This Day in NEMA History...
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September 25th
1955... Jerry Russo, in Fred “Meatball” Orlando’s #6, beat Bill Stofer and Pat Tribodeau on the quarter mile Manchester (NH) Motordome. |
Jerry Russo 1960's
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September 26th
1976...Armond Holley and owner Rollie Lindblad put an international tag on their championship effort with a victory at the third mile Sanair International Speedway in St-Pie, Quebec. Johnny Evans (Yuris 1) was second and Dave Humphrey 47 third |
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September 27th
1987...Lee Smith (Boissoneau 27) was the winner at Hudson while Bobby Seymour (Seymour 4) stayed in the championship race, which he eventually won, with a strong second. Hank Rogers (Scrivani 21) was third. |
Lee Smith sitting with the Boissoneau VW powered Edmunds at Seekonk for a USAC series race
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September 28th
1973...Dave Humphrey notched career win No. 51 in the McCarthy 47 at Stafford. Bobby White (White 63), Billy Hughes (Boyd 2, Johnny Mann (Nogeria 12) and Ted Luce (Czyzewski 2) were second through fifth. At that point, Bill Eldridge, a winner earlier that season, ranked second on the win list with 33. |
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September 29th
1974...Twelfth at the mandatory halfway stop, Johnny Mann (Cali 1) immediately charged to second when the race resumed and went on the win the 100 lap Classic at Thompson when Johnny Coy fell out. Dave Humphrey, who set fast time (21.428 in the McCarthy 47) was second and Billy Hughes (Sheehan 5) third. |
Johnny Mann portrait
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September 30th
1995...Drew Fornoro (Angelillo 45) raced to a non-stop 25 lap win at Star with Joey Coy (Kibbe 94), Joey Payne (Miller 3), Jeff Horn (Hayes 47) and Russ Stoehr (Beane 26) following. |
Drew Fornoro and Gene Angelillo
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October 1st
1967...Lou Fray (McCarthy 47) won on Fair Day on the new asphalt at Stafford Speedway. George Monson (Downing 3) and Johnny Kay (Roberts 68) were second and third. It was Fray’s second win at Stafford, winning of Aug. 5 as well. After many years as a half-mile dirt, Stafford was paved in the spring of 1967. Johnny Coy owns the first-ever win on the Stafford asphalt, that coming on July 11. |
Lou Frey on the inside of Sonny Saunders at Thompson
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