Hall of Fame Member of the Month 

Chuck Daniel
Chuck supported NEMA for over two decades, earning victories as car owner and reviving midget racing in the northeast as President. Here is his story...
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Chuck with his Son Roy and driver, Rick Hart at Beech Ridge 1975

2018 Dick Gallagher Memorial Hall of Fame 

Doug Cleveland
 No NEMA driver in history has turned more laps than this racer. He was the pilot of the country's last competitive badger, the last to wear an open faced helmet, and has accumulated over 150 top ten finishes and counting  in his 40 plus year career with the club, including a storybook feature win for a fellow NEMA legend.
We are proud to present a new feature on NEMAHistory.com!
Thanks to a longtime fan, who wishes to remain anonymous, we have shared their fantastic project - a NEMA race for almost every date from the last week in March to the first week in October. For example...

Sept. 15, 1962 - King Carpenter, in the Smiley Golden Arrow #60, passed Joe Csiki (Csiki 22) and went on to win a 100 lapper at Seekonk. Roger Bailey passed Csiki at the halfway point to claim third.

...There is something like this for almost every single day!
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MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Jim O'Brien

As NEMA gets ready to shake off the winter snow and heat up the race engines for their 65th season of racing, we thought is was a good time to honor one of NEMA's most dedicated members. Jim was a legendary car owner, a talented engine builder, creative fabricator, and a dedicated club officer who for a span of four decades personified the best of NEMA. We are proud to share his story...
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Jim poses with his young driver, Matt O'Brien, in 1991 at Star Speedway.

2016 Dick Gallagher Memorial Hall of Fame
Marilyn Angelillo

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HALL OF FAME 
MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Gene Angelillo

This August 20th, 2016 Star Speedway will be hosting the annual Angelillo Memorial Race. We thought it was only fitting to pay tribute to one of this club's greatest contributors and arguable the most successful car owner in midget racing history. Gene's passion and dedication to midget racing and NEMA spanned three decades, winning over hundred races and over a dozen championships...
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Gene and Marilyn 2005

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Marvin Rifchin

This July 9th 2016 Star Speedway will be hosting this clubs annual, and prestigious, Marvin Rifchin Trophy Race. We thought it was only fitting to pay tribute to this very special man for the month of July. Marvin was a brilliant innovator who made champions, a mentor that molded the careers of many drivers, and a dear friend whose generosity was legendary among car owners in every racing series, especially the Northeastern Midget Association...

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A proud John McCarthy poses with Dave Humphrey and crew.

John McCarthy

As a Champion Car Owner, a 12-term President, and a dedicated NEMA member since the club's origins up until the early 1980's, he wrote more history than anyone else according to many. His leadership skills saved the club from near extinction in the mid 60's, and his competitive spirit spawned the revolution of the badgers and other laydown style midgets.  Read More...

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Butch in Dick Bien's Badger at Westboro Speedway

Butch Walsh

This May 21st 2016, 50 years to the day since his first midget race, Star Speedway will be hosting the Inaugural Butch Walsh Memorial Race. We thought it was only fitting to pay tribute to one of this club's truest racers and most influential leaders. Butch was not only a champion driver, he was a fantastic mechanic, and a courageous President who's leadership changed NEMA forever. Read More...

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Wen Kelley

This April, as NEMA gets ready to kick off its 63rd season, we honor perhaps NEMA's most generous and most loyal member, Wendell Kelley. In addition to being a champion owner, Wen was considered “Mr. NEMA” for most of the first 37 years in the history of the Northeastern Midget Association. Read More...

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Carl Kibbe and his son, Curt, in 2015

Carl Kibbe

36 years ago this March 5th, Thompson's Icebreaker kicked off the NEMA racing season as this family embarked on their first of four championship runs. This month we honor Carl Kibbe, who was a dedicated NEMA member for almost 40 years.  He was a champion owner, a great mechanic, and a true mentor to many.  Read more... 
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The Kibbe family poses with their badger. From Left to Right: Don , Priscilla, Curt, Clayton, and Carl in mid 80's. (Bob Miour Photo)

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH
In an effort to honor all the great racers in the Dick Gallagher Memorial Hall of Fame, each month we will feature a selected member to share there story and accomplishments. This will include a biography, pictures, memorable quotes, and anything else we can add with your help. We need NEMA fans and members - past and present, to help us by sharing pictures and sharing their stories about that person. For the month of April, we are pleased to honor Wen Kelley. 

Join the fun of
documenting  racing history!

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We are currently looking for volunteers to be part of this endeavor - the NEMA History Committee. We are looking for your ideas, your knowledge, and your time.

The goals of the committee is to develop over time a digital museum that honors NEMA's past, gives yesterday's members a place to remember the great times, and more importantly educate today's members on the amazing people who made NEMA what is today.

This website will be developed and monitored by the volunteers of the NEMA History Committee.

Thanks, Matt & Dennis O'Brien
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