Dick Gallagher Memorial Hall of Fame
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Dick Gallagher was one of NEMA's strongest supporters from the club's founding until his untimely death in 1984. He was always competitive as an owner/driver, with one win, at Oxford Plains. After his death, his family, knowing of his strong love for NEMA, asked if they could sponsor an award in his name. His friends in the "gang from Lowell", decided this was the chance to start the long-needed NEMA Hall of Fame, and proceeded to organize it. Each inductee receives a wall plaque, and his name is added to the master trophy, which is displayed with honor at the Pronyne Motorsports Museum in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The trophies are donated by Doug and David Steward in memory of their granduncle and grandmother, Dick Gallagher and Helen Gallagher Donaghey.
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Gene & Marylin Angelillo
Champion Owner 1983, 85, 86, 88, 90, 92, 96, 98-03, 05, President 1996-2002 Class of 2006 & 2016 Gene and Marylin established the most successful midget racing team in history, but it was his passion for racing, this club, and his family that helped define three decades of this club's history. Read More... |
Bruce Beane
Champion Owner 1997, long time Tech Director (1997)
Champion Owner 1997, long time Tech Director (1997)
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Dickie Brown
Champion Driver 1960, 61 Class of 1993 |
Ray Burke
Champion Driver 1955, 17 term Board Member (1991)
Champion Driver 1955, 17 term Board Member (1991)
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Doug Cleveland
Feature Winner, Dedicated Owner & Driver for over 40 years Class of 2018 |
Joey Coy
Champion Driver 1989, 1991, 1993
Class of 2003
Champion Driver 1989, 1991, 1993
Class of 2003
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Joe Csiki
Champion Driver 1962-63-65, Champ Owner 1961-62 Class of 1992 |
Ed Czyzewski
30 Years as a Loyal Car Owner (1986)
30 Years as a Loyal Car Owner (1986)
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Chuck Daniel
President 1978-80, Long time car owner Class of 1993 Chuck proved with a lot of hard work and ingenuity, a small racing team can do well. Read More... |
Milt Dentch
First President (1953 & 54) (1992)
First President (1953 & 54) (1992)
Freeman Downing
Champion Owner 1965, non-Offy Champ Owner 1966-67 (1995)
Champion Owner 1965, non-Offy Champ Owner 1966-67 (1995)
Maury Dumas
Starter 1957-1993 (1994)
Starter 1957-1993 (1994)
Chris Economaki
National Speed Sport News 1934-91 (1991)
National Speed Sport News 1934-91 (1991)
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Bill Eldridge
NEMA's first Champion Driver 1953-54-57-58 Class of 1988 Bill won NEMA's second race ever and won its initial season Championship... Read More... |
Mike Favulli
President 1986-93, Long time owner/driver (1996)
President 1986-93, Long time owner/driver (1996)
Frank Ferrara
Starter 1965-71 (1990)
Starter 1965-71 (1990)
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Drew Fornoro
Champion Driver 1983, 85, 86, 88, 92, 95, 96, 98, 99 (1999) |
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Nick "Nokie" Fornoro, Jr.
Champion Driver 1981, 45 Feature Wins (2013) |
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Dave Humphrey
Champion Driver 1967-68-69-70-71-78 (1985) Class of 1985 |
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Ray Kelley
Champion Owner 1956 & 57 (1990) |
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Wen Kelley
Secretary 1954-84, Treasurer 1969-84, non-Offy Owner 1959 Class of 1984 Wen was “Mr. NEMA” for most of the first 37 years in the history of NEMA... Read More... |
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Carl Kibbe
Champion Owner 1980, 89, 91, 93 Class of 1997 Carl was a fixture for decades in NEMA fielding cars since the mid 1970's... Read more... |
Rollie Lindblad
Champion Owner 1976, Car Designer & Builder (2002)
Champion Owner 1976, Car Designer & Builder (2002)
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Johnny Mann
Champion Driver 1972 & 74 Class of 1990 |
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John McCarthy
1970, ‘71, & ‘73 Owner Champion; Twelve-term President Class of 1987 Many say in New England, John was the savior of midget auto racing... Read More... |
Ralph Miller
Champion Owner 1966, 1967, 1968, Vice President, Board Member (2008)
Champion Owner 1966, 1967, 1968, Vice President, Board Member (2008)
Bob Miour
Club Photographer 1971-89 (1991)
Club Photographer 1971-89 (1991)
Dick Monahan
President 1975-77, Announcer 1974-99, Yearbook 1974-2004 (2009)
President 1975-77, Announcer 1974-99, Yearbook 1974-2004 (2009)
Al Monast
Champion Owner 1960, 61 (1991)
Champion Owner 1960, 61 (1991)
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Jim O'Brien
Treasurer 1989-2003, Car Owner 1970-2011 Class of 2003 For a span of four decades, Jim personified the best of NEMA. Read More... |
Gibby Parmenter
Champion Owner 1953-54-58 (1988)
Champion Owner 1953-54-58 (1988)
Bob Pascale
Champion Owner 1967-69, President 1968 (1993)
Champion Owner 1967-69, President 1968 (1993)
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Al Pillion
Champion Driver 1956 and 1959 Class of 1989 In the very first NEMA race, at Seekonk on Memorial Day 1953, he ran 2nd to Fred Meeker... Read More... |
Lenny Poe
President 1955-62 (1988)
President 1955-62 (1988)
Ray Roberts
Champion Driver 1966, Many Term Contest Board Member (1994)
Champion Driver 1966, Many Term Contest Board Member (1994)
Billy Ryder
Starter 1975-87 (1998)
Starter 1975-87 (1998)
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Mike Scrivani, Jr.
Champion Owner, Contest Board Member, President 2004-2014 Class of 2015 |
Smokey Secondo
Champion Owner 1962-63-64-66 (1989)
Champion Owner 1962-63-64-66 (1989)
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Ben Seitz
Champion Driver 2004-2007 (2011) |
Bob Seymour
Champion Driver 1987, President 1994 (2005)
Champion Driver 1987, President 1994 (2005)
Mike Seymour
Champion Driver 1994, multi-term VP (2004)
Champion Driver 1994, multi-term VP (2004)
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Lee Smith
Champion Driver 1977, 80, 82, President 1985 Class of 2001 |
Paul Stoehr
Acting President 1993, long time VP & Board Member (2000)
Acting President 1993, long time VP & Board Member (2000)
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Russ Stoehr
Champion Driver 1990, 97, 2000, 01, 02 (2006) |
Ed Stone
Champion Owner 1959, Offy Champ Owner 1957-58 (1992)
Champion Owner 1959, Offy Champ Owner 1957-58 (1992)
Bill & Nickie Tapply
Champion Owners 1994 & 1995 (2004)
Champion Owners 1994 & 1995 (2004)
Peter Valeri
Champion Owner 2004, 2006, 2007 (2011)
Champion Owner 2004, 2006, 2007 (2011)
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Jerry Wall
Revolutionary Car Designer& Builder, Driver (2002) |
Bobby White
Champion Driver 1975 & 79 (1995)
Champion Driver 1975 & 79 (1995)
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Paul Young
VP & Pit Steward 1970-74, long-time Owner (1989) |
