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Weds., June 27th, 2018 - Seekonk
Speedway
29 Laps for NEMA Midgets & 33 Laps for NEMA LITES
Dedicated to the Memory of
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Cabral King
of NEMA’s Boston Louie;
Cugini Conquers LITES |
Randy Cabral became the first four time winner of the
Northeastern Midget Association's prestigious Boston Louie
Memorial this past Wednesday at the Cement Palace, at Seekonk
MA. Danny Cugini capitalized on his front row starting spot to
take down the Lites portion of the show which featured 28 cars
taking the green flag.
In the NEMA event, the day started with time trials. Avery
Stoehr brought his Bertrand Motorsports #39 back after an awful
wreck at the Wiscassett Speedway to take down the fastest time
at a blistering 11.19 second run. Via an invert, Paul Scally
brought the field to the green for the Dash for Cash. Scally
bested a very stout field, taking down the win over Randy Cabral
and Stoehr. Sammy Swindell, making his second NEMA start
finished seventh in the dash.
In the NEMA feature, current Whelen Modified Tour points leader,
Justin Bonsignore, jumped out into the lead from his pole
starting spot. Bonsignore was quickly pursued by Cabral, when a
caution flew on lap three. On the restart, Cabral would take the
lead with Bonsignore and teammate Todd Bertrand in tow.
Bonsignore's night would come to an end on lap 14, when a
battery issue side lined him for the evening. Cabral would go on
to win by over a half track, and was never seriously challenged.
Bertrand would finish second followed by teammate Avery Stoehr
for an all Bertrand Motorsports podium. Paul Scally was fourth
followed by Jim Chambers, Sammy Swindell, Doug Cleveland,
Bethany Stoehr, Matt O'Brien and Andy Lutz.
"The car was just unreal tonight, we all worked well together on
some changes and they worked great," said Cabral. "The setup was
spot on and these new tires from Hoosier are just awesome. I
think we could run them two nights and still have a shot to
win," he said.
In the Lites portion of the show, the day started with Kevin
Iannarelli setting the track record, blistering the previous
record of 11.68 seconds with a 11.59 second lap. In the dash for
cash, NJ's Richie Coy of the famed Coy Racing family took top
honors.
In the feature, via the luck of the draw, Danny Cugini brought
the 28 car field to the green flag.
Cugini would jump into the lead, but was hotly pursued by NASCAR
rising star Calvin Caroll. The duo was quickly into lapped
traffic, while further back, Seth Carlson, Jim Chambers and Matt
Swanson were working their way through traffic.
As the laps wound down, in a green to checkered run, Cugini
would begin to stretch out his lead and was never seriously
challenged. Caroll would finish second in his best Lites finish
to date and Carlson would finish third. Following them across
the line were Jim Chambers, Matt Swanson, Dylan Duhaime, Avery
Stoehr, Ryan Locke, Jessica Bean and Ray Parent.
"To win this race is just awesome," said Cugini. "The crew
worked so hard to keep us out front today, the car was unreal. I
need to thank my Dad, Mom, Max and the whole team," said Cugini.
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| Photos by Norm
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Heats >> |
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Photos by John
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NEMA MIDGETS - SEEKONK
SPEEDWAY -
6/27/18 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
74 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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2 |
48 |
Todd Bertrand |
Danielson, CT |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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3 |
39 |
Avery Stoehr |
Lakeville, MA |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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4 |
30 |
Paul Scally |
Raynham, MA |
Paul Scally |
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5 |
21 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Mike Chambers |
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6 |
1 |
Sammy Swindell |
Germantown, TN |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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7 |
87 |
Doug Cleveland |
Sudbury, MA |
Doug Cleveland |
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8 |
5B |
Bethany Stoehr |
Bridgewater, MA |
Greg Stoehr |
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9 |
16 |
Matt O'Brien |
Wilmington, MA |
Matt O'Brien |
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10 |
18 |
Andy Lunt |
- - |
Christian Briggs |
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11 |
47 |
Justin Bonsignore |
Holtsville, NY |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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12 |
15a |
Alvy Ovitt |
Barrington, NH |
Russell Stoehr |
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Photos by
John DaDalt &
Norm Marx |
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Heats >> |
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Photos by John DaDalt |
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NEMA LITES - SEEKONK
SPEEDWAY -
6/27/18 |
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Pos.
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Driver |
Hometown
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Owner |
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1 |
51 |
Dan CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
Dan Cugini |
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2 |
24 |
Calvin Caroll |
Andover, NJ |
Joe Caroll |
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3 |
6 |
Seth Carlson |
Brimfield, MA |
Seth
Carlson |
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4 |
12 |
Jim Chambers |
Atkinson, NH |
Jim
Chambers |
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5 |
76 |
Matt Swanson |
Concord, MA |
Frank
Manafort |
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6 |
5 |
Dylan Duhaime |
Loudon, NH |
Jim Cataldo |
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7 |
21 |
Anthony Payne |
Fairlawn, NJ |
Mike Scrivani |
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8 |
38 |
Ryan Locke |
Chester, NH |
Ken Locke |
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9 |
5b |
Jessica Bean |
Farmland, IN |
Jessica Bean |
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10 |
45 |
Ray Parent |
Tiverton, RI |
Bertrand Motorsports |
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11 |
9 |
Ben Mikitarian |
Northborough, MA |
John Mikitarian |
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12 |
14 |
Chad Labastie |
Uxbridge, MA |
Chad Labastie |
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13 |
19 |
Richie Coy |
Haskell, NJ |
Richie Coy |
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14 |
17 |
Kyle Valeri |
Monument Beach, MA |
Peter Valeri |
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15 |
48 |
Matt Janisch |
Nazareth, PA |
Mark
Janisch |
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16 |
35 |
Paul Newcomb |
- - |
Glen
Cabral |
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17 |
8T |
Jake Trainor |
Medway, MA |
Mike Trainor |
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18 |
36 |
Randy Cabral |
Kingston, MA |
Glen Cabral |
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19 |
2 |
Bruce Finley |
Webster, MA |
Jim Cataldo |
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20 |
14b |
Connor Gross |
Asbury, NJ |
Connor Gross |
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21 |
41 |
Meg CuginI |
Marshfield, MA |
Glenn Cugini |
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22 |
52 |
Tyler Rivard |
- - |
Kevin Park |
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23 |
27 |
Kevin Iannarelli |
Shirley, MA |
Kevin Iannarelli |
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24 |
93 |
Jake Smith |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Ted Smith |
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25 |
9R |
Chris Lamb |
Colfax, NC |
Chris Lamb |
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Photos by
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Norm Marx |
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NEMA
MIDGETS AWARDS
Dash for Cash
- Sponsored by Gill Bertrand
Paul Scally #30 -
$100
Dave Steele Fast Time Award
- Gill Bertrand
Avery Stoehr #39 - 11.199 - $100
Hard Luck Award
- Kevin Park & Bobby Seymour
Jim Santa Maria #99
- $200
Dedication Awards
- Dave Shore
of Vintage Midget Racing
Doug
Cleveland #87 - $300
Paul Scally #30 - $300
Hard Luck Award
- Steve & Rosemary Stapp
from Brownsburg, IN
Pete Pernisiglio #50 - $ 100
NEMA LITES AWARDS
Long Distance -
South Metro Sports Complex
Jessica Bean #5b -
Farmland, IN - $100
Matt Janisch #48 - Nazareth,
PA - $100
Jake Smith #93 - Stroudsburg, PA - $100
Dave Steele Fast Time
- Jon McKennedy
Kevin
Ianarelli #27 - 11.599 - $100
Rookie
of the Race - Jim Cataldo &
South Metro Sports Complex
Kyle Valeri #17 - $200
LITES Heat Winner
- JMT Motorsports
Ben Mikitarian #9 - $100
Dave Steele Hard Charger
- Kevin Park & Jon McKennedy
Matt Swanson #76 - $ 200
Dave Steele
Dash For Cash - Iracing.com
Richie Coy #19 - $133
Top Father - Son
Team - In Memory of Jim
O'Brien
Calvin Carroll #24 - $100 |
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The 2018 Boston Louie Format |
NEMA MIDGETS
Time trials - will be the fastest time a car
turns in Any of their warmup sessions
Top 8-10 Nema
cars (depending on car count) will be locked into a dash for
cash - complete invert. 8 laps. An invert pill will be drawn
based on the dash for cash finish after the event and the #
of pills will be determined on the day of the event.
The remainder of the field will run 1 8 lap heat race - and
will start heads up. The finishing positions of these cars
will determine their feature starting spots.
NEMA LITES
Time trials - will be the fastest time a car
turns in Any of their warmup sessions
Top 14 lites
cars will be locked into a dash for cash - complete invert.
8 laps. The feature lineup will be determined by an invert
draw based on the dash for cash finish and the # of pills
will be determined on the day of the event.
The
remainder of the field will run 2 8 lap heat races - and
will start heads up. The finishing positions of these cars
will determine their feature starting spots. |
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The Legacy of Boston Louie
Lives On in the 22nd Annual
Boston Louie Seymour Memorial |
For the past 20 years, the race held in honor of the
Massachusetts based car owner who campaigned his winning
midgets, sprints and Silver Crown cars across America ,
has brought together the very best in open wheel Midget
racing.
On March 25, 2017, the most accomplished pavement open
wheel racer in America , Dave Steele of Tampa Fl. passed
away at Desoto Speedway in Bradenton while attempting to
win his 100th sprint car race in the state of Florida.
When the NEMA Midgets roll into Seekonk Speedway for the
22nd Annual Boston Louie Memorial, NEMA will honor
Steele by extending the customary 29 lap race to 33 laps
(Steele's number) for the NEMA LITES portion of the
event.
A special thanks to Seekonk Speedway, NEMA, the many
sponsors, fans and dedicated race coordinators, who have
helped produce this spectacular event for the past two
decades.
The Seymour Family
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