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Alexander and Berghman file the first entries for the 7th Annual Modified Madness.

On Jun 22, 2011

In a race to become the first entry for the 7^th annual Modified Madness, as part of Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday, Kirk Alexander and Dave Berghman finished in a dead heat. As Alexander’s entry was being received by mail, Berghman’s entry was being delivered by hand.

In a race to become the first entry for the 7th annual Modified Madness, as part of Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday, Kirk Alexander and Dave Berghman finished in a dead heat. As Alexander’s entry was being received by mail, Berghman’s entry was being delivered by hand.

Speedway Race Chat Launches…what do you have to say !

On Jun 21, 2011

Welcome to the launch of Seekonk Speedway Race Talk.
Hi everyone, and welcome to the new Seekonk Speedway Race Talk Message board. This will be a great place to discuss the racing at The Action Track of the East. So have fun and make sure to keep posts respectful.

Check it out HERE

Welcome to the launch of Seekonk Speedway Race Talk. Hi everyone, and welcome to the new Seekonk Speedway Race Talk Message board. This will be a great place to discuss the racing at The Action Track of the East. So have fun and make sure to keep posts respectful. Check it out HERE

Tom Scully Jr becomes the sixth different Pro Stock winner in 6 events. Gambutti flies to ATQMRA win, Thompson, Gannon and Kohler repeat.

On Jun 19, 2011

Tom Scully, Jr. of Saunderstown, RI, took over the lead from Bridgewater’s Dick Houlihan on lap 5 of 40 in the caution-filled early stages of Saturday’s Pro Stock feature

Tom Scully, Jr. of Saunderstown, RI, took over the lead from Bridgewater’s Dick Houlihan on lap 5 of 40 in the caution-filled early stages of Saturday’s Pro Stock feature

ATQMRA returning to Seekonk Speedway for the first time in 16 years.

On Jun 13, 2011

The last time the American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association competed at Seekonk Speedway, Bill Clinton was the President of the US, Jeff Gordon was winning his first Cup Series title, and Don Adams picked up the win in the 25 lap feature on July 29^th, 1995.

The last time the American Three Quarter Midget Racing Association competed at Seekonk Speedway, Bill Clinton was the President of the US, Jeff Gordon was winning his first Cup Series title, and Don Adams picked up the win in the 25 lap feature on July 29th, 1995.

Colby Fournier becomes Seekonk’s youngest Pro Stock winner. Rego gets redemption in Kraze’s 30/30 Street Stock feature. Brian Vincent wins Pro4 thriller. Vanasse and Cavallaro return to Victory Lane.

On Jun 5, 2011

At the tender age of 17, Colby Fournier of Berkley, Mass, pulled off the first big win of his rookie Pro Stock Season by holding of a tenacious and hungry Tom Scully, Sr. for an entire race – 40 grueling laps, becoming the divisions’ youngest winner since the Pro Stocks began 33 years ago.

At the tender age of 17, Colby Fournier of Berkley, Mass, pulled off the first big win of his rookie Pro Stock Season by holding of a tenacious and hungry Tom Scully, Sr. for an entire race – 40 grueling laps, becoming the divisions’ youngest winner since the Pro Stocks began 33 years ago.

Uhrig, Nocella, Gould, Swift and Rolando kick off Fast Friday in Victory Lane.

On Jun 3, 2011

On Friday, June 3^rd, Seekonk Speedway’s “Fast Fridays” debuted for the 2011 season. Starting the season with a clean slate, some of New England’s top prospects began their chase for the coveted series crowns. The Seekonk Youth Racing Association 600 and 750 classes, entry level mini cup classes entering their tenth season, Sport Fours, Pure Stocks, and the NEMA Lites circuited the Speedway in an exciting season premiere, paving the way for another year of fast and furious Friday nights at ‘The Action Track of the East.”

On Friday, June 3rd, Seekonk Speedway’s “Fast Fridays” debuted for the 2011 season. Starting the season with a clean slate, some of New England’s top prospects began their chase for the coveted series crowns. The Seekonk Youth Racing Association 600 and 750 classes, entry level mini cup classes entering their tenth season, Sport Fours,…

Dreams come ’round at Seekonk Speedway

On May 31, 2011

Maybe next week, next year, next century at the historic family track

By Paul KandarianGlobe Correspondent / May 29, 2011

SEEKONK — Speeding cars jockeyed for position, bumper to bumper, no one giving an inch. Seeing a glint of open space, a driver would hit the gas and swerve inside, barely missing the car he had cut off. The goal was to get ahead, and fast, to be the first in the mass of moving metal running in one thunderous, mechanized growl.

This was not the Southeast Expressway at rush hour but a typical Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway near the Rhode Island border. Said to be the longest continually operated track in the country, the speedway is a family-run stock-car racing facility that has been going strong since 1946, when the Venditti family started it.

“It’s a place families come, have some fun, get away from the real world for a while,’’ said Francis Venditti, 69, son of the late founder, D. Anthony Venditti. Francis runs it now with his nephew David. “Americans still have a love of the automobile,’’ Venditti said.

On any Saturday night of the 26-week season up to two dozen vehicles scream around the track, racing in various categories. Upward of 5,000 spectators line the metal bleachers that surround a one-third-mile oval track that has not changed much since the place opened.

And neither has one financial fact: No one is getting rich racing. These are part-time racers, from all walks of life, engaging in an obsession that racer Gerry DeGasparre said, “is not a hobby, it’s a small monster.’’ Read More

Maybe next week, next year, next century at the historic family track By Paul KandarianGlobe Correspondent / May 29, 2011 SEEKONK — Speeding cars jockeyed for position, bumper to bumper, no one giving an inch. Seeing a glint of open space, a driver would hit the gas and swerve inside, barely missing the car he had cut off….