MONADNOCK, N.J. — After posting third-place and runner-up finishes in the past two races, Joey Payne made it to victory lane in Northeastern Midget Ass’n action Saturday at Monadnock Speedway.
Payne, piloting the Gene Angelillo Domo’s Desire-Marlyn’s Passion midget, made it to the checkers on fumes ahead of Randy Cabral in second and Lou Ciconni, Jr. in third, ending a long green-flag run at the finish line.
Empty fuel cells claimed several racers, while calamity on lap nine, which included 80 caution laps and took 35 minutes to complete, contributed to the race’s high attrition rate.
Jeff Abold and Barry Kittredge survived to finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
The finish:
Joey Payne, Randy Cabral, Lou Ciconni, Jr., Jeff Abold, Barry Kittredge, William Wall, Jeremy Frankowski, Paul Luggelle, Mark Irving, Erica Santos, Aaron Wall, Greg Stoehr, Doug Cleveland, Abby Martino, Adam Cantor, Chris Leonard, John Zych, Jr., Kevin Park, Paul Scally, Brian Cleveland, Lee Bundy, Neil Blatt, Nokie Fornoro.