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SATURDAY, MAY 25th, 2024 |
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www.speedbowlct.com |
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www.shanehammondfoundation.org
The 16th Annual
HAMMOND
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Winner: Dylan Coutu #53
2nd: Joey Bailey #2
3rd: Randy Cabral #47 |
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PHOTOS BY JOHN DADALT |
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NEMA LITES HEATS |
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NEMA LITES - NLWS
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
53 |
Dylan Coutu |
Griswold, CT |
Ron Coutu |
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2 |
2 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Nick Poe |
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3 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Randy
Cabral |
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4 |
9m |
Ryan Macartney |
Pawling, NY |
Ben
Mikitarian |
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5 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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6 |
28 |
Mike Pernesiglio |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete
Penesiglio Sr. |
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7 |
94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Fairfield, CT |
Curt Kibbe |
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8 |
59 |
Brayden Egan |
Ashford, CT |
Eric Egan |
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9 |
88 |
Tyson Adamik |
Salem, CT |
Tom Adamik |
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10 |
8 |
Ethan Dion |
Oakdale, CT |
Stephen, Dion |
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11 |
35 |
Connor Souza |
Riverside, RI |
Glen
Cabral |
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12 |
99 |
Kyle Ferrucci |
Woodburry, CT |
Robert
Ferrucci |
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13 |
9 |
Ben Mikitarian |
Northborough, MA |
Ben
Mikitarian |
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14 |
5 |
Ethan Derocher |
Canterberry, CT |
Skip Matczak |
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15 |
44 |
Trent Goodrow |
Carver, MA |
William Keller |
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16 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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DNS |
6 |
Manny Dias |
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Heat 1
- 53, 47, 8, 44, 28, 88, 99 |
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Heat 2
- 30, 94, 9, 2, 17, 9m, 35, 59, 5 |
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Winner: Paul Scally #30
2nd: Dylan Rock #49
3rd: Avery Stoehr #39 |
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PHOTOS BY JOHN DADALT |
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NEMA MIDGETS HEATS |
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NEMA MIDGETS -
NLWS
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5/25/24 |
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Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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49 |
Dylan Rock |
Enfield, NH |
Dan Rock |
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39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Assonet, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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4 |
93 |
Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Mike Horn |
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5 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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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 |
77 |
Jake Dumas |
Brockton, MA |
Mike Luggelle |
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9 |
A1 |
Derek Robbie |
Bellingham, MA |
Mike Horn |
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Heat 1
- 87, 39, 93, 16, 77 |
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Heat 2
- 30, 74, 49, A1 |
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Coutu & Scally Take
the Checkered Flags
for the Shane Hammond Memorial
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Waterford, CT - This on Saturday, 5/25, the
Mighty NEMA Midgets and LITES gathered at the New London-
Waterford Speedbowl in honor of Shane Hammond.
The
Shane Hammond Believe Foundation, has changed the way
drivers, clubs & tracks think about safety. Restraints,
helmets on track officials, full containment seats, extra
cushion in the walls just to name a few. Deb Glockner
Marvuglio, Shane Hammond's mother, commented, "I need to
thank my family, Shane's friends and racing colleagues who
continue to support me and my safety mission and who remind
me how special Shane was...I was overwhelmed by the love and
support at the track and excited to witness new winners this
year with exciting racing! Thank you to Dylan who designed
the memorial t-shirts. Just feeling blessed, Thank you all."
The NEMA LITES took the track as the sun began to set.
Tiana Kibbe in the Kibbe Racing #94 alongside Ethan Dion in
the #8 composed the front row and led the field to the green
flag for 37 action packed laps around the Speedbowl. Kibbe
and Dion raced side by side for the first lap but would
maintain the lead with Dion and Ben Mikitarian in the #9 on
her back bumper. On lap three, going into turn one,
Mikitarian took the low line to take over the first position
and began to extend his lead by a few car lengths. Then
going into turn three, Joey Bailey in the
Nick Poe Motorsports #2 took the low line to take over second.
On
lap 4, going into turn one, Dion took the low line to take
over third. On the same lap, entering into turn three, Dylan
Coutu in the Redline Motorsports #53, navigated his way into
the 4th position.
An early race caution was thrown
on the track on lap 5, as the field restacked and racked for
a double file restart. Mikitarian alongside Bailey led the
field back to the green flag. Mikitarian, jumped to the lead
followed by Bailey, Coutu, Ryan Macartney in the #9M, and
Dion to round out the top 5.
On lap 8, starting from
his 12th place starting position, Randy Cabral in the #47,
worked his way into the top 5 over Dion. Over the next
several laps, Mikitarian continued his lead by nearly half a
straightaway over Bailey. Coutu, running in the 3rd
position, was now on the back bumper of Bailey setting up to
take over second when he took the low line going into turn
one. The two raced side by side going down the backstretch
and going into turn three, but Coutu was able to get a drive
coming out of turn four to take over second on lap 11. Coutu
now had his eyes set on Mikitarian and worked to close the
half a straightaway gap between the two.
As the laps
began to tick down, on lap 19, Coutu was able to reel in
Mikitarian and was now on his back bumper. While going into
turn three, Coutu showed Mikitarian his nose and was able to
take the low line from Mikitarian to take over and lead lap
20. Once Coutu took the lead, he never looked back, as he
began to drive away from the rest of the field to create
nearly half a straightaway lead.
On lap 23, as Coutu
retained his lead, Bailey took 2nd over Mikitarian and began
to work at closing the gap between him and Coutu. As a
battle for fourth began between Macartney and Cabral, going
down the backstretch. On the following lap, Cabral was able
to get a run going off turn two to take over fourth. Soon
after, unfortunately, a caution was thrown for Mikitarian,
running third at the time, for a flat tire that would end
his race.
The field then re-racked for a double file
restart with Coutu leading the field back to the green flag
for 13 laps remaining. Coutu once again jumped to the lead
over Bailey and Macartney. But continuing on his charge
through the field, Cabral was determined to take over third
as he kept Macartney within striking distance. While coming
out of turn two on lap 26 Cabral drove up alongside
Macartney to take over third. Cabral now set his eyes on
second place Bailey as he worked to close the five car
length gap between the two.
Over the next several
laps, Coutu stretched his lead over Bailey by nearly a
straightaway. With two laps remaining, Cabral was able to
work the highline of the track to close the gap between him
and Bailey and was now on his back bumper.
On lap
37, as the checkered flag flew for Coutu, who dominated the
race from lap 20, Cabral drove up alongside Bailey at an
attempt for a last corner pass but Bailey edged out Cabral
to take second by his front nose.
After an action
packed race, in a victory lane interview, Coutu commented on
his win, "I really wanted to win this one, at my home track,
Waterford. After a lot of upsets here, to finally win here
is truly amazing."
Starting from his 12th place
starting position, to round out the podium for 3rd was hard
charger Randy Cabral. After his race, he commented, "I have
to thank Deb and everything she does for keeping Shane's
memory alive, Shane was my best friend and this is very
important to me."
To round out the top 10, were
strong finishes by Dylan Coutu #53, Joey Bailey #2, Randy
Cabral #47, Ryan Macartney #9M, Kyle Valeri #17, Mike
Pernesiglio #28, Tiana Kibbe #94, Brayden Egan #59, Tyson
Adamik #88, Ethan Dion #8.
In the NEMA Midgets
feature Doug Cleveland in the #87 alongside Paul "Dangerous"
Scally in the #30 led the field to a continuous 25 green to
checkered flag race.
On lap one of the 25 lap
feature, Scally jumped to the lead going into turn one
followed by Dylan Rock in the Rock Racing #49 and Randy
Cabral in the Bertrand Motorsports #74.
Over the
next several laps as the field started to spread out amongst
themselves, we saw a battle shape out between fourth place,
Mike Horn in the #93 and fifth place, Avery Stoehr in the
Bertrand Motorsports #39. On lap 5, Stoehr, now on the back
bumper of Horn going down the front stretch, took the low
line from Horn to take over the 4th position. Stoehr now set
his eyes on Cabral and began to reel him in and close the
half a straightaway distance between the two.
While
Scally extended his lead over Rock by a straightaway, Stoehr
worked the high groove to close the gap between him and
third place Cabral. On lap 13, Stoehr took the low line
going down the front stretch but Cabral was able to keep his
momentum going into turn one where the two raced side by
side. Going down the backstretch, Cabral was able to hold
off hard charging Stoehr to hold onto 3rd. But the battle
was not over yet, Cabral took the low line from Stoehr going
into turn one on the next lap, while Stoehr took the
familiar high line where he was able to get a drive off of
turn two to take over third going down the back stretch.
Over the next 11 laps, as the field spread out amongst
themselves, in a dominating and skillful performance, Scally
was able to extend his lead by half a lap to take the
checkered flag over Rock and Stoehr.
In a victory
lane interview, Scally commented on his win. "I couldn't do
this without my family and friends here tonight. I was
motivated after not being able to take the green flag in the
LITES race earlier, and just wanted to run from these guys."
Hard chargers in the NEMA Midgets was a tie between
Dylan Rock and Avery Stoehr who both advanced two spots from
their starting positions.
To round out the field,
strong finishes by Paul Scally #30, Dylan Rock #49, Avery
Stoehr #39, Mike Horn #93, Randy Cabral #74, Doug Cleveland
#87, Jack Dumas #77, and Derek Robbie #A1.
The NEMA
LITES are back in action this coming weekend on Saturday at
Wiscasset Speedway for the Ames True Value Night. The green
flag drops at 5pm! We hope to see you there! |
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Hi racers, friends & fans,
I am excited to
announce The 16th Annual Shane Memorial Race is Saturday,
May 25 at The New London - Waterford Speedbowl where my
family started our NEMA journey. NEMA & NEMA LITES will be
running hard for this WIN! The LITES will be racing 37 laps
in honor of Shane's number.
I have written many
articles about Shane, his journey, his crash and his legacy
over the years. You can look back at your emails or on our
web site Shane
Hammond.org to see how this adventure began and has
refocused over the years. I am very proud that we have
contributed to the safety in the car and on the track. April
6, 2008 rocked my world it has made a difference in yours
too. Just as NASCAR made changes after Dale Earnhardt's
horrific crash, the past 16 years we have experienced
changes to improve safety. The mission is to keep all cars,
drivers, staff and tracks as safe as possible. Cars can be
replaced, you can not !!!
The Shane Hammond Believe
Foundation (a not for profit) organization was founded after
asking the tough questions; could this crash been avoided,
is everything in place to keep racers safe? Since the start
of The Shane Hammond Believe Foundation, we have changed the
way drivers, clubs & tracks think about safety. Restraints,
helmets on track officials, full containment seats, extra
cushion in the walls just to name a few. We have drivers
that have testified that these changes saved their lives. We
must continue to spread the message while keeping Shane's
legacy true. Those who never met Shane, please google or
just ask any old timer in NEMA about this racer who always
ran clean and would help a fellow racer in a heartbeat.
I need to thank my family, Shane's friends and racing
colleagues who continue to support me and my safety mission
and who remind me how special Shane was. The list is endless
and changing as years go by. In the beginning we were a 501
(c3) but my grief kept getting in the way and I just
couldn't keep up with all the legal stuff so I settled to be
just a not for profit. In the early years we had many
donations but now they are few but I am forever grateful for
all who have supported this foundation so it could help
others stay safer.
A lap board for NEMA and LITES
will be on the Facebook asking for $25.00 donation per lap
that will be divided up equally in the drivers purse. I am
looking for the Hard Charger Awards sponsor if anyone is
interested. Please reach out to me via email or text if you
would like to make a donation of any kind.
2024
shirts have been ordered for this race and we are offering
NEMA members a special price of just $5.00. That's a $10.00
savings!!! You can order in advance to secure your size with
an email or text.
Please be sure to come to the
midway on race day to check out the book, Trackrat
with only a limited supply left. We will also have raffles
and items for sale. A family fun pack of 4 fishing rods will
be raffled this year. I enjoyed fishing with my dad and my
boys grew up fishing at out local ponds. Thanks to Bill Van
Slyke for this generous donation and his commitment to our
cause along with Ellen Pernisiglio who is always providing
us with an afghan to raffle.
Thank you ALL who have
supported me, my family and the SHBF for the past 16 years.
I feel truly blessed. Thanks to Reverend Don Rivers and
Racing with Jesus Ministries which keeps us in prayer all
over the country. We are one of the few sports that still
BELIEVES. Race hard and have fun, see you Saturday!
Believe,
Deb Glockner Marvuglio |
Shane Hammond Believe Foundation
Deb Glockner Marvuglio - Shane and
Anthony's mom
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Anna Drive, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
508-245-0689 -
www.shanehammond.org |
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16th Annual HAMMOND
MEMORIAL Lap Sponsors |
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LAP |
NEMA LITES |
NEMA MIDGETS |
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Bobby Seymour |
Mike & Lu Jarret |
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Bill Van Slyke |
Bill Van Slyke |
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Vose Racing |
Mike Horn |
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Mike & Lu Jarret |
In memory of Maury
Dumas |
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NEMA FAN |
NEMA FAN |
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Egan Motorsports - In Memory of Rich Oloff |
O’Brien & Sons |
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Paragon Air |
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Bobby Seymour |
Mike Horn |
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Triple M
Motorsports |
Triple M
Motorsports |
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O’Brien & Sons |
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Bobby Seymour |
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Vose Racing |
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NEMA FAN |
NEMA FAN |
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O’Brien & Sons |
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Kyle Valeri |
Kyle Valeri |
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Bobby Seymour |
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Redline
Motorsports |
Bobby Seymour |
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Iron Mike |
Iron Mike |
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Bobby Seymour |
O’Brien & Sons |
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Bobby Seymour |
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