ONE WAY RECYCLING ♻️: Seekonk Speedway Welcomes New Sponsor With One Way Recycling For 20223/21/2022 ONE WAY RECYCLING ♻️: Seekonk Speedway Welcomes New Sponsor With One Way Recycling For 2022
Seekonk Speedway announced today the addition of One Way Recycling to the track sponsorship program for the 2022 racing season. Along with many other dedicated track partners, One Way Recycling will be part of a major support program at the track with giving back to committed racers and fans who continue to support the Massachusetts oval. Servicing the greater Taunton, Massachusetts area, One Way Recycling is the scrap metal recycling center to use for all of your needs! Taking copper, brass, aluminum, wire and more, they also offer dumpster service and junk car removal — what a deal! You can give them a call today at 857-266-6329 for more information. “We want to get some of the fans as customers and also bring fans in,” Shayne Bryant, who owns the business with his partner Rafael, said. “It’s a cool, local facility, family-owned and my dad always use to watch NASCAR, and we always go to the track. We enjoy it." Establishing their business in the area, the group is also a sponsor on the No. 0 in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks, driven by defending champion Greg Perry. They have also sponsored other drivers including Joe Melberg and Billy Hutchins. For more information on Seekonk Speedway’s 2022 season, including the full schedule of events leading into another season of side-by-side racing, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com. Tickets for all events are now available by visiting the website, where fans can skip the lines on race day with their tickets in advance. Fans may also visit the track on social media for the latest updates. 🏁 get tickets for the 2022 season here ⬇ https://bit.ly/3rTa6Hi #sponsor #seekonkspeedway #onewayrecycling
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Practices and Rentals
Saturday Night Practices April 16th ( rain date April 23) April 30th Fast Friday Practice Fast Friday May 13 ( rain date may 20) Bandolero Only May 6th Rentals will be come available beginning march 24th Monday thru Friday 12-4 or 1-4 3 hrs $600 4 Hrs $800 Up to six cars max Rentals must be booked 7 days in advance with deposit We will not be selling tires until Track Open Practices (dates tbd for sales) If you would like to book please email [email protected] or call the office during business hours at 508-336-9959 THREE SPECIAL EVENTS TO BE AIRED LIVE ON GROWING PLATFORM
SEEKONK, Mass. -- Seekonk Speedway announced today that the track will partner with growing industry powerhouse FloRacing to broadcast three major events at the Massachusetts third-mile oval in 2022. The inaugural FloRacing and Seekonk broadcast will be on Wednesday, June 29, when the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series headlines the annual Open Wheel Wednesday with a 100-lap, $10,000 to win race. They will be joined the 350 SMAC Supermodifieds and the NEMA Lites. The second annual Bay State Classic, headlined by the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Pro Stocks, also worth $10,000 to win with a 150-lap race, will continue the streaming deal on Wednesday, July 27. The final race as part of the deal will give fans of the winged Midgets and Supermodifieds a special treat, as Seekonk’s Boston Louie Classic, including both the NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites, and the debut of the New England Big-Block Supermodified Series — operated by PASS — races under the lights at Seekonk on August 24. “Partnering with FloRacing will get Seekonk Speedway’s competitors and our track as a whole out to a fanbase that stretches across the country,” Ed St. Germain, Director of Business Development at Seekonk Speedway, said. “We have been watching what FloRacing has been able to accomplish over the last few years and it’s clear they have a deep commitment to grassroots, short-track racing. We look forward to working with them.” FloRacing has grown over the last few years to a true powerhouse in streaming of short-track action. With growth over 100% per year, Flo continues to bring together long-fragmented grassroots racing media rights on to one platform, while also expanding into other motorsports categories. FloRacing streams thousands of live races per year, and offers all of them on-demand as a replay shortly after each event. Flo also covers other types of motorsports including drag racing, motocross, super cross, snowmobile racing, and more. Not only does FloSports offer motorsports, but they also offer select Football, Hockey, Wrestling, Bikes and more. At Seekonk, Flo will help to take the third-mile oval to continued new levels. These major events, offered each year at Seekonk, showcase some of the top talent from across the entire New England region right here at home. The track is happy to bring them to the Flo family. “It goes without saying that when we entered short-track asphalt racing, Seekonk was at the very top of our priority list and we couldn’t be happier about this partnership,” Mike Levy, Vice Presidence, Global Rights Acquisition & Partnerships for FloRacing, said. “FloSports has long believed that grassroots racing in America has been underserved. While we’re committed to distributing the most robust live racing schedule the sport has ever seen, we also intend to drive new fans to the sport via contextual storytelling of the tracks, series, and drivers that make this sport so dynamic. We’re just getting started.” FloSports is available by visiting floracing.com/signup, or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast. Fans can subscribe to Flo for $150 per year to enjoy thousands of live motorsports events and more. Tickets for all of Seekonk Speedway’s 2022 racing events are now available online by visiting SeekonkSpeedway.com. The 2022 race season will begin with NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series action on Sunday, May 1, where the Pro Stocks, Late Models, Sportsman and Sport Trucks will compete in feature racing. The entire season will lead up to the inaugural Drive 4 For The Cup Playoff format, presented by Sunoco Race Fuels, in September. Reserve your spot now for the season ! Pit stalls in the front pits may be rented for the NASCAR Saturday season only. Practices or special events are not included. Stalls will be offered to 2021 Pro Stocks & Late Model teams. This is available to Teams that are currently registered for 2022 with Owner & Driver. Stalls 1 thru 24 are for late Models rentals / 25 thru 54 for Pro stock rentals. Team owners with multiple cars or drivers driving multiple cars with one being a Pro stock/Late model may rent adjoining stalls for Sportsman and Trucks. Rented stalls must be occupied ½ hour before first scheduled practice, or they will become available to other teams. Teams must contact the track if they know they will be late to hold their spot. Once teams have rented a stall it will be marked with signage showing it’s reserved. Pricing for the Season is $150. This is NOT mandatory and is just an option that has been requested by many drivers. Any questions please call dawn at the office 5608-336-9959 or email [email protected] As part of the NASCAR Weekly Series Division I Pro Stock season, American Racer will sponsor a 75-lap feature on Saturday, August 13th the American Racer Pro 75. This adds another dimension to a busy season for Seekonk’s premiere division -- with three races in the Everetts Auto Parts Triple Crown Series and inaugural season for the Sunoco race Fuels Drive for the Cup
The American Racer Pro Stock 75 will pay $2,000 to the winner and $1,500 for second. “I am excited to see another one of our great long-term partners stepping up to be a big part of what is shaping up to be an exciting race season at Seekonk Speedway in 2022,” Ed St. Germain, Seekonk’s Director of Business Development, said. “American Racer tires is an important part of our race program and we look forward to a long relationship with them.” David Linds is the tire supplier of Seekonk Speedway with American Racer tires for the Pro Stocks, Late Models and Sportsman. “It’s always been good to be a sponsor of Seekonk Speedway, being our home track, they are great to work with,” Bill Galloway, owner of Dave Linds Tires in Norfolk, Massachusetts, said. “Putting our word out there... there is no better place to do it. Anything we can do to help us, help Seekonk, and the racer, is great.” The Season opens May 1st and tickets are on sale now for all events! Click here to purchase https://bit.ly/3rTa6Hi SEEKONK, Mass. — Seekonk Speedway will debut a new and exciting playoff format for the racing season across both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday competition in 2022. As part of the new way to crown champions across all nine divisions, competitors will race in three weeks of playoff action in September, headlined by D. Anthony Venditti Fall Classic championship weekend on September 23-24, where champions will be crowned. The inaugural Sunoco Race Fuels Drive For the Cup will keep fans on the edge of their seats right down to the last few laps. The driver who bests three of his toughest competitors in the results of the final race (Fastest Four) will earn the right to be the Seekonk Speedway 2022 track champion and Drive For the Cup winner. The new 2022 season mindset will be simple for everyone involved: Every lap matters. Every race matters. Every position matters. “Debuting this playoff format is something we are excited about because it’s going to keep fans engaged on every single Friday and Saturday night throughout the season,” David Alburn, Competition Director at Seekonk Speedway, said. “The playoffs are going to create a new, fresh buzz around both the pit area and the grandstands and we won’t know who the champions are until right down to the final laps of the final race. Every race will truly matter in 2022.” In every major sport, including NASCAR, the NFL and the NBA, there is some sort of playoff format – and that is where the most entertaining games of the season happen. Think of baseball, in that final moment of the World Series, where a strikeout sends fans going crazy. Or in NASCAR, when the driver racing in the final four edges his competitor by two inches to win the championship. Seekonk Speedway is planning to bring that type of excitement right to Massachusetts during the new year. The regular season will begin on Sunday, May 1 for NASCAR Saturday teams and Friday, May 27 for Fast Friday teams. Concurrent with past years, the regular season format will not change. Drivers will compete in qualifying and feature racing and be awarded the same point totals as previous years. Heat points will be re-introduced for the 2022 season and will count towards the standings, with five points going to the winner, four to second, etc., with fifth earning one point. A point total will be kept for each division, just like before. The season will also still include special event races like the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series and extra-distance events. The final weekend of the regular season will be Friday and Saturday, August 26-27. The field will be set across all nine divisions by using the point standings from the regular season. A specific number of top points finishers in each division will enter the playoffs. PRO STOCKS: 8 cars LATE MODELS: 8 cars SPORTSMAN: 8 cars SPORT TRUCKS: 8 cars LEGENDS CARS: 8 cars SPORT 4: 8 cars PURE STOCK: 8 cars BANDOLERO BANDITS: 6 cars BANDOLERO OUTLAWS: 6 cars All drivers in the playoff format will be seeded based off their points accumulated by the last completed race before Labor Day, with the number 1 seed being the highest points total from all of the regular season races. Two will be second in points, followed by three, and down through the top six or eight, depending on the division. If the final weekend of the regular season happens to have a rainout, the point totals leading into that weekend will be used to set the playoff field. As part of the August 26-27 weekend, all features will be the Last Chance Wild Card Chance for qualified cars who are outside the top 8 and have attended every week of the season. If a driver meets those criteria and wins that nights feature they will be added to Playoff field as the 9th seed. Different than NASCAR cup series, a win during the season doesn’t lock a driver into the playoffs. Only those drivers who win the feature on the final night of the regular season would be locked in, however, they would need to have run all events during the regular season to be eligible. If there is a rainout on the final night of the regular season, the drivers who won the week before would not be eligible to advance into the playoffs. Once the playoffs begin, the first round will be The Elite Eight on September 9th and 10th. Drivers will be lined up for the feature race based on their finish in qualifying heats. The first drivers in the lineup will be those who qualified through heat races, but are not playoff cars. The playoff contenders will lineup in consecutive rows. If the first playoff driver starts fifth, the rest will be sixth, seventh, eighth, etc. This will continue for all three rounds. Playoff driver lineups will be determined by a blind draw for each event. Drawing order will be based on playoff seedings. The highest seed drawing first , then next highest etc. This will remain constant for all three rounds. Nothing from previous rounds will matter when it comes to lineups. All remaining drivers in the race will lineup behind the playoff contenders. This is still going to be a race inside a race. Drivers will still earn money, points and value for every single race. Across all rounds of the playoffs, all of Seekonk’s General Rules and Divisional Rules will still be in effect, including technical inspection. If a driver advances through a round but does not pass inspection, the next driver in line will be added to the next round. In round one, the lap distances will be as follows and are subject to change. PRO STOCKS: 45 laps LATE MODELS: 35 laps SPORTSMAN: 30 laps SPORT TRUCKS: 30 laps LEGENDS CARS: 25 laps PURE STOCKS: 25 laps SPORT 4: 25 laps BANDOLERO DIVISIONS: 15 laps In order to advance to round two, drivers must beat the other competitors in the playoffs during the round one race. For example, if there are 9 total Pro Stocks in round one (this would include one winner, who didn’t make the top 8 in points), only six will move to round two. For all divisions except the Bandolero’s, the top-six finishers in the round one race will advance to round two. In the Bandolero divisions, out of the six eligible drivers, five will advance to round two. Round Two is the Super Six, on September 15-16. The following will be the lap distances for round two, and are subject to change. PRO STOCKS: 45 laps LATE MODELS: 35 laps SPORTSMAN: 30 laps SPORT TRUCKS: 30 laps LEGENDS CARS: 25 laps PURE STOCKS: 25 laps SPORT 4: 25 laps BANDOLERO DIVISIONS: 15 laps In order to advance to round three, drivers must beat the other competitors in the playoffs during the round two race. For all divisions, the top four finishers out of those eligible will advance to the finale round. At the end of round two, there will be four drivers from each division who will be set to compete for the playoff championship one week later. The Fastest Four weekend will be D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Fall Classic Championship Weekend, Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24. The following will be lap distances for all nine divisions in round three to determine the champion and are subject to change.
PRO STOCKS: 50 laps LATE MODELS: 40 laps SPORTSMAN: 35 laps SPORT TRUCKS: 35 laps LEGENDS CARS: 30 laps PURE STOCKS: 30 laps SPORT 4: 30 laps BANDOLERO DIVISIONS: 15 laps The winner of the Playoffs will be the driver that finishes ahead of the other three fastest Four competitors in the final race. In the event of a rainout in the first two races of the playoffs, there will be no rain date. If this happens, drivers will advance based on their playoff seedings. For example, if round one rains out in the Pro Stocks and there are 8 championship cars, only 6 advance towards round two. Those 6 drivers would be the 6 highest point total drivers from the season. In the event of a rainout on either of the championship days, rain dates will be posted including Sunday and the following weekend. NASCAR and track points will run from opening day right through to the end of the season. This means a driver could still run for NASCAR National, Regional and State points and their weekly point totals will still be accumulated with no changes. In the event the final race cannot be completed due to unforseen circumstances on scheduled date and rain dates, the champion will be decided by highest points total of remaining championship cars. Seekonk Speedway will honor the winner of the Drive For The Cup as the 2022 track champion in their respective division. Seekonk Speedway will continue a points grid, recognizing drivers from both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday all year. The points grid will start opening day and end on September 23-24, just like the playoffs will. Points through the entire regular season and playoffs will be honored in the same manner as 50-48-46-44-42 & through the field. At the end of the final race of the playoffs, there will be a final points grid that includes the point totals from the entire season. The winner of the Drive For The Cup will be the Seekonk Speedway Track Champion and be awarded first place, while positions second on back will be determined based off overall season totals. For example, if car 17 finishes second in the last race of the season and they were in the playoffs, car 25 may end up second in points, because they earned the most points during the season of the others in the division who were not champion. This system will not affect NASCAR points and INEX points which will run independently and separately from Seekonk track points. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. Opening day is set for Sunday, May 1, 2022. Seekonk Speedway announced today the full schedule of events for the 2022 season at the Massachusetts third-mile oval. The season includes 18 NASCAR Saturday events, 16 Fast Friday weekly series races, three Wednesday night specials, the return of Thrill Shows, Monster Trucks, and much more.
The action all begins on Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m., when Seekonk’s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Pro Stocks, Late Models, Sportsman and Sport Trucks compete on opening day for the 76th season of competition. The Fast Friday season opens on Friday, May 27, with five divisions of action including Seekonk’s youth racing Bandolero action. From the first weekend in May through the end of October, the track will host more than 45 events to showcase short-track racing. Tickets are already available for all events and can be purchased online by visiting SeekonkSpeedway.com. The Fast Friday weekly series begins on Friday, May 27 and concludes on September 23, while the Saturday showdowns begin on May 1 and conclude on September 24. The Pro Stocks, Late Models, Sportsman and Sport Trucks will continue to headline Saturday action, while the Legends Cars, Pure Stocks, Sport 4’s and Bandolero divisions return on Fast Friday. Tickets on sale Now for ALL Events CLICK HERE Seekonk Seekonk will debut a playoff format for the 2022 racing season across both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday competition. As part of the new way to crown champions across all nine divisions, competitors will race in three weeks of playoff action in September, headlined by D. Anthony Venditti Fall Classic championship weekend on September 23-24, where champions will be crowned. The driver who bests three of his toughest competitors in the results of the final race of the season will earn the right to be the Seekonk Speedway 2021 track and Drive For The Cup champion. The new 2022 season mindset will be simple for everyone involved: Every lap matters. Every race matters. Every position matters. “Debuting this playoff format is something we are excited about because it’s going to keep fans engaged on every single Friday and Saturday night throughout the season,” David Alburn, Competition Director at Seekonk Speedway, said. “The playoffs are going to create a new, fresh buzz around both the pit area and the grandstands and we won’t know who the champions are until right down to the final laps of the final race. Every race will truly matter in 2022. The Fastest Four weekend is going to be memorable." Stay tuned for more info on this exciting format coming soon. Outside of weekly racing, the Triple Crown Series returns, and new for 2022, will be sponsored by Everett’s Auto Parts. The three-race series for all nine of Seekonk’s divisions will take place throughout the season and will conclude as part of a two-day special event weekend on August 5 and 6, where all of the Triple Crown champions will be honored. Seekonk will continue to use the “Chase” format where the final race of the Triple Crown will be a four-way battle to see who can beat the others and win the crown. Seekonk Speedway wishes to thank Phil’s Propane for their support of the Triple Crown Series for nearly a decade to make it what it is today and the track is happy to have Everett’s on board as the new sponsor of this special series. The Triple Crown Series will begin on NASCAR Saturday on May 7 and Fast Friday on June 3. From there, most every weekly night leading into the August finale will have at least one Triple Crown race each night. "Roy Andrade and his team at Everett's Auto Parts continue to step up to give back to the racers of Seekonk Speedway," Ed St. Germain, Director of Business Development at Seekonk Speedway, said. "We're appreciative to him and his team for coming on board in a big way again in 2022. Our sponsor lineup at Seekonk Speedway includes the best businesses in the area and the best in short-track racing." Headlining the special event category are three Wednesday races – including the return of the $10,000 to win Open Wheel Wednesday on June 29, the second annual $10,000 to win Bay State Summer Classic for the Pro All Series Series on July 27 and the return of the Boston Louie Classic on Wednesday, August 24. The Open Wheel Wednesday spectacular will once again be headlined by the Tri Track Open Modified Series, and will also include the 350 SMAC Supermodifieds and the NEMA Lites. In July, the top Pro Stock drivers from Seekonk will compete against the top in the region for the big prize in the 150-lap event, while the PASS Modifieds and Legends Cars help to complete the card. In August, the newly formed New England Big-Block Super Modified Series, led by the team at PASS, will debut at Seekonk, joined by the special events for the NEMA Midgets and NEMA Lites, honoring the late Boston Louie. Thrill Show fans will once again be able to enjoy the spills of exciting action with seven total special events in 2022 – including two shows with the Monster Trucks. The Thrill Show season begins with a bang on Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 28, with Spectator Drags, Car and Truck Enduros, Figure 8 Races, a Power Puff Race and Crazy Train Race. The action continues on Sunday, June 19, with the first of two Monster Truck Meltdown shows. Back with a second show due to their popularity in 2021, the Monster Trucks will also be back at Seekonk on Sunday, August 14 for a second show, which will include the second annual Spectator Drag Summer Showdown race, where drivers will race other in an actual race instead of just a short dash. Additional Thrill Shows will take place around special dates during the season. On Saturday, July 2, the Independence Day Thrill Show is back with one of the top fireworks displays in the area, while on Saturday, July 30, action continues with the MidSummer Thrill Show. On Saturday, September 3, Seekonk celebrates Labor Day weekend with more fireworks, while the final Thrill Show of the year – the annual Pumpkin Smash – is set for October 8. The Troy City Tactical Spectator Drag Series also returns for 10 events during the 2022 season. Seekonk Speedway will end the season with the annual Haunted Hundred on Saturday, October 22. The stars of both the American-Canadian Tour and Tri Track Open Modified Series will crown their champions at the third-mile as part of this Saturday special. Additional Notes & Special Events To Watch For: April 30 – Classic Car Show & Swap Meet, Burnout Drags, NASCAR Practice Day June 18 – Youth Sports Night – New England Auto Racers Antique Division June 25 – Pro All Star Series (PASS) 150 + Late Models, Sportsman and Sport Trucks July 9 – VIP Night, Senior Tour Auto Racers Antique Division July 23 – Rhode Island Shriner Clowns Night; Kids Trike Races + NASCAR Divisions August 5,6 – Everett’s Triple Crown Weekend Finale For All Divisions August 13 – Fans on Parade, American Racer Pro Stock 75 lap race August 20 – Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment night at the track August 27 – Military Night, Providence Bruins Night September 10 – Scout Night September 23 – D. Anthony Venditti Friday Championship Night September 24 – Ocean State Oil D. Anthony Venditti Saturday Championship Night Seekonk Speedway will announce any additional information regarding the 2022 schedule in the coming months. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, including the most updated content, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. Seekonk Speedway Saturday Night Awards Banquet
When : Saturday January 22, 2022 - 6 pm Where : Whites of Westport ( 66 State Rd, Westport, MA 02790) Who: The Stars of Seekonk Speedway NASCAR Racing The bar will be open in the restaurant prior to the event. We start at 6 pm with opening remarks to follow and dinner starting around 6:30. Award ceremonies to follow dinner featuring Top 10’s in Sport Trucks, Sportsman, Late Models and Pro Stocks plus Rookie of the Year awards. FYI The town of Westport does have an indoor mask mandate if you are in common areas , you do not need a mask once seated. https://fallriverreporter.com/westport-bringing-back-indoor-mask-mandate-will-other-communities-follow/ CHAMPION CELEBRATIONS: Seekonk Speedway To Honor 2021 Champions, Top Award Winners at Two Banquets1/12/2022 Seekonk Speedway will celebrate champions from the 2021 season from both Fast Friday and NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Saturday this January. Two different banquets will be held to appropriately honor all of the champions, top-10 finishers and special award winners from all nine of Seekonk’s racing divisions. Rookie of the Year awards will also be handed out during these banquets for those divisions who are eligible.
The NASCAR Saturday banquet will take place on Saturday, January 22, with the Fast Friday banquet set for Saturday, January 29. New for this year, the banquets will move away from the Venus De Milo in Swansea after their closure and will now take place at White’s of Westport, located at 66 State Road in Westport, Massachusetts. Dinner will be a traditional dinner buffet with a mix of different meats, a fish option, sides, and more. On Saturday, January 22, NASCAR divisions will celebrate accomplishments with Dave Darling hoisting his eighth championship in the Pro Stocks. Vinnie Arrenegado will earn his accolades from his first Everett’s Auto Parts Late Model title, while Chad Baxter and his team will celebrate winning the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman championship. Baxter’s NASCAR National Division III championship will also be recognized. And in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks, Barry Shaw Jr. will officially collect his trophy after a dominant year en route to his first track title. On Saturday, January 29, Fast Friday champions, top-10 points finishers and special award winners will be honored at White’s. Richie Helger Jr. will celebrate his first career championship in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw division, joined by fellow rising star Darren Krantz Jr., the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandit champion. In the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars, Luke LeBrun will be crowned the title holder after a dominant year with double-digit wins, while Mikey LeFort will celebrate another championship in the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4 division. For the second time in his career, Greg Perry will also be crowned the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock champion. The full Seekonk Speedway 2022 schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. The track has already announced Fast Friday, NASCAR Saturday and special event race dates. For more information, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. NUMBER 1: Rick Martin scores 100th career win in August, making track history in dramatic finish with finishes within inches
Few words will describe the feeling at Seekonk Speedway on Saturday, August 7, 2021, when Radical Rick Martin edged Tom Scully Jr. by a literal three inches for his 100th career win. But, a few quick words do come to mind: improbable, unimaginable, epic, and flat phenomenal. That’s about all you can say. It all started on May 12, 1979, when Martin went to Victory Lane for the first time at Seekonk in a Late Model. I can promise you that over 40 years later, Martin would have never imagined how the 40-lap Pro Stock feature would have ended to seal one of the biggest accomplishments of his entire life. And, one of the most historic nights in the 75-year history of Seekonk Speedway. Martin took the lead and was driving away from the field inside the final 10 laps, but a caution slowed the action with just a few more circuits left to go. Martin restarted on the pole, and led the race rather easily until the white flag went in the air, when Scully used a tap to the back bumper to get underneath, and the battle was on over the final third-mile. When they raced down the backstretch, into turn three, Martin throttled up on the outside of Scully and rocketed off turn four. In the final 100 feet, it was like a race between two drag cars, just inches apart. Martin edged Scully in one of the closest finishes in Seekonk history, and it went down as one of the most historic moments in track history. Yeah — a track that has been around since 1946 still has those moments you will never forget. Each and every one of the fans, teams, and staff of Seekonk Speedway will remember exactly where they were standing when everyone in the grandstands started screaming wildly as Rick Martin was officially declared the winner of his 100th race. After crossing the line, while Martin’s emotions boiled over inside the car, he drove at full speed into turn three on the cool-down lap and nearly lost control of the car in excitement. When he parked at the start-finish line to accept the checkered flag from Tim Bolduc, Martin’s face was full of emotion — and his fans weren’t going anywhere until he climbed from the car and started the celebration. In what felt like the longest and most well-deserved victory lap of his career, which included a congratulations from his entire crew, which had walked onto the track, Martin finally stopped at the finish line and climbed from the car in front of hundreds of fans who were still left at the track screaming wildly. The celebration — which lasted well over 30 minutes — was exactly what everyone dreamed it would be. But, I can promise you that NO ONE could have dreamed the way the race ended. With sparks flying and energy filling the grandstands, Martin’s victory will go down in the record books forever. The Westport, Massachusetts, native, a five-time Pro Stock champion, and former track title holder in the Sport Trucks, also has two championships at Thompson Speedway. He will forever go down as one of the top drivers at Seekonk Speedway. It’s cliche, but it’s true: the blood, the sweat, and the tears that Martin has put into his cars over the years in the one stall garage in his own yard in Westport, Massachusetts finally paid off in the biggest way. It was all worth it. It will all forever be worth it. And without a laundry list of supporters, friends, family, sponsors, crew members and more, Martin wouldn’t have been able to do it. Now, the chase for 101 begins. So, again: improbable, unimaginable, and flat phenomenal. That’s about all you can say. Congrats to Radical Rick on a truly special accomplishment. |
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