Brockton, MA – The beat goes on for the Dumo’s Desire/Marilyn’s Passion team. The number 45 with Russ Stoehr aboard will be on hand when the Northeastern Midget Association opens its 59th season March 26-27 at Waterford Speedbowl’s Budweiser Blastoff Weekend.
“We have decided to run because that’s what he would have wanted,” said Laura Kibbe of her late father Gene Angelillo who passed away March 1. “The car is ready.”
Stoehr will join a number of drivers out to end defending champion Randy Cabral’s opening day win streak at two. It’s three in a row for Bertrand who won with Lou Cicconi back in ’07.’ The team will debut a Honda motor at the opener.
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Brockton, MA — On Wednesday July 21, Seekonk Speedway hosts the Northeastern Midget Association’s “Showdown of Champions” a star-studded 25-lap event featuring some of the most-heralded racing talent ever assembled in New England.
Announced during a NEMA press conference held at the recent Racers Expo Trade Show in Marlborough, MA. the race will be part of Seekonk’s “Open Wheel Wednesday” event which also features a full slate of action for the NEMA full-Midgets.
Organizers drew from a vast talent pool for the “Showdown” coming up with a cast of championship-caliber competitors representing several different segments of the sport.
Competing in equally-prepared NEMA Lites Series entries in a 25-lap dash will be Nokie & Drew Fornoro, Chris Perley, Russ Wood, Ted Christopher, Mike Stefanik, Bentley Warren, Vinny Annarummo, and Fred Astle. The group represents literally hundreds of victories and multiple championships in everything from Indy Cars, Midgets and Sprint Cars, to Modifieds, Super Modifieds, and Pro Stocks. There remains the possibility of more “notable” racers being added to the roster.
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Brockton, MA — Jesse State, a standout in the Lites two seasons ago, will move into Chris Desrosiers’ #99 Power Point Racing car for the 2010 Northeastern Midget Association season. NEMA will open its 58th campaign at Waterford Speedbowl on March 26-27.
“It’s the opportunity I’ve been looking for,” said State who replaces Chris DeRitis in the Mazda-powered Spike chassis. A junior at Rensselair Polytechnic Institute, the soon to be 21-year old will be making his “full midget” debut.
“An obvious choice,” said Desrosiers, “especially after looking at the success he had with the Lites. We expect to do well. We don’t expect rookie results.”
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Brockton, MA – A challenging 15-race schedule will mark the Northeastern Midget Association’s 58th season. NEMA kicks off the 2010 agenda at Waterford Speedbowl’s season-opener on March 27-28.
While familiar venues highlight the schedule – four races at Waterford and three for both Monadnock and Seekonk – it includes a new challenge as well. NEMA will tentatively be returning to Albany-Saratoga Speedway (Sunday, May 9) for the first time since 1977.
Thompson and Lee USA Speedways will also host NEMA in 2010. The NEMA Lites division, heading into its third season, will be part of 10 programs including the season-opener.
“We think we have an excellent schedule considering the economic environment,” said NEMA President Mike Scrivani Jr. “We certainly know how to get around the places we’ll visit and that insures another very competitive season.”
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Seekonk, MA — While all seems quiet in the Southeast corner of Massachusetts, management has been busy putting the schedule for the 65th season of competition at the country’s oldest continuous family run speedway. While the full schedule is not complete, the touring divisions visiting The Action Track of the East have been finalized.
The Modified Racing Series have put three events on the calendar for 2010. They will compete on Saturday June 12, Saturday, August 21, and DAV Fall Classic Weekend on October 9 & 10. With three different winners in 2009, two of them becoming first timers at Seekonk, the open wheeled ground-pounders will continue to put on some of the best racing around. All events will be 100 green-flag laps in distance.
The 6th Annual Open Wheel Wednesday Modified Madness date has also been set. This non-sanctioned event, putting $10,000 up for grabs, is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21. Will this be the year that we finally get a repeat winner, or will the winners list grow by one more?
Continue reading ‘The 2010 Schedule is Coming Together at Seekonk Speedway’
Brockton, MA — Champions Randy Cabral and Tim Bertrand will be atop the honorees list when the Northeastern Midget Association caps off its 57th season at the annual Awards Banquet, Saturday night Nov. 21 at White’s of Westport in Westport, MA. Cabral drove Bertrand’s car to five victories and second straight championships for both.
Reservations for the banquet ($40 a ticket) may be made by contacting Lucille Jarret at 386 Wrentham Rd, Bellingham, MA, 02019. Additional information is available at 1-508-883-4899 or at mjlj386@comcast.net. Cocktails are slated for 6 pm followed by dinner at 7.
Cabral was one of seven different winners, joined by Nokie Fornoro (3), Adam Cantor (2), Chris Abold, Craig Stoehr, Russ Stoehr, and Jeff Horn. The battle for the owners championship – Bertrand nipped Mike Jarret by a mere four points – is evidence of how competitive a season NEMA enjoyed.
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Brockton, MA – Tim Bertrand calls Pennsylvania Mini Sprint legend Pete Skias “an old fashioned, follow-the-action racer. He’s the kind of racer who comes to the front no matter where you start him.”
Skias, a veteran dirt tracker, will try the asphalt this weekend when he drives Bertrand’s No. 48 in the Northeastern Midget Association 20-lap “Lites” feature at Seekonk Speedway’s DA Memorial.. “It has long been his goal to drive a midget on asphalt,” continues Bertrand.
Continue reading ‘Skias Guest In Bertrand Lites Car’
Brockton, MA – The ultimate “momentum track,” the late D. Anthony’s Venditti’s “cement palace,” Seekonk Speedway, welcomes the Northeastern Midget Association “back home” this weekend for the DAV Memorial. The “Lites” will be on hand as well as NEMA continues with its grand slam season finish.
Now the oldest New England-based sanctioning body, NEMA’s history starts at Seekonk, Fred Meeker winning the first-ever show on May 30, 1953. The 2009 Boston Louie, won by Jeff Abold, was the 75th NEMA event at the third mile.
Abold (2) and defending champion Randy Cabral (3) have won the last five shows. Abold, who has also been second twice, dominated the “Louie,” setting quick time in both time trials (10.859) and the feature (11.007) in the Seymour 29.
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Claremont, NH – Randy Cabral made it two-for-two at Twin State Speedway, winning the rain-shortened 19-lap Northeastern Midget Association segment of Open Wheel Sunday. It was the fifth win of the season for defending champion and current point leader.
Coming from fifth, Cabral took the lead after a three-lap side-by-side battle with eventual runner-up Adam Cantor (Cantor 7ny). The duel followed a lap 13 restart.
The win keeps Tim Bertrand in the owner’s point lead over Mike Jarret, Nokie Fornoro driving the latter’s car to a third. Jim Miller (Miller 3m) and Jeff Horn (Horn A1) completed the top five.
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Brockton, MA — The Northeastern Midget Association will close out the season with a grand slam – four headline events starting with Twin State Speedway’s Open Wheel Sunday on Sunday, Oct. 4.
The battle for the owners championship – Tim Bertrand (47) leads Mike Jarret (4) by a scant 18 points – grabs the spotlight as NEMA returns to the Claremont, NH facility. Bertrand’s’ driver Randy Cabral and Jarret’s driver Nokie Fornoro staged a textbook battle in NEMA’s last visit to Twin State.
Following Twin State, NEMA will make traditional October stops at Seekonk Speedway’s DAV (10-11, Thompson Speedway’s World Series (17-18) and Lee USA Speedway’s Oktoberfest (24-25). The NEMA Lites will be part of all the events with the exception of Thompson.
With seven different winners, it has been a very competitive season. There have been six different Lites winners.
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Lee, NH — Jeff Horn became the Northeastern Midget Association’s seventh winner Friday night at Lee USA Speedway. Horn had the lead by lap five, lost it briefly to Jeff Abold and then got it back when the latter broke.
“I’m glad to have won,” said the 64-year old Horn following his 20th career NEMA victory. “It is satisfying especially when you are so damn old.”
Paul Luggelle led from start to finish and recorded his first-ever win in the 20-lap NEMA Lites feature.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH – 7:15 PM
Brockton, MA – Owner Tim Bertrand and driver Randy Cabral don’t want to talk about point. “This season were coming to the races with the intent of winning the feature,” says Bertrand.
Cabral says he would prefer it if points were not compiled until the send of the season.
Nonetheless, the respective defending champions hold the point leads as the Northeastern Midget Association returns to Lee USA Speedway Friday night. They will, in fact, be looking to make it two straight at the New Hampshire oval.
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Lee, NH — The 2009 season championships and the high-flying Northeastern Midget Association will top the race card Friday night, September 18th, the final weekly event at Lee USA Speedway. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will conclude its 2009 campaign with all five divisions in competition. The seacoast oval will re-open October 23rd thru 25th for its annual Oktoberfest weekend.
Dracut, MA., Veteran Wayne Helliwell JR, enjoys a 93 point lead over Bryan Kruczak, Newmarket, NH., in the E-Keys 4 Cars Late Model division. Teamed with Pelham, NH., car owner Bruce Bernhardt, Helliwell looks to secure his second consecutive track title. Last year he captured the Late Model Sportsman crown with Bernhardt.
Continue reading ‘Lee USA Season Championships, NEMA Midgets, Highlight Lee Card’
Winchester, NH – Greg Stoehr needed only five minutes and 46 seconds to capture the Northeastern Midget Association’s 25-lap Marilyn’s Passion Memorial Midget Race Saturday night at Monadnock Speedway. Starting fifth, Stoehr passed brother Russ on lap 13 and went on to beat Randy Cabral by five car lengths in the caution-free battle.
It capped a busy weekend for NEMA, Cabral claiming Friday night’s 25-lapper at Twin State Speedway after a torrid battle with Nokie Fornoro.
Anthony Nocella was the Lites winner at Twin State while P.J. Sturgois ruled at Monadnock.
Backed by the Angelillo family, The Marilyn’s Passion event memorialized long-time NEMA stalwart and official Marilyn Angelillo.
Continue reading ‘Greg Stoehr, Cabral NEMA Winners’
Canaan, NH — Due to a change in plans, the NEMA and NEMA Lites races at Canaan on Saturday, Sept. 19th have been canceled.
Twin State – 9/4
Pits Open: 1 PM
Practice: 3 PM
Heats: 7:30 PM
Grandstands Open: 4:30 PM
Grandstand Admission: Adults, $20; Kids 6-12, $10; kids 5 and under are free (special family pack – 2 adults and 2 kids – $50)
REMEMBER – THIS IS A RAIN OUT SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR PIT PASSES/GRANDSTAND STUBS, BRING THEM!
Continue reading ‘Fri. 9/4 Twin State & Sat. 9/5 Monadnock NEMA Doubleheader Information’
Defending Northeastern Midget Association champion Randy Cabral takes the drivers point lead in a busy holiday weekend in New Hampshire. Mike Jarret has the owners point lead as NEMA will be at Twin State Speedway on Friday night (Sept. 4) and at Monadnock for the Marilyn’s Passion Race on Saturday night, Sept. 5.
NEMA’s Lites division will be at both locales as well.
Cabral, who drives the Bertrand 47 and has not been out of the point lead since winning the 2008 season opener, had a 62-point edge on Nokie Fornoro, the latter Jarret’s driver. Tim Bertrand trails Jarret by a scant 17 points.
Among the other drivers (and owners) looking to improve their positions over the busy weekend are Adam Cantor (Cantor 47), Russ Stoehr (Angelillo 45), Greg Stoehr (Stoehr 26b), Chris DeRitis (Power Point 99), Erica Santos (Breault 44), William Wall (Wall 55) and John Zych (Zych 9).
Continue reading ‘Busy Granite State Weekend for NEMA’
Brockton, MA – “How could I not do it?” answered Drew Fornoro when the opportunity came to drive in the Northeastern Midget Association’s Marilyn Passion Race at Saturday night, Sept. 5 at Monadnock Speedway. “There is just no way.”
Shaking off two years of inactivity, NEMA’s all-time winningest driver will be in the Seymour 29 in the $11,000-plus 25-lap race that memorializes long-time NEMA owner and official Marilyn Angelillo.
It is, Fornoro says, the first time two of Midget’s greatest names will join forces. “I know I’ve never driven for the Seymour family and I’m pretty sure my brother (Nokie) hasn’t either. It’s ironic because it was always a dream ride.”
It still is. The car won the Boston Louie this year with Jeff Abold aboard.
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Brockton, MA — Nokie Fornoro has won almost 200 races on 57 different racetracks. One of the few places the 30-plus year veteran has not visited victory Lane is Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH.
Unlike most NEMA venues, odds are there will be no former winners in the field when the Northeastern Midget Association returns to Twin State on Friday night, Sept. 4. The visit, rescheduled from a July 31 (rain out), is part of a two-day NEMA weekend which also includes the Sept. 5 “Marilyn’s Passion” at Monadnock Speedway.
The last time NEMA went to a track without somebody having won there previously was 2005 and the track was Twin State.
Continue reading ‘Challenging Twin State Next On NEMA Slate’
Wolcott, CT – Monadnock Speedway will host the inaugural “Marilyn’s Passion Midget Race” on Saturday night, Sept. 5. The event memorializes the late Marilyn Angelillo, wife of 14-time owner champion Gene Angelillo and a dedicated NEMA officer. It will feature 45 laps of feature racing for the Northeastern Midget Association and the NEMA Lites.
A combined purse of $12,000-plus awaits the combined divisions. The NEMA winner will get away with at least $1,100. It will be the first Lites race to award prize money, the top three-spots divvying up $600. There’s NEMA heat winners money, a hard charger award plus a special dividend for the first female finisher.
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