Morrocco Looking for Sophomore Success
Brockton, MA — Fifteen-year-old Richie Morrocco will be back with the NEMA Lite series in 2014, and there are no doubts in his mind, or in others’ that he will be a championship threat. A winner in 2013 at the ultra-fast Oswego Speedway, Morrocco was undoubtedly impressive in his freshman voyage.
Like many famous names around the Northeast, Morrocco got his start at the “Little T” Speedway in Thomspon, CT racing quarter midgets. Long time NEMA member Jackie Parker guided Morocco there, with the hope that he would some day move into the full midget ranks with NEMA. “Jackie has been influential to our team and our involvement with NEMA, and is a sponsor of ours today,” said Morrocco.
Morrocco counts Bobby Santos III and Randy Cabral as two of the biggest influences in his racing career. “Bobby is a big influence for a young driver – he’s a local guy, great driver, he’s fast in every car he drives and he can show up after warm ups and still win – which says something,” said Morrocco. “Randy (Cabral) helps out a lot of the kids, including me. He shares some of his knowledge and helped me improve a lot as a driver this year. And I enjoyed running with him in the lites this past year,” he said.
Morrocco’s Hawk Chassis, #25 will carry a familiar set of sponsors again in 2014 – West St. Auto Body, Parker Sanitation, American Beauty Signworks and the Shane Hammond foundation.
When asked about his Championship hopes for 2014 – Morrocco says “it took me a while to get used to the car, and for us to get the car sorted out, but that’s mainly behind us now. We have a good program for 2014 and look forward to running for a Championship if things go well,” said Morrocco.
Morrocco and the NEMA Lite series get their start at the Budweiser Blastoff the weekend of March 29th at the Waterford Speedbowl.
Sources: Tim Bertrand/NEMA PR