Archive for August 2nd, 2012

Carlson NEMA First Timer at Seekonk

Published at August 2, 2012 in NEMA and Seekonk. Closed

Seekonk, MA — It was all Seth Carlson in the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association feature at Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday. Starting on the outside pole, the rookie led every lap en route to his first-ever NEMA checkered in the Gene Feigel 71.

Carlson, who spent the 2011 season with the NEMA Lites, survived four restarts in the first five laps and then had a trouble-free ride despite the final eight laps in heavy traffic. The 19-year old posted a feature-best 11.152 seconds lap.

The move of the race belonged to Adam Cantor who came from eight to third on the last restart. Two laps later he took second from Joey Payne with an inside move out of four. Cantor, however, had nothing for Carlson. “Nobody did,” he said.

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Matt Hirschman picks up Seekonk’s Modified Madness and the $10,000 to go along with it; Seth Carlson is NEMA winner, while Shaun Buffington winds Legends main

Published at August 2, 2012 in Seekonk. Closed

Seekonk, MA — Matt Wentz and Jon McKennedy brought the 25 car field down to the green flag, and it was Wentz who jumped out front. Matt led the first few laps before VMRS Champion Chris Pasteryak took over and started to pull away. Matt Hirschman, who started sixth, quickly moved behind Pasteryak, and put on the chase. Wentz followed in third until the defending Open Wheel Wednesday winner Doug Coby moved past. At the lap 25 mark, McKennedy had moved back into fourth with Louis Mechalidas was fifth.

By lap 40, Todd Annarummo and Ryan Preece had moved into fourth and fifth. While battling for the lead, Pasteryak and Hirschman got together, and both were taken out of the lead pack. Coby was involved as well, as he and Hirschman locked bumpers. This handed the lead over to Annarummo, with Preece, Todd Patnode, Austin Kochenash and Dave Berghman the top five. Kochenash had already pitted earlier in the event, and had worked his way back through the field.

Preece took over the lead, and survived several restarts with Annarummo and Kochenash in pursuit. Pasteryak and Hirschman were working their way through the pack, and by lap 70, they sat sixth and seventh. Pasteryak spun shortly after, and the field was bunched up once again. Steve Masse started making his moved, and took over the third spot by lap 78, with Hirschman in tow. Hirschman moved past Masse for third, and used a late race restart to take over second from Annarummo. Over the final eleven laps, the pressure was on, and through several late starts, Hirschman showed he could hang with Preece, even taking over on lap 93 as he raced the outside, but Preece took over on the next lap.

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