SEEKONK, Mass. — Bradley Strickland might be right at the top of his game at the right time in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws. Strickland jumped out front quickly in Friday’s 15-lap race in round two of the playoffs, and never looked back — winning for the second straight race — and locking himself into the Final Four with a shot at the title in the process. Strickland was followed to the line by Chase Silvia. The driver of the No. 17 was eliminated from playoff contention in round one, but was able to rebound with a strong second-place finish on Friday night. Andrew Gomes finished in third, followed by Brent Robidoux and Joey LeMay. With their top-five finishes, Strickland, Gomes, Robidoux and LeMay will race for the championship next race. In the 15-lap race Adam Harrison finished sixth, followed by Mikey LeFort III, Dylan Calabro, Bobby Bettencourt III and Jordan Duquette. The final race of the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw season will take place on Friday, September 23, where the 2022 champion will be crowned. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates.
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SEEKONK, Mass. — Crystal Murray rocketed to Victory Lane for the fourth time on Friday night in the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s, locking herself into the Final Four of the playoffs in the process. The driver of the No. 38 used a mid-race pass of Matt Pion to take the lead and never look back from there, rolling to the victory and giving herself a shot to score her first track championship next week. While Murray won, Jarrod Freitas finished in second, with Tyler Duhancik and Henry Lavallee following in third and fourth. At the finish, the top-four drivers in the race were the four who are advancing to the finals of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. Taylor Bowser scored a strong fifth-place finish, just missing the Final Four. DJ Thibeault was sixth, with Daniel Hayes, Christine Cavallaro, Jacob Budznya and Matt Pion rounding out the top-10. The final race of the season for the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s will take place on Friday, September 23, where the 2022 champion will be crowned. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — It looked like Jared Cordeira would have to finish in the runner-up spot on Friday night in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks, but post-race inspection proved to work out for him. Cordeira followed Mike Rotondo across the line at the finish of the 25-lap race in round two of the playoffs, but after inspection, Cordeira was awarded his first career win, as a non-playoff driver. Mike Henriques followed him in second, with Jeremy Lambert scoring third at the finish, both ready to advance to the Final Four. Ed Gould and Sam Lincoln would finish the top-five, with Lincoln also advancing to the finals. Matt Talblot finished seventh, followed by Nick Brightman, Don Courtemanche, Greg Perry and Ethan Souza. Unfortunately for Perry and Souza, their championship road ended on Friday night. The final race of the season for the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks will take place on Friday, September 23, where the 2022 champion will be crowned. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass -- The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series divisions stepped foot on their first ever journey toward the Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels this past Saturday, September 10. Let’s take a look at how the night of extra-distance racing shook out across all four divisions, as well as review who is in and who is out of the Drive For The Cup as we head for the final two rounds. CHAZ’S AUTO BODY SPORT TRUCKS The Sport Trucks squared off for 30 laps to start the program on Saturday evening, and it was Rick Martin who led the rest of the playoff drivers to the green flag, starting third overall. Within a couple laps, Martin was challenging Ethan Heilborn for the lead, and with an outside pass, seized it, and never looked back. Martin took down the win for Round One of the playoffs, followed by contenders Jake Vanada and Mike Duarte in second and third, all advancing to Round Two. Further in the field, Brittany Campbell and Daryl Church arm-wrestled over the final transfer spot into Round Two. Campbell faded backwards early after being stuck on the outside from the onset of the race. This allowed Church, Vanada, and Amy Arsenault to slide up into transfer spots. Meanwhile, Mike Cavallaro inherited a spot in the drop zone with a start towards the rear of the grid, and would unfortunately remain there until the conclusion of the feature, and be eliminated from playoff contention. Campbell shuffled to the bottom and began to regroup as she mounted a charge forward, working over Heilborn for position just before a caution re-racked the field. Campbell took advantage of her inside restarting spot, followed through Arsenault on the inside, and powered up to the sixth and final transfer spot, as Church held on in the high groove. Soon after, Church had his hands full with Danny Thibeault, which held him up enough to deny him advancement for the rest of the race, and cost him a spot in Round Two of the playoffs. Campbell and Arsenault continued to skirmish for fifth place overall, with Campbell prevailing, both tailing Barry Shaw Jr. who came home fourth - all three now heading into Round Two as well. Can anybody stop Radical Rick?? HELGER’S SOUTH COAST POWER EQUIPMENT SPORTSMAN The Sportsman division had 30 laps of their own to whittle down the playoff field from eight to six, and boy was it decided in heartbreaking fashion for one driver. The feature kicked off with a moshpit on Lap 2 between Turns 1 and 2, when a spinning Don Perry caused several cars to tangle, including playoff driver Adam Pettey. Pettey suffered a blown tire, causing him to go a lap down to the leaders, and snowballed into an early exit and a playoff eviction for the young driver. Craig Pianka found himself in the back of the pack after taking his No. 4 machine pit-side to get checked out following the Lap 2 incident. After that, he set out on a mission to grind back to a transfer spot. Doug Benoit found him in the middle of some unwanted excitement when Jim Silvia came sliding off of Turn 4 to complete Lap 12. Silvia spun down, tagged Chad Baxter in the right rear, and just about collected Benoit in the process, bringing out the caution. Benoit slowed up just enough to incur terminal damage, but enough to take the car to the pits and restart from the rear. Baxter escaped the minor contact and continued forward. As the race wore on, Pianka emerged from the rear distancing, himself from Doug Benoit, and overtaking Tyler Almeida for playoff insurance. Now it was Almeida with the target on his back as the last driver in! With five laps to go, Benoit scratched and clawed his way to the inside of Almeida, and claimed the sixth and final transfer spot! But it was all for just a moment, as two laps later, hard racing resulted in a spin off Turn 4 for Benoit, resetting him to the rear of the field with just three laps to try and catch Almeida again. Unfortunately, time ran out for Benoit, finishing two cars behind Almeida overall, and joining Pettey in the drop zone for Round One of the playoffs. Upon post race inspection, Scott Serydynski Jr. was found to be illegal after finishing second in the race. The findings cost Serydynski his second-place finish, as well as a trip to Round Two of the playoffs, allowing Benoit to slide up in his place, and continue to race for a championship after all. LATE MODELS The Late Models had 35 laps to settle the score Saturday evening. Paul Lallier took to the grid in sixth, and tried staving off playoff contenders including Mark Jenison, Vinnie Arrenegado, and Chase Belcher who all stormed through on the inside like a freight train. In no time, Lallier found himself on the chopping block along with Jeramee Lillie, who started there in 10th overall. Lallier and Lillie would spend the rest of the 35 laps trying to scrap their way back to transfer spots. Meanwhile fellow contenders Jacob Burns and Gerry DeGasparre Jr were busy battling with Josh Hedges for the race win. When the checkered waved, the field had nothing for “Rowdy” Burns, as he sailed on to his second feature win of the season, DeGasparre finishing just behind, both moving ahead to round two. Richie Murray hung around the top five all night, cruising on to a fourth-place finish and into Round Two. Jenison, Belcher and Arennegado put on a thrilling display of racing all the while, including a fantastic four-wide moment putting Chris Gomes a lap down coming off of Turn 2! These three drivers sure put on a show, and will all move on to the second act in Round Two. Lillie fought valiantly to catch Jenison as the laps ticked off. His efforts included an impressive two-for-one move on Luke Lebrun and Corey Fanning down the inside going into Turn 1 on Lap 22. Despite his hard-charging, a trip two the second round of the playoffs was not in the cards for Lillie, as both he and Lallier were both dropped from championship contention. PRO STOCKS The Pro Stocks were afforded 45 laps to cap off the night of thrilling playoff action, and little did everyone know what would be in store coming back to the checkered. Tom Scully Jr. spooled to life after firing off in the 12-hole, being dealt the heaviest workload out of the rest of his fellow playoff contenders. Rick Martin and Mark Jenison both each took a turn sitting on the outside looking in, and Colbey Fournier sat on the chopping block all night. Well, almost all night. Round Two of the playoffs was decided between Turn 4 and the flag stand in the most dramatic fashion imaginable. Kenny Spencer led every single inch of this race until the field dove into Turn 3 for the final time. Playoff driver Tommy Adams, nipping at the heels of Spencer for several laps now, made contact with Spencer, sending both cars spinning. Pandemonium followed. Mike Brightman got a good read on the wreckage ahead of him and soared to the outside and to the race win. Scully pulled a similar move, wielding cat-like reflexes and earning second place. Both Brightman and Scully were locked in. Dave Darling had no choice but to take the inside and avoid Spencer, which he did by the skin of his teeth. The door to a third-place finish seemed wide open for Darling, but in an instant, the lane disappeared. An out-of-control Adams appeared in front of Darling, and both cars skidded to the infield. The Adams machine managed to cross the timing loop, but Darling did not! Darling’s No. 52 happened to roll perfectly parallel to the timing loop, while Jenison, Bobby Pelland III, and Fournier sped across the line to transfer into Round Two. Darling could not have been a more unlucky victim of circumstance in the final seconds of Saturday’s feature, and as a result, the eight-time Pro Stock champion was denied his chance to make it a ninth. Joining Darling on the chopping block was Tommy Adams, following a post race review, after being sent to the rear for being deemed responsible for causing the leader to spin on the final lap. This decision meant that Adams would cede his transfer spot, falling all the way to the last playoff driver to cross the finish line ahead of Darling – which was Rick Martin. IN CONCLUSION Week One of the Seekonk Speedway Sunoco Race Fuels Drive for the Cup is in the books. Thrilling finishes and heated mid-pack racing were in no short order as each division battled to filter down their playoff field ro six drivers. NASCAR Saturday returns for Round Two of the Playoffs to decide the Final Four in each division, and you are not going to want to be anywhere else when the track goes green at 6:00 P.M., this Saturday, September 17. For tickets and more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit seekonkspeedway.com. SEEKONK, Mass. — One down, two left to go in the inaugural Seekonk Speedway Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel. This Friday and Saturday night, the playoffs heat up with round two, as the Final Four will be set in all nine of Seekonk’s divisions looking ahead to the finale weekend on September 23-24. On Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, drivers will be racing as the fields will be lowered from six drivers down to four. The Bandolero divisions will drop from five down to the Final Four. NASCAR Saturday also includes a special appearance by the Troy City Tactical Spectator Drags and the STAR Antique Racers to fill a full night of action, beginning with a special time of 5:30 p.m. Fast Friday’s playoff fields in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions eliminated Chase Silvia (Outlaws) and Darren Krantz Jr. (Bandits) last week. Krantz didn’t show up to race, immediately knocking him out. Silvia, who entered the weekend with nine wins in 12 races, was eliminated after some early contact slowed his efforts. This week, the race for the Final Four is on. In the Bandits, Milania Shilosky won last week and leads Ryan Vanasse Jr., Sam Macedo, Collin Vanasse and Nick Uhrig Jr. into the final two. Which single driver will be eliminated out of the five of them this week? In the Outlaws, the field seems wide open with Silvia eliminated. Bradley Strickland is coming off yet another win last week and has become the new favorite, with Joey LeMay, Andrew Gomes, Brent Robidoux and Adam Harrison not far behind. If the stats are right, LeMay would be the one to get eliminated this week. But as we have learned after one week, anything can happen. Don’t forget — Krantz (if he shows up) and Silvia will still be looking to spoil the party and add to their win counts this week still. The Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4 division almost saw a major shake-up last week, with Tyler Duhancik wrecking in practice, and originally looking like he wasn’t going to make it out. He got some help from a friend with a backup car and advanced to the round of six. He joins points leader Crystal Murray, last week’s winner Henry Lavallee, Jarrod Freitas, Taylor Bowser and Stephanie Bruneau in this round, with two drivers set to be eliminated this week. Greg Perry and Sam Lincoln raced hard to the finish of last Friday’s 25-lap Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock race, with Perry coming out on top, and Lincoln close behind in second. They both earned the right to advance to the next round and will join Danny Massa, Mike Henriques, Jeremy Lambert and Ethan Souza this week to see who will make the finals. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars race last week ended with a similar surprise, as multiple-time season winner Mason Tessier and one of the top seeds, Nicholaus Bulkeley, were eliminated from contention for the title. That leaves Devin Deshaies, the points leader, along with Brendon Hammann, Reese Bogue, Isaiah Newcomb, Josh Parsons and Jake Silvia to battle for the final four spots. Silvia showed impressive speed last week with a top-five finish and could easily become a dark horse for the title by sliding his way into the final four spots. The NASCAR Saturday show will kick-off with the Troy City Tactical Spectator Drags and the STAR Antique Racers. The Spectator Drags will give fans a look at a little bit of street car action, while the STAR Antique Racers go back in time with their own racing action. The Pro Stock field might not be able to top the excitement from the final lap of last week’s 45-lap playoff opener, but only time will tell. Contact in the final corner created complete chaos, with Tommy Adams and eight-time track champion Dave Darling now officially eliminated from the playoffs. Mike Brightman picked up his fourth win of the season in the process and catapulted his way to the favorite position, while Tom Scully Jr. isn’t far behind. Those two will have to hold off Colbey Fournier, Bobby Pelland III, Rick Martin and Mark Jenison if they want to win the title. Better yet, if they want to advance to the Final Four. Late Model racing continued to shine last week, with Jacob “Rowdy” Burns grabbing another season win, using the outside lane to do it. Burns now seems to be on his game at the right time, but he’s going to have his work cut out for him this week to make the final four. Vinnie Arrenegado, Gerry DeGasparre Jr., Richie Murray, Mark Jenison and Chase Belcher will join him this week in the playoffs round two action. After an early scare, Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman favorite Chad Baxter rebounded for a top-five last week, advancing to round two. He’s got Craig Pianka, Ed Perry, Colby Lambert, Doug Benoit and Tyler Almeida hot on his tail heading into this week, with Benoit, Lambert and Almeida seemingly dark horses to make the final four. But, they made it this far, and could certainly make it there. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks may have had the quietest first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, with Rick Martin rolling to a sixth win, advancing to the second round. Barry Shaw Jr., the defending champion of the division, joins Martin in the round of six and isn’t going to go out quietly. Mike Duarte, Brittany Campbell, Amy Arsenault and Jake Vanada are the remaining contenders. Who gets knocked out this week? Fast Friday racing begins at 7 p.m., and NASCAR Saturday will begin a tick early this week at 5:30 p.m., starting with the Troy City Tactical Spectator Drags. Tickets for all remaining events during the 2022 season are available now at SeekonkSpeedway.com, including for the upcoming final two rounds of the playoffs, the Pumpkin Smash Thrill Show and the Haunted Hundred. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on Facebook for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. -- The first ever Seekonk Speedway Drive for the Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels kicked off this past Friday with five exciting knockout bouts, each with a field of playoff hopefuls digging deep to keep their championship drives alive. Let’s take a look at how the racing on September 9 unfolded and review who’s in and who’s out of the Drive For The Cup as we head for the final two rounds. SEEKONK GRAND PRIX BANDOLERO BANDITS Of the six drivers earning a seat at the table for the playoffs in the Bandits, just five were present for competition last week. Darren Krantz Jr., the regular season win leader, did not attend Round One of the playoffs, automatically ousting himself and his No. 31 Bandit out of championship contention. With just one driver per week being dropped in the playoffs for each of the Bandolero divisions, the five remaining playoff drivers could grid up at ease, knowing they would all survive and advance to Round Two. The automatic bye didn’t change the mentality at all for Milania Shilosky, however. Shilosky stormed off to snatch the lead from Bryson Robidoux with an outside pass on Lap 4 and never looked back. Despite a few cautions throughout the 15-lapper, Shilosky rolled onto pick up another feature win and sailed through to Round Two in the process. Ryan Vanasse Jr. battled hard early with his cousin and fellow playoff driver Collin, and steered his No. 11 machine out of harm's way, as he came home second behind Shilosky. Behind Vanasse Jr., Nick Uhrig Jr. drag raced with Bryson Robidoux to the checkers, coming up just short, finishing the night in fourth. Sam Macedo held it together despite an early race incident with Parker Davis, and continued on to finish seventh. Fifth out of the playoff drivers was Collin Vanasse, who got caught up with Allyha DeSomma on the final lap, eventually being scored ninth overall. With Krantz out early, will Shilosky continue to rack up the wins? Can Ryan Vannase Jr. get his name to the top of the pilon again? Or will Macedo, Collin Vanasse or Uhrig Jr. strike true when it matters most in Round Two this Friday night? SEEKONK GRAND PRIX BANDOLERO OUTLAWS The new Drive for the Cup format dealt its first major dose of Upset City once the Bandolero Outlaws took the stage. Playoff favorite Chase Silvia gridded up fourth and was challenging for the lead soon after the drop of the green flag. By Lap 2, Silvia had the inside position on Brent Robidoux for the lead, and then one lap later, disaster struck. Unwinding off Turn 2 on Lap 3, Silvia’s Outlaw stepped out just enough for him to get into Robidoux on the outside, sending the two sliding and Silvia spinning. At that moment, Silvia’s playoff hopes began to walk a tightrope. Brent Robidoux and Bradley Strickland inherited the front row on the next restart, and had Adam Harrison, Andrew Gomes, and Joey Lemay hot on their heels. All five drivers clamored their way forward, distancing themselves from Silvia to secure their spot in the next round. With laps winding down, Silvia’s early contact clearly cost him speed, and ultimately, a spot in Round Two of the Drive for the Cup. Bradley Strickland crossed the checkers first, followed closely by Andrew Gomes, and Adam Harrison rounded out the top three, with Brent Robidoux coming home fourth. Lemay scored sixth overall, but more importantly, fifth out of the six playoff drivers, sending himself to Round Two, with Silvia eliminated. EVERETT’S AUTO PARTS SPORT 4’S Drama unfolded for two Sport Four playoff contenders early in the evening, as both Tyler Duhancik and Justin Leduc were faced with adversity during practice. Duhancik’s No. 48 machine found itself on the tow hook after an incident tore up the right rear end of the car, incapacitating the vehicle for the rest of the evening. Come post time, Duhanick had found himself a backup ride in Mikey LeFort’s No. 19, breathing life back into his playoff run. Leduc on the other hand was not so fortunate, and missed the feature, ultimately being cut from the Drive for the Cup. With Leduc’s DNS (Did Not Start), that means just one more driver would be evicted from the playoffs in the feature. The first driver to land in the hot seat was Taylor Bowser, as she dealt with a Lap 1 spin and restarted at the rear. Next was Duhancik, as he had issues getting a handle on his new ride early on and restarted from the rear soon after. Spins are easy enough to recover from, as Duhancik and Bowser would ride on to secure their shot at the Cup in Round Two. Wrecks, however, can be detrimental. Unfortunately for playoff driver Dan Hayes, this was the case after being involved in a Lap 2 pile up including Jacob Budznya, Sam Mattera, and Matt Pion – playoff driver Stephanie Breneau checked up just enough to narrowly escape. Hayes’ wreck prematurely paved the end of his playoff road. With just six playoff drivers running, Round Two for the playoffs was immediately set. Playoff driver Henry Lavallee took down his second win of the season, successfully fending off Crystal Murray, who finished second. Duhancik came home fourth, followed by Jarrod Freitas fifth – both ahead of the cut line and into the next round. Bowser recovered nicely to finish eighth overall, and Stephanie Breuneau, while exiting early on Lap 11, claimed the sixth and final Round Two berth, having completed nine more laps than Hayes. HELGER’S SOUTH COAST POWER EQUIPMENT PURE STOCKS The Pure Stock division was not without its own pre-race drama! Co-points leader Sam Lincoln blew the rear end in his No. 34 machine prior to post time. Thanks to donor Josh Badach and his No. 88 car, a swarm of Pure Stock drivers and teammates went to work swapping rear ends, and finished the job successfully minutes before the call to pre-grid, keeping his playoff run alive. Seven out of eight playoff drivers were in attendance Friday, with Jordan Threlfal being the odd man out, attending his wedding. Seven contenders took the green, and the last to cross the finish line would be eliminated. The score was settled well before checkers waved, however, as Mike Rotundo was forced to retire his No. 12 Pure Stock due to mechanical failure on Lap 7. So just like that, our playoff field for Round Two was set. Doesn’t mean these drivers weren’t still going to give it their all to try and win the night now, does it? Lincoln jumped out front early and led just about every lap then on, but it was Greg Perry who led the one that mattered most. Perry started 10th - furthest back out of his fellow playoff challengers - and raced his way up to fourth in time for a Lap 7 restart. Perry restarted on Lincoln’s bumper late after battling fiercely with Mike Henriques, Jim Reilly, Danny Massa, Nick Brightman and Jeremy Lambert. In a 10-lap shootout, Perry chased down Lincoln, with Henriques hanging on the outside. As grip faded for the No. 34, Perry made his move to the inside at the wave of the white flag, and when they came back around, it was Perry in the lead by a frame rail. A fantastic race between a group of great friends, considering one of the cars was in pieces moments before. Watch for things to heat up in this division as next week we cut our six playoff drivers down to our Final Four this week. NICK’S PIT STOP LEGENDS CARS It was anyone’s guess who the last two playoff drivers to cross the finish line would be when the Legends rolled out. In fact, the Legends division was the only eight-driver playoff field to have all eight drivers start and finish the race on Friday. And boy, did the battle come down to the wire. Fast forward to just under half distance to go: Nick Bulkeley on the inside and Devin Deshaies on the outside battling for the lead. As the playoff drivers were running, Mason Tessier and Josh Parsons sat in the dreaded cut zone. With the leaders rounding Turn 4, Deshaies and Bulkeley came together, sending Bulkeley into a spin! Caution was out, Bulkeley sent to the rear. On the ensuing restart, new leader Deshaies fired off, yet found himself spinning and facing backwards before even taking the green. Caution again! Just like that, Bulkeley and Deshaies shuffled back into the drop zone, with Tessier and Parsons now safe, but driving for their lives. Back under green, Deshaies mounted a charge from the rear, not wasting any chances to pass his way towards the front. Hard battling with Richie Helger Jr. resulted in a spin for the Helger machine, bringing out the caution. With six laps to go, all eight playoff drivers lined up nose to tail, wheel to wheel, four rows deep, from third to tenth. This finish would not be boring. Green waved and Tessier hung on the outside for dear life as Bulkeley and Deshaies began to slide by. Further ahead coming to the white flag, playoff driver Reese Bogue shuffled up the track, allowing Parsons to work on the inside - with Bulkeley in tow! Playoff driver Brendon Hammann was to his outside, biding his time. Rounding Turn 2 for the final time, Bulkeley tried sticking the inside on Bogue with all his might, but around he went! Playoff hopes for a spinning Bulkeley dashed in an instant. Hammann, Deshaies, and Tessier sped on by, drag racing to the checkered. Coming off Turn 4, Tessier remained last in the line, and he too, was eliminated from playoff contention. P.J. Evans went on to take the checkered for his first win of the season, Isaiah Newcomb and Brandon LaBalle rounding out the top three. Jake Silvia crossed the line forth, with Parsons, Bogue, Hammann, and Deshaies following in order. IN CONCLUSION Round One of the Fast Friday playoffs had it all, from stunning upsets, to nail-biting battles at the drop zone. As the playoff field continues to pare down, the intensity is sure to spike. Make sure you take your front row seat to the thrilling action when it all kicks off this Friday, September 16 at 7:00 P.M. You are not going to want to miss this. For tickets and more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit seekonkspeedway.com. SEEKONK, Mass. — The final corner of Saturday’s Pro Stock feature in round one of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup was all that mattered in the 45-lap race. Kenny Spencer had dominated the main event, leading all of the 44 laps prior and looking like he might finally shake the monkey off his back and get his first win of the season. However, in the final corner, it all fell apart. Tommy Adams and Spencer made contact, and Spencer went spinning in front of the field. While Spencer spun, so did Adams across the line, and he collected eight-time champion Dave Darling in the process. At the end of the final results, Adams was placed to the rear for the contact, and Darling finished in the rear of the finishing cars. This meant Darling and Adams were both eliminated from the Drive For The Cup playoff contention. The official finish showed Brightman winning followed by Tom Scully Jr., Mark Jenison, Bobby Pelland, Colbey Fournier, Ryan Vanasse, Dick Benoit, Rick Martin, Danny Thibeault and Billy Joeress. The Pro Stocks will return to the track for round two of the Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel on Saturday, September 16. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — For the second time in 2022, Jacob “Rowdy” Burns found his way to the front to carry the checkered flag in the Late Models on Saturday night. Burns used the outside lane to work from the bottom of the top-five to the front, rocketing past Josh Hedges for the top spot just before halfway, then driving away from the pack in the final laps to score the feature win. Hedges led the opening laps — one week of his wedding — but Burns was able to slide around, leaving the race for second between DeGasparre and Hedges. Gerry was able to get around and finish in the runner-up spot, while Hedges finished in third. Richie Murray continued a consistent season with a top-five finish in fourth, while Vinnie Arrenegado finished out the top-five. Chase Belcher was sixth, followed by Mark Jenison, Ryan Floor, Jerammee Lillie and Luke Lebrun. Out of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup drivers in round one, Lillie and Paul Lallier were eliminated from playoff contention. The Late Models will return to the track for round two of the Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel on Saturday, September 16. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — Ryan Lineham returned to prime form in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman on Saturday night. Lineham used the inside lane, and the outside lane, to work his way up through the field in the 30-lap race in round one of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, and became the first non-playoff driver to win a race on the night. While Lineham won for the first time in a few years in the Sportsman, the race for second was close at the end, with playoff drivers Scott Serydynski Jr. and Colby Lambert crossing second and third on the podium. Chad Baxter, the division domination driver again in 2022, had a flat tire early, but was able to race his way back up to a fourth-place finish, surviving to round two. Sparky Arsenault, a multiple-time former champion, returned to action and rounded out the top-five. Chris Rioux finished in sixth, followed by Ed Perry, Joe Kohler, Crystal Serydysnki and Ed Flanagan Jr. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman will return to the track for round two of the Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel on Saturday, September 16. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest SEEKONK, Mass. — Rick Martin’s sixth victory of the season in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks came at the perfect time. Martin put together nearly a perfect performance in the 30-lap opener of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup and rocketed to Victory Lane, besting Jake Vanada and Mike Duarte on the podium to return to the top of the division once again. Martin has been the top contender in the Trucks all year — now closing in on winning half of the races run so far in 2022. He drove to the front, and drove away into glory. Duarte was running second until a late caution, but Vanada was able to slide around and grab the runner-up spot by the finish. Duarte would settle for third, followed by Barry Shaw Jr and Brittany Campbell. All five of the top-five contenders at the finish, also including sixth-place Amy Arsenault, all advanced to round two of the playoffs. Danny Thibeault finished in seventh, followed by Darryl Church, Marissa Morgan and Tyler Tomassi. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will return to the track for round two of the Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel on Saturday, September 16. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. |
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