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SATURDAY, JUNE 15th, 2024 |
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starspeedwaynh.com |
NEMA LITES - 35 LAPS
Late Models
Slingshots
Street Stocks
Six Shooters |
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VALERI - MIKITARIAN - TRAINOR |
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NEMA LITES - STAR
- 6/15/24 |
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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 |
9 |
Ben Mikitarian |
Northborough, MA |
Ben
Mikitarian |
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2 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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3 |
29 |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Matt Seymour |
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4 |
1 |
Chase Locke |
Cheaster, NH |
Matt Seymour |
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5 |
99 |
Kyle Ferrucci |
Woodburry, CT |
Robert
Ferrucci |
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6 |
9m |
Ryan Macartney |
Pawling, NY |
Ben
Mikitarian |
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7 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Randy
Cabral |
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8 |
44 |
Trent Goodrow |
Carver, MA |
William Keller |
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9 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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10 |
28 |
Mike Pernesiglio |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete
Penesiglio Sr. |
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11 |
2 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Nick Poe |
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12 |
53 |
Dylan Coutu |
Griswold, CT |
Ron Coutu |
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13 |
88 |
Tyson Adamik |
Salem, CT |
Tom Adamik |
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14 |
94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Macungle, PA |
Curt Kibbe |
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15 |
59 |
Brayden Egan |
Ashford, CT |
Eric Egan |
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16 |
8 |
Ethan Dion |
Oakdale, CT |
Stephen, Dion |
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Heat 1
- 44, 88, 1, 99, 94, 28, 2, 53 |
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Heat 2
- 17, 9, 29, 47, 30, 9m, 8, 59 |
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Mikitarian
& Bailey Take Down the Wins for
NEMA LITES Double
Header Race Weekend
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On June 15th/16thweekend, the
NEMA LITES traveled to Star Speedway on Saturday and Hudson
Speedway for the Jim O'Brien Memorial on Sunday for their
double header race weekend.
The NEMA LITES took the track for their 25 lap feature event
as the sun set behind the trees. Kyle Ferrucci in the #99
alongside Trent Goodrow in the Keller Motorsports #44, led
the field to a nonstop 25 lap race. As Ferrucci led the
field into turn one while Goodrow and Ben Mikitarian in the
#9 battled for second coming out of turn two and down the
backstretch. But coming out of turn four, Mikitarian was
able to take second over Goodrow. Mikitarian was on the back
bumper of Ferrucci on the front stretch on lap two and took
the low line going into turn one to take over first followed
by Ferrucci and Goodrow.
Once Mikitarian took the
lead, he began to extend his lead by a couple of car lengths
as the rest of the field remained in a tight group. While on
lap 6, Kyle Valeri was able to work his way into the top 3
over Goodrow. On the following lap, Valeri was then able to
make a move to take second over Ferrucci. Valeri was now on
the move to try and close the gap between him and first
place, Mikitarian.
On lap 8, Jake Trainor in the
Matt Seymour Racing #29, worked his way into the top three
over Ferrucci. Trainor now had his eyes set on second place
Valeri.
Over the next several laps, Chake Locke in
the Matt Seymour Racing #1, worked his way from his ninth
place starting position and was on the back bumper of
Ferrucci looking to make the pass for fourth. While on lap
15, Locke was able to get a drive and take over fourth.
As the field spread out , Mikitarian continued to drive
away from the rest of the field and held nearly a
straightaway lead over Valeri and Trainor. While Trainor
worked to close the gap between him and second place Valeri,
he worked up to his back bumper, but as the checkered flag
flew for Mikitarian on lap 25, Valeri was able to hold off
Trainor to round out the podium.
In a postrace
interview with Ben Mikitarian, he commented on his win,
"It's great to get a win at Star Speedway especially
rebounding after getting a flat while leading at Waterford
half way through the race. It's good to come back here and
get a win. Just want to thank my dad, he puts in a lot of
work and to get this win on Father's Day weekend."
To round out the top 10 were strong finishes by Ben
Mikitarian #9, Kyle Valeri #17, Jake Trainor #29, Chase
Locke #1, Kyle Ferrucci #99, Ryan Macartney #9M, Randy
Cabral #47, Trent Goodrow #44, Paul Scally #30, Mike
Pernesiglio #28.
After a late Star Speedway
Saturday night, the stars and cars of the NEMA
LITES division, quickly regrouped early Sunday morning for
the Jim O'Brien Memorial 50 lap feature at Hudson Speedway.
As the NEMA LITES took the track on Sunday
afternoon, Trent Goodrow in the Keller Motorsports #44
alongside Mike Pernesiglio in the #28, led the field to the
green flag. Goodrow led the pack going into turn one, as
Pernesiglio raced along on the outside groove, until turn
three where Goodrow cleared Pernesiglio. On the second lap,
Ryan Locke in the #16, took the low line going into turn
one, to take over the second position, while on the same
lap, going into turn three, Joey Bailey in the #1, took the
low line to take over third over Pernesiglio.
On lap
3, a battle for fourth occurred between Pernesiglio and
Chase Locke in the Nick Poe Racing #2, as Locke #2 took the
low line going into turn #3 alongside Pernesiglio on the
outside, but Pernesiglio was able to get a drive coming out
of turn four to hold onto fourth.
On the following
lap, Jake Trainor in the Matt Seymour Racing #29, took the
low line going into turn three to take fifth over
Pernesiglio.
With just five laps down, Goodrow
continued to lead over, Locke #16, and Bailey as they began
to separate and create a half a straightaway gap over the
rest of the field. As Trainor took fourth over Locke #2, he
now set his eyes on closing the gap for third.
Over
the next few laps, Goodrow, held a comfortable lead of
fourth car lengths over Locke #16 and Bailey. On lap 15,
Bailey was on the back bumper of Locke #16, looking to
set-up and make the pass, while on the following lap, going
into turn one, Bailey took the low line from Locke #16 to
take over second. While that door was open, Trainor was able
to also capitalize going down the backstretch to take fourth
over Locke #16.
On lap 20, as Goodrow continued to
lead the pack, Bailey was able to close in on him and close
the gap to be within striking distance. As the leaders began
to catch up to lapped traffic on lap 23, Bailey saw an
opening entering into turn three and looked to the inside of
Goodrow, but Goodrow was able to get a drive off of three to
maintain the lead.
Over the next several laps as the
leaders navigated through lapped traffic, on lap 27, Bailey
with a crossover move going down the backstretch took the
low line going into turn three to take the lead over Goodrow
followed by Trainor. On the following lap, Trainor, coming
out of turn two was able to get a good run going down the
backstretch to take second over Goodrow.
Once Bailey
took the lead, he didn't look back, as he continued to grow
his lead by a couple of car lengths over Trainor and
Goodrow. While, fourth place, Kyle Valeri in the Valeri
Motorsports #17 and fifth, Randy Cabral in the #47 worked to
close the straightaway distance from them and the front
pack. Over the next several laps, Valeri and Cabral battled
for fourth, but eventually on lap 40, Valeri was able to
pull away from Cabral and maintain the fourth position.
As the laps began to tick off, on lap 41, as Bailey
navigated through lapped traffic, this allowed for Trainor
to close the gap between the two while Goodrow held a
comfortable third about half a straightaway behind the
leaders.
Unfortunately on lap 47, a caution flag was
flown for third place Goodrow, that would end his race.
As the field re-racked and stacked for 3 laps remaining,
Bailey alongside Trainor led the field back to the green
flag. Bailey led the field into turn one as Trainor raced
alongside him on the outside groove. On lap 48, going down
the backstretch, Trainor attempted a crossover move and
diamond the corner coming out of four to take the low line
from Bailey, but Bailey was able to hold off Trainor. As the
checkered flag flew on lap 50 for Bailey, followed by
Trainor, and Valeri to round out the podium for the Jim
O'Brien Memorial.
In a victory lane interview,
Bailey commented on his win, "What a whirlwind this weekend
has been, making a last minute decision to jump into a car
I've never run before. It has been a while since we have
been in victory lane. 50 laps is a long time if you think
about it and when you have a caution with 2 to go and when
you have the best in the business right next to you, it
makes it much more overwhelming. But we finally parked it."
To round out the top 10 were strong finishes by:
Joey Bailey #1, Jake Trainor #29, Kyle Valeri #17, Paul
Scally #30, Randy Cabral #47, Dylan Coutu #53, Ryan Locke
#16, Mike Pernesiglio #28, Matt O'Brien #61, and Tiana Kibbe
#94.
The NEMA LITES take the next weekend off, but
are back racing at Seekonk Speedway on Wednesday, June 26th
for Open Wheel Wednesday for another 50 lap action packed
race. We hope to see you there! |
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