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SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 29th,
2022 |
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NOCELLA |
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SEITZ -
NOCELLA -
SWANSON |
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Photos by
Norm
Marx |
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Photos
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Jay
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NESS
SUPERMODIFIEDS
- NLWS
OFFICIAL
RACE RESULTS
- 10-29-22 |
1) 9
- Anthony
Nocella - 50
Laps
2)
97 - Matt
Swanson - 50
3) 11 - Ben
Seitz - 50
4) 41 - Russ
Wood - 49
5) 29 -
Bobby
Chartier -
49 |
6) 5 -
Rob Summers
- 48
7)
51 - Dave
Dugan - 48
8) 45 -
Derek
Ramstrom -
16
9) 2 -
Eric Emhoff
- 2 |
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2022
NESS
CHAMPION
ROB SUMMERS
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Nocella the
Supermodied
Winner,
Summers the
NESS 2022
Champion |
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The New
England
Supermodified
Series
(NESS) also
took on the
New
London-Waterford
Speedbowl on
10/29. The
all-new-for-2022
NESS Series
has been
slowly
growing over
the year,
and for a
late fall
race in
Connecticut,
the nine-car
field
roaring
around the
Speedbowl
was as
entertaining
as ever.
After pacing
two out of
the three
practices,
Anthony
Nocella
looked to be
the favorite
in the Howie
Lane owned
#9 car.
Nocella
easily won
heat one
posting a
lap time a
half second
faster than
his nearest
competitor.
While second
place point
man Russ
Wood won
heat number
two after a
tight battle
with former
NLWS
supermodified
winner Ben
Seitz.
Russ Wood
entered the
day just 16
points
behind Rob
Summers in
the yearlong
points
battle but
gained 3
points in
the heat
racing
action. Rob
Summers end
of the year
struggles
continued as
he finished
in the 6th
place
position two
laps down.
However,
that was
enough to
secure the
Championship.
Anthony
Nocella was
able to take
off on a
torrid pace
in the
feature,
leading
every lap of
the event
from green
to checkered
to pick up
his first
career Big
Block
Supermodified
victory in a
dominating
fashion.
Nocella
lapped every
car except
Ben Seitz
#11 in third
place and
teammate and
NESS
Thompson
World Series
winner
Matthew
Swanson #97
in second
place.
With the
win, Nocella
is the third
driver to
win their
first NESS
supermodified
race this
season and
the sixth
different
driver to
visit
victory lane
in 7 races
in 2022.
Parity is
not
something
normally
seen in
supermodified
racing, but
things are
starting to
look up for
the new NESS
tour.
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SATURDAY,
OCT. 8th,
2022 |
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MATT SWANSON #97 |
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NESS SUPERMODIFIEDS
- WORLD SERIES
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 10-8-22 |
1) 97 - Matt
Swanson - 30 Laps
2) 11 -
Ben Seitz
- 30
3) 41 -
Russ Wood
- 30 |
4) 51 - Dave
Duggan
- 29
5) 5 - Rob
Summers
- 17
6) 45 -
Derek Ramstrom
- 7 |
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Matt
Swanson Scores NESS
Win |
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The New
England
Supermodified Series
held their
penultimate event as
part of the 60th
Sunoco World Series
presented by
Budweiser led to
point by Thunder
Road winner Ben
Seitz and
Massachusetts
standout Matt
Swanson. After five
side-by-side laps,
Swanson took the
commanding lead over
Seitz and Rob
Summers and never
looked back. Matt
Swanson would take
down his first
Supermodified win in
only his second
start followed by
Ben Seitz and Russ
Wood after
mechanical issues
took out Summers and
Derek Ranstrom.
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FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 |
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SWANSON
- SEITZ - SUMMERS |
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NESS SUPERMODIFIEDS
- THUNDER ROAD
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 9-30-22 |
1) 11 - Ben
Seitz - 50 Laps
2) 5 - Rob
Summers - 50
3) 97 -
Matt Swanson - 50
4)
41 - Russ Wood - 50
5)
51 - Dave Dugan - 50 |
6) 77 - Nick
Sweet - 50
7) 25 - Dan
Bowes - 22
8) 01 -
Dan Connors - 22
9) 29
- Bobby Chartier - 3 |
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Ben Seitz
for the Win in the NESS
#11 |
The New England
Supermodifed Series
NESS) invaded the town
of Barre, VT for the
second time in the
tracks storied history.
NESS brought 1000
horsepower, wide tired,
winged machines to do
battle on the quarter
mile track at sub 10
second lap times.
Defending winner Jon
McKennedy being unable
to attend the event left
an opening for a new
winner to arise. One of
those hopefuls was Nick
Sweet one of the most
successful drivers in
Thunder Road history who
was hoping to win in his
first start in the #77
Supermodified.
However, the more likely
contenderfor the win was
the #25 of Dan Bowes
which fastest in all
three practices and was
able to pick up the win
in the first of two heat
races. Ben Seitz in the
#11 picked up heat win
number 2. Bowes and
Seitz would lead the
9-car field to green.
Dan Bowes mashed
the pedal to the floor
and jumped out to a half
track lead in no time.
Seitz and NESS points
leader Rob Summers #5
battled for the second
position. Dan Bowes
quickly found his way
into lap traffic. Bowes
made quick work of Nick
Sweets #77 car but had
more trouble with the
#01 of Dan Connors.
Just before halfway
in the 50 lap main event
as Bowes was attempting
to pass to the outside
of Connors to put him a
lap down the two cars
made contact. The left
front of Bowes went over
the top of the right
rear tire of the #01 car
causing the #25 car to
catch a little air. The
incident sent the number
#25 machine careening
into the backstretch
wall, ripping off the
top wing, right side
suspension and some of
the track safety lights.
Bowes was uninjured, but
his winning dreams were
destroyed.
With
a new race on tap
without the dominate #25
car, Ben Seitz #11 set
his sights on Victory
Lane. Seitz turned his
fastest lap of the race
immediately following
the restart. His lap of
10.1 was almost two full
tenths slower than Bowes
quick lap, but it was
enough to pull away from
Rob Summers quickly.
Summers would fall in
behind into second. Matt
Swanson #97 making his
first Super Modified
appearance at Thunder
Road ran third.
While the sparks flew
from the underneath of
the cars, Quarry Hill
rumbled louder than
ever. Seitz was able to
take home the Sunoco
checkered flag with
Summers and Swanson
rounding out the top 3.
Summers second place
finish will help him
extend his double-digit
point lead over Russ
Wood and David Duggan in
the year long point
standings with just two
events remaining.
The New England
Supermodifieds will be
back in action at
Thompson Saturday
October 8th taking part
of day two of the World
Series Weekend.
NESS Heat race Winners-
Dan Bowes #25, Ben Seitz
#11 |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST
27th,
2022 |
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NESS
SUPERMODIFIEDS
at OPS
OFFICIAL
RACE RESULTS
- 8-27-22 |
1) 77 -
Derek
Griffith -
50 Laps
2) 11 - Ben
Seitz
- 50
3) 41 - Russ
Wood -
50
4) 5 - Rob
Summers
- 50 |
5) 25 - Dan
Bowes
- 50
6) 97 -
Anthony
Nocella
- 50
7) 51 - Dave
Duggan
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The
New England
Super
Modified
Series
also graced
Oxford
Plains
Speedway
with their
presence
where Derek
Griffith
piloted the
Allegresso
Airlines/All Star
Towing #77
owned by Ken
White Sr. to
Victory.
Derek had
never raced
a big block
supermodified
in his life.
The #77
sustained
significant
damage in
the first
practice
after an
incident
with a push
truck that
required a
tow back to
the pits.
The team
worked hard
got the car
repaired,
and although
the practice
laps were
limited,
Derek won
both the
heat and the
feature
going wire
to wire in
both events.
Ben Sietz,
Russ Wood,
Rob Summers
and Dan
Bowes would
round out
the top
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WEDS., AUGUST
24th,
2022 |
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MCKENNEDY |
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Photos by
John DaDalt &
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NESS at SEEKONK - 75 Laps
Official Results -
8/24/22 |
1) 79 -
Jon McKennedy
2)
11 Ben Seitz
3) 5 - Rob Summers
4) 25 - Dan Bowes
5)
51 - David Duggan
6) 77 - Jim Storace
7) 41 -
Russ Wood
8)
97 - Anthony Nocella
9) 29 - Bobby Chartier
DNS - 44 -
Ken Schrader
DNS - 9 - Matt
Swanson |
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FRIDAY, JULY
15th,
2022 |
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BARNES -
SUMMERS - SEITZ |
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NESS at WMMP - 50 Laps
Official Results -
6/10/22 |
1) 5 Rob
Summers
2) 97 Ben
Seitz
3) 11
Michael Barnes
4)
41 Russ Wood
5)
51 David Dugan |
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Summer
Scores WMMP NESS Win |
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The New
England
Supermodified Series
(NESS) also made
their White Mountain
Motorsports Park
debut on Friday
7/15. Taking the
green for their
50-lap main event,
pole sitter David
Dugan held strong
until Rob Summers
beat him into turn
three and made a
daring pass on the
inside to take the
lead on lap 9. From
there Summers never
looked back and with
the lead his times
around the high
banked quarter mile
shrunk from
10.6-second laps to
10.4-second laps.
Soon after, Ben
Seitz began to close
in on the leader but
ultimately was
unable to pass the
#5 of Summers. After
a green-to-checkered
run lasting just 9
minutes and 7
seconds, Rob Summers
took the checkers
followed by Seitz
and Michael Barnes
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FRIDAY, JUNE
10th,
2022 |
www.thunderroadvt.com |
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Photo:
Alan Ward/Thunder
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Jon
McKennedy Wins
Inaugural NESS Event |
The debut of
the New England
Supermodified Series
brought the fastest
speeds of any car to
ever grace Thunder
Road. In all, eight
of these winged
behemoths launched
into action but not
one of them had
anything for Jon
McKennedy.
McKennedy led from
the beginning,
facing his only
major challenge by
the open-wheel ace
Russ Wood who
threateningly
stalked the Silver
#79 throughout the
event. Unfortunately
for Wood, his
'lay-back-and-wait'
strategy went up in
smoke with a blown
motor on lap-65.
At the restart,
it was no contest
and McKennedy drove
away, posting a fast
lap of 9.73-seconds
on the quarter-mile.
Anthony Nocella and
Rob Summers joined
him in victory lane
with second and
third, respectively.
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NESS at Thunder Road
- 75 Laps
Official Results -
6/10/22 |
1) 79 -
Jon McKennedy
2)
97 - Anthony Nocella
3) 5 - Rob Summers
4) 11 - Michael
Barnes
5) 41 -
Russ Wood
6) 77 -
Mike Collins
7)
51 - David Duggan
8) 25 - Dan Bowes |
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