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RUSS WOOD TAKES NEMA LITES

On Oct 25, 2010

One week after a difficult time with the old Cement Palace and finishing 19^th in his ISMA Supermodified race, Russ Wood returned to Seekonk for the D. Anthony Venditti Memorial, hopped into his son’s NEMA Lite car and went out to dominate the field of competitors. Russ Wood, Jr. was forced out of the event by a foot injury, so dad gladly filled the seat for him. It was a win-win situation for Russ, Sr. and the fans. Read More

One week after a difficult time with the old Cement Palace and finishing 19th in his ISMA Supermodified race, Russ Wood returned to Seekonk for the D. Anthony Venditti Memorial, hopped into his son’s NEMA Lite car and went out to dominate the field of competitors. Russ Wood, Jr. was forced out of the event by…

BOTELHO NABS NEMA CROWN AT DAV

On Oct 25, 2010

Attleboro driver Keith Botelho came back to the sport and midget racing after a long layoff, in a veteran car with a veteran motor and a veteran crew. The combination spelled victory for him as he took the lead away from John Zych, Jr. on lap 9 and lead the remaining 16 laps to the finish. “I was expecting somebody to come by me,” said Botelho of the surprising ease of his victory. “I knew Cicconi was back there and I was waiting for him or somebody else to come rolling by.” Nobody could do it, and Botelho found himself in Victory Lane at race’s end. Read More

Attleboro driver Keith Botelho came back to the sport and midget racing after a long layoff, in a veteran car with a veteran motor and a veteran crew. The combination spelled victory for him as he took the lead away from John Zych, Jr. on lap 9 and lead the remaining 16 laps to the finish. “I…

LATE MODEL CHAMP VANASSE WINS LATE MODELS

On Oct 25, 2010

Tiverton, RI driver Ray Parent went to the front on lap 9 of the 50-lap Late Model feature at the DAV Memorial race, then led the rest of the 50 laps to the finish, only to be disqualified during post race tech inspection. That left the rest of the story in Ryan Vanasse’s hands. The reigning divisional champ, from Warwick, RI, had chased Parent from the midpoint of the race to the finish and was waiting in the wings. Colbey Fournier from Berkley, MA, ran a strong second half to run home on Vanasse’s coattails, followed by Somerset’s Kyle Casper.

Gerry DeGasparre, Jr, Pawtucket, RI, Robert Pelland III, Cranston, RI, Matt Breault, Acushnet, MA, Mike Cavallaro, Seekonk, MA, Robert Hussey, Wellfleet, MA, John Paiva, Fall River, MA and Kevin Folan, Attleboro, MA, rounded out the top ten on the afternoon. Read More

Tiverton, RI driver Ray Parent went to the front on lap 9 of the 50-lap Late Model feature at the DAV Memorial race, then led the rest of the 50 laps to the finish, only to be disqualified during post race tech inspection. That left the rest of the story in Ryan Vanasse’s hands. The reigning…

ARSENAULT BRINGS HOME WIN IN STREET STOCKS

On Oct 25, 2010

Mark Henshaw, Jr. of Raynham led off from the pole with Attleboro’s Sparky Arsenault on his shoulder. Scott Serydynski of W. Greenwich, RI started third. The trio shared the three places at the front throughout the race and Arsenault led the final 21 laps of the 30-lapper for the victory.

Henshaw went to the front and led the first nine laps. On lap 8 Crystal Serydynski of Johnston, RI, and Ryan Lineham, from Coventry, rubbed fenders at the stripe, with Lineham coming unglued from the surface, rotating 180 degrees and backing into the wall between turns 1 and 2, ending his day at the DAV. The wrecker had to lift the rear end clear of the track to tow it from the field Read More

Mark Henshaw, Jr. of Raynham led off from the pole with Attleboro’s Sparky Arsenault on his shoulder. Scott Serydynski of W. Greenwich, RI started third. The trio shared the three places at the front throughout the race and Arsenault led the final 21 laps of the 30-lapper for the victory. Henshaw went to the front and led…

BERUBE LEADS TRUCKS FROM GREEN TO CHECKERS

On Oct 25, 2010

Somerset’s Ted Berube went from the outside pole to victory lane with seeing a truck ahead for the entire 30 laps of the race. He had two harriers on the day: Sport Trucks divisional champ Radical Rick Martin, who had earned polesitter honors, and Ed Gannon. Gannon, from Fall River, got around Westporter Martin with two laps remaining to garner a second place on the event. Gannon had also led laps 7 through 14 up to the midpoint of the race. Read More

Somerset’s Ted Berube went from the outside pole to victory lane with seeing a truck ahead for the entire 30 laps of the race. He had two harriers on the day: Sport Trucks divisional champ Radical Rick Martin, who had earned polesitter honors, and Ed Gannon. Gannon, from Fall River, got around Westporter Martin with two laps remaining…

MCKENNEDY GOES GREEN TO CHECKERS IN MODIFIED RACING SERIES AT DAV

On Oct 25, 2010

East Chelmsford, MA driver Jon McKennedy snared the lead of the Modified Racing Series 100-lapper at Seekonk’s D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Race, Sunday, and was not headed, executing a green-flag-to-checkers win for his third series victory on the season. The win edges him closer to the division’s championship with just two events remaining. Read More

East Chelmsford, MA driver Jon McKennedy snared the lead of the Modified Racing Series 100-lapper at Seekonk’s D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Race, Sunday, and was not headed, executing a green-flag-to-checkers win for his third series victory on the season. The win edges him closer to the division’s championship with just two events remaining.

DARLING DOMINANT IN DAV WIN

On Oct 25, 2010

DARLING DOMINANT IN DAV WIN

Rehoboth’s Dave Darling took the lead of the D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Pro Stock race coming off turn 4 of the eighth lap and clung steadfastly to his position for the remainder of the hundred circuits of Seekonk Speedway’s one-third mile bullring. He had started third, behind polesitter Russ Hersey, visiting from New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway. Hersey nabbed the lead off the green flag from Warwick driver Ryan Vanasse (who started the outside pole) and led through the first eight revolutions. Hersey clung to Darling’s rear bumper for the remainder of the race, providing a difficult affair for the winner. Darling’s margin of victory was just a half-second over Hersey. Read More

DARLING DOMINANT IN DAV WIN Rehoboth’s Dave Darling took the lead of the D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Pro Stock race coming off turn 4 of the eighth lap and clung steadfastly to his position for the remainder of the hundred circuits of Seekonk Speedway’s one-third mile bullring. He had started third, behind polesitter Russ Hersey, visiting…