![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — Saturday’s 45-lap finale of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series for the Late Model division had two different winners celebrating when the race ended. Chase Belcher crossed the line out front after the checkered flag, but didn’t make it through post-race inspection in his No. 35. That meant second-place finisher Vinnie Arrenegado inherited another feature win on the 2023 season. Connor Souza finished in the second spot, with Luke LeBrun in third. It was LeBrun clinching the 2023 Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series title in the division with his podium finish. With multiple wins and now a Triple Crown title, LeBrun is poised to chase the championship during the month of September. Ryan Vanasse and Jacob Burns finished fourth and fifth. Tyler Tomassi, Mark Jenison, Scott Serydynski Jr. and Richie Murray followed. Behind them, Charlie Rose finished off the top-10. The Late Models will be back on the track on Saturday, August 26 for the final race of the regular season, set for 30 laps. The division will be off next week, but many of the regulars will run with the American-Canadian Tour in the Spring Green 123 on August 19th. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media.
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![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — After weeks and weeks of coming close, Mike Duarte might be heating up at just the right time in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks. Duarte picked up his first win of the season on Saturday night, driving the No. 50 to the front and holding off a long list of challengers in the final laps to secure his first win of the season. Duarte was chased to the finish line by two-time season winner Jake Vanada and defending champion Rick Martin. Amy Arsenault and Ethan Heilborn weren’t far behind at the checkered flag and finished in fourth and fifth. The point standings, specifically around the cutline in the race towards the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, changed again on Saturday, with Bobby Tripp finishing 11th and Mike Cavallaro falling out early. The full point standings will be released on Monday with just two races remaining before the playoffs start on NASCAR Saturday. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will return to the track for the finale of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series on Saturday, August 19, with another 35-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. ![]() Seekonk Speedway is pleased to announce that Race Director and former track champion Len Ellis has been honored by NASCAR and Advance Auto Parts for winning a special award. Ellis has been nominated one of the Advance Auto Parts Home Track Heroes for his efforts in short-track racing at Seekonk Speedway. As part of winning the award, Len’s name will be featured on Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series event at Texas Motor Speedway in September. Len will also receive a special Advance Auto Parts branded gift bag in the coming weeks. “This is a major honor for someone who really does deserve it,” David Alburn, General Manager at Seekonk Speedway, said. “Len embodies all of the characteristics you want in someone involved at the track. His dedication to racing for all of these years in many different areas is incredible and we’re happy to have him part of the Seekonk Speedway family.” As a Wall of Fame member at Seekonk, Len started winning races in the 1970s and has been a major part of the Seekonk Speedway community for many years. Len is the current Race Director for the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series divisions and the Seekonk Youth Racing Bandoleros. Ellis won two championships as a driver in Seekonk’s Pro Stock division. After driving, Ellis became a winning car owner, then started helping youth through his son, Tommy. Tommy eventually worked his way up and was the champion car chief of NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano in 2022. Ellis returned to the track an an official in 2015. He began working with Seekonk’s youth (ages 8-16), teaching them the ropes of racing. He serves as their mentor and assists them with learning the track, cars and race craft. He also assists in teaching sportsmanship and how to be a positive member of the community. Often, Seekonk’s youth racers make their mark in the Friday divisions & end up racing on NASCAR Saturdays and on touring series, regionally and nationally. The impact Len Ellis has on our future NASCAR stars at is immeasurable. Ellis is one of the most genuine people in the pit area - always looking for ways to help the competitors & see the track thrive. He’s often found attending driver fundraisers in the offseason, assisting with setup advice on cars and chatting with everyone at the track before and after the races. He enjoys the aspects of short-track racing Seekonk Speedway has to offer. Len Ellis is Seekonk Speedway’s home track hero. From driver to official, to mentor, to friend, Ellis is a true Seekonk Speedway community member, and the track would not be where it is today without him. Seekonk Speedway congratulates Len for this great award and we look forward to having him around the track for many years to come! The month of August for NASCAR Saturday divisions opens up this Saturday, August 12, with a big night of racing. The Pro Stocks and Late Models have extra-distance action with the finale of their Everett’s Triple Crown, set for 60 laps for the Pro Stocks and 45 laps for the Late Models. The NASCAR divisions battle is on towards the Sunoco Drive For The Cup in September, with the top-eight drivers in each division at the end of August set to battle for the championship. Just three races remain for the Pro Stocks, Sportsman and Sport Trucks, but it’s just two for the Late Models, as the ACT Tour invades on August 19 and the local division will have the night off. Let’s take a look at the current standings with who is close to being in, or out, heading into the final few weeks before the playoff field is set. PRO STOCKS The Pro Stocks only have three scheduled events left before the playoffs - August 12, 19 and 26. Dylan Estrella and David Darling lead the standings, with Mike Brightman not far behind. The big question here is will Darling run any more races except this Saturday? He was only planning a part-time schedule for extra-distance events. Darling will be back to chase this title for the Evetett's Triple Crown, but will he come back on August 19 and August 26 for regular events? If he doesn’t, that will shake things up, as he likely would fall out of the top-eight. Or does his current 50-point gap feel comfortable enough to stay in? Tough one to say right now! Defending champion Mark Jenison is fourth, with Rick Martin fifth and Bobby Pelland only one point behind him in sixth. Dick Benoit is seventh, 14 points ahead of Tom Scully Jr., who holds the final spot right now. It’s Rookie contender Mike Rotondo the first driver out by 13 points in ninth and Kevin Casper behind by 33 points. The big losers last time out were Kenny Spencer and Colbey Fournier, who sit 13th and 15th now after missing the race due to damages from the race prior. Even if they were to come back this week, they are going to have trouble getting back in the top-eight with not enough races left. The story here is going to be whether or not Darling runs the two races at the end of August — and even if he doesn’t — can someone knock him out? LATE MODELS Jacob Burns, Luke LeBrun, Vinnie Arrenegado and defending champion Mark Jenison lead the Late Model standings and appear comfortable heading for the stretch run and the final two events before the playoffs. All but Jenison has won multiple times this season. Chase Belcher isn’t far behind in fifth and leads over the cut by over 50 points, so he looks good. Charlie Rose is sixth, with a 23 point lead on the cut, while Bill Goodrow is just one point ahead of Tyler Tomassi, who holds the final spot. Richie Murray is just outside, but just seven points back after missing one event. Connor Souza is 10th right now, only 15 points behind Tomassi. Scott Serydynski Jr. isn’t far behind either in 11th, just 20 points from the cut. If the season shakes out the way it has been going, it looks like the top-six are comfortable and everyone from Goodrow to Serydynski is battling for the final two spots. Look out - the Late Models are bringing this right down to the final laps before deciding who is in and out! SPORTSMAN Off his recent win, Adam Pettey is comfortably at the top of the Sportsman standings. He’s ahead of former champions Chad Baxter and Steve Axon, who also seem comfortable. Colby Lambert and defending champion Craig Pianka are fourth and fifth. Barring trouble, these five will advance to the playoffs. Randy Moretti is sixth with one win, and is ahead of the final spot by 28 points. Ryan Lineham is seventh, but only three points up on Don Perry for the final spot. Jimmy “Pepe “Silvia is first driver out, 17 points back with Tyler Almeida 21 points out and Ed Perry 23 out. As of now, it looks like it might be a race between 11 drivers for eight spots. Buckle up, one of the most exciting divisions in New England is sure to make this one tight! SPORT TRUCKS Like the other divisions, it seems the Sport Trucks have some drivers at the top who should feel good. Rick Martin, the defending champion, just picked up his first season win and leads Brittany Campbell and Jake Vanada, two drivers who have two wins on the season. Mike Duarte, without a win, is comfortably in fourth. Amy Arsenault is fifth with Darryl Church sixth. Church right now is 20 points up on the final spot. Mike Cavallaro is on a hot streak with a win and a second in his last two races and is just 14 points up on Bobby Tripp, who holds the final spot. Tripp leads Tom Scully III by just 17 points, but did extend his gap this past week. Looks like Scully III and Tripp may battle for the final spot, unless someone behind them can find some extra speed in the final three weeks to make a push. You are not going to want to miss the final three NASCAR Saturday’s before the Sunoco Drive For The Cup begins in September! Buy tickets for all Seekonk Speedway events today at SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. ![]() Coming up over the next few weekends at Seekonk Speedway, the Massachusetts third-mile will crown the 2023 Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series champions. Normally on the same weekend for both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, the final events for each division have been split on Saturday due to Mother Nature impacting racing earlier this season. The Triple Crown finales for all nine of Seekonk’s divisions will take place between August 12 and August 19. On Saturday, August 12 the Pro Stocks and the Late Models will run their final events. On Friday, August 18, both Bandolero divisions, the Sport 4’s, Pure Stocks and Legends Cars will crown their champions. On Saturday, August 19, the Sportsman and Sport Trucks crown their champions. The Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown “chase” style format pins four drivers against each other in the finale to decide who will be champion. The highest finishing of the four in the final feature will win the Everett’s Triple Crown. “The Triple Crown Series tradition has been rolling at Seekonk Speedway for many years,” Ed St. Germain, Director of Business Development for Seekonk Speedway, said. “It gives our drivers and our fans a mid-season championship to look out for. Big thanks to Everett’s Auto Parts, Roy and their entire team for their continued support of this series.” Below are the finalists for all nine of Seekonk’s divisions heading into the Everett’s Triple Crown round three. Pro Stocks David Darling Dylan Estrella Bobby Pelland Dick Benoit Late Models Luke Lebrun Charlie Rose Mark Jenison Jacob Burns Sportsman Steve Axon Randy Moretti Chad Baxter Colby Lambert Sport Truck Jake Vanada Brittany Campbell Mike Duarte Darryl Church Legends Brendon Labelle Isaiah Newcomb Josh Parsons Nicholaus Bulkeley Pure Stocks Scott Cestodio Mike Henriques Sam Lincoln Ethan Souza Sport Four Crystal Murray Mike Lefort Jarrod Freitas Henry Lavallee Outlaws Brent Robidoux Collin Vanasse Ryan Vanasse Jr Andrew Gomes Bandits Parker Davis Mike Hanafin Sam Macedo Nicholas Uhrig Jr Big Thanks to the team at Everetts Auto Parts for their support! The month of July concludes this weekend at Seekonk Speedway with both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday back on the track. The NASCAR divisions battle is on towards the Sunoco Drive For The Cup in September, with the top-eight drivers in each division at the end of August set to battle for the championship in September. Let’s take a look at the current standings with who is close to being in, or out, heading into the end of July. ![]() PRO STOCKS The Pro Stocks only have three scheduled events left before the playoffs, and all of them are in August. The Pro All Star Series will be in town this Saturday, July 29, giving the Pro Stocks the night off. That means only three more times to get inside the top-eight if you’re out right now. Dylan Estrella and David Darling lead the standings, with Mike Brightman not far behind. The big question here is will Darling run anymore races? He was only planning a part-time schedule for extra-distance events. Darling likely will be back for the Triple Crown finale on August 12 to chase that title, but will he come back on August 19 and August 26 for regular events? If he doesn’t, that will shake things up, as he likely would fall out of the top-eight. Or does his current 50-point gap feel comfortable? Tough one to say right now! Defending champion Mark Jenison is fourth, with Rick Martin fifth and Bobby Pelland only one point behind him in sixth. Dick Benoit is seventh, 14 points ahead of Tom Scully Jr., who holds the final spot right now. It’s Rookie contender Mike Rotondo the first driver out by 13 points in ninth and Kevin Casper behind by 33 points. The big losers last week were Kenny Spencer and Colbey Fournier, who sit 13th and 15th now after missing the race due to damages from the race prior. Even if they come back for the next points race in August, they are going to have trouble getting back in the top-eight with not many races left to go. The story here is going to be whether or not Darling runs the two races at the end of August — and even if he doesn’t — can someone knock him out? ![]() LATE MODELS Jacob Burns, Luke LeBrun, Vinnie Arrenegado and defending champion Mark Jenison lead the Late Model standings and appear comfortable heading for the stretch run and the final four events before the playoffs. All but Jenison has won multiple times this season. Chase Belcher isn’t far behind in fifth and leads over the cut by over 50 points, so he looks good. Charlie Rose is sixth, with a 23 point lead on the cut, while Bill Goodrow is just one point ahead of Tyler Tomassi, who holds the final spot. Richie Murray is just outside, but just seven points back after missing one event. Connor Souza is 10th right now, only 15 points back of Tomassi. Scott Serydynski Jr. isn’t far behind either in 11th, just 20 points from the cut. If the season shakes out the way it has been going, looks like the top-six are comfortable and everyone from Goodrow to Serydynski is battling for the final two spots. Look out - the Late Models are bringing this right down to the final laps before deciding who is in and out! ![]() SPORTSMAN Off his recent win, Adam Pettey is comfortably at the top of the Sportsman standings. He’s ahead of former champions Chad Baxter and Steve Axon, who also seem comfortable. Colby Lambert and defending champion Craig Pianka are fourth and fifth. Barring trouble, these five will advance to the playoffs. Randy Moretti is sixth with one win, and is ahead of the final spot by 28 points. Ryan Lineham is seventh, but only three points up on Don Perry for the final spot. Jimmy “Pepe “Silvia is first driver out, 17 points back with Tyler Almeida 21 points out and Ed Perry 23 out. As of now, it looks like it might be a race between 11 drivers for eight spots. Buckle up, one of the most exciting divisions in New England is sure to make this one tight! ![]() SPORT TRUCKS Like the other divisions, it seems the Sport Trucks have some drivers at the top who should feel good. Rick Martin, the defending champion, just picked up his first season win and leads Brittany Campbell and Jake Vanada, two drivers who have two wins on the season. Mike Duarte, without a win, is comfortably in fourth. Amy Arsenault is fifth with Darryl Church sixth. Church right now is 20 points up on the final spot. Mike Cavallaro is on a hot streak with a win and a second in his last two races and is just 14 points up on Bobby Tripp, who holds the final spot. Tripp leads Tom Scully III by just 17 points, but did extend his gap this past week. Looks like Scully III and Tripp may battle for the final spot, unless someone behind them can find some extra speed in the final five weeks to make a push. ——————-- You are not going to want to miss the final four NASCAR Saturday’s before the Sunoco Drive For The Cup begins in September. And if Mother Nature steps in at any point, the number of races will dwindle even more. Drivers will be up on the wheel! Buy tickets for all Seekonk Speedway events today at SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. ![]() SEEKONK, Mass. — It’s hard to believe Saturday night was defending Chaz Auto Body Sport Truck champion Rick Martin’s first win of the 2023 season at Seekonk Speedway. Martin took advantage when two leaders got together in front of him in the final laps to take the lead, then held off Mike Cavallaro to score his first victory of the season in a wild 25-lap feature on Rhode Island Shriners night at the track. There was certainly a tight battle for the lead between Jeff Belyea and Mike Duarte for much of the second half of the feature. Belyea led the field across for the white flag with Duarte hot on his bumper, the two made contact, and both ended up in the rear. That setup a dash to the finish between Martin and Cavallaro, two former champions and division veterans, and Martin wasn’t to be denied. Cavallaro followed up his first win of the season a few weeks ago to finish second, with Brittany Campbell, a two-time season winner, crossing in third. Jake Vanada, also a two-time season winner, and Bobby Tripp followed to finish the top-five. Amy Arsenault, Darryl Church, Ethan Heilborn, Tommy Scully III and Danny Thibeault completed the top-10. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will be back on track on Saturday, July 29 for another 25-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — The second round of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series for the Pro Stocks came down to the final laps, and it was a thrilling finish that marked the end of the 60-lap feature when the checkered flag went into the air.
Dylan Estrella used the outside lane on a restart inside the final 10 laps to gain the edge over Mike Brightman, and then had to hold Brightman off in the final circuits to take the win. Brightman led much of the race, but the late caution gave Estrella one more shot, and the Everett’s Auto Parts driver didn’t disappoint. David Darling rebounded from early trouble to chase up through the field and finish third, while Bobby Pelland and Dick Benoit completed the top-five after 60 circuits. Benoit challenged inside the podium for much of the middle of the race, continuing to show speed in his No. 47 machine. Kevin Casper, Mark Jenison, Tommy Adams, Mike Rotondo and Billy Brady finished off the top-10 spots. The Pro Stocks will be back on track on Saturday, August 12 for another feature. They will be off next Saturday, July 29, but many of the regulars will run with the Pro All Star Series in the 150-lap contest. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — Prior to Saturday night, Adam Pettey was one of few consistent drivers in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman who had not broken into Victory Lane yet in the 2023 season. This week, on Rhode Island Shriners night at the track, he made sure there were no questions about it. Pettey took the lead early and rolled to victory in the 25-lap feature in the No. 57 mount. It was his first win of the season and likely a sign of more speed to come from him heading through the summer as he plans to chase his first track championship in the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. Ryan Lineham rebounded after a tough wreck two races ago to finish in the runner-up spot, with another former champion, Steve Axon, crossing third. Chad Baxter and a returning Kyle Casper followed in fourth and fifth at the finish. Ed Perry, Colby Lambert, Jason Steely, Craig Pianka and Tyler Almeida followed them to finish off the top-10. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman will be back on track on Saturday, July 29 for another 25-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — Rhode Island Shriners night at Seekonk Speedway proved to be a good one for Jacob “Rowdy” Burns in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Models. The driver of the No. 30 rocketed to the front of the 30-lap feature, passing for the lead and driving away from the competition to score another victory on his 2023 season. It was a celebration in Victory Lane for Burns, who wrapped his weekend with a Saturday win after a podium finish on Fast Friday in the Legends Cars. He was chased to the line by two other season winners - Vinnie Arrenegado and Luke LeBrun. With a last-lap pass, Richie Murray picked up the fourth spot at the finish with Connor Souza not far behind, finishing the top-five. Defending Late Model champion Mark Jenison finished sixth, followed by Bill Goodrow, Charlie Rose, Tyler Tomassi and Scott Serydynski Jr. The main event for the Late Models took justy under 10 minutes to complete The Late Models will be back on track on Saturday, July 29 for another 30-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates. |
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