47 to round out the top five. The
following lap, Bailey drove up alongside Pernesiglio going
into turn one where the two raced side by side until Bailey
took over third going into turn three. On lap 6 going into
turn one, as Pernesiglio took the high groove, Cabral took
the low line to drive up alongside Pernesiglio on the
backstretch and take over fourth.
On lap 8, as the
leading pack began to spread out amongst themselves, Vose
maintained his lead over Egan. Bailey, continuing his charge
to the front, was now on the back bumper of Egan, was able
to get a run going out of two and drive up alongside Egan on
the backstretch grabbing the low line into turn three to
take over second. Bailey now looked to close the four car
length gap between him and current leader Vose.
Over
the next several laps, as Vose continued to lead over
Bailey, a tight battle for third occurred between Egan and
Cabral. As Cabral drove up alongside the outside of Egan
multiple times, Egan was able to continue to hold onto
third. Until lap 15, when Cabral was able to get a run going
out of two and drove up alongside the inside of Egan on the
backstretch. Cabral then took the low line going into turn
three to take over third. Just as a caution flag was flown
on the track and the field re-racked and stacked for a
double file restart. Vose alongside Bailey led the field
back to the green flag, as the two raced side by side going
into turn one, until Bailey was able to get a drive going
out of turn two to take the lead down the backstretch. At
the same time, Cabral, who had restarted in the fourth
position, worked the high groove beside Egan to take over
third.
On the following lap, going into turn one,
Cabral took the high line into turn one and drove up
alongside Vose where the two raced side by side for the next
lap. Until lap 17, when Cabral was able to take over second
going down the backstretch,
As the pack once again
spread out amongst themselves, Cabral, now on the move,
worked to close a six car length lead that Bailey had
created over the past several laps. With each lap, Cabral
closed the distance between him and Bailey. On lap 19,
Cabral drove up alongside Bailey, but Bailey was able to
continue his drive and hold onto the lead going down the
backstretch. As the two battled for first over the next
several laps, Cabral took the low line going into turn one
on lap 21 and drove up along the inside of Bailey on the
backstretch. Cabral was then able to continue his drive
going into turn three to take over first to lead lap 22.
Unfortunately, going into turn one, the caution flag was
flown for Bailey. The drivers then re-aligned in a double
file restart, this time, Cabral alongside Egan led the field
back to the green flag.
Cabral took the lead once
again going into turn one followed by Egan and Kyle Valeri
in the Valeri Motorsports #17, who worked his way through
the field from his 10th place starting position.
On
lap 24, going down the backstretch, as Valeri was on the
back bumper of Egan, Valeri took the low line going into
turn three to drive up alongside Egan, to take over second
coming out of turn four. Valeri now set his eyes on closing
the half a straightaway distance from him and first place,
Cabral.
While on the following lap, going down the
backstretch, Dylan Coutu in the REDline Motorsports #53 was
on the back bumper of Egan and took the low line going into
turn three and drove up alongside Egan to take over third
coming out of turn four.
As Coutu, Egan, and Paul
Scally in the #30 to round out the top 5, the three raced in
a tight pack coming to the front stretch, as Scally took the
low line going into turn one and took over fourth over Egan
on lap 26.
Over the next several laps, as the field
spread out amongst themselves and laps dwindled down, the
checkered flag was waived for Cabral followed by Valeri and
Coutu to round out the podium.
In a victory lane
interview, Randy Cabral commented on his first NEMA LITES
win of the 2024 season, "Just want to thank Waterford
Speedbowl and all the fans that have come out and supported.
As well as my dad who put together multiple racecars after
racing at IRP in Indy earlier this week. This win goes out
to Chuck Welling, Brian Cleveland and all of the NEMA family
that we have lost. These are all people that I have grown up
with and have made me who I am."
To round out the
top ten were strong finishes by: Randy Cabral #47, Kyle
Valeri #17, Dylan Coutu #53, Paul Scally #30, Brayden Egan
#59, Joey Bailey #2, Mike Pernesiglio #28, Tiana Kibbe #94,
Todd Bertrand #35, and Jack Dumas #26.
As we
approach our late summer stretch of races, Randy Cabral's
win tightens up the NEMA LITES championship points battle
between him and current points leader, Kyle Valeri. While in
the NEMA division, a battle forms as well between Avery
Stoehr, Randy Cabral, and Paul Scally. Both the mighty NEMA
Midgets and the NEMA LITES will take the next weekend off,
but will be back in action on Sunday, September 1st for the
Butch Walsh Memorial at Wiscasset Speedway. |
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