PRO ALL STAR SERIES, EVERETT’S TRIPLE CROWN RACES TO HEADLINE BUSY WEEKEND AT SEEKONK SPEEDWAY6/21/2022 By Souza Media
SEEKONK, Mass. -- Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series events and the first of two visits by the Pro All Star Series (PASS) Pro Stocks will headline a full card of racing this weekend at Seekonk Speedway, June 24 and 25. Both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday will be back on the track — with eight of Seekonk’s weekly divisions — excluding the Pro Stocks — set to battle in qualifying and feature racing. On Fast Friday, the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series hits round two for the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits and Outlaws and the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks. They will be joined by the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s and Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars on Friday. On Saturday, NASCAR divisions hit the track, including round two of the Everett’s Triple Crown for the Late Models, set for 45 laps, and the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman and Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks. The 150-lap PASS Pro Stock special will pin invading contenders against the Seekonk Speedway weekly competitors for a special event. Saturday’s PASS feature will mix names like Dave Darling, Tom Scully Jr., Bobby Pelland and others against the likes of Johnny Clark, Ben Rowe, Joey Pole, Angelo Belsito and others. PASS will also be back at Seekonk Speedway for a $10,000 to win mid-week event at the end of July as part of the Bay State Classic -meaning this event will be a major test and tune for some of the competitors. Through the early portion of the PASS season, Eddie MacDonald and DJ Shaw lead the championship standings, while Pole and Ryan Kuhn are close behind. As of publication of this story, there are at least 10 former Seekonk Speedway champions scheduled to compete in the race — including Kuhn, Darling, Scully, Dylan Estrella, Belsito, Jake Johnson, Vinnie Arrenegado, Jake Matheson, Kevin Casper, Pelland and more. Fans will not want to miss this extra-distance event as the headliner of Saturday. The Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Series second round for the Late Models, set for 45 laps, may end up with the first two-time winner of the season for the competition division. Through six races, six different drivers have been to victory lane — including Richie Murray, Gerry DeGasparre Jr., Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, Vinnie Arrenegado, Chase Belcher and Paul Lallier. In round one of the Triple Crown Series back on May 21, Arrenegado went to the winner’s circle, locking himself into the Triple Crown finals for August. Look for one of these six drivers to win Saturday — but don’t count out Jeramme Lillie, Ryan Flood, Mark Jenison and Josh Hedges from making their own run to the front. Last week, with his championship car back on the track for the first time in 2022, Chad Baxter ran away with the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman race win in their second round of the Everett’s Triple Crown. This week, Baxter will have to come from the back of the pack in the stout field — racing against names like Craig Pianka, Ed Perry, Doug Benoit and Steve Axon with hopes of getting to Victory Lane. Benoit and Tyler Almeida have been two of the early-season surprises in the Sportsman, both looking for their first career wins. For the first time this year on Saturday, a lineup shake-up will see the Late Models run the first feature, followed by the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman, PASS and the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks, who will wrap the night with their 25-lap feature. Through six weeks, former track champion Mike Cavallaro holds a small three point lead over recent winner Barry Shaw, who became just the second driver to grab two wins last week. Brittany Campbell, Rick Martin and Mike Duarte finish the top-five in the current point standings. Campbell, Jake Vanada and Amy Arsenault are the only three drivers who have run consistently at the front of the field and not been to Victory Lane so far this season. Friday’s second round of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown for the Pure Stocks could see Danny Massa celebrate in Victory Lane for the first time in 2022. It’s clear Massa has the speed to get the job done under the hood of the No. 41, just hasn’t quite been able to get there in the first four weeks. Defending and two-time champion Greg Perry may have two wins, but it’s Jeremy Lambert and Massa leading the standings over Jordan Threlfall. The top-five in the current Pure Stock points standings only has one winner inside it -- Lambert — who went to Victory Lane two weeks ago. Both Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions are chasing one dominant force. In the Bandits, it’s Darren Krantz Jr., who won the first three races, and finished second last week, who is off to an impressive start. Behind him, Milania Shiloskly, last weeks winner, isn’t far behind, along with Ryan Vanasse Jr. Those three drivers have been on the podium at the end of three of the four races together, with Vanasse being the only of the three to finish off the podium, once, in week one. In the Bandolero Outlaw division, Chase Silvia has three victories in four weeks, while Brent Robdioux was able to sneak one out in week three. Look for Andrew Gomes, Joey LeMay and Bradley Strickland to be major contenders to get their first checkered flag of the season this week. The Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4 division seems to run through Crystal Murray. She has two victories on the season, but podium finishes in every single race so far. Henry Lavallee may be in contention for his first win of the season in their 25-lap feature on Friday, after multiple weeks in a row of finishing on the podium. Karlin Levesque is coming off his first win of the season, but will be challenged by Tyler Duhancik, Jarrod Freitas and Taylor Bowser, who are seeking their own checkered flag. Devin Deshaies and Brendon Hammann have split the first four races of the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars season, but names like Reese Bogue, Brendan LaBelle, Isaiah Newcomb, Mason Tessier and others haven’t been far behind. Look for Josh Parsons and Rookie of the Year contender Richie Helger Jr. to try and turn their seasons around this week and get to the front of the field. Fast Friday grandstand admission opens at 5:30PM, while racing begins at 7PM. On NASCAR Saturday, grandstands open at 4PM and racing will take the green flag at 6PM. Tickets for all Seekonk Speedway events are now available online at SeekonkSpeedway.com. Tickets can be purchased in advance for both general admission in the grandstands and pit passes for all races, including major upcoming races. Seekonk Speedway will host Open Wheel Wednesday, a $10,000 race for the Open Wheel Modifieds, on Wednesday, June 29. On Saturday, July 2, Seekonk hits the middle of the summer with the Independence Day Thrill Show. Fans can purchase tickets for all of these events and more today. For more information about Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates.
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By Sam Tully After a late race hiccup which cost him the feature win one week ago, Chase Silvia found his stride and drove his #17 Bandolero Outlaw to Victory Lane, earning his third feature win in four weeks of racing. The 15-lap feature began with 12 entries, but after multiple cautions, only six drivers took the checkered flag when all was said and done. Joey Lemay and Adam Harrison battled early, until Harrison lost momentum off Turn 2 on Lap 5, giving way for Silvia, Brent Robidoux, and Nathan Rioux to challenge for the lead. A Lap 5 incident involving the Rioux and Harrison would ultimately end both of their races early, whittling down the number of potential challengers for Silvia at the restart. With 10 to go, Silvia and Lemay restarted alongside each other and battled back and forth for the lead until a Lap Nine caution would bring the field back together for one final restart. When Chase Silvia took the green flag on the final restart, he didn’t look back, leading Andrew Gomes by one second at the finish line. Gomes and Lemay fought heavily for second place, with Gomes prevailing for the position, and Lemay settling for third. SEEKONK, Mass. -- Through four Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment races, three different drivers have been to Victory Lane, but only one of them has been there twice. Greg Perry, the defending and two-time track champion, captured his second checkered flag of the season on Friday, moving past Jeremy Lambert and Jim Reilly in the second half of the race to take the victory. While Perry got to the front using the outside lane, Reilly, who led early, was involved in a scary wreck in turn three, where it appeared like his throttle stuck down and he went hard into the wall, with flames coming out. He was able to escape from the car quickly without injury. Upon the green after a red flag, Perry got out front, while Jeremy Lambert and Danny Massa battled to the finish for second. Lambert, who had won the week prior, did everything he could to hold Massa off and was able to accomplish the goal. Massa would finish third in the 25-lap feature. Coming from the back of the pack, Mike Rotondo rounded out the top-five. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks will return to the track on Friday, June 24, for another main event. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.comand follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. -- For the first time in 2022, Karlin Levesque was celebrating in Victory Lane on Friday night at Seekonk Speedway. Levesque, who originally passed Henry Lavallee for the lead just after halfway, had to pass him again in the final laps, but wasn’t going to be denied en route to the win. Behind the wheel of the No. 44, Levesque started inside the top-five and quickly made his way to the front. Lavallee got to the lead quickly from the pole position and seemed to be the dominant force early. But, it wasn’t long before Levesque got to the front and challenged for the lead. He passed to the top spot on lap 10, then Lavallee was able to get back around on a restart at lap 18. Levesque would get back to the bumper and pass for the lead with four laps to go, never being challenged over the final few laps. Lavallee settled for second — another podium run for the veteran — who is coming close to returning to Victory Lane. Crystal Murray finished third, making it four podium runs in four races, while Tyler Duhancik and Matt Pion finished the top-five. Taylor Bowser was sixth, followed by Jarrod Freitas, Christine Cavallaro and Jacob Budznya. The Everett's Auto Parts Sport 4 division will return to the track on Friday, June 24, for another 25-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.comand follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. -- Through four Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars races, two different drivers have been to Victory Lane. Friday, Devin Deshaies found himself there for the second time, driving the Nick Lascuola Racing entry to the front of the field and putting on quite the show with Isaiah Newcomb over the second half of the race en route to the win. Deshaies and Newcomb battled for the final 15 laps of the 25 lap event, and it looked like it was anyone’s race to win, or lose. Deshaies used the outside lane for most of the battle, and was able to clear and set sail in the final laps. A caution with just two circuits to go gave Newcomb one more chance, but he wasn’t able to get the job done for Victory Lane. However, Newcomb, who is a former Seekonk Bandolero champion, put together quite the impressive run in the Legends Cars, and is inching closer to his first Legends win. Mason Tessier shook off some early season bad luck to finish third, while Reese Bogue and Nicholaus Bulkeley rounded out the top-five. Josh Parsons finished sixth, followed by Matt Carpenter, PJ Evans, Brendon Hammann and Ty LeClerc. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars will return to the track on Friday, June 24, for another main event. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.comand follow the track on social media for the latest updates. By Souza Media SEEKONK, Mass. -- For the first time in 2022, Seekonk Speedway will hold a tripleheader weekend from June 17-19, with three exciting days of racing at the Massachusetts third-mile. On Friday, the Fast Friday Series continues with five divisions, while NASCAR Saturday includes one Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series race and the New England Antique Auto Racers, along with three other classes. Sunday, it’s time for the first of two Monster Truck shows of the season, as the Monster Truck Spring Bash will include freestyle jumps, plus a special Troy City Tactical Spectator Drag Showdown. Fast Friday action includes the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits and Outlaws, Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s, Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks and Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars. Although there are storylines across all Fast Friday divisions, a few standout going into the weekend. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandit field is chasing defending champion Darren Krantz Jr. through the first three races, as he’s been to Victory Lane in all three. In the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws, Chase Silvia looked like he had three straight wins sealed up last week — but a late penalty gave Brent Robidoux — who struggled in the first two weeks — redemption, as the driver of the No. 25 visited the winner’s circle. Murray’s garage is three-for-three in the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s — with Crystal Murray winning the first two events and her teammate AJ Manuel returning last time out and capturing the flag in his first race back. Names like Henry Lavallee and Karlin Levesque haven’t been far behind. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock drivers have been trying to shake off Jeremy Lambert, who has three podium runs in three weeks, including a victory last time out. Names like Danny Massa and Jordan Threlfall are also off to strong starts. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars division is chasing Brendon Hammann, as the driver of the No. 7 has two wins in three weeks. Devin Deshaies is the only other winner so far — but look for Mason Tessier, Josh Parsons, Reese Bogue, Brendan LaBelle and others to be major contenders on Friday night. NASCAR Saturday will start with a throwback in time, as the New England Auto Racers come into town for their first and only visit of the season. NEAR provides fans a look back at the cars that ran in the past decades, with some of the most iconic rides set to visit Seekonk this Saturday. The Pro Stock division is chasing someone other than Dave Darling for the first time in many years in the middle of June. Mike Brightman has two victories in four races and one second-place finish this year, as the former Late Model champion looks to distance himself from the pack early in the season. Darling is still second in points, while Tommy Adams, Colbey Fournier and Bobby Pelland finish the top-five. Brightman, Adams and Mark Jenison, who picked up his first career win last week, are the only drivers to visit Victory Lane so far. The Late Model division has been a toss-up, but a few drivers seem to have the consistent speed to run at the front each week. Former seven-time champion Gerry DeGasparre Jr. and defending champion Vinnie Arrenegado lead the points, with sophomore contender Jacob “Rowdy” Burns in third. All three have won so far — joining Richie Murray and last weeks winner Paul Lallier to make it five winners in five events. Could week six mark another new winner? The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman are set for round two of their Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series on Saturday — 35 laps in distance. Craig Pianka has three victories in five events, but a wreck last week gave Ed Perry, who has the other two season wins, the points lead. It’s clear those two competitors have been the class of the field — but can defending champion Chad Baxter turn it around this week? Will Doug Benoit or Tyler Almeida grab their first career wins in the extra-distance event? And in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks, last week’s heartbreak for Jake Vanada could turn into glory this week. After missing a week, Vanada returned and dominated the race, prior to a late caution, which propelled Rick Martin to his 102nd career Seekonk Speedway win. Brittany Campbell has podium finishes in just about every single event and sits second in the early season standings, while names like Mike Cavallaro, Barry Shaw Jr., and Mike Duarte are also early season winners. Sunday’s Monster Truck showdown includes freestyle and races and top trucks struting their stuff. You can feel the power of Monster Trucks up close and personal at the Action Track of the East this weekend. Trucks like Stinger, Virginia Giant, Crushstation, Lumberjack, Shockwave and Be Aware all take on the track. There will also be a Troy City Tactical Spectator Drags Spring Showdown as part of the show. Fast Friday racing begins at 7 p.m., while NASCAR Saturday begins at 6 p.m., and Monster Truck Sunday will go green at 2 p.m. Tickets for all three events will be available at the track, but tickets for all Seekonk Speedway events are also now available online at SeekonkSpeedway.com. Tickets can be purchased in advance for both general admission in the grandstands and pit passes for all races, including major upcoming races. Seekonk Speedway will have the first of two Monster Truck events on June 19, followed by Open Wheel Wednesday, a $10,000 race for the Open Wheel Modifieds, on Wednesday, June 29. On Saturday, July 2, Seekonk hits the middle of the summer with the Independence Day Thrill Show. Fans can purchase tickets for all of these events and more today. For more information about Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. -- Seekonk Speedway is pleased to announce that MTTI — MotoRing Technical Training Institute — has joined the track sponsorship program for the 2022 season. Based in Seekonk, Massachusetts, MTTI lives on the motto of Education for Employment. They offer programs in automotive and motorcycle technician training, medical fields, computer tech, as well as building and property trades, HVAC and electrician programs. Founded in 1985 as a workforce development program, MTTI is a bridge between employers with jobs to fill due to a skills shortage and the underemployed individual. Many of those who choose MTTI do it because they have the opportunity for short term training, which encourages a quicker path to potential employment. The goal after MTTI is to find immediate employment, and with smaller classes and a close-knit, family-like environment at the school, students are successful. With the success MTTI has in the automotive space, Seekonk Speedway and MTTI partnering seems perfect. "MTTI is extremely excited to partner with Seekonk Speedway, it's long overdue,” Andrew Boyce, Marketing Director with MTTI, said. "With tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts coming to Seekonk Speedway every year, we expect it to be a great source of promotion for our Automotive and Motorcycle Technician Training facilities right down the road from the speedway. We're thrilled to support such an iconic venue through our sponsorship and we look forward to a great partnership." “We’re definitely excited to partner with MTTI and feel like this is a win-win for everyone involved,” Ed St. Germain, Director of Business Development at Seekonk Speedway, said. “MTTI is a proven ground for those looking to find employment in the field they want quickly, which is exactly what we need on a local level in town. They’ve been established for a while and it’s the right time to bring them into the Seekonk Speedway family." For more information on Seekonk Speedway’s 2022 season, including the full schedule of events in the midst of 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. By Sam Tully The Bandolero Outlaws took to the third-mile oval Friday with two-time feature winner Chase Silvia looking to keep his winning streak alive. Silvia gridded up eighth to start the 15-lap feature, pole-sitter Nathan Rioux, Andrew Gomes, and Brent Robidoux battled it out early for the lead. Andrew Gomes emerged from the pack early on to lead 12 of the 15 laps, but it was a late race restart resulting in a Green/White/Checkered that flipped everything on its head. With two to go at the final restart, Chase Silvia put himself right where he needed to be on the inside of the second row to make a move for the lead. Though he crossed the line first as the checkered flag waved, an illegal move by Silvia to pass to the inside of the leader before the start finish line at the restart would cost him two spots and the win, resulting in Brent Robidoux earning his first feature win of the season, and Adam Harrison, who rolled off ninth to start the race, to finish in second. Chase Silvia would settle for third. Joey Lemay flirted with the lead for the duration of the feature, finishing in fourth, followed by Andrew Gomes who finished fifth, and Bradley Strickland sixth. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw division will return to the track on Friday, June 17 for another 15-lap feature. For tickets, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on all social media for the latest updates. By Souza Media SEEKONK, Mass. — In the first two weeks of the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock season, Jeremy Lambert was right there at the front of the field, but didn’t pull off a victory. In week three, he changed that. Lambert rolled to the lead early in the 25-lap race and wasn’t going to be denied, driving away into the night and rolling into Victory Lane. After three weeks, Lambert is proving to be the dominant force in the Pure Stocks. He pulled away to win by over two seconds, rolling to the flag way out front. The battle for second on back was intense, and that’s an understatement. Between Jordan Threlfall, Mike Henriques and others, the drivers beat with each other, trading paint, but somehow made it through without wrecking. Threlfall finished second with Henriques third, while Mike Rotondo and Sam Lincoln finished the top-five. Danny Massa was sixth, followed by Greg Perry, Jared Corderia, Timmy Ouellette and Bill Chouinard. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks will return to the track on Friday, June 17, for another 25-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. By Souza Media SEEKONK, Mass. — AJ Manuel returned to the Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4 division and had quite the task in front of him, but was able to pull it off. Manuel started deep in the field in round one of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown, but worked his way to the front after being forced to pit for a flat right-front tire. Manuel charged to the lead, passing Jarrod Freitas for the top spot on lap 23 of the 30-lap feature, and drove away into the sunset to pickup the victory. Crystal Murray, who is inside the same team and had won the first two races of the season, charged her way to the front to finish second after going to the rear at the halfway point. Murray leads the standings after three weeks. Henry Lavallee finished third, working his way to the front late, as the veteran continues to impress in 2022. Freitas scored another top-five finishing fourth, while Mikey LeFort returned and rounded out the top-five. Tyler Duhancik was sixth, followed by Ron Gajdowski, Daniel Hayes, Justin Leduc and Christine Cavallaro. The Everett’s Auto Parts Sport 4’s will return to the track on Friday, June 17, for another 25-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. |
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