Boston Louie Seymour Memorial Classic a Seekonk Speedway 7-2-15

   Posted by Wayne G. Barber & Photos by Wayne G. Barber
The “Boston” Louie Seymour Memorial Classic is an annual event hosted by the Seymour Family and a host of sponsors held in honor of legendary car owner "Boston" Louie Seymour.
  Eighteen years ago the Northeast Midget Association held its first Boston Louie Seymour Memorial at Seekonk Speedway, and it rapidly became a signature event for midget racing in the northeast. On July 2nd, 2015 the NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites will invade Seekonk Speedway again for Open Wheel Thursday, joining the Modifieds for a night of record breaking lap speeds and three abreast racing.What a Show !

A brief overview of Boston Louie history follows.

1997 – The championship-bound Russ Stoehr and Bruce Beane won the first Boston Louie, besting legend Nokie Fornoro, the latter driving for the Scally family.

1998 – Another championship bound team, Drew Fornoro and Gene Angelillo prevailed besting Bobby Seymour. It was the first of three Louie victories for Angelillo.

1999 – A perfect night for Louie Seymour’s boys, Bobby, in the Scrivani #9, besting Mike in the Tapply #8.

2000 – Driving a car older than he was – the family #35 – Randy Cabral collected his first-ever NEMA checkered (he now has 33) with a convincing win over Nokie Fornoro.

2001 – Driving Babe Shaw’s 1s, Jeff Horn started eighth, had the lead by lap two and beat Russ Stoehr by a comfortable margin.

2002 – Moving to Waterford Speedbowl, 16-year old Bobby Santos III, driving a Seymour/Scrivani maintained car, scored his first “big” win. The winning pass – going under Tim Bertrand in turns three and four – came with 13 laps remaining.

2003 – Win number one for Payne and two for Angelillo came after Randy Cabral’s car was judged “too wide.”

2004 – Ben Seitz (Valeri 17) chased down Payne, took the lead with nine left and then survived a late restart challenge. Seitz and Valeri went on to the championships.

2005 – Back at Seekonk, Joey Payne took advantage of a lap 23 caution to pass Jeff Horn and become the first two-time winner. It was the third Louie for Angelillo.

2006 – It was Nokie’s turn and he wired it in the Jarret #4, finishing far ahead of Payne.

2007 – Seitz joined the two win club. Although he led every lap, Seitz had to beat back challenges from both Nokie Fornoro and Payne in the closing laps.

2008 – The Cabral/Bertrand team, with a motor borrowed from the Santos team, started eighth, had the lead by lap three and won by less than a car length over a very young Jeff Abold in a Seymour car. Bobby Santos III was third. Shaun Gosselin was the first “Louie” Lites winner.

2009 – The first of three straight wins for the Abold/Seymour team. After posting a blistering 10.859 in time trials, Abold came from the 16th starting spot and passed Cole Carter, driving for Bertrand, on lap 18. Anthony Marvuglio, in the Cabral 35, scored an emotional Lites win.

2010 – Starting 14th, Abold needed only 10 laps to grab the lead and then beat back a late challenge from Cabral. It was a sweep for the Seymours, Anthony Nocella winning the Lites event.

2011 – Setting fast time for the third straight year, Abold needed 19 laps to grab the lead and again beat back Cabral threats in the closing laps. David Moniz ruled the Lites feature.

2012 – Race cancelled due to weather

2013 – Doug Coby, in only his third Northeastern Midget Association ride, added the Boston Louie Memorial. The National NASCAR Whelen Modified champion got by Bertrand Racing teammate Randy Cabral with four laps remaining in the 29-lap event.

2014: 1. Randy Cabral (Bertrand #47), 2. Todd Bertrand, 3. Avery Stoehr
4. Paul Scally, 5. Seth Carlson

2014 Lites: 1. PJ Stergios (Stergios #11), 2. Chris Lamb, 3. Jake Smith,
4. Adam Pierson, 5. Ryan Krachun

2015 Heat Results #1 #47 Randy Cabral
         Heat Results Heat #2 #74 Doug Coby
         Heat Results Heat #3 #99b Jim Santa Marie & Pole
NEMA MIDGETS - SEEKONK - 7/2/15

Pos.	#	Driver	Hometown	Owner
1	39	Todd Bertrand	Sufield, CT	Todd Bertrand
2	47	Randy Cabral	Plymouth, MA	Tim Bertrand
3	9	John Zych Jr.	Mendon,MA	John Zych Sr.
4	15a	Avery Stoehr	Lakeville, MA	Russ Stoehr
5	29	Jeff Abold	Baldwinsville, NY	-
6	71	Seth Carlson	Brimfield, CT	Gene Feigel
7	51	Danny Cugini	Marshfield, MA	D.  Cugini
8	93	Jake Smith	Stroudsburg, PA	Jake Smith
9	44b	Bethany Stoehr	Bridgewater, MA	Ed Breault
10	87	Doug Cleveland	Sudbury, MA	Doug Cleveland
11	77	Steve Powers	-	Mike Luggelle
12	46	Kenney Johnson	Bethany, CT	Jeff Johnson
13	16	Matt O'Brien	Wilmington, MA	Matt O'Brien
14 DNF	30	Paul Scally	Raynham, MA	Paul Scally
15 DNF	21	Jim Chambers	Atkinson, NH	Mike Chambers
16 DNF	13	Ryan Bigelow	E. Hampton, CT	-