Legends Day to honor the stars of New England midget racing

LOUDON — The popular annual Legends Day event will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7 at the North East Motor Sports Museum, 922 Rt. 106. Headlining the afternoon will be the stars and VIPs of midget racing in New England. As always, Legends Day will be a fun time and will include a free lunch.

This year’s event’s co-emcees intimately know New England midget racing and the people who win midget races. Pete Falconi has been the Northeastern Midget Association announcer for many years. Dick Monahan has been deeply involved in NEMA as well, enough to co-write the history of midget racing in New England for the museums book “History of Auto Racing in New England." 

Living honorees includes a list of champion drivers. Russ Stoehr won six NEMA championships between 1990 and 2010, Drew Fornoro won nine NEMA championships, more than any other driver; Bobby Seymour won the 1987 driver championship and has fielded midgets for others to drive to wins for nearly his entire life. Rollie Lindblad has built the broadest array of winning race cars of anyone in New England. His construction includes winning drag race cars, super modifieds, super-late model cars and midgets. His Badger midgets dominated NEMA competition for many years.

Drew Fornoro leads the NEMA all time win list with 85 victories and is followed by Dave Humphrey who had 73 trips to victory lane. 

A free buffet beginning at 11:30 a.m. is included. The program will begin at 1 p.m. and will be followed by the museum’s annual meeting which is open to all paid members. Become a member at Legends Day and join the annual meeting where you can have a say in how the museum is run.

Seating is limited to 100 tickets so a sellout is likely, be sure to get a seat. You can purchase tickets on the website. You may also call 603-783-0183 to purchase tickets or send your payment to the North East Motor Sports Museum, 922 Rt 106, Loudon, NH 03307. Questions can be answered by emailing nemsmuseum@gmail.com.