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Saturday -
August 28th, 2010
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The 14th Annual
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Randy Cabral. Miss Ellie
Seymour, Jeff Abold, & Russ
Stoehr |
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Abold, Nocella Dominate At
“The Louie” |
Seekonk, MA – Jeff Abold became
the first back-to-back Boston
Louie Memorial winner Saturday
night, dominating the 14th
running of the Northeastern
Midget Association’s headliner
at Seekonk Speedway.
Coming from the 14th starting
spot after setting fast time
(11.071), Abold (Bobby Seymour
#4) needed only 10 laps to take
the lead from Anthony Marvuglio.
Only a late restart and brief
challenge from point leader
Randy Cabral slowed the run.
It was a complete sweep for the
sponsoring Seymour family,
Anthony Nocella (Matt Seymour
#29) coming from ninth to win
the NEMA Lites feature. Nocella
also withstood a late restart
threat before besting Andy
Barrows (Barrows #81) and Randy
Cabral (Scally #4).
Both features went 29 laps
honoring the memory of Boston
Louie Seymour.
Russ Stoehr (Dumo’s Desire #45),
Chris deRitis (Cicconi/deRitis
#75) and Aaron Wall (Wall #55)
completed the top five behind
Abold and Cabral.
“I didn’t expect to get to the
front that quickly,” said Abold.
He took third from Cabral on lap
six, second from deRitis on
eight and first from Marvuglio,
the only other leader on 10. “I
saw those guys in front of me
and I knew I had a good car,” he
said.
Abold, 21, easily thwarted a lap
19 restart challenge from
deRitis before the Cabral
single-file restart threat with
26 gone. “I was a little
concerned but I knew how I had
to drive it,” said Abold.
Cabral made it interesting but
Abold quickly established a
seven car length advantage. It
was a strong run for Cabral, who
started 11th, had third by lap
six and grabbed second from
deRitis on lap 21.
Stoehr, who continues to run
second in points, passed deRitis
on the final restart. DeRitis,
Jim Miller and Anthony Marvuglio
were the heat winners.
Nocella survived three cautions
before taking the lead from
Lanson Fornoro down the
backstretch on lap seven. “Once
I got in front and could run my
own line it felt great,” said
the 17-year old. He had a
half-track lead when the last
yellow fell.
“I was a little nervous about
the final restart,” said
Nocella. “I mean I was leading
the thing.”
Barrows, second since lap 14,
was more concerned. “I was
content with second at that
point,” he said. “Now I had
Randy Cabral to contend with.”
Eddie LeClerc Jr. (LeClerc #14)
and Russ Wood Jr. (Wood #51)
were fourth and fifth.
Fornoro, who grabbed the pole
after a second lap crash
eliminated the front row, was
the only other leader. He wound
up seventh.
Jim Santamaria and Jesse State
captured Lites heats.
NEMA
MIDGETS TIME TRIALS (top
10): 1. Jeff Abold (11.071), 2.
Greg Stoehr (11.263), 3. Wall
(11.271), 4. Cabral (11.400), 5.
Horn (11.407), 6. Russ Stoehr
(11.421), 7. Leonard (11.425),
8. deRitis (11.435), 9.
MacDonald (11.520), 10. Cantor
(11.526).
 Abold
was “absolutely” thrilled at
being the first to win two
straight “Louie” races. It was
also his second straight fast
time, besting last year by four
tenths.
It
was the largest field in the
history of the race.
Great
runs by Anthony Marvuglio in the
feature and Lanson Fornoro in
the Lites race were noteworthy. |
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NEMA Feature - Seekonk -
Sat., August 28th |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
4 |
Jeff Abold |
Pennellville, NY |
Bobby
Seymour |
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2 |
47 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Tim Bertrand |
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3 |
45 |
Russ Stoehr |
Bridgewater,
MA |
Dumo's
Desire Racing |
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4 |
75 |
Chris
deRitis |
Philadelphia, PA |
Ciconni/deRitis |
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5 |
55 |
Aaron Wall |
Shrewsbury,
MA |
Wall
Motorsports LLC |
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6 |
93x
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Mike Horn |
Ashland, MA
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Jeff Horn |
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7 |
26b |
Greg Stoehr |
Bridgewater,
MA |
Greg Stoehr |
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8 |
22 |
Chris
Leonard |
Pelham, NH |
Dave Leonard |
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9 |
35 |
Anthony
Marvuglio |
Halifax, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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10 |
25 |
Keith
Botelho |
Attleboro,
MA |
Russ Stoehr |
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11 |
3m |
Jim Miller |
Weymouth, MA |
Jim Miller |
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12 |
29 |
Dave Gruel |
Syracuse, NY |
Bobby
Seymour |
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13 |
16
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Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington,
MA
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Jim O'Brien |
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14 |
78 |
Brian
Cleveland |
Billerica,
MA |
Linda
Cleveland |
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15 |
2
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Lee Bundy |
Kennebunkport, ME |
Lee Bundy |
16
DNF |
49 |
B.J.
MacDonald |
Pippersville, PA |
B.J.
MacDonald |
17
DNF |
8
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Barry
Kittredge
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Marlboro, MA
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Barry
Kittredge |
18
DNF |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
19
DNF |
50 |
Lanson
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg,
PA |
Pete Pernisiglio,Sr |
20
DNF |
7ny |
Adam Cantor |
Dix Hills,
NY |
Cantor
Racing |
21
DNF |
44 |
Bobby Santos |
Franklin, MA |
Ed Breault |
22
DNF |
9 |
John Zych,
Jr. |
Liverpool,
NY |
John Zych,
Sr. |
23
DNS |
88 |
Britt
Anderson |
Mooresville,
NC |
Andy
Anderson |
24
DNS |
39 |
Todd
Bertrand |
Suffield, CT |
Tim Bertrand |
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Andy Barrows, Anthony Nocella, &
Randy Cabral |
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Lites Feature - Seekonk
- Sat., August 28th |
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Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Hometown |
Owner |
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1 |
29 |
Anthony Nocella |
Woburn, MA |
Matt Seymour |
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2 |
81 |
Andy Barrows |
New Ipswich, NH |
Bobby
Seymour |
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3 |
4 |
Randy Cabral |
Plymouth, MA |
Paul Scally |
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4 |
12 |
Eddie LeClerc Jr. |
Taunton, MA |
Eddie LeClerc Sr. |
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5 |
51 |
Russ Wood Jr. |
Pelham, MA |
Russ Wood |
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6 |
18j |
Jesse State |
New Hyde Park, NY |
Jim State |
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7 |
00 |
Lanson
Fornoro |
Stroudsburg,
PA |
Paul
Luggelle |
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8 |
99 |
Jim Santa Maria |
Burlington, CT |
Susan Santa
Maria |
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9 |
31 |
Paul Bigelow |
Berlin, CT |
Randy
Bigelow |
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10 |
13 |
Ryan Bigelow |
E. Hampton, CT |
Randy
Bigelow |
11
DNF |
1 |
Bethany
Viets |
Manchester,
CT |
Charles
Gunther |
12
DNF |
50 |
Carl Medeiros, Jr. |
Westport, MA |
Carl Medeiros |
13
DNF |
18d |
David Moniz |
Fairhaven, MA |
David Moniz |
14
DNF |
47 |
Ryan Tidman |
Levittown, PA |
Glen Cabral |
15
DNF |
28 |
Paul
Luggelle |
Holbrook, MA |
Paul
Luggelle |
16
DNF |
23 |
William Wall |
Shrewsbury, MA |
Bobby Seymour |
17
DNF |
52
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Kevin Park
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Foxboro, MA
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Kevin Park |
18
DNF |
36 |
Eric Cabral |
Manhchester, NH |
Glen Cabral |
19
DNS |
93
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Jake Smith
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Stroudsburg,
PA |
Ted Smith |
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Thanks to Stu Murray!
for the Boston Louie Winners
Trophies |
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Thanks to the Boston Louie
Sponsors! |
NEMA FEATURE
Motorcars International -
Bridgewater, MA
Risque Racing / Chris de Ritis -
Philadelphia, PA
LITES FEATURE
R. J.
Harrington Trucking - No.
Billerica, MA
Oval Track Pars & Services -
Findlay, OH
NEMA
HEATS
Crown
Collision Centers - Pawtucket,
RI
KTron Inc. - Marlboro, MA
Dora Naves & Assos. Real Estate
- Marlboro, MA
Bertrand Motorsports -
Sturbridge, MA
LITES HEATS
Woody's
Auto Repair & Towing - Pelham,
NH
Parker Sanitary Pumping -
Wrenthem, MA |
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Format for the 2010 Boston
Louie
> 3 Heats & a 15 Invert < |
3-4 Warm ups (2-3 warmups early
in the day - time dependent)
Time trials will be taking place
during the last warm up.
No more than 6 cars on the track
at a time for time trials.
Time trial lineups will be based
upon transponder times (the
fastest time for each car) from
the initial set of warmups. The
fastest 6 cars will run
together, the next six, and so
on.
Time trial results will be based
upon the fastest single lap for
each car.
2
or 3 heats will be run
(depending on car count) and the
heat race invert will be
determined after time trials.
The typical invert over the last
two years has been somewhere
between 20 and the total number
of cars present, - meaning that
the 20th fastest car on a #20
invert would start on the pole
in the first heat.
Either 4, 5 or 6 cars (dependent
on 2 or 3 heats) will qualify
out of each heat.
There will be a feature invert
and it will be between 6 and 15.
The feature invert is based
upon TIME TRAIL TIMES.
If, for example, a #12 invert,
the fastest out of the qualified
cars would start 12th, the
second fastest 11th, the third
fastest 10th, and so on.
The 13th
– 15th fastest, although they
may have qualified through their
heat, would start 13th – 15th,
heads up.
If, for example, a #15 invert,
the fastest out of the qualified
cars would
start 15th, the
second fastest 14th, the third
fastest 13th, and so on. |
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Seekonk Hosting NEMA’s
“Louie” |
Brockton, MA – A slim 22 points
separate leader Randy Cabral and
Russ Stoehr as the Northeastern
Midget Association makes ready
for the coveted Boston Louie
Memorial Saturday night at
Seekonk Speedway.
The battle includes car
owners Tim Bertrand and the
Dumo’s Desire team. Cabral and
Stoehr are both “Louie” winners,
Cabral looking to become the
first to collect three triumphs.
Jeff Abold, slated to
drive the Seymour #4, will be
the “defending champ” in the
14th running of the 29-lap
event. “The Louie,” which honors
the memory of heralded owner
Boston Louie Seymour, is NEMA’s
most coveted trophy.
Chris deRitis, off a
first-ever NEMA win at Waterford
two week back, set atop a battle
for the third spot in the points
battle. Only 62 points separate
deRitis and fifth place Adam
Cantor with Russ Stoehr in
fourth.
Abold moves into the
Seymour 4 that Lou Cicconi drove
to a convincing win earlier this
season at Seekonk. In Seymour
equipment, the second generation
has been first or second in four
of the last seven NEMA visits to
Seekonk.
The Seymour family has
seven wins in the last 17
Seekonk races, winning twice
with Mark Buonomo and Bobby
Santos III in addition to Abold
and Cicconi.
Jim Miller, William Wall
and Erica Santos are other
contenders.
A large field is
expected for the 29-lap NEMA
Lites test as well. Anthony
Nocella carries the Seymour
hopes in the Lites race. Other
contenders include Cabral, Eddie
LeClerc, Russ Wood Jr., James
Santa Maria, Joey Chick, Paul
Luggelle and Bethany Viets. |
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NEMA’S Headliner ‘The Louie’
Looms |
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Brockton, MA – Three
former winners including
defending champion Jeff
Abold will be among the
entries for Northeastern
Midget Association’s 14th
annual Boston Louie Memorial
Saturday night, Aug. 28 at
Seekonk Speedway.
The event memorializes the
legendary car owner Boston
Louie Seymour. Hosted by the
Seymour family, headed by
matriarch “Miss Ellie,” the
29-lap feature has become
the most coveted prize in
New England Midget racing.
In addition to Abold, Russ
Stoehr, who won the first
“Louie” in 1997, and Randy
Cabral are the other former
winners. Two-time defending
NEMA champion Cabral, who
prevailed in 2000 and 2008,
hopes to become the first
three-time “Louie” winner.
The NEMA Lites are on the
agenda as well. Anthony
Marvuglio’s Lites win was
one of 2009’s emotional
highlights.
Emotion has always been part
of “The Louie” starting with
the number 29. It belonged
to Louie Seymour, “the man
who towed a million miles”
out of Marlboro, MA to
success on USAC’s Sprint Car
and Silver Crown circuits.
It was at the 2000 Louie
that Cabral, in a family car
older than himself, won his
first-ever NEMA race. Two
years later, at the
Waterford Speedbowl on
August 24, 2004, a then
16-year old Bobby Santos,
part of a Scrivani/Seymour
effort, grabbed his first
Midget checkered.
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Abold was the first to put
the #29 into Victory Lane
but it is hardly the first
“Louie” success for the
Seymour family. It got no
better than 1999 when
Louie’s boys Bobby and Mike
finished one-two at Seekonk.
While Abold hopes to become
the first back-to-back
winner and Cabral the first
three-time winner, Stoehr
eyes a spot on the two-time
list with Cabral, Joey Payne
and Ben Seitz. Stoehr, who
won with Bruce Beane in ’97,
hopes to give the Angelillo
team its fourth Louie.
There are a number of
drivers looking to join a
Louie win list that includes
Drew and Nokie Fornoro and
Jeff Horn. That group
includes last season’s DAV
winner Adam Cantor, Greg
Stoehr, Jim Miller,
Waterford Wings & Wheels
winner Chris deRitis, Erica
Santos, Mike Horn, Aaron
Wall and John Zych Jr.
Lite contenders include
Cabral, Anthony Nocella,
Russ Wood Jr., Eddie LeClerc
Jr., Bethany Viets, Paul
Luggelle and Jim Santa
Maria.
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