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The
2009 DAV Fall Classic |
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NEMA Feature - Seekonk DAV - Sun. Oct. 11th |
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Pos. |
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Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
7ny |
Adam
Cantor |
Dix
Hills, NY |
Cantor
Racing |
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5 |
William
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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3 |
55w |
Aaron
Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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4 |
4 |
Nokie
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Mike
Jarret |
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5 |
44 |
Erica
Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed
Breault |
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6 |
47 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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7 |
29 |
Jeff Abold |
Pennellville, NY |
Bobby
Seymour |
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8 |
26b |
Greg
Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg
Stoehr |
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9 |
45 |
Russ Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Gene
Angelillo |
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10 |
8 |
Barry
Kittredge |
Marlboro, MA |
Barry
Kittredge |
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11 |
P30 |
Mike Horn |
Ashland,
MA |
Mike Horn |
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12 |
3m |
Jim
Miller |
Weymouth,
MA |
Jim
Miller |
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13 |
22 |
Chris
Leonard |
Pelham,
NH |
Dave
Leonard |
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14 |
16 |
Matt
O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Jim
O'Brien |
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15 |
21 |
Abby
Martino |
Norfolk,
MA |
Joan Martino |
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16 |
99 |
Chris deRitis |
Philadelphia, PA |
Power
Point
Race Cars |
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17 |
8w |
Rich
Gerbe |
Franklin Sq.,
NY |
Lee
Gerbe |
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18 |
2 |
Lee
Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Lee
Bundy |
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DNS |
30 |
Paul
Scally |
Raynham,
MA |
Paul
Scally |
20
DNS |
9 |
John Zych
Jr. |
Mendon,
MA |
John
Zych |
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Cantor Calls DAV
Win “Biggest Ever”
Nocella Scores 2nd Seekonk Lites Win |
Seekonk, MA – Calling it “the
biggest win of my career,” Adam Cantor won the 25-lap
Northeastern Midget Association 25 lap feature Sunday at Seekonk
Speedway’s DAV Memorial. It was the second win of the season for
Cantor who beat back a persistent William Wall over the final
nine laps.
The Wall family celebrated nonetheless, brothers Will (Wall #5)
and Aaron (Wall #55) capturing second and third respectively.
Nokie Fornoro (Jarret #4) and Erica Santos (Breault #44)
completed the top five.
Anthony Nocella won the 25-lap NEMA Lites feature on Saturday.
Cantor, who took the lead on lap six, faced a William Wall
restart challenge with 16 laps remaining. He got the jump but
couldn’t get away from the youngster. Loose off, Cantor said he
“tried babying in into three, but when I did it I could hear
Will out there. I had to stay on it.”
“The right rear gave up the last couple of laps,” said Wall. “I
couldn’t keep it on the outside. I needed a little more car.”
Cantor, who had troubles on Saturday, did get more car on Sunday
morning. “It seems we changed everything but the steering wheel
and the driver,” said Cantor’s dad Alan.
Although he fell in behind Santos on the initial green, Cantor
“knew I had a good car immediately. I went in pretty deep and it
stuck.”
The first yellow ended two battles – Santos and Cantor and
William Wall and Nokie Fornoro.
“Erica got me on the restart big time,” said Cantor. “I pride
myself on restart ability so I said some not-so-nice things
about myself. Still, I felt if I could get up to her left rear
off two I could go around her.” He took the lead out of four.
William Wall won the battle with Fornoro, moved past Santos for
second 10 laps in and was dogging Cantor when the second yellow
showed. Aaron Wall, who started ninth, was fourth by that time
and moved past Santos on the restart.
Point leader Randy Cabral (Bertrand 47) was sixth and Jeff Abold
(Seymour 29), who started 20th because of a driver change, was
seventh.
Nocella, winning for the second time at Seekonk this year, got
by Ed LeClerc Jr. after the only restart in the Lites event.
LeClerc had built a sizable edge before the yellow on lap 13.
Five lengths behind the leader, Joe Mikitarian, LeClerc and
Anthony Marvuglio finished second through fourth in a tight
bunch. Randy Cabral was fifth.
NEMA’s grand slam finish continues this weekend at
Thompson Speedway’s
World Series.
 It
was Cantor’s fourth career win but his first at Seekonk.
Cantor
had the fastest lap in the feature (11.329) while Nocella’s
11.907 was best in the Lites run.
In
spite of two cautions, the feature was run in nine minutes, a
credit to starter Steve Grant. |
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Lites Feature - Seekonk DAV - Sat. Oct. 10th |
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Lites Feature - Seekonk DAV - Sat. Oct. 10th |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
29 |
Anthony
Nocella |
Woburn,
MA |
Matt
Seymour |
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9 |
Joe
Mikitarian |
Northboro,
MA |
John
Mikitarian |
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3 |
12 |
Edward
LeClerc Jr. |
Taunton,
MA |
Edward
LeClerc Sr. |
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4 |
09 |
Anthony
Marvuglio |
E.
Bridgewater, MA |
Ronald Doty |
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5 |
4 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth,
MA |
Bobby
Seymour |
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6 |
5c |
Joey
Chick |
Hubbardston, MA |
Bob Chick |
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7 |
48 |
Pete
Skias |
PA |
Tim
Bertrand |
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8 |
36 |
Eric
Cabral |
Manchester, NH |
Glen
Cabral |
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9 |
00 |
Josh
Woollam |
Buzzards
Bay, MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
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10 |
47 |
Jay
Diamond |
Somerset,
MA |
Glen
Cabral |
11
DNF |
52 |
Kevin
Park |
Foxboro,
MA |
Kevin
Park |
12
DNS |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Holbrook,
MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
13
DNS |
93 |
Jake
Smith |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Ted Smith |
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Heats >> |
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Photos by
NormMarx.com |
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Lites Heat
#1: 28, 5c, 29, 12, 09, 48 |
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Lites Heat
#2: 9, 52, 4, 00, 36, 47 |
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NEMA
Heats - Seekonk DAV - Sat. Oct. 10th |
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Heat #1: 44,
45, 5, 47, 30, P30, 8, 22, 2, 29 |
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Heat #2: 4,
26b, 7ny. 3m, 55w, 99, 21, 16, 8w |
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Photos by
NormMarx.com |
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A
BIT OF SEEKONK HISTORY:
THE FIRST FEATURE RACE IN 1946 |
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Seekonk’s DAV Next
For NEMA |
Brockton, MA – The ultimate
“momentum track,” the late D. Anthony’s Venditti’s “Cement
Palace,” Seekonk Speedway, welcomes the Northeastern Midget
Association “back home” this weekend for the DAV Memorial. The
“Lites” will be on hand as well as NEMA continues with its grand
slam season finish.
Now the oldest New England-based sanctioning body, NEMA’s
history starts at Seekonk, Fred Meeker winning the first-ever
show on May 30, 1953. The 2009 Boston Louie, won by Jeff Abold,
was the 75th NEMA event at the third mile.
Abold (2) and defending champion Randy Cabral (3) have won the
last five shows. Abold, who has also been second twice,
dominated the “Louie,” setting quick time in both time trials
(10.859) and the feature (11.007) in the Seymour 29.
The point battle between Cabral’s owner Tim Bertrand and Mike
Jarret is center stage. Jarret’s driver Nokie Fornoro is the
all-time Seekonk NEMA winner with eight, the last back in 2006.
Cabral now has six Seekonk wins including his first back in
2000.
There are not a lot of secrets left at the track that has been
running Midgets since its inception back in 1946. Legend Oscar
Ridlon was a disputed winner on that day and since then the win
list includes some of open cockpit racing’s great names.
Among current drivers, Russ Horn and the Stoehr brothers, Russ
and Greg, have multiple Seekonk wins. Cabral, Abold, Fornoro,
both Stoehrs and Horn have won this year along with Adam Cantor.
Positions behind Cabral, the current point leader, remain
unsettled.
Jake Stergios, Anthony Nocella and Anthony “Bug’ Marvuglio have
won Lites features at Seekonk this year. Russ Wood Jr. carries
the momentum of a win at Twin State into the 20-lap feature.
A DAV win is one of NEMA’s most coveted trophies. “The race
honors Anthony Venditti, one of the best friends Midget racing
ever had,” says NEMA president Mike Scrivani Jr. “There is just
so much history at Seekonk.”
How have the Midgets evolved at Seekonk? They’ve gained almost
four seconds over the past 35 years.
Bob White (in the Germond 12) set fast time for a 100-lapper on
Oct. 13, 1974 with a 14.220 run, just a tick quicker than the
14.261 effort by local hero John Tripp. Johnny Mann, who was
fourth fastest, won the race with Rich Volger fourth. Current
car owner Jimmy O’Brien had a car in that race driven by Hank
Stevens.
Interestingly enough, Bobby Grim’s fast time (14.27) for a USAC
race (which had NEMA’s blessing) on July 25, 1963 was almost
identical. Chuck Rodee won the race that was flagged by Nokie
Fornoro’s dad Nick and included legends Parnelli Jones, Roger
McCluskey, Don Branson and Bob Tattersall.
The
DAV will be the 13th race of the year. Nokie Fornoro has won the
13th race of the season five times, tying Dave Humphrey for the
lead. Russ Stoehr has done it four times.
Three
drivers share the fastest feature lap this year – Cabral has
six, Fornoro four and Abold two.
NEMA Winners at
Seekonk
No. - Driver -First Last
8 - Nokie Fornoro - 1995 2006
6 - Randy Cabral - 2000 2009
5 - Russ Stoehr - 1996 2000
3 - Dick Brown - 1959 1960
3 - Mark Buonomo - 1997 2005
3 - Lou Cicconi Jr. - 1996 2007
3 - Jeff Horn - 1992 2001
3 - Johnny Mann - 1972 1976
3 - Ben Seitz - 2005 2007
3 - Greg Stoehr - 1993 1994
2 - Jeff Abold -2008 2009
2 - Joe Csiki - 1963 1965
2 - Bill Eldridge - 1953 1964
2 - Drew Fornoro - 1986 1998
2 - Dave Humphrey - 1965 1986
2 - Joey Payne Jr. - 2005 2007
2 - Al Pillion - 1956 1957
2 - Bobby Seymour - 1999 1999
2 - Mike Seymour - 1994 1995
2 - Jerry Wall - 1971 1972
One-time Seekonk winners: Keith Botelho (1998), Len Boyd (1979),
Ray Burke (1956), King Carpenter (1962), Barney Davis (1957),
Bob Hart (1971), Russ Klar (1967), Red Marlow (1959), Fred
Meeker (1953), Tony Romit (1960), Bobby Santos III (2006), Dutch
Schaefer (1965), Lee Smith (1983), Hank Williams (1960). |
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Skias Guest In
Bertrand Lites Car |
Brockton, MA – Tim Bertrand
calls Pennsylvania Mini Sprint legend Pete Skias “an old
fashioned, follow-the-action racer. He’s the kind of racer who
comes to the front no matter where you start him.”
Skias, a veteran dirt tracker, will try the asphalt this weekend
when he drives Bertrand’s No. 48 in the Northeastern Midget
Association 20-lap “Lites” feature at Seekonk Speedway’s DA
Memorial.. “It has long been his goal to drive a midget on
asphalt,” continues Bertrand.
Seekonk has become “home ground” for the “Lites,” series, now in
its second season. Nationally known in Mini Stock ranks, Skias,
a long-time friend of the Bertrand family, will find some
sterling competition.
Jake Stergios, Anthony Nocella and Anthony “Bug” Marvuglio, all
Seekonk winners this season, head up the list. Other hopefuls
include Russ Wood Jr., coming in off a well-earned victory at
Twin State Speedway, Rick Hart and Paul Luggelle.
“We’re excited and happy to do this,” continued Bertrand. “We’re
convinced Pete will provide plenty of excitement.”
The Bertrand team has brought a number of guest drivers to NEMA
this season including Ryan Newman, Cole Carter and Ted
Christopher. |
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