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.
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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. SEEKONK, Mass. — It didn’t take long for Mike Hanafin to get his second career win at Seekonk Speedway. After seven years of trying, he won his first in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits a few weeks ago. Friday night, July 21, he added another win to his young career in the No. 76.
Hanafin picked up his second career win in the 15-lap feature, holding off defending champion Sam Macedo to do it in the final laps. Macedo tried everything to get around, it just wasn’t meant to be. Hanafin crossed the line ahead of what ended up being a three-wide battle for the runner-up spot, with Nick Uhrig Jr. sneaking through to grab second at the finish. Macedo would finish third, with two-time season winner Parker Davis in fourth and Mason Silva rounding out the top-five. David Bernier, Carl Satterlund Jr., Luka Dib, Jayden Sprague and Ryder Aguiar completed the field. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero bandits will be back on the track on Friday, July 28 for another 15-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — Ryan Vanasse Jr. is on fire in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw division in 2023 at Seekonk Speedway. Vanasse picked up yet another win on Friday night, his fifth of the season, and it did it in mostly dominating fashion once again. He used the inside lane to get ahead of mostly everyone in the field, then passed for the lead on lap five and never gave up the top spot. As Ben Morabito tried to close in during the final laps, Vanasse was on top of his game - posting the fastest lap of his race on the final lap of the 15-lap feature. Morabito crossed the line second after giving it his best shot -- his best run of the season -- with Brent Robidoux crossing in third. Andrew Gomes and Bryson Robidoux followed in fourth and fifth. Dylan Calabro, Nathan Rioux, Zachary Keith, Mikey LeFort III and Brody Wakefield finished sixth through 10th. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw division will be back on the track on Friday, July 28 for another 15-lap feature. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — When it came down to the final laps of Friday’s Sport 4 feature, Justin Leduc was using one hand to drive the car and one to keep it running. The mechanical gremlins under the hood weren’t enough to stop him though - as Leduc picked up his first career Sport 4 win at Seekonk Speedway. He used the outside lane to pass Taylor Bowser for the lead, then held off a late charge from defending champion Crystal Murray to take his first career win. Murray would cross second, with two-time season winner Jarrod Freitas rebounding from an early incident to finish in third in the 25-lap feature. Richie Johnson was fourth and Henry Lavallee behind him in fifth. Christine Cavallaro led laps early and finished sixth, followed by Bowser, who also led laps. Daniel Hayes, Jacob Budznya and Joseph Mello rounded out the top-10. The Sport 4 division will be back on the track on Friday, July 28 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. SEEKONK, Mass. — The second round of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series for the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks looked like it was going to be one heck of a fight to the finish. Mike Henriques jumped out front, and was shaping up for a great battle to the end with Scott Cestodio to see who was going to come out on top. The two went back and forth for a few laps, then Cestodio cut a tire, ending his chances. After the restart, Henriques drove away from the rest of the competition to roll to victory in the 30-lap feature. Henriques picked up his first win of the season over Nick Brightman in second and Sam Lincoln, who returned to the podium in third. Ed Gould and Timmy Ouellette, winner from a week prior, were fourth and fifth. Danny Massa, Ethan Souza, Greg Perry, Don Courtemanche and Josh O’Hara finished the top-10. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock division will be back on the track on Friday, July 28 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. SEEKONK, Mass. — Isaiah Newcomb made it clear Friday night was going to be his night in the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars at Seekonk Speedway. Newcomb jumped out front early in the rather clean Legends Cars race and never looked back, rolling to the feature win after 25 laps. While Newcomb drove away with the win, the race for second was tight at the end between Richie Helger Jr., Jacob Burns and Nicholaus Bulkeley. The drivers were dicing for the spot as the field took the white flag. When it came down to the finish, Helger grabbed the spot, his best career in a Legend Car at Seekonk, while Burns was third and Bulkeley followed in fourth. Branden LaBelle finished in fifth with Josh Parsons, Mason Tessier, Zack Martinez, Chase Silvia and Cole Robie finishing out the top-10. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars division will be back on the track on Friday, July 28 for another 30-lap feature in the second round of their Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest updates. SEEKONK, Mass. — There will be a lot of clowning around off the track this Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway. The Rhode Island Shriners Clowns are in town for their annual summer visit to the third-mile this Saturday, July 22, helping headline a full night of racing with the annual Trike Races for children and the second round of the Everett’s Triple Crown Series for the Pro Stocks. The Late Models, Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman and the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will also be on track Saturday night. On Friday, July 21, the Fast Friday series returns headlined by round two of the Triple Crown for the Pure Stocks, along with both Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions, the Sport 4’s and the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars. Fast Friday action starts at 7 p.m., while NASCAR Saturday night racing begins at 6 p.m. Tickets for both nights are available in advance today cheaper than at the gates, online at SeekonkSpeedway.com. The Rhode Island Shriners Clowns return to Seekonk this week. Shriners International is a fraternity based on fun, fellowship and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, truth and relief. Throughout history, both the Freemasons and Shriners have had a reputation for secrecy, but they have a straightforward mission. For more information on them, visit RIShriners.com. The Trike Races have been one of the highlights of this night for many years and the tradition continues this week. Attention all young speedsters and their families! Join us for thrilling tricycle races at Seekonk Speedway, organized by the Rhode Island Shriner's Clown Unit. This event promises loads of fun and excitement as children aged 3-5 and 6-8 gear up to showcase their racing skills on their trusty trikes or big wheels. Kids can enter with their trikes for inspection by visiting the base of the tower when they arrive. The Trike races will happen during intermission. On NASCAR Saturday, David Darling may have said he wasn’t running full-time entering the year, but will he re-think it now? He’s won three straight in the Pro Stocks and as the division heads for round two of the Everett’s Triple Crown, 60 laps, look out for him this week. Dylan Estrella, Tom Scully Jr., Colbey Fournier, Kenny Spencer and others will look to rebound after tough weeks last Saturday night, while Bobby Pelland III looks for one spot better and his first win of the year. The Late Model division enters the race with many contenders ready to battle for 30 laps. In the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman, the race to make the second annual Sunoco Drive For The Cup is on with names like Adam Pettey, Chad Baxter and others all looking to park in Victory Lane for the first time this season. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Truck season has seen multiple different winners including Brittany Campbell and Jake Vanada, who have two each. However, former champions Mike Duarte and Rick Martin (defending title holder) are both going to look for their first wins of the year in their 25-lap feature. On Fast Friday, both Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions have seen first-time winners this season, but it’s youth racing veterans Sam Macedo (Bandits) and Ryan Vanasse Jr. (Outlaws) leading their respective classes and coming off wins from last week. Friday’s racing includes round two of the Everett’s Triple Crown for the Pure Stocks, set for 30 laps. The stars and cars of this division include Scott Cestodio, Ethan Souza, Danny Massa and Timmy Ouellette - all four of them winners so far. Will someone new add their name to this list this week? The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars are coming off a photo finish last week that saw Jase Mongeon win for the first time in his Seekonk career, while the Sport 4’s saw Mikey LeFort grab his second win of the year in that competitive division. All of the racing across both nights is sure to be exciting with nine feature winners to be crowned this weekend. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, including the event schedule remaining in 2023 and tickets for all events, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com today. Fans can purchase tickets ahead, skip the lines and save money. The track is also active on Facebook, keeping fans updated with the latest news leading into the races and live from the track on race day with the top-three from each race completed and more. 🎪🏁 Exciting Rhode Island Shriner's Clown Unit Trike Races at Seekonk Speedway! 🏁🎪 📅 Date: Saturday, July 22nd 🕒 Time: Intermission after heat races are complete Attention all young speedsters and their families! Join us for thrilling tricycle races at Seekonk Speedway, organized by the Rhode Island Shriner's Clown Unit. This event promises loads of fun and excitement as children aged 3-5 and 6-8 gear up to showcase their racing skills on their trusty trikes or big wheels. 🚲 Race Categories:
To ensure a safe and enjoyable event for everyone, we have some important rules in place:
📝 How to Sign Up: To enter your child in this thrilling event, parents can stop by the merchandise booth under the tower. There, you'll sign the insurance waiver and receive an entry form, which you'll also need to bring to the tower. 🏆 Rewards and Recognition: Every participant is a winner and will receive a participation ribbon as a keepsake of their exciting racing experience. Additionally, the first-place winners from each age group will receive a well-deserved trophy to celebrate their victory! Don't miss this unforgettable family-friendly event filled with laughter, cheers, and the cutest tricycle racers you'll ever see. Whether your child is a skilled speedster or simply looking to have a blast with new friends, the Rhode Island Shriner's Clown Unit Trike Races at Seekonk Speedway will be an event to remember! So mark your calendars for Saturday, July 22nd, and come join the racing fun at Seekonk Speedway. We can't wait to see you there! 🏁🎉
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