This Day in NEMA History...
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August 28th
1982...Nokie Fornoro (Scrivani 21) was the winner of 25 lapper at Westboro with championship-bound Lee Smith (Smith 72) second, Butch Walsh (Bein 35) third, Billy Mann (Rogers 61) fourth and Brian Wickens (Wickens 1) fifth. |
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Left: One of many victory lane visits for Nokie Fornoro and the Scrivani team. Left to right is Jackie Parker, Iron Mike Scrivani, Greg Snow, Jim Susi, and unknown.
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August 29th
1963...It ranks as one of NEMA’s most dominating performances. Starting 14 th, Joe Csiki (Csiki 22) had second place Tony Bonadies in his sights when the checkered fell on a 100 lapper at Seekonk. Second through fifth Russ Klar, Dutch Schaefer and Mario Andretti were all at least a lap down at the finish. |
Left to right: Betty Csiki, Joe Csiki, Anthony Vendetti, and Lenny Poe.
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August 30th
1997...Indy 500 veteran and ISMA standout Joe Gosek, in the Angelillo 45b, kept knocking on the door but couldn’t find a way around Russ Stoehr (Beane 26) at Oswego. Babe Shaw (Shaw 107), Ed Breault (Breault 44) and Rudy Boetticher (Boetticher 46) followed. A year later, Stoehr beat Gosek again on the ultra-quick Oswego asphalt. Stoehr won eight times there. |
From the 1997-98 NEMA Yearbook
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August 31st
1986...Dave Humphrey’s 71st victory came on the end of a weekend sweep for the ageless warrior and car owner Carl Kibbe. After winning the night before at Star, beating Bobby Seymour (Seymour 4) and Jim Lowrey (Lowrey 17), they prevailed again on Sunday at Hudson besting Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45) and Mike Seymour (Seymour 29). It took Humphrey 20 seasons to reach the milestone. At that juncture, Fornoro was second on the all-time win list with 31. His 72nd and final victory came the start of the following season in his hometown of Seekonk, Massachusetts. |
The great Dave Humphrey in 1986 where he would finish 2nd in the championship point standings for the fourth consecutive year.
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September 1st
1985...Jim Lowrey Jr., in the family #17, was the 25-lap winner at Hudson. Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45), Paul Stoehr (Czyzewski 2), Mike Favulli (Favulli 80) and Butch Walsh (Dunn T5) followed. |
Jim Lowrey Jr in the family owned VW-powered Edmunds.
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September 2nd
1967...After winning a 25-lapper on Aug. 12, 25-year old Frank Gehling returned to Westboro and drove the Fahey # 18 to a 100-lap win. King Carpenter (Secondo 32) and Walt Gale (Wright 63) were second and third. Gehling, who finished fourth in points in ’67, suffered career-ending injuries the next year at Nazareth, PA. |
Frank Gehling in the Fahey #18 ahead of King Carpenter in the Secondo #32 at Westboro.
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September 3rd
1994...Joey Payne Jr., driving rookie car owner Jeff Miller’s #3, passed Paul Lawless, who had a tire going down, with three laps left to post his first NEMA win. Jeff Horn (Hayes 47) was second, Lawless (Lawless 6) third, Bobby Seymour (Seymour 29) fourth and Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45) fifth. |
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Left: In addition to over 20 NEMA wins, Joey Payne -a true grit open-wheel racer, is a multi-time winner in Supers and TQ's.
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