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Jeff Abold wins 3rd straight Boston Louie Memorial; Ed Moniz wins NEMA Lites main; Darling picks up 3rd win in last 4 races; Vanasse makes it 10 on the season; Mitchell & Andriozzi also win

Published at September 10, 2011 in NEMA, NEMA Lites and Seekonk. 0 Comments

Seekonk, MA — Jeff Abold came on late, with 9 of the 29 laps remaining in the Boston Louie Memorial for the Northeast Midget Association, to take his third consecutive win in the prestigious race memorializing the late Louie Seymour.

Abold had started seventh, and worked his way forward while Anthony Nocella dominated the first 20 laps. Abold passed BJ MacDonald on lap 18, then came rapidly up behind Nocella then underneath into the lead. Attleboro’s Randy Cabral had been on a mission from his 9th place start, and got by MacDonald with five to go, and then Nocella with three remaining. Greg Stoehr from Bridgewater edged Nocella for third on the last lap. Barry Kittredge rounded out the top 5.

Nocella went immediately to the front over MacDonald and began to distance himself from the rest of the field. By lap 10 he had a straightaway lead over MacDonald. Barry Kittredge dueled MacDonald for 7 laps, but then was overhauled by Russ Stoehr on lap 8. Five laps later, he took the spot back only to yield to Abold on lap 16. Abold was into second on lap 18 and to the lead on lap 20. Two laps later, Lee Bundy spun coming out of turn four, directly in front of the leaders. Abold made a quick right turn to dodge the spinning car and Nocella and Cabral dodged around him.

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Dave Garbo Jr. wins National Legends Tour race at Speedbowl

Published at September 10, 2011 in Waterford. 0 Comments

Waterford, CT — Dave Garbo Jr. captured the National Legends Tour race at the Speedbowl Saturday evening, earning a guaranteed starting position at the Legends Cars Nationals held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway October 27-29. Garbo took the lead on lap-3 from Nick Ladyga and never looked back, surviving four caution periods on his way to victory. Ladyga finished second with Paul Kusheba taking third.

The 50-lap race began with Ladyga leading the way following his victory during qualifying rounds. Garbo immediately was asserting himself for the lead, pressuring Ladyga before racing to his outside. On lap-3 Garbo made the move to Ladyga’s outside. Ladyga settled into second and the race ran clean through lap-11 when Peter Cirilli spun to draw the first caution flag.

On the restart Joseph Parker only made it to turn two before he slammed the wall to keep the race under yellow. Garbo controlled the restart with Ladyga back in second ahead of Dylan Izzo and Kusheba in third and fourth. They ran that way through halfway before caution on lap-26 waved for Kyle Rogers, who had spun in turn four.

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Chadwick reaches SK Modified® winner’s circle; Staskowski, Galvin, Williams take NWAAS victories, Ternullo a winner; Garbo takes Legends Nationals qualifier

Published at September 10, 2011 in Waterford. 0 Comments

Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl hosted a six-division racing program including NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing plus a special National Legends Tour event and Bandolero features. Taking down victories were Tyler Chadwick of Ledyard who won his third SK Modified® race of the season. Rich Staskowski of Hope Valley, RI won his third Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model feature on the year, while it was Josh Galvin of Franklin in the winner’s circle for the fourth time in the Street Stocks. Chris Williams also earned his fourth win this year in the Mini Stocks. Dave Garbo Jr. of Stonington continued his stellar Legends Cars season by taking the Legends Cars 50-lap race, earning him a guaranteed starting spot in the Legends Cars Nationals October 27-29 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Joey Ternullo of Middletown won the night’s Bandolero feature.

The 35-lap SK Modified® feature saw Randy Churchill use his pole starting position to take the race lead when the green flag unfurled. Churchill raced ahead of Joe Perry who held second position. Chadwick was up to third position by lap-3 after finding the fast groove around the inside of both Nichole Morgillo and Joe Gada who slipped back over the early laps. Rob Janovic Jr., Kyle James and Jeff Pearl each joined the battle up front after making their way by.

Chadwick moved to Perry’s inside in turn three on lap-4 to take second position, and Janovic duplicated the move on lap-5 to move to third. Chadwick ran down the brief lead Churchill had gained and started to pressure the leader as early as lap-7. Just as things began to heat up at the front, Shawn Solomito spun in turn two before lap-8 was completed to bring out the race’s first caution period.

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Preece, Seuss Earn UNOH Showdown Poles

Published at September 10, 2011 in NASCAR WMT, NASCAR WSMT and Thompson. 0 Comments

Tripleheader Of Whelen Modified Racing Sunday At Thompson

Thompson, CT — Ryan Preece took home the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour pole and Andy Seuss was the fastest NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour qualifier Saturday on UNOH Showdown weekend at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway.

Preece, from Berlin, Conn., earned his fifth career 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light in the No. 40 Mizzy Construction/Logan Steel Chevrolet with a fast lap of 18.769 seconds (119.879 mph). It marked his first pole at Thompson, and first since the fall 2009 event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

For Seuss, from Hampstead, N.H., it was the second Coors Light Pole Award of the year and sixth of his Whelen Southern Modified Tour career. Seuss posted a fast lap of 18.871 (119.231) in the No. 11 Phoenix Pre-Owned/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet.

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Preece & Seuss WMT Pole Winners for Thompson’s North/South Showdown; Gentes & Fields Take Down Wins in Weekly Division Feature Action

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Thompson, CT — The cars of the both Whelen Northern and Southern Modified Tours took to the track on Saturday for the first day of Thompson International Speedway’s UNOH North–South Showdown for a full-day of practice and qualifying. The ‘21 Means 21’ Pole Award presented by Coors Light in the Northern Whelen Modified Tour went to Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT. Andy Seuss of Hampstead, NH, was tops on the speed charts for the Southern contingent. Two of the Whelen All-American Series divisions competed in feature event activity with Rick Gentes of Woonsocket, RI, taking down the victory in the Late Models and Danny Fields of Deep River, CT, in the Mini Stocks.

Ryan Preece turned a lap of 18.769 ET with an average speed of 119.879MPH to earn his fifth pole award of his career. Andy Seuss’s pole qualifying time was 18.821 seconds at a speed of 119.231MPH. It was his sixth career pole. Doug Coby, Erick Rudolph, and Eric Goodale made up the remainder of the top-five in Northern qualifying. In Southern qualifying, Steve Masse, Burt Myers, Donny Lia, and L.W. Miller completed the top-five.

Danny Fields of Deep River, CT, returned to his winning ways in Mini Stock action on Saturday afternoon. Joe Baxter led the field to green. He held the top spot while Tyler Poulin, Danny Field, and Chad Baxter duked it out for second. Field was able to steal the spot away on lap four. He immediately went to work on J. Baxter. A spin by Eric Bourgeois brought out the caution on lap five. On the ensuing restart, Fields was the new leader while C. Baxter captured the second spot.