2024 Sport Truck Season Preview

Nine-time New England racing champion Rick Martin has two straight championships in the Seekonk Sport Trucks, and he has all the momentum on his side rolling in 2024. As the Sport Trucks get set to kick-off the season on Sunday, May 5, Martin is again the favorite to contend for yet another championship at the Action Track of the East.


But who are the leading contenders to try and knock him off?

Jake Vanada is front and center. Driving in the Everett’s Auto Parts Racing stable for 2024 in his familiar No. 29, Vanada won the Everett’s Triple Crown title last year and was right with Martin in competition along the way, right down to the final laps of the season. Vanada is going to be a major threat to win races and contend for his first track title driving in his first year with Everett’s.


Former Sport Truck champions Mike Cavallaro and Mike Duarte are two more contenders to watch. Duarte has been around the top-five for multiple years and Cavallaro is no stranger to winning races and championships. It’s likely both of them will make the playoffs and be in contention for the title, but their major goal is visiting Victory Lane and doing it often.

Veteran contender Amy Arsenault is back for another year. Brittany Campbell won last year and made the Final Four to contend for the title, but will make the move to the Late Models full-time and may run a partial Truck schedule. Arsenault, a graduate of the Fast Friday Pure Stock division, enters the season hoping to get the family name back in the winner’s circle at Seekonk Speedway.


A veteran of the division like Darryl Church will be again mixed with rising drivers like Tom Scully III and Ethan Heilborn. Church is no stranger to winning and running in the top-five, while Scully has one career win. Both Scully and Heilborn showed last year they can run in the front when the cards fall right, and with an offseason of work behind them, they are revving up looking to get to the front of the pack. 


Look out for Dave Darling’s mastermind crew chief Jeff Belyea to contend for his first win this season in the No. 52. He’s joined by DJ Thibeault, a graduate of the Fast Friday Sport 4 class, who showed speed throughout last year and is also looking for his first career win. Pure Stock graduate from Friday Steven Buckley is also making his move to the Sport Trucks in 2024. 


Other names registered include Tim Bolger Jr., Doug Rioux, Marissa Morgan, Richard Stockwell, Anastasia LeBrun, Tim Watson, Daniel McGee, Trent Rodrigues and more.


The 2024 season opens for Seekonk’s Sport Trucks on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. The season includes events from May through September. The championship night for the Sport Trucks will be Saturday, September 28. For more information on the 2024 Sport Trucks season, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news.