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Mike Jarret is home and doing well.
We all miss him vey much. Hurry back!
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Cabral Continues
Speedbowl Mastery |
Waterford, CT - Taking command
on the only restart on lap 11, Randy Cabral continued his
mastery at Waterford Speedbowl winning the 25-lap Northeastern
Midget Association’s segment of Saturday night’s Racing Against
Cancer Wings and Wheels presented by Foxwoods and Kool 101.
It was his seventh career Speedbowl win and the third in four
starts this season in the Bertrand #47. It was his second
straight and fifth overall win of “a dream season” and the 17th
of his career.
Cabral actually gained a spot on the restart. William Wall, who
had led the first 10 laps, was put back to third for jumping the
initial start. Cabral moved up outside Mike Keeler (Seamon 63).
He then powered around Keeler through one and two jumping into a
commanding lead. The fastest lap (a 12.947) came on the 15th
circuit.
Keeler held on for second followed by Joey Payne (Angelillo 45),
Greg Stoehr (Stoehr 26b) and Wall (Wall 5).
“I knew I had a good car and it was working on the outside way
better than usual,” Cabral said. It must have been all the
rubber the Modifieds put down.” After battling Keeler for
several laps before the yellow, Cabral “knew the #63 was fast. I
knew I needed something like the restart.”
“[The Bertrand] crew has really got their stuff together,” said
Keeler in the understatement of the night. It was Keeler’s best
finish yet in the Seamon car.
“I’ve been asked a lot this week ‘what is your secret at the
Speedbowl’” Cabral said from Victory Lane. “I honestly didn’t
know but now I do. It’s my crew and I don’t mind telling anybody
because nobody can steal my crew.”
The #47 lost an oil line in the second practice. While his crew
worked on the motor – “actually checking the lower end” – Cabral
was part of a group trying to get Erica Santos back in business.
Erica, who suffered a bent value in the second heat, had to
eventually abandon the Breault #44 replacing brother Bobby in
the family #98. She wound up eighth behind Jeff Abold (Seymour
29) and Adam Cantor (Cantor 7ny).
NEMA gets a weekend off before returning to action Saturday
night, Aug. 30 at Monadnock Speedway.
NEMA
NOTES – Jeremy
Frankoski drove the Luggelle 77m to ninth…Lee Bundy was back in
his own #2 … Cabral is only the second Boston Louie winner
(joining Russ Stoehr) to capture the next race…”Every time I see
the Speedbowl on the schedule I just smile,” he said after
passing Drew Fornoro as the club’s all-time winner on the third
mile…Cabral was a key factor in the Speedbowl’s all-out media
blitz for the event generally acknowledged to have drawn the
largest crowd in many years. Cabral was featured in both New
London Day and Norwich Bulletin stories and was on Kool 101
radio. |
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Waterford - Wings and Wheels - 8/16/08 |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
|
1 |
47 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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2 |
63 |
Mike
Keeler |
Danbury,
CT |
TSR
Motorsports Inc. |
|
3 |
45 |
Joey
Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Gene
Angelillo |
|
4 |
26b |
Greg
Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg
Stoehr |
|
5 |
5 |
William
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
|
6 |
29 |
Jeff Abold |
Pennellville, NY |
Bobby Seymour |
|
7 |
7ny |
Adam
Cantor |
Dix
Hills, NY |
Cantor
Racing |
|
8 |
98 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin,
MA |
Robert
Santos Jr. |
|
9 |
77m |
Jeremy
Frankoski |
Huntington, NY |
Mike Luggelle |
|
10 |
9 |
John Zych
Jr. |
Mendon,
MA |
John Zych |
|
11 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
|
12 |
88 |
Abby
Martino |
Norfolk,
MA |
Joan
Martino |
|
13 |
2 |
Lee
Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Lee
Bundy |
|
14 |
11 |
Howie
Bumpus |
Lakeville, MA |
Charles Camosse |
|
15 |
78 |
Brian Cleveland |
Billerica, MA |
Linda
Cleveland |
|
16 |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Hull,
MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
|
17 |
2k |
Kelly
Ferrell |
Chaplin,
CT |
John
Ferrell |
18
DNF |
94 |
Jim
Peruto |
Doylestown, PA |
Jim
Peruto |
19
DNF |
30 |
Paul
Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul
Scally |
20
DNF |
99 |
Lou Cicconi Jr. |
Aston, PA |
Power
Point
Race Cars |
21
DNS |
49 |
B.J.
MacDonald |
Dublin, PA |
B.J.
MacDonald |
22
DNS |
44 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed
Breault |
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The
Racing Against Cancer Wings & Wheels presented by Foxwoods and
Kool 101
Set For Speedbowl Aug. 16 |
(WATERFORD, CT) Three of
New England’s fastest divisions will be coming to Waterford
Speedbowl Aug. 16 when Saturday Night Fever becomes The Racing
Against Cancer Wings and Wheels presented by Foxwoods and Kool
101.
The International Supermodified Association (ISMA), the TrueValue Modified Series (TVMS) and the Northeastern Midget
Association (NEMA) will be joined by the Speedbowl’s SK-Modifieds.
One hundred mile per hour speeds will be commonplace in one of
the most attractive offerings in the Speedbowl’s 58-year
history.
The gates open at 3:30 PM and
racing begins at 5.
The True Values will go 100 laps, the Supers 50, the SKs 35 and
the Midgets 25. All will qualify via heats and consis (starting
at 5 pm) that guarantee some hectic action.
$2 of every ticket will go to Racing Against Cancer. Over
the past half dozen years, RAC had contributed over a half
million dollars to the battle against cancer. Adult grandstand
tickets are $32.00.
All four divisions are open ‘wheel’ divisions. The Supers and
Midgets are “winged” as well.
It is 210 feature laps – 100 for the True Values, 50 for the
Supers, 35 for the SKs and 25 for the Midgets – on New England’s
most competitive track. The ‘Bowl’s famous outside groove has
been a factor all season, producing a record number of winners.
All divisions will qualify via heats, guaranteeing excitement.
Billed as “Saturday Night Fever” over the past weeks, Wings and
Wheels promises blisteringly hot speeds. Chris Perley, who’ll be
after a third straight Speedbowl win, turned an incredible
12.489 seconds lap (107-mph plus) last May. It was, however,
just a few “ticks” better than Randy Cabral’s 12.848 (105-plus)
in the Bertrand Midget set a few weeks before. Cabral will be
after a third straight Speedbowl win as well.
Lowering the existing standard is now a major objective with
each visit for both divisions. Nobody is betting against it. The
Speedbowl has featured quickness throughout the season. ISMA, in
fact, continues to talk about an 11 seconds lap.
Dwight Jarvis’ 14.075 lap and many SK times in the 14.150 range
are testimony that the True Value and SK Modifieds are
surpassing the century mark as well.
Bowl fans have their favorites in the touring divisions starting
with ISMA’s Rob Summers, the one-time SK champion who’ll be
coming with a TrueValue car as well. Summers would like nothing
better than adding a ISMA checkered to his Speedbowl resume.
Ted Christopher will be returning in the Czarnecki #20. TC would
like to add to a Speedbowl resume that includes, in addition to
33 SK wins, successes in the NASCAR Modifieds, NEMA Midgets and
Pro4 Modifieds.
Wings and Wheels will bring incredible talent to the Bowl
including local favorites Rob Summers, who may see action in a
modified as well as a Super, Chris Pasteryak, Ed Dachenhausen
and Mike Holdridge. The latter three are TVMS standouts.
Jeff Abold, 19-year old son of ISMA great Pat, is another double
duty possibility in both a Midget and Super.
In addition to Summers, Jeff Holbrook, Russ Wood, Dave McKnight,
Mike Ordway Jr. and Mike Lichty hope to add to their ISMA resume
by stopping Perley’s Speedbowl streak. Cabral is the target for
the likes of Jeff Horn, Nokie Fornoro, Bobby Santos III, Joey
Payne and Greg Stoehr.
David Pinkham, Les Hinckley, Kirk Alexander and Jean-Paul Cyr
joint Jarvis on the TVMS scorecard. |
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NEMA Back To The Bowl;
Record Lap Probable |
Although he insists, “lap
times are never first priority,” point leader Randy Cabral
admits, “they get a lot of attention.” His 12.74 seconds lap
could “definitely be bested” when the Northeastern Midget
Association returns to Waterford Speedbowl Saturday night for
the Racing Against Cancer Wings & Wheels presented by Foxwoods
and Kool 101.
Making its fourth Speedbowl visit of the season, NEMA shares the
program with the International Supermodified Association, the
True Value Modifieds and the SK-Modifieds.
Through 10 races, NEMA has had five winners, Bobby Santos III
(3), Joey Payne, Greg Stoehr and Jeff Abold joining Cabral (4).
. Consistent finishes by Payne and Santos have prevented Cabral
and car owner Tim Bertrand from pulling away in their respective
point races.
Coming off a victory in the Boston Louie at Seekonk, Cabral
believes there are plenty of candidates to turn a 12.6 lap. Greg
Stoehr, the winner the last time NEMA visited Waterford, Erica
and Bobby Santos and Abold are all strong possibilities.
Despite his six career Speedbowl wins including two this year,
Cabral refuses to see himself as the favorite. “Everybody says
the goal is to catch me,” he says. “Well, they didn’t have any
trouble catching me last time at the Speedbowl. There are a lot
of potential winners every time.”
The Speedbowl, he adds, “is where everybody seems to run their
best.”
NEMA has been in record territory all season. “Everyone is
really up on their game, paying attention to what’s going on,”
Cabral says. “The technology, the motors, the tires, everything
is getting better. You need those times to say competitive.”
Lap times have always been of special importance to open cockpit
racers. “A lot of people always want to get in the record
books,” says Cabral. “I am a little different. I’m happy as long
as we’re faster than the second place car.”
NEMA NOTES
– Way back in the Speedbowl’s first season, 1951, Indiana driver
George Tichenor set fast time for an AAA 100 lapper with a 17.92
seconds run. Art Cross won the October race which was held in
near freezing temperatures…Sharing the program with the
Supermodifieds always pumps up the NEMA fraternity. Lou Cicconi
Jr. is the only driver to win in both at the Speedbowl. Jeff
Abold has driven both with success this season…After a strong
top-five at the Boston Louie, Jeremy Frankoski will be back in
the second Bertrand car this weekend. .......Mike Keeler,
another who has driven in both ISMA and NEMA this year, is in
Frankoski’s old ride, the Seamon #63 and will also be running
his #56 ISMA Super. Keeler has a NEMA Speedbowl win…Only once
has a Boston Louie winner won the next race as well. Russ Stoehr
did it in 1997, the first year the Louie ran…There have been 41
different winners in the 78 NEMA features at the Speedbowl since
1951 and its probable that 15 will be on hand this weekend in
some capacity. |
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WATERFORD SPEEDBOWL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 13th |
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Torrey Waterford
NEMA Lites Winner |
Waterford, CT- Shawn Torrey survived a green-white-checker
challenge from Todd Bertrand and captured the 20-lap NEMA Lites
feature Wednesday night at Waterford Speedbowl. Torrey is the
third different “Lites” winner of the season.
Torrey, in a Quad 4-powered car (“I stole the engine out my
sisters car”), had a comfortable lead when the only caution
showed with 19 left. He got the jump on the single file restart
and then held off Bertrand and Shaun Gosselin. Both Bertrand and
Gosselin were closing over the final circuits.
Bill Stergios and Russ Wood Jr. completed the top five.
R.J. Tufano and Bertrand, running second and third, made contact
under the white flag, Tufano winding up in the first turn wall.
“A wicked vibration,” the result of a bent rear, hampered
Bertrand’s challenge.
Randy Cabral got the jump on the initial green and led the first
lap before Torrey, the pole sitter, stormed back to assume
command. He had a wide edge when Tufano passed Cabral for second
five laps in. Five laps latter Bertrand was on Tufano’s bumper,
the battle continuing until the caution.
RESULTS:
1. Shawn Torrey, 2. Todd Bertrand, 3. Shaun Gosselin, 4. PJ
Stergios, 5. Russ Wood, 6. Anthony Marvuglio, 7. Stephanie Doty,
8. Mike Lugelle, 9. Paul Luggelle, 10. Kelly Ferrell, 11. Josh
Wollam, 12. R.J. Tufano, 13. Randy Cabral, 14. Andy Shlatz.
DNS- Jake Stergios. |
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Lites - Waterford - 8/13/08 |
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Pos. |
Car # |
Driver |
Owner |
|
1 |
33 |
Shawn Torrey |
Shawn Torrey |
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2 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Tim Bertrand |
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3 |
26 |
Shaun
Gosselin |
Gosselin
Racing |
|
4 |
11 |
Jake Stergios |
Bill Stergios |
|
5 |
51 |
Russ Wood Jr. |
Russ Wood |
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6 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Glen Cabral |
|
7 |
09 |
Stephanie Doty |
Ronald Doty |
|
8 |
66L |
Mike Luggelle |
Mike Luggelle |
|
9 |
28 |
Paul Luggelle |
Paul Luggelle |
|
10 |
2k |
John
Ferrell |
Kelly
Ferrell |
|
11 |
7x |
Josh Wollam |
Dan Duvall |
|
12 |
34 |
R.J. Tufano |
Rich Durso |
|
13 |
36 |
Randy Cabral |
Glen Cabral |
|
14 |
20 |
Andy Shlatz |
Andy Shlatz |
15
DNS |
57 |
P.J. Stergios |
Bill Stergios |
Stamford, CT
$100 Hard
Charger Award to Shaun Gosselin #26 |
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Saturday - August 9th, 2008
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The 2008 Boston Louie special awards & race sponsors, the
2008 race format, 2008 news releases, and the results, stories,
and pictures from previous Boston Louie races
may be found at:
www.BostonLouieSeymour.com |
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Boston
Louie - Seekonk - 8/9/08 |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
|
1 |
47 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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2 |
29 |
Jeff Abold |
Pennellville, NY |
Bobby Seymour |
|
3 |
98 |
Bobby
Santos III |
Franklin,
MA |
Robert
Santos Jr. |
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4 |
47b |
Jeremy
Frankoski |
Huntington, NY |
Tim
Bertrand |
|
5 |
45 |
Joey
Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Gene
Angelillo |
|
6 |
5 |
William
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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7 |
7ny |
Adam
Cantor |
Dix
Hills, NY |
Cantor
Racing |
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8 |
A1 |
Jeff
Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Jeff
Horn |
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9 |
63 |
Mike
Keeler |
Danbury,
CT |
TSR
Motorsports Inc. |
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10 |
P30 |
Mike
Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Mike
Horn |
|
11 |
77m |
Mike Luggelle |
Hull, MA |
Mike Luggelle |
|
12 |
4 |
Nokie
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Mike
Jarret |
|
13 |
30 |
Paul
Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul
Scally |
|
14 |
9 |
John Zych
Jr. |
Mendon,
MA |
John Zych |
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15 |
99 |
Aaron Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Power
Point
Race Cars |
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16 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug
Cleveland |
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17 |
21 |
Barry
Kittredge |
Marlboro, MA |
Barry
Kittredge |
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18 |
88 |
Abby
Martino |
Norfolk,
MA |
Joan
Martino |
|
19 |
94 |
Jim
Peruto |
Doylestown, PA |
Jim
Peruto |
|
20 |
78 |
Brian Cleveland |
Billerica, MA |
Linda
Cleveland |
21
DNF |
75 |
Lou Cicconi Jr. |
Aston, PA |
Lou Cicconi Jr. |
22
DNF |
35 |
Lee
Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Glen
Cabral |
23
DNF |
44 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed
Breault |
24
DNF |
26b |
Greg
Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg
Stoehr |
25
DNF |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Hull,
MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
26
DNF |
49 |
B.J.
MacDonald |
Dublin, PA |
B.J.
MacDonald |
27
DNS |
11 |
Howie
Bumpus |
Lakeville, MA |
Charles Camosse |
28
DNQ |
2k |
Kelly
Ferrell |
Chaplin,
CT |
John
Ferrell |
29
DNQ |
16 |
Matt
O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Jim
O'Brien |
30
DNQ |
14 |
Kevin
Park |
Foxboro, MA |
Paul
Holmstrand |
31
DNQ |
77 |
Andy Shlatz |
Enfield, CT |
Mike
Luggelle |
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Lites - Boston Louie - Seekonk - 8/9/08 |
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Pos. |
Car # |
Driver |
Owner |
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1 |
26 |
Shaun
Gosselin |
Gosselin
Racing |
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2 |
85 |
Nicholas Ribbe |
Nicholas Ribbe |
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3 |
18 |
Jesse State |
Jim State |
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4 |
11 |
PJ Stergios |
Bill Stergios |
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5 |
35 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
Glen Cabral |
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6 |
10 |
Matt
Bettencourt |
F.
Bettencourt Trucking |
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7 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Tim Bertrand |
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8 |
20 |
Andy Shlatz |
Andy Shlatz |
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9 |
1 |
Tad Uzzle |
Tad Uzzle |
|
10 |
66L |
Mike Luggelle |
Mike Luggelle |
|
11 |
36 |
Josh Wollam |
- |
|
12 |
09 |
Stephanie Doty |
Ronald Doty |
13
DNF |
28 |
Paul Luggelle |
Paul Luggelle |
14
DNF |
33 |
Shawn Torrey |
Shawn Torrey |
15
DNF |
57 |
Jake Stergios |
Bill Stergios |
16
DNF |
50 |
Mike Muldon |
- |
Stamford, CT
$100 Hard
Charger Award to Jesse State #18 |
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Cabral & Gosselin
Capture
Boston Louie Honors |
“With a Little Help From My
Friends” would have been the appropriate sound track. Randy
Cabral won Saturday night’s Northeastern Midget Association
Boston Louie Seymour Memorial at Seekonk Speedway with a motor
borrowed from the Santos crew.
Starting eighth, Randy Cabral had the lead when the first
caution showed on lap three. Only a second yellow on lap eight
interrupted Cabral’s run to his fourth win of the year in the
Bertrand #47. Pole sitter Paul Scally was the only other leader.
Jeff Abold, in the Seymour #29, came from deep in the field to
dog Cabral over the final 10 circuits. There was less than a car
length between them at the checker.
Shaun Gosselin dominated the accompanying NEMA Lites feature.
The motor broke in the first practice and Cabral said he had
“given up on things” when Bobby offered their spare motor. “Who
else blows a motor in practice and has time to change it?”
offered Cabral while complimenting both the Santos and his own
crew.
Ironically Bobby Santos III was third followed by Cabral’s new
teammate Jeremy Frankoski and Joey Payne. It was the second
“Louie” for Cabral and the first for the Bertrand team.
Cabral rode the high side to the lead, passing Scally through
turns one and two just before a multi-car chain-reaction mix-up
on the front chute. Greg Stoehr went off on the hook. Cabral
quickly regained command.
When he looked at the scoreboard and saw Abold, who had won
earlier this season at Seekonk, move into second on lap 19 he
was not surprised but definitely concerned. “I said ‘I’m in
trouble because if he gets by I’m done. I wanted to push it hard
but the weight jacker fell out of my hand during the first
caution. It fell on my lap and it was hitting me in the elbow
the rest of the race.”
Cabral was wearing a glove that belonged to Shane Hammond, his
close friend who perished at Thompson earlier this season. “It
was the glove that actually waved to the crowd before we went
green and it was the glove that held the checkered flag on the
victory lap,” he said from Victory Lane.
Gosselin, who ended a win streak by Jesse State, left no doubt
in the Lites race. “Well, you don’t know how far you are ahead
so you can never let up,” he said. “I knew the #85 (second place
Nicholas Ribbe) and #18 (State) were going to be fast. I figured
‘get out front as fast as you can and just go.”
The “Lites” are scheduled for a Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday date
this week at Waterford Speedbowl. NEMA is part of the
Speedbowl’s “Racing Against Cancer Wings and Wheels on Saturday
night. |
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"A personal thank you to the
Seymour Family, Seymour Enterprises, the Race Depot, and Santos
Motorsports for the contingency prizes awarded to us at the Boston Louie
as well as all the the other sponsors who helped to make this race a
success."
Cleveland Family Racing - #87 and #78 |
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“The Louie” –
NEMA’s Pinnacle |
Seekonk, MA -It’s
officially the Boston Louie Seymour Memorial Classic but “The
Louie” will do. It is testimony to the status it has in midget
racing in general and in the Northeastern Midget Association in
particular.
Honoring the memory of one of New England’s legendary car
owners, Seekonk Speedway hosts the 12th annual edition of the
classic on Saturday night.
There are extra incentives, but inclusion on the “The Louie” win
list is the main objective. Conceived and nurtured by the
Seymour family – notably Louie’s widow “Miss” Ellie and sons
Mike and Bobby – it is a top event. The “man who towed a million
miles,” Louie Seymour competed with success on the USAC Sprint
Car and Silver Crown circuits for many years.
No track has a longer NEMA history than Seekonk, which hosted
both the club’s first race back in 1953, and the first “Louie”
in 1997. The NEMA Lites will be on the schedule as well.
“Everyone wants The Louie,” says Greg Stoher, who carries the
momentum of a Waterford Speedbowl victory last Saturday into the
race.
Joey Payne Jr. hopes to become the first three-time winner.
Randy Cabral, Jeff Horn, Bobby Santos III and Nokie Fornoro aim
to join Payne in the two win bracket. An expected strong field
will be looking to join a list that also includes Russ Stoehr,
Drew Fornoro, Bobby Seymour and Ben Seitz.
“The prestige,” says Payne, “stems from Boston Louie’s position
in our sport and the family’s continued efforts. They are very
nice people and it is very special to stand in Victory Lane with
them.” Payne will be after a third “Louie” for owner Gene
Angelillo.
Fornoro puts his ’06 “Louie” triumph among the greatest of his
200 career wins. “It’s the biggest race of the year for us,” he
says.” There’s so much history surrounding it, so many memories
of Boston Louie, so many feelings. And you know what? It's held
on a race track I absolutely love.” Fornoro, who drives the
Jarret #4, is the all-time NEMA leader with eight Seekonk wins
“It is definitely our biggest race,” agrees point leader Randy
Cabral, “but it’s more than that. I feel it is one of the most
prestigious races in New England. Everybody is there. People who
don’t even run our kind of cars know about the Boston Louie.”
Cabral hopes to give the Bertrand team its first “Louie.”
Cabral’s 2000 win in his dad’s car, may be the biggest upset in
‘Louie’ history. He lost what appeared to be a second victory on
a DQ in ’03. “I know what it’s like to have two wins,” he
laughs. “I just didn’t get to keep it very long.” He’s been
after one that he “can keep” even since.
The “Louie” has developed its own history. The ’02 “Louie” was
considered a “break through event” for the then 16-year old
Bobby Santos III. Now in the family #98, he won in a Seymour
car. Santos, who has gone on to win in USAC Midgets and Sprint
Cars, makes a second “Louie” his immediate priority
The most emotional win has to be Bobby Seymour in 1999 with
brother Mike rig | | |
