Lee, NH - On Saturday 10/4, as part of a doubleheader weekend, the NEMA Midgets and LITES rolled into Lee USA Speedway for Russ Conway’s Oktoberfest, marking their final appearance together for the 2025 season. The event was held in honor of the members of the NEMA Hall of Fame, capping off the season with a tribute to the legends of the sport.

In the NEMA Midgets feature, Jack Dumas #77 and Paul Scally #30 led the field to the green flag for a fast-paced 25-lap showdown. Scally wasted no time, jumping to the lead from the outside pole as the pack charged into turn one. Behind him, Joey Bailey #A1 and Matt O’Brien #16 battled side by side, while Randy Cabral, piloting the Bertrand Motorsports #74, surged forward and slotted into third before the first lap was complete.

As the field began to stretch out, Scally maintained a commanding lead, setting the pace ahead of O’Brien, Cabral, and Bailey. A tight battle for fifth emerged between Mike Horn #93, Avery Stoehr in the Bertrand Motorsports #39, and Brayden Egan #3m. The trio diced it up for several laps until lap 10, when Stoehr powered into turn three and used a strong run off turn four to take the position from Horn on the front stretch.

At the halfway mark, Scally had built a nearly half-straightaway advantage over O’Brien and Cabral, who each held steady in second and third with comfortable gaps behind them.

As the laps ticked down, Stoehr began pressuring Bailey for fourth, working the high side and searching for a way past. Despite his efforts, the leaders remained unchanged up front.

In a dominant performance, Paul Scally led all 25 laps to claim victory in the NEMA Hall of Fame Classic, crossing the line with nearly a full straightaway lead. O’Brien secured second, followed by Cabral to complete the podium.

In a crucial part of the season where all points matter for the championship, Scally, who was looking to claim his first NEMA championship commented on his win in victory lane, “I have been coming to Lee for a long time and have a mountain of second and thirds, this win has been alluding me, I am so ecstatic to win here at Oktoberfest. We had a special car right off the trailer and it just felt so good, there is a huge points battle going on and I think I closed the gap. So tomorrow is another day.”

To round out the top 10 were strong finishes by Paul Scally #30, Matt O’Brien #16, Randy Cabral #74, Joey Bailey #A1, Avery Stoehr #39, Brayden Egan #3m, Mike Horn #93, Lee Bundy #49, Mike Pernesiglio #69, and Kyle Valeri #21.

Later in the racing program, the NEMA LITES rolled onto the track for their 25-lap feature event. Chris Vose, piloting the Vosey Motorsports #3, lined up on the pole alongside Tyson Adamik in the Adamik Motorsports #88. As the green flag waved, Vose charged into turn one with the early lead, followed closely by Adamik and Tiana Kibbe in the Kibbe Racing #94.

Vose quickly established a strong pace at the front, pulling away slightly from the tightly packed group behind. Adamik held second while Kibbe, Kyle Valeri in the Valeri Motorsports #17, and Denis Potter #03 engaged in a close battle for position, running nose to tail over the next several laps.

By lap 8, Randy Cabral in the #47 was making his presence known. Starting 11th, the veteran driver had powered his way into the top five and was now within striking distance of the leaders. A fierce battle for third broke out between Kibbe, Valeri, and the hard-charging Cabral. On lap 9, Cabral dove to the inside of Valeri exiting turn two and pulled alongside him down the backstretch. The two raced door-to-door into turn three, but Cabral carried the momentum off turn four to claim fourth.

With third place now in his sights, Cabral stayed glued to Kibbe’s bumper down the front stretch. On the following lap, he took another shot down the backstretch, but Kibbe held strong, fending off the challenge. Lap after lap, Cabral remained relentless, and on lap 12, he finally made the move stick, diving low into turn three and completing the pass for third coming out of turn four.

Out front, Vose continued to lead, but Cabral, the fastest car on the track, was quickly closing in. On lap 14, Cabral reeled in Adamik and made a clean pass down the backstretch to take over second.

With the leader now in his sights, Cabral began chipping away at Vose’s half-straightaway advantage. By lap 16, he was on Vose’s rear bumper. Cabral tried the inside going into turn one, pulling alongside, but Vose used the outside line to maintain his lead. A few laps later, Cabral switched it up, going high into turn three and crossing under Vose exiting turn four. With a great run down the front stretch, he dove to the inside entering turn one and took the lead going into turn two.

Once out front, Cabral began to check out, pulling away from Vose and Adamik. Meanwhile, a new battle for third developed between Adamik and Mike Pernesiglio in the #28. On lap 21, Pernesiglio got a run exiting turn two and raced side by side with Adamik down the backstretch. Coming out of turn four, Pernesiglio powered ahead to take over third.

With just a handful of laps remaining, Pernesiglio set his sights on second-place Vose, but time ran out. At the checkered flag, it was Randy Cabral with a commanding straightaway lead, taking the win over Vose and Pernesiglio, who completed the podium.

In a victory lane interview, Cabral commented on his win, “I love this place, this place means a lot to me, my best friend Norm Wren used to own this track. This win goes out to them. Norm was riding with me today. I just love racing Lee. My crew gave me the car that we needed to win this race, but this will probably be the one time in my life, I’d rather see second place win the race. I wanted Chris to win this one and saw him up front. I was excited and rooting for him but I started catching him and I can’t just let him go and have to make him earn his first one.” 

To round out the top 10 were strong finished by Randy Cabral #47, Chris Vose #3, Mike Pernesiglio #28, Tyson Adamik #88, Tiana Kibbe #94, Joey Bailey #35, Dennis Potter #03, Zach Martinez #7, Kyle Valeri #17, and Dylan Coutu.

The mighty NEMA Midgets conclude their 2025 season with a double header weekend at the New London Waterford Speedbowl where they will crown their season champion. Will there be a first-time champion, Dangerous One, Paul Scally or will Randy Cabral take the championship? You will not want to miss out on the NEMA fast action, we hope to see you at the Speedbowl!

The NEMA LITES will wrap up their season Saturday 10/11 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park during the World Series Weekend. Another championship battle is set to unfold as Randy Cabral #47 leads the points standings, with Kyle Valeri #17 trailing by just 14 points. Who will be crowned the 2025 NEMA LITES Champion? Will we have a first-time winner or will the defending NEMA LITES 2024 Champion go back-to- back? You will not want to miss out on this action packed day of racing! We hope to see you there or tune into Racing America all the racing coverage!