Springfield, MA — Throughout the summer, interest in the Northeastern Midget Association’s “Lite” division picked up. It was the first season for the developmental division but definitely not the last according to club President Mike Scrivani Jr.
Featuring much less expensive machinery, the Lites (powered by Focus or Quad 4 engines) ran in conjunction with the “full” midgets on eight occasions. They definitely contributed to NEMA’s strong year.
The Lites season will be celebrated along with the ’08 NEMA campaign t the club’s annual banquet Saturday night, Nov. 22 at White of Westport in Westport, MA.
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Las Vegas — The driver is the one with his name attached to the race results, the one interviewed in Victory Lane, and the one who gets to hold the trophy for the cameras. But for Philip Morris, the 2008 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Championship was very much a team effort.
Morris, of Ruckersville, Va., racked up 14 wins and 23 top-five finishes in 26 starts en route to his second NASCAR Whelen All-American Series title in the last three years and his third top three finish in a row. Although he is undoubtedly one of the premier race car drivers in the nation, Morris knows the importance of an entire team putting forth the effort week-in and week-out.
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