This Day in NEMA History...
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Aug 14th
1999...Howard Bumpus (Campanale 54) was the fourth and last leader in a green-to-checkered 25 lap affair at Star. Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45) and Jim Miller (Miller 3m) filled out the podium. |
From the 1997 NEMA Yearbook
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August 15th
1971...Jerry Wall (Wall 5) make it four straight with a victory at Star. Starting 11th in the 22-car field, Wall and the revolutionary “Yellow Jacket” bested Ray Roberts (Seagraves 11), Roger Bailey (Fahey 3) and Johnny Mann (Scrivani 1). The streak started at Airborne (Aug.7), and included wins at Devils Bowl (Aug. 8) and Oxford Plains (Aug. 14). |
Jerry Wall in victory lane at Star Speedway.
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August 16th
2003...Starting outside the front row, only one restart slowed Kyle Carpenter’s romp in a 25-lapper at Oxford Plains. Randy Cabral (Cabral 36), Erica Santos (Seymour 8), Joey Payne (Angelillo 45) and Sean Caisse (Caisse 10c) were second through fifth. |
Kyle Carpenter (#12) leads Erica Santos (#8) and Ryan Dolan (#15) thru the flat turns of Oxford.
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August 17th
1996 ...“Liquid Lou” Cicconi, in a family car, left little doubt winning the ARDC/NEMA co-sanctioned race at Oswego. NEMA regulars filled the next four spots Russ Stoehr (Beane 26), Mark Buonomo (Buonomo 76), Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45) and Joey Coy (Kibbe 94). |
ARDC, ATQMRA, and ISMA legend Lou Cicconi Jr dominated this class of drivers this day in 1996. He sits second from the right bottom row.
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August 18th
1963... Joe Csiki (Csiki 22) set a new record that has been equaled only once since. Csiki won his sixth straight feature in Montreal, beating Len Thrall and Ray Roberts. Powered by a Falcon engine, Csiki started the streak at Oxford Plains (July 4) and added wins at Waterford (July 13), Thunder Road (July 14), Norwood (July 17) and Quebec Modern (July 27) before adding number six. It was his ninth win in 10 races - a second to Bill Randall (Sheehan 4) interrupting the streak - and it was all part of a dominating campaign that saw Csiki win 11 of 17 races. |
Joe Csiki in his own Falcon-powered midget. To this day, NEMA honors him with the coveted Joe Csiki Memorial Award for Most Improved Driver
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August 19th
1995...Proving himself a master in traffic Mike Seymour (Tapply 8) won a 50-lapper at Seekonk. Jeff Horn (Hayes 47), Joey Coy (Kibbe 14), Babe Shaw (Shaw 107) and Bobby Seymour (Seymour 4) filled out the top five. Mike Seymour would go on to earn the Owner's Championship for Bill and Nickie Tapply for the second consecutive year. |
Adrienne Vendetti presents race winner and reigning NEMA Champion the beautiful trophy for the Brian Caruso Memorial 50-Lapper.
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August 20th
1972...Johnny Mann (Stropoli 66) had to overcome a late challenge from Jerry Wall (Wall 5) before claiming a 30- lap win at Utica-Rome Speedway. Ronnie Evans (Daniel 10) was third, Dave Humphrey (McCarthy 47 fourth) and Bob Hart (Czyzewski 2) fifth. |
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Left: Johnny Mann in the Strapoli 66 at Westboro.
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