For the first time this season, Tyler Duhancik captured the checkered flag on Friday night. Duhancik quickly drove to the lead early and then drove off into the sunset to capture his first Sport 4 win of the season at Seekonk Speedway. No stranger to winning before, Duhancik had a first few weeks filled with ups and downs, but put it all behind him on Friday night.
Crystal Murray finished in second and Matt Pion followed in third. Both of those drivers have been on the podium in all three Sport 4 races so far in 2024. Taylor Bowser and Richie Johnson trailed them to the line, finishing fourth and fifth. Justin Leduc, Henry Lavallee, Daniel Hayes, Mikey LeFort and Jacob Budzyna finished the top-10. The Sport 4’s will be back on the track on Friday, June 14, for another main event. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media.
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SEEKONK, Mass. — The youth of Seekonk Speedway competition is alive and well - along with some established drivers moving into other divisions and pouncing on the opportunity. Through two NASCAR Saturday and two Fast Friday events in 2024, Seekonk Speedway has welcomed nine different first-time winners into the record books in their respective divisions. Liam Monaghan won in the ultra-competitive East Coast Towing Spectator Drag Series on May 11 beating top contender Matt Desrosiers. On NASCAR Saturday, June 1, Tim Bolger Jr. parked his Chaz Auto Body Sport Truck in Victory lane for the first time, as a former Fast Friday Sport 4 competitor. Last Friday night, May 31, in week two of the Fast Friday season, three more first-time feature winners added their names to the list in their respective divisions. In the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits, driving the No. 99 for Helger’s Racing, Mason Silva rocketed to his first career win. In the Outlaws, it was Brody Wakefield capturing his first Seekonk victory, driving away from his competitors. In the Helger’s Pure Stocks, Brent Robidoux used the outside lane to pass for the lead and rolled away to his first career victory in just his second Pure Stock start. Back on Fast Friday opening night, May 24, Luka Dib also piloted his No. 13 to his first career win in the Bandolero Bandits, and Mike Hanafin was in the winner’s circle for the first time in his Bandolero Outlaw career. Matt Pion captured his first Sport 4 win on opening night as well. During the opener of the NASCAR Saturday season on May 11, Josh Hedges - a former Sport Truck champion and Late Model winner - added a Helger’s Sportsman trophy to his resume. “I thought it would take a while (to get my first win),” Brent Robidoux, a former winner in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions, said after his first Pure Stock win. “At the beginning of the year, I didn’t even know if I was going to be driving this year. It was rough starting sixth and I knew we had some work to do, but it was some clean racing. I love it. I was just telling myself to bring it home.” A few young rising stars were rather speechless after winning. “This is really awesome - we came out from the first race in third - and we came back this week and came out on top - it’s amazing,” Wakefield said. “I’m just out of words,” Mason Silva said. With Fast Friday often producing the future stars of NASCAR Saturday at Seekonk Speedway, and some of Seekonk’s top Saturday drivers moving on to compete in higher ranks in short-track or even National Series racing, the 2024 season is once again showing Seekonk Speedway has such a stable group of rising stars that fans love to watch compete weekly. Seekonk Speedway’s Fast Friday divisions will return to the track on Friday, June 7, for another night of racing. NASCAR Saturday on June 8 includes the return of the American-Canadian Tour for the Spring Green 124, along with the Pro Stocks, Sportsman and Sport Trucks. Tickets and information on all Seekonk Speedway events are available online at SeekonkSpeedway.com. Sport Truck - Tim Bolger Pure Stocks - Brent Robidoux Spectator Drags - Liam Monagham Legends - Richie Helger Jr Sport Four - Matt Pion Outlaws - Brody Wakefield Outlaws - Mike Hanafin Bandits - Mason Silva Bandits - Luka Dib ![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — Mason Silva has been picking up the pace in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits each time he hits the track. On Friday night, in the second race of the 2024 season, Silva captured his first career win driving the No. 31 machine. Silva held on during a late restart after a wild race to roll into Victory Lane for the first time in his career, driving for Helger’s Racing. While Silva won, the 15-lap feature was filled with ups and downs for many competitors, but kept fans on the edge of their seats. David Bernier was back on the podium in week two, finishing second in the No. 30. He was followed to the line by Jace Chaber, grabbing a strong run in third. Luka Dib, who won the first race of the year, finished fourth, while Ayla Martin completed the top-five. Kennedy Burrows and Carl Satterlund Jr. finished off the top-seven. ![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — Brody Wakefield has been off to an impressive start in New England during the 2024 season in the Bandolero division. Friday night, Wakefield rolled to his first career win in the Seekonk Speedway Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw division. Wakefield jumped out front early in the 15-lap feature and drove away in the final laps to take his No. 04 into the winner’s circle. Bryson Robidoux finished second, back on the podium for the second time in two weeks. Mike Hanafin, the winner of race one this season, wasn’t far behind either, finishing in third. Nick Uhrig Jr. also had a strong run, grabbing fourth, while Allya Desomma rounded out the top-five after 15 circuits. Zacarias Kelley, Ryder Aguiar, Zachary Keith, Brady Connors and Jordan Duquette finished the top-10. ![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — Crystal Murray, the champion in the Sport 4 division the last two years, had a strong start to her season, finishing third last week. This week, she picked up the pace even more - picking up her first win of the season in the 25-lap main event. Murray jumped out front in the middle of the race and held on late to capture yet another feature win for her career. Matt Pion charged through the field after winning week one, and was back at the front in week two. He finished second in the No. 0, while Arthur Meack started on the pole, led some laps and finished in third. Sam Mattera and Tyler Duhancik weren’t far behind at the finish, grabbing fourth and fifth. Richie Johnson, Henry Lavallee, Taylor Bowser, Daniel Hayes and Mikey LeFort finished the top-10. ![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — It didn’t take long for Brent Robidoux to find Victory Lane in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks. In just his second career race, Robidoux rolled the outside lane to pass Mike Henriques for the lead, then drove away to capture his first career win. For a former Bandolero winner, Robidoux is quickly showing he will be just fine in the Pure Stocks. Henriques, who started on the pole, led laps and had a strong run, finishing second. Greg Perry, who had a mechanical failure in week one, rebounded to wrap the podium in third. He was followed by week one winner Jared Cordeira and Matthew Talbot to complete the top-five after 25 laps. Ethan Souza, Tim Ouellette, Justin Menard, Josh O’Hara and Jared Barishian finished the top-10. SEEKONK, Mass. — Richie Helger Jr. was back on top Friday night. Driving the Helger’s Racing No. 99, Richie jumped out front early and dominated the second half of the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars 25-lap race. Helger picked up his first win of the new season, but it was his second career. Helger took the checkered flag first over Rodney Dowless Jr., who drove the Nick Lascuola Racing entry to a strong best career second-place finish. He was followed by fellow NLR driver Josh Parsons, who continued to show speed early in 2024 once again, and finished in third. Mason Tessier and opening week winner Jacob “Rowdy” Burns finished the top-five. Kevin Davis finished sixth, while former Seekonk Bandolero winner Ryan Vanasse Jr. made his Seekonk debut in a Legend Car and finished seventh. Brenden LaBelle, Jaden Hamilton and Steve Bowden finished the top-10. SEEKONK, Mass. — Defending Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars champion Jacob “Rowdy” Burns opened the 2024 season in the best way possible on Friday night.
Driving the No. 13, Burns jumped out to the lead early in the first 25-lap race of the season and held off Richie Helger Jr. late to score the feature win. Burns, who also competes on NASCAR Saturday in the Late Models, is off to a strong start on Fast Friday. Helger charged his way through the pack, bringing the No. 99 Helger’s machine home in a strong second. He was followed to the line by teammate Mason Tessier, who had to come back from early race trouble, and finished third. Rodney Dowless Jr. and Chase Silvia followed across the line in fourth and fifth. Brenden LaBelle, Kevin Davis, Jimmy “Pepe” Silvia, Jaden Hamilton and Steven Bowden finished the top-10. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars will be back on the track on Friday, May 31, for race two of the season. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — Matt Pion used the outside lane to take the lead, then hold off all challengers to score his first career Sport 4 win at Seekonk Speedway on Friday night. Pion worked his way through the field and once he got out front, had a strong car, rolling to the finish to capture his first career win. Taylor Bowser had quite the impressive start to her season, taking the No. 07 to the front and finishing in second after 25 laps. Two-time division champion Crystal Murray followed in third, grabbing a podium in week one. Richie Johnson and Justin Leduc followed in fourth and fifth. Mikey LeFort, Dave Westgate, Jacob Budzyna, Andrew Rittman and Christine Cavallaro finished from sixth through 10th. The Sport 4’s will be back on the track on Friday, May 31, for race two of the season. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — In his first career race in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws, Mike Hanafin celebrated in Victory Lane Friday night at Seekonk Speedway. Hanafin jumped out front early in his debut Outlaw race and never looked back, taking the red, white and blue No. 76 machine into Victory Lane. He was a winner in the Bandits, and it seems like the success will continue into the Outlaws for 2024. Bryson Robidoux and Brody Wakefield put on a show battling for second over the final half of the race, with Robidoux edging out across the line to grab second by inches. Robidoux finished in third. Parker Davis had a quiet, but strong run to finish fourth in race one, with Ryder Aguiar crossing the line fifth at the finish. Zachary Keith, Nick Uhrig Jr., Zacharias Kelley, Abbie Badejo and McKinley Burrows finished the top-10. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws will be back on the track on Friday, May 31, for race two of the season. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. |
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