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Race 12
Oswego Speedway
Oswego
Budweiser Classic
August 31, 2002
Jim Feeney Photo
| 1 |
54 |
D. Fonoro |
- |
| 2 |
35 |
R. Cabral |
- |
| 3 |
17 |
B. Seitz |
- |
| 4 |
2 |
H. Bumpus |
- |
| 5 |
38 |
D. Baumgartner |
- |
| 6 |
81 |
T. Heath |
- |
| 7 |
4 |
B. Seymour |
Hard
Charger |
| 8 |
51 |
M. Wonder III |
- |
| 9 |
98 |
M. Roselli Jr. |
- |
| 10 |
50 |
P. Pernesiglio |
- |
| 11 |
75 |
F. Schell |
- |
| 12 |
16 |
M. O'Brien |
- |
| 13 |
57 |
B. Bradbury |
- |
| 14 |
12x |
K. Carpenter |
DNF |
| 15 |
5 |
L. Cheetham |
DNF |
| 16 |
21 |
R. Maustellar |
DNF |
| 17 |
3 |
T. Spada |
DNF |
| 18 |
9 |
B. Santos III |
DNF |
| 19 |
18 |
R. Gerbe |
DNF |
| 20 |
77 |
M, Lugelle |
DNF |
| 21 |
15 |
R. Dolan |
DNF |
| 22 |
44 |
E. Breault |
DNF |
| 23 |
47 |
T. Bertrand |
DNF |
| 24 |
45 |
R. Stoehr |
DNF |
| - |
76 |
M. Buonomo |
DNS |
| - |
7ny |
A. Cantor |
DNS |
| - |
49 |
J. Payne, Jr. |
DNS |
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DREW
FORNORO SCORES AT OSWEGO |
Oswego, NY – The count continues
to climb for Drew Fornoro. The Northeastern Midget Association’s all-time career
winner, Fornoro collected number 82 Saturday night at Oswego Speedway. Taking the lead on
lap 15, Fornoro, in the Campanale Bros. #54, went on to a comfortable win over Randy
Cabral.
The race featured a torrid battle between Fornoro and Kyle Carpenter that didn’t end
until the latter retired with electrical problems on a restart with five laps to go.
Fornoro then breezed to his third win of the season, the first to do so.
Fornoro and Carpenter hooked up and, working traffic, chased down early leader Mike
Roselli Jr. With 15 gone, Fornoro got by Roselli through three and four. When Carpenter
took second a lap later, Fornoro had built a lead but Carpenter stormed back, the duel
becoming side-by-side for a while.
Caution, the third of the race, for oil on the track (which turned into red) ended the
duel. Heading to the green, Carpenter turned into the pits with a sputtering engine.
Following two cautions in the first two laps, including a terrifying crash by point leader
Russ Stoehr before the event was a lap old, Roselli took the lead. He opened up a
considerable edge before hitting traffic. Roselli was looking for his second Oswego win.
Outside pole sitter Ben Seitz, a rookie in his first Oswego test, came home third. Howard
Bumpus and ARCA visitor Dave Baumgartner completed the top five. Tim Heath, also a rookie,
was sixth.
Fornoro, who posted his fourth career Oswego success, now trails point leader Stoehr by
75.
Heading in turn three on the initial green, Tim Bertrand was inside pole sitter Mike
Luggelle heading into three. Luggelle’s left front made contact with Bertrand’s
right rear, sending Bertrand up the track into the path of the on-coming Stoehr.
Bertrand’s car serve as a launching ramp for Stoehr who went up in the air doing a
complete flip before landing on all four wheels. Bertrand wound up in the foam.
Stoehr, a nine-time Oswego winner, was taken to the hospital with a minor concussion and
bruised ribs but was back at the track.
Following another yellow on lap one, the race ran clean before Randy Mausteller dropped
oil with five to go.
Roselli, Ed Breault and Mark Buonomo were the heat winners.
Cabral and Bumpus, who sit third and fourth in driver points, extend top-five streaks to
five.
Next up - NEMA’s 50th anniversary celebration at Waterford Speedbowl’s Finale on
Oct. 5-6.
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Ray Grela Photo Sequence
Russ Stoehr had one of the most
horrific crashes in midget race history at Oswego Speedway Saturday during the Bud Light
Midget Championship event. A four-wide scenario on the green flag lap set up a tangle
between Stoehr and the 47 of Tim Bertrand. Stoehr, the defending race champion, was
transported to Oswego Hospital and later released. The Gene Angelillo 45 was demolished.
Caption by
Carol Haynes, Oswego Speedway |
Jim
Feeney
Photos |
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Drew Fornoro, Newton, NJ, is certainly
no stranger to Oswego Speedway victory lane, but the win of the Bud Light Midget
Championship Saturday was his first in the Campanale & Sons 54 midget. The Bud Girls
join Drew in victory lane with his $2,000 check.
Captions by
Carol Haynes, Oswego Speedway |
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| The pass for the lead is made by Drew
Fornoro as he goes by leader Mike Roselli (98) on lap 14. Fornoro led the rest of the way
chased down mainly by Kyle Carpenter in the Carpenter 12 at Oswego Speedway. Roselli would
end up 9th after Carpenter's demise on lap 20. |
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| Ben Seitz in what may have been his
first Oswego visit leads 35 Randy Cabral , 2 Howard Bumpus and 38 Dave Baumgartner of
Ottawa Lake. Mich. They all finished near the front of the pack led by Drew Fornoro. |
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| Lap 23 and the midgets are driving home
to end the 6th annual Bud Light Midget championship at Oswego Speedway on Saturday
afternoon. |
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| Howard Bumpus tries to stay out front
of Dave Baumgartner and Tim Heath as the laps wear down on the Bud Light Midget
Championship 25 at Oswego Speedway on Saturday. |
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