Waterford, CT — Grabbing the lead four laps in, Randy Cabral survived two yellows and a red to score a dominating Northeastern Midget Association victory Sunday at Waterford Speedbowl’s Town Fair Tire Finale. It was the second win of the season for Cabral, both at the Speedbowl.
Starting fourth, Cabral tucked the Bertrand #47 inside pole sitter John Zych Jr. coming out of two. Only the yellows and red slowed Cabral en route to his 12th career NEMA win, five of them at the Speedbowl.
Naples, ME — For the second time in his career, Mike Rowe has become the big winner of the PASS 400 weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in
Rowe was just one of many drivers who led laps during the race. The list of people who spent time out front of the field included D.J. Shaw, Kelly Moore, Steve Berry, Cassius Clark, Travis Benjamin and Ben Rowe.
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Waterford, CT — Dennis Gada lost his bid to become a 7-time SK Modified titlist, but went out a winner in Sunday’s 100-lap Town Fair Tire Finale feature at the Waterford Speedbowl.
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Thompson, CT — The two week wait was worth it for Ronnie Silk of Norwalk, CT, who earned his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at Thompson International Speedway during the running of part two of Modified Mania II. Louie Mechalides of Tynsboro, MA, turned in a dominating performance to win the 75-lapper for the True Value Modified Racing Series.
Ronnie Silk scored a popular win in the Whelen Modified Tour 150 at Thompson in front of a crowded house. In the opening stages of the event current point leader Donnie Lia and Ron Yuhas, Jr. ran at the head of the field.
Thompson, CT — Louie Mechalides of Tyngsboro Mass. earned his second True Value Modified Racing Series victory of the season in Modified Mania II at the Thompson International Speedway. Mechalides and Tommy Cravenho of Raynham, Mass. waged a torrid battle for the lead over the closing laps with Mechalides finishing just .15 seconds ahead of Cravenho. It was his 4th career series win.
Mechalides, who started fifth in the Maclellan Metal Finishing Pontiac, took over the top spot for the first time from Andy Seuss on lap 12. Seuss and Mechalides traded the point until Mechalides took over the lead for good on lap 22. Seuss pressured Mechalides until lap 27 when his day ended in a Turn –2 accident. Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon, Conn., Jimmy Kuhn of West Bridgewater, Mass. and Cravenho took turns pressuring Mechalides to the finish.
Dover, DE — The 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series, Grand National Division season ended on a high note for newcomer Maxime Dumarey of Gent, Belgium. Dumarey, driving the #16 BODYCOACH.NET Chevrolet, posted his second career top-10 finish at the series’ most challenging track – Dover International Speedway.
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Seekonk, MA — Seekonk Speedway’s newly crowned champions David Darling of Rehoboth, MA and Gerry DeGasparre, Jr. of Pawtucket, RI shined on the final Saturday night of the 2007 racing season, notching feature wins in their respective 40-lap Pro Stock and 25-lap Late Model main events. Darling, 28, became the fourth driver in Seekonk Speedway Pro Stock history to capture seven feature victories in a season en route to his second consecutive title while the 38 year-old DeGasparre copped his fifth checkered flag of the campaign to earn his third crown in the past five years.
Dean Pettey led 29 of first 30 circuits of the 22-car Pro Stock feature from the pole. Steve O’Brien, Glenn Lawton, Mike Brightman, and Darling comprised the remainder of the top five after four cautions had slowed the pace inside the first half dozen laps. Lawton and Darling took second and third on a lap 6 restart and were soon joined by previous race winner Kenny Spencer in fourth. Pettey set a blistering pace, hitting heavy lapped traffic by the time the field reached the halfway signal with Lawton second, followed by Darling, Spencer, Brightman, John Dabrowski, O’Brien, and Tom Scully, Jr.
Darling used the slower cars to his advantage, driving under Lawton on the 26th go-around and taking over second. One lap later, Dabrowski spun, pitting Pettey and Darling side-by-side on the restart. When the green was displayed, Darling blasted into the lead, only to be overtaken by Pettey the next time around. A flat tire caused Lawton to spin on lap 29, bringing out the sixth of seven yellows.
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Stafford Springs, CT — -Stafford Motor Speedway was in action for the final time on a Friday night in 2007 with the Final Friday Night Shoot-Out program. Taking feature wins were Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Ryan Posocco in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joe Allegro, Jr. in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Rick Lanagan in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Rob Lawrence in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
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