NEMA’s Season Ends at World Series
Brockton, MA – Per usual, the Northeastern Midget Association point battle goes to the final race, Thompson’s World Series. Thompson, the fastest venue on the NEMA docket, has been the ultimate test for the midgets for decades.
Thompson has been hosting Midgets since 1940. NEMA has been a mainstay since 1960.
Randy Cabral takes a 26 point bulge on Greg Stoehr into the 25 lap feature. Russ Stoehr sits 37 back in third place. With eight different winners, the most competitive NEMA campaign in several years comes to an end at Thompson.
Mike Horn (Horn 93x) will be looking to repeat his July 7 victory. Horn and Cabral, Thompson’s all-time NEMA winner with nine, staged an epic battle. Cabral and the Bertrand team will be looking for a second straight and fifth overall World Series win.
The Stoehr brothers are familiar with the Thompson asphalt as well. Russ (Dumo’s Desire), who clinched the title at last year’s World Series, has three Thompson wins. Greg, who’ll most likely be driving Jim Miller’s 3m, has one.
“Thompson Midget winners is one of most impressive lists in all of racing,” says NEMA President Mike Scrivani Jr. “All the greats are there.” Scrivani has tasted victory at Thompson with several drivers including Dave Humphrey, Nokie Fornoro and Gene Bergin.
With lap time often in the high seventeen/low eighteens, experience is a powerful weapon at Thompson. In addition to Cabral and the Stoehr boys, Keith Botelho (Stoehr 25), Chris DeRitas (Cicconi 75), Jeff Horn (Horn A1), Ben Seitz (Cantor 7ny), BJ MacDonald (MacDonald 49) and Joey Payne (Breault 44) are all Thompson tested.
Other contenders are John Zych (Zych 9), Barry Kittredge (Kittredge 8), Chris Leonard (Leonard 22) and Todd Bertrand (Bertrand 39).
Thompson Speedway NEMA Winners
No. Driver First Last
9 Randy Cabral 2001 2008
6 Johnny Mann 1972 1978
5 Drew Fornoro 1985 2003
5 Nokie Fornoro 1982 2009
4 Johnny Coy Sr. 1969 1981
4 Armond Holley 1976 1977
3 Bob Cicconi 1978 1987
3 Ben Seitz 2005 2007
3 Russ Stoehr 1994 2002
2 Mark Buonomo 2001 2004
2 Dave Humphrey 1970 1971
2 Russ Klar 1969 1972
2 Hank Rogers 1980 1980
2 Bobby White 1979 1979
One-time Thompson winners: Gene Bergin (1969), Lennie Boyd (1979), Kyle Carpenter (2002), Joey Coy (1992), Johnny Coy Jr. (1981), Ryan Dolan (2002), Leigh Earnshaw (1979), Ronnie Evans (1970), Mike Favulli (1989), George Ferguson Jr. (1978), Walt Gale (1968), Mike Horn (2011),George Monsen (1978), Joey Payne Jr. (2000), Bobby Santos III (2003), Dutch Schaefer (1960), Greg Stoehr (1993), Butch Walsh (1986), Hank Williams (1960).
Sources: Dave Dykes/NEMA PR