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SATURDAY, MAY 6th, 2023 |
NEMA LITES ONLY |
monadnockspeedway.com |
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DANNY CUGINI - NEMA LITES #16 |
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NEMA LITES - MONADNOCK -
5/6/23 |
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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 |
16 |
Dan Cugini |
Marshfield, MA |
Dennis
O/Brien |
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2 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Todd
Bertrand |
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3 |
10 |
Avery Stoehr |
Assonet, MA |
Jackie
Parker |
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4 |
20 |
Alby Ovitt |
St. Johnsbury, VT |
Jackie
Parker |
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5 |
21 |
Joe Bailey |
Monroe, NJ |
Mike
Scrivani |
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6 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Randy
Cabral |
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7 |
1 |
Chase Locke |
Chester, NH |
Matt
Seymour |
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8 |
28 |
Mike Pernesiglio |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
Pete Pernesiglio
Sr. |
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9 |
53 |
Dylan Coutu |
Hopeville, CT |
Ron Coutu |
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10 |
24 |
Ryan Macartney |
Pawling, NY |
Nick Poe |
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11 |
35 |
Jacob Perry |
Stonington, CT
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Glen
Cabral |
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12 |
3 |
Christopher Vose |
Gloversville, NY |
Christopher Vose |
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13 |
99 |
Kyle Ferrucci |
Woodbury, CT |
Robert
Ferrucci |
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14 |
55 |
Drew Eldridge |
No. Chelmsford, MA |
Drew
Eldridge |
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15 |
8 |
Ethan Dion |
Oakdale, CT |
Stephen
Dion |
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16 |
59 |
Brayden Egan |
Ashford, CT |
Eric Egan |
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17 |
94 |
Tiana Kibbe |
Fairfield, CT |
Curt Kibbe |
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18 |
4s |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Bobby
Seymour |
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19 |
44 |
Trent Goodrow |
Carver, MA |
William Keller |
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Heat 1:
16, 1, 3, 10, 47, 59, 99, 20 |
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Heat 2:
48, 94, 21, 4s, 55, 24, 8, 28, 53 |
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Danny Cugini takes the O'Brien #16
to Victory
Lane at Monadnock |
Winchester, NH (May 6, 2023) - The NEMA
LITES began their 2023 season at Monadnock Speedway in the
JDV Productions 2nd Annual Duel at the Dog.
Prior to
the drop of the green flag, the LITES formed the memorable
missing man tribute in honor of Drew Forono, a nine time
NEMA champion and winner of over 100 races throughout his
racing career.
As sun fell upon the speedway, Chris
Vose in the #3 led the strong field of 19 cars to the green
flag for 25 fast, competitive laps around the track. From
the outside pole position, Tiana Kibbe in the Kibbe Racing
#94 would take the lead going into turn one and would lead
the first couple of laps until Danny Cuigini in the #16, Jim
O'Brien & Son's Engineering Stealth, took the lead on lap 3
and never looked back. Following close in tow to Cugini, was
Todd Bertrand in the #48.
In an early race restart
on lap 5, Cugini got loose going into turn one and Bertrand
would capitalize on this. But Cugini would gather up the #16
and drive hard into turn four to retake the lead. By lap 7,
Cugini led the field by almost two car lengths followed by
Bertrand. Following close behind was Joey Bailey, in the
Scrivani Racing #21, as Avery Stoehr, in the Parker Brothers
Racing #10 was closing the gap between him and Bailey.
On lap 10, Alby Ovitt, in the Parker Brothers Racing
#20, worked his way from his 15th starting position into the
top 5. From here teammates, Ovitt and Stoehr would battle
for numerous laps.
By lap 14, the top 5 drivers
closed the distance between one another and started to
encounter lap traffic. They would navigate the field until a
late restart on lap 18, where Cuigini would take off with
the lead once again. Following close behind, Bailey, Stoehr,
and Ovitt would contend for the third position.
By
lap 22, Cuigini had nearly half a straightaway lead over
Bertrand, the largest lead of the afternoon. While Bailey,
Stoehr, and Ovitt went three wide down the front stretch for
a competitive last few laps.
In a tight battle with
only 2 laps remaining, Stoehr went on to take over the third
place, followed by Ovitt, and Bailey.
"The car was
great right out of the box, the team had it hooked up.
Really glad to put the new team in victory lane." Cugini
expressed, "It's always good to have your friends up front
battling hard and I got real loose on a couple restarts and
just had my foot in it to bring it back. Tried to keep it
off of Todd the best I could, it's always great racing with
Todd."
After the race, the Hard Charger of the
night, Alby Ovitt, commented on the race; "I love racing in
NEMA. It's such a great group of people. From the officials,
to the drivers, and the car owners. Having a great teammate
like Avery makes it even more fun for me."
To round
out the top 10: Bertrand (#48) finished second followed by,
Stoehr (#10), Ovitt (#20), Bailey (#21), Randy Cabral (#47),
Chase Locke (#1), Mike Pernesiglio (#28), Dylan Coutu (#53),
and Ryan MaCartney
(#24). The afternoon heat races were
won by Cugini (#16) and Bertrand (#48).
The NEMA
LITES are back in action in just a couple of weeks at the
LEE USA Speedway for the Granite State Derby with JDV
Productions on May 27th. If you can not make the race in
person, be sure to catch all the action live on Flo Racing!
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