Jesse State Scores NEMA Lites Victory at Waterford Speedbowl
Waterford, CT — Jesse State drove a picture-perfect race in notching the 20-lap NEMA Lites portion of the Angelillo Memorial Race on Saturday evening at the Waterford Speedbowl.
Starting on the pole, State quickly took command going unchallenged for the entire event which went-off in record time and included only a single caution flag. Carl Medeiros Jr. finished 2nd, with Ryan Bigelow besting Jim SantaMaria to complete the top-3.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in victory lane, and it sure feels good,” said State at the conclusion of the event. “My dad put a super setup under me tonight, and the car was just-about perfect. It’s great to win on such a special night.”
Second-place Medeiros Jr. remarked that it was a “matter of time” preventing him from topping the field. “We simply ran-out of time,” he stated. “We might have had something for him, but that’s the way it goes. Jesse was really fast tonight, and it was a quick race.”
Ryan Bigelow was happy to score a podium finish. “We found something in the setup tonight, and it definitely helped. The car was just really-good in the feature,” he said. “I’ll take a top-3 tonight, and I’m looking forward to more of these podium finishes.”
Winning qualifying heats earlier in the evening were Joey Mucciacciaro and Gary Sherman.
The NEMA Lites Series next sees action at Seekonk Speedway on Friday evening, September 24.
NEMA LITES (20); 1. Jesse State, 2. Carl Medeiros Jr., 3. Ryan Bigelow, 4. Jim SantaMaria, 5. Paul Bigelow, 6. Anthony Nocella, 7. Randy Cabral, 8. Ed Leclerc, 9. Andy Barrows, 10. Joey Mucciacciaro, 11. Lanson Fornoro, 12. Bethany Viets, 13. Dave Rose, 14. Jake Smith.
Sources: Dave Dykes/NEMA Lites PR