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June 17th, 2018
Randy Cabral Is Big Winner On NEMA Night Ryan Locke, Bobby Cabral, Jim Storace, Dan Sweeney & Brandon Flanders Take Support Race Victories Rich Hayes PR Epping, NH – The NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites were added attractions to the weekly program at the famed Star Speedway on Saturday night, with defending and six-time NEMA champ Randy Cabral of Kingston, MA taking down the Butch Walsh Memorial feature event checkered flag. Cabral is the third winningest driver in the 66-year history of the NEMA club, and he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down aboard the Bertrand Motorsports entry. Saturday night’s victory was his 52nd behind the wheel of a NEMA Midget. Local favorite Jim Chambers of nearby Atkinson was the second place finisher, with 2013, ’15, and ’16 champ John Zych, Jr. of Mendon, MA rounding out the podium in third. Fourth went to Todd Bertrand of Danielson, CT, followed by Alan Chambers of Atkinson, Anthony Nocella of Woburn, MA, Paul “Dangerous” Scally of Raynham, MA, Pete Pernisiglio, Jr. of Ronkonkoma, NY, Bethany Stoehr of Bridgewater, MA, and Avery Stoehr of Lakeville, MA the rest of the top ten. In the NEMA Lites, another local racer, Ryan Locke of Chester, took down his first-ever Star Speedway NEMA Lites win in convincing fashion. Locke outdistanced the field to score the victory ahead of some heavy hitters, with 2016 champion Jim Chambers, Richie Coy of Haskell, NJ, 2017 champ Dan Cugini of Marshfield, MA, and midget ace Randy Cabral chasing him to the checkers. Star’s Late Model win went to Kingston veteran Bobby Cabral, who led only one lap all night, but it was the one that counted. Gloucester, MA driver Tom Mackey had led the entire race, but contact from Robby Douglas sent him spinning coming off turn four with the checkers in sight. Cabral ducked to the infield grass to avoid what was once the lead duo, and he led the field under the checkers to score an emotional win. Cabral’s car owner Bobby Webber, Jr. was spending his first Father’s Day weekend since the off-season passing of his dad, Bob, Sr., longtime owner/promoter of the Star oval. The winning owner/driver combination looked to the heavens during the victory lane celebration, dedicating their win to man who had meant so much to both of them. Like Mackey in the Late Models, Bill Fiske of Chester had victory snatched away on the last lap of the Woody’s Auto Strictly Stock feature, when teammate Jim Storace went to the outside and beat him to the checkers by a half car length. Connor McDougal rounded out the podium with a solid third place run. Barrington’s Dan Sweeney finally shook the monkey off his back in the Roadrunner main event, running away from the field to collect his first win of the 2018 season. Aaron Day took second place honors, with John Boomhower of Epping getting his best finish of the year in third. Seabrook racer Brandon Flanders picked up his first career victory in the L & W Auto Repair Six Shooter main event, holding off two-time winner Cody Hodgdon and Joe Roberts, Jr. to take down the victory. |
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