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FRIDAY,
JULY 15TH |
Greg
Stoehr and Russ Wood Jr. Notch
NEMA Victories At Lee USA Speedway |
(LEE, NH) Greg Stoehr
claimed the 25-lap Northeastern Midgets Association
feature at New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway on Friday
evening. It was the veteran racer’s first main event win
of the season.
Quickly establishing himself as
the man to beat, Stoehr passed pole sitter Paul Scally
on the second-lap and was never seriously challenged. He
easily pulled-away from the field following the events
only two restarts.
Action behind the leader was
highlighted by an intense battle for second spot between
Jeremy Frankoski, Randy Cabral, and Jeff Abold. The
action was halted when Cabral suddenly slowed on the
backstretch signaling the event’s first yellow flag.
Restarting from the back, Cabral rallied to a 6th place
finish.
The final caution occurred with only 2
circuits remaining when John Zych Jr. stopped on the
back chute. Again Stoehr set the pace on the restart,
easily maintaining his position at the front.
Frankoski held-on for second followed by Abold.
Completing the top-5 was defending NEMA champion Russ
Stoehr and Anthony Nocella.
“It feels like it’s
been a long-time coming” stated winner Stoehr who early
in his career was a Late Model competitor at Lee. “The
car was just-perfect tonight, and I was able to take
advantage of that. Things really went out way right from
the start. I’m really happy for our team.”
An
animated Frankoski seemed elated with a second-place
finish. “We’d been experiencing a lot of motor problems,
so grabbing a second is almost like a win for us” he
commented.
Third-place Jeff Abold stated that
he’d been fighting his car throughout the feature. “It
was really, really tight coming out of the corners. This
finish was a real labor of love for the team; we worked
really-hard tonight.”
In the 20-lap LITES
division main event it was second-generation racer Russ
Wood Jr. taking the victory. Wood passed leader Anthony
Marvuglio following a restart with only five circuits
remaining.
“The car was absolutely-perfect
tonight,” stated the winner. “I simply can’t thank my
dad enough for the setup he put under me tonight. That
was some intense racing. On the last restart I really
stepped-it-up, and fortunately it worked our way.”
Rounding-out the top-5 was Jake Sturgios, Marvuglio,
Andy Barrows, and James Santa Maria.
The NEMA
Midgets next see action at Seekonk Speedway’s “Open
Wheel Wednesday” on July 20. The NEMA LITES next event
happens on Friday evening July 22, also at Seekonk. |
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NEMA Midgets Top 3 - L
to R: Jeremy Frankoski #7ny, 2nd:
Winner Greg Stoehr
#26b; & Jeff Abold #29. |
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NEMA Feature - Lee USA - Fri., July 15th |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
26b |
Greg Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg Stoehr |
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2 |
7ny |
Jeremy
Frankoski |
Huntersville, NC |
Cantor Racing |
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3 |
29 |
Jeff Abold |
Pennellville,
NY |
Jeff Abold |
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4 |
45 |
Russ Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Dumo's Desire
Racing |
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5 |
99 |
Anthony
Nocella |
Woburn, MA |
Susan Santa Maria |
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6 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim Bertrand |
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7 |
8 |
Barry Kittredge |
Marlboro, MA |
Barry Kittredge |
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8 |
93x |
Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA |
Jeff Horn |
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9 |
25 |
Keith Botelho |
Attleboro, MA |
Russ Stoehr |
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10 |
16 |
Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Jim O'Brien |
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11 |
2 |
Lee Bundy |
Kennebunkport,
ME |
Lee Bundy |
12
DNF |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
13
DNF |
9 |
John Zych, Jr. |
Liverpool, NY |
John Zych, Sr. |
14
DNF |
39 |
Todd
Bertrand |
Suffield, CT |
Bertrand
Motorsports |
15
DNS |
22 |
Chris Leonard |
Pelham, NH |
Dave Leonard |
16
DNS |
49 |
B.J. MacDonald |
Dublin, PA |
B.J. MacDonald |
17
DNS |
35 |
Jesse State |
New Hyde Park, NY |
Glen Cabral |
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Heat #1: 47 -
99 - 30 - 8 - 16 - 39 - 49 - 35 - 22 |
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Heat #2: 26b - 7ny -
29 - 9 - 45 - 93x - 25 - 2 |
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| NEMA LITES Winner Russ
Wood Jr. with father Russ Wood Sr. |
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LITES Feature - Lee USA - Fri., July 15th |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
51 |
Russ Wood
Jr. |
Pelham, NH |
Russ
Wood Jr. |
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2 |
9 |
Jake
Sturgios |
Candia, NH |
Bobby Seymour |
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3 |
21 |
Anthony Marvuglio |
E. Bridgewater, MA |
Jennifer Scrivani |
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4 |
81 |
Andy Barrows |
New Ipswich, NH |
Andy Barrows |
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5 |
99 |
Jim Santa
Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Susan Santa Maria |
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6 |
13 |
Ryan Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Randy Bigelow |
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7 |
18 |
David
Moniz |
Fairhaven, MA |
David Moniz |
| 8 |
48 |
Brandon Igo |
Wilbraham, MA |
David Igo |
| 9 |
44 |
Christian
Briggs |
Mattapoisett,
MA |
Christian Briggs |
| 10 |
71 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, MA |
Gene Feigel |
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11 |
7x |
Jack
McKeon |
Kensington, CT |
Jack
McKeon |
12
DNF |
47 |
Lanson
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Julia Parker |
13
DNF |
28 |
Paul Luggelle |
Holbrook, MA |
Paul Luggelle |
14
DNF |
52 |
Kevin Park |
Foxboro, MA |
Kevin Park |
15
DNF |
46 |
Kenny
Johnson |
Bethany, CT |
Jeff Johnson |
16
DNF |
26b |
Bethany Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
MCI Racing/
Greg Stoehr |
17
DNS |
50 |
Carl Medeiros, Jr. |
Westport, MA |
Carl Medeiros |
18
DNS |
4 |
Randy
Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Paul Scally |
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HEAT 1
- 51 - 81 - 18 - 71 - 9 - 48 - 99 - 13 |
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HEAT 2
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28 - 44 - 52 - 47 -
21 - 50 - 26 - 46 - 7x |
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