SEEKONK, Mass. — Jake Vanada might be turning it on at just the right time in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks at Seekonk Speedway. In the final race of the first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, Vanada dominated the 25-lap feature on Saturday night, rolling to victory in his No. 29. With another feature win in his 2023 season, Vanada is also one of six drivers advancing to round two in the battle for the championship. 



Joining him on the podium were Bobby Tripp and Brittany Campbell, two more championship contenders in the final six. Amy Arsenault and Mike Duarte finished fourth and fifth, with Arsenault advancing to round two. She is joined by Mike Cavallaro and Rick Martin as the other two advancing after their sixth and seventh place finishes. Dane Sairtelli, Danny Thibeault and Ethan Heilborn finished the top-10.


Eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday were Mike Duarte and Darryl Church. The Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will be back on track for the second round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup on Saturday, September 23. It will be followed by championship night on Saturday, September 30. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.comand follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates.

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SEEKONK, Mass. — Ryan Lineham picked up another dominating victory in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman on Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway. Lineham, a former champion in the division many years ago, jumped to the front early and drove away from the field in the final laps to pick up another 2023 victory. The win cemented Lineham as one of the final six in the Helger’s Sportsman advancing in the Sunoco Drive For The Cup to contend for the title.



Steve Axon and Chad Baxter followed him across the line in second and third, with Colby Lambert and Adam Pettey finishing fourth and fifth. Chris Gomes, Randy Moretti, Jimmy “Pepe” Silvia, Craig Pianka and Josh Hedges finished the top-10.


The results of the Sportsman event are unofficial, pending technical inspection.


The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportmsman will be back on track for the second round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup on Saturday, September 23. It will be followed by championship night on Saturday, September 30. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates.

SEEKONK, Mass. — Mark Jenison picked the perfect time to get back to Pro Stock Victory Lane for the first time in 2023. Jenison had a tough first race in the Sunoco Drive For The Cup last week, putting his chances of making it two championships in a row in question. But, Saturday, Jenison passed Mike Brightman for the lead and drove away in the final laps to get back to victory lane and cement himself into the second round of the playoffs.



Dick Benoit passed Brightman late and finished second, while Brightman settled for third. The top-three are all advancing to round two in the race for the championship. Ryan Souliere finished fourth and Mike Rotondo was fifth.


Bobby Pelland, Tom Scully Jr., Colbey Fournier, Dylan Estrella and Tommy Adams completed the top-10. Jenison, Benoit, Brightman, Rotondo, Pelland and Scully are the final six racing for the title in the Pro Stocks. The full race results are unofficial at this time, pending post-race technical inspection.


The Pro Stocks will be back on track for the second round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup on Saturday, September 23. It will be followed by championship night on Saturday, September 30. 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. — The first race of the Late Model Sunoco Drive For The Cup was a dominating performance for Jacob “Rowdy” Burns that ended in a feature win. The second and final race in the first round also ended with him carrying the checkered flag, but it didn’t come easy. 


Burns had to hold off the charges of Charlie Rose in the final few laps, including in the final corner, to score the feature win. Saturday’s 30-lap feature win completed a clean sweep for Burns in the first round of the playoffs, advancing him to round two easily in his quest for the title.


Rose and Vinnie Arrenegado will join Burns in the final six in the playoffs after their second and third-place finishes on Saturday night. Tyler Tomassi and defending division champion Mark Jenison finished off the top-five. They were followed by Connor Souza, Scott Serydynski Jr., Chase Belcher, Mike Brightman and Tommy Adams in the top-10. 


Eliminated from playoff contention were Tomassi and Luke LeBrun.


The Late Models will be back on track for the second round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup on Saturday, September 23. It will be followed by championship night on Saturday, September 30. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates.

SEEKONK, Mass. — Isaiah Newcomb has put together quite the season so far in the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars. In the second race of the first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, Newcomb passed Brendan LaBelle for the lead and didn’t look back to win the 25-lap feature on Friday. 



LaBelle finished second, joining Newcomb as one of the six advancing to the second round in the playoffs. Nicholaus Bulkeley was third at the finish, with Josh Parsons and Jacob Burns finishing fourth and fifth. The top-eight finishers at the end of the race were all playoff contenders.


Richie Helger Jr. in sixth is the final driver advancing to round two, joining the top-five. The two drivers eliminated on Friday were Chase Silvia and Mason Tessier, who finished seventh and eighth. Kevin Davis and Jake Silvia completed the top-10 in the race.


The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars will return to the track on Friday, September 22, 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. — Jarrod Freitas has put together quite the impressive season in the Sport 4’s at Seekonk Speedway this year. Friday night, he added another victory in the second race in the first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. Freitas jumped out front after early leader Justin Leduc had problems, and didn’t look back to score another win in the 25-lap feature.


Richie Johnson followed in second, while Crystal Murray finished in third. Mikey LeFort and Henry Lavallee finished in fourth and fifth. Sam Mattera, Tyler Duhancik, Daniel Hayes, Arthur Meack and Christine Cavallaro finished the top-10.


In the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, Lavallee, who missed the race last week, and Taylor Bowser, who missed the race this week, were eliminated from championship contention. 


The Sport 4’s will return to the track on Friday, September 22, 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. — Jarrod Freitas has put together quite the impressive season in the Sport 4’s at Seekonk Speedway this year. Friday night, he added another victory in the second race in the first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. Freitas jumped out front after early leader Justin Leduc had problems, and didn’t look back to score another win in the 25-lap feature.



Richie Johnson followed in second, while Crystal Murray finished in third. Mikey LeFort and Henry Lavallee finished in fourth and fifth. Sam Mattera, Tyler Duhancik, Daniel Hayes, Arthur Meack and Christine Cavallaro finished the top-10.


In the Sunoco Drive For The Cup, Lavallee, who missed the race last week, and Taylor Bowser, who missed the race this week, were eliminated from championship contention. 


The Sport 4’s will return to the track on Friday, September 22, 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.

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SEEKONK, Mass. — Parker Davis added yet another victory to his Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandit season on Friday night to conclude the first round of the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. Unlike the last few weeks, where they had some tight racing to the finish in the Bandits, Davis was clear sailing out front this week in the 15-lap feature event.


He advanced to round two after two victories in a row in round one of the playoffs and will be a threat for the title going forward. Mike Hanafin improved on last week's run and finished second, while Nick Urhig Jr. settled for third. Mason Silva and Sam Macedo followed in fourth and fifth place at the finish.


Luka Dib, Carl Satterlund Jr., David Bernier, Alya Martin and Ryder Aguiar finished off the top-10. In the end, Aguiar was the one driver eliminated from playoff contention. Davis, Hanafin, Uhrig, Silva and Macedo are advancing to round two to chase the championship. 


The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits will return to the track on Friday, September 22, for another 15-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. — For the ninth time in 2023, Ryan Vanasse Jr. added his name to the winner list at Seekonk Speedway on Friday night. In the conclusion of the first round of the Sunoco Drive For the Cup in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws, Vanasse entered the final lap in the lead. There was contact in turn three coming to the checkered flag, and Collin Vanasse crossed the line first.


But, officials deemed Collin would be docked two positions, giving Ryan the victory, Andrew Gomes second and Collin third after 15-laps. All three advanced to the next round of the championship playoffs, joined by Bryson Robidoux (fourth) and Brent Robidoux (seventh). 


Dylan Calabro scored his best finish of the season in fifth, while RJ Murphy, Brent Robidoux, Brody Wakefield, Zachary Keith and Jordan Duquette finished in the top-10 spots as well. Zachary Keith was the one driver eliminated from the Bandolero Outlaw playoffs.


The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws will return to the track on Friday, September 22, for another 15-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 Seekonk Seekonk Sunoco Drive For The Cup is heading for its first eliminations this Friday and Saturday. As the first round of the championship playoffs comes to a close, one driver from each Bandolero division, and two from all other Seekonk classes, will be eliminated in their quest for the track championship after this weekend.



Friday night at 7 p.m., the Fast Friday drivers return to the track to try to move on for round two. Saturday night at 6 p.m., Advance NASCAR Weekly Racing Series drivers do the same. The battles are close in all divisions heading into the weekend, and it will go down to the final laps in each race to decide who is moving on, and who is going to be out.


Drivers earn playoff points based off their finishing position. The highest finishing playoff driver earns 10, while the second highest earns 9, third highest earns 8, etc. At the end of this weekend, the lowest total in the Bandolero divisions and lowest two totals combined between last week and this week in the rest of the track divisions will be eliminated. 


In the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits, Parker Davis is coming off a victory in the first race of round one last week and enters Friday with the most playoff points, 10. He’s followed by Nick Uhrig Jr. (9), Sam Macedo (8), Mike Hanafin (7), Ryder Aguiar (6) and Mason Silva (5). If the first round ended today, Silva would be out. But look for him to try and sneak his way back in with another consistent finish this Friday in the No. 31.


In the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws, Ryan Vanasse Jr. added yet another win to his season last week, earning himself a smooth 10 playoff points. Collin Vanasse (9), Andrew Gomes (8), Brent Robidoux (7), Bryson Robidoux (6) and Zachary Keith (5) are the drivers with him in the playoffs. Can Ryan continue his hot season with another victory this Friday? Or will one of the playoff drivers knock him off and make it clear they aren’t out of it? Will a non-playoff driver win Friday’s 15-lap feature? There are plenty of options. 


Her second victory of the Sport 4 season has defending champion Crystal Murray looking good heading for this week. With her 10 points, she’s joined by Jarrod Freitas (9), Mikey LeFort (8), Richie Johnson (7), Christine Cavallaro (6), Daniel Hayes (5), Taylor Bowser (4) and Henry Lavallee in the Sport 4 title battle. Lavallee, one of the most consistent cars all year, missed the race last week and has a whole to dig out of if he wants to advance to the second round.


The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock playoffs opener went to Danny Massa, earning him 10 points. Scott Cestodio (9), Sam Lincoln (8), Jared Cordeira (7), Greg Perry (6), Ethan Souza (5), Mike Henriques (4) and Timmy Ouellette (3) also earned first round points. Henriques, who entered the playoffs inside the top-four in seeding, is in threat of being eliminated if he doesn’t find his groove this week in the 25-lap feature.


Isaiah Newcomb’s dominant summer rolled into the first race of the playoffs last week, earning him 10 points with a Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars win. He’s joined by Josh Parsons (9), Brendan LaBelle (8), Jacob Burns (7), Richie Helger Jr (6), Nicholaus Bulkeley (5), Chase Silvia (4) and Mason Tessier (3). Silvia and Tessier, teammates, will have work to do if they want to get back in and advance to round two.


Remember, for both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, the feature winner of the race may be a non-playoff driver. However, the highest finishing playoff driver still earns 10 points. Last week, Fast Friday saw playoff drivers win all the races. On NASCAR Saturday, that was the case in all but two divisions, with Dave Darling winning in the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks and Colbey Fournier winning in the Pro Stocks.


In the event of a tie on either night for the final advancing spot, Seekonk Speedway will revert back to the regular season point standings, with the highest of the two drivers from the regular season advancing.


Speaking of the Trucks, even with ignition problems, Radical Rick Martin, the defending champion, finished second. His 10 points earned as the highest finishing playoff driver puts him in a good spot heading for Saturday. Jake Vanada (9), Brittany Campbell (8), Darryl Church (7), Mike Cavallaro (6), Amy Arsenault (5), Bobby Tripp (4) and Mike Duarte (3) are also in the playoffs. Duarte, who was one of the most consistent drivers all year, will need to climb back in or he will be outside looking in instead of chasing his second Truck title.


Jacob “Rowdy” Burns is chasing titles in both the Legends Cars and Late Models in 2023, and kicked off his Late Model title chase with a victory on Saturday, grabbing 10 points. Charlie Rose had a strong second-place finish (9), while Mark Jenison started his title defense with a third-place finish, earning 8 points. Vinnie Arrenegado (7), Connor Souza (6), Chase Belcher (5), Luke LeBrun (4) and Tyler Tomassi (3) are also playoff contenders. LeBrun, who finished the regular season with multiple wins, is outside looking in heading for the weekend.


The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman photo-finish came down to two playoff drivers - winner Adam Pettey (10) and Ryan Lineham (9). Steve Axon’s third-place finish earned the defending champion 8 playoff points, while Chad Baxter and Colby Lambert are next, tied with 6. Craig Pianka, the defending champion, has five, while right now, Don Perry (4) and Randy Moretti (3) are outside and needing to get their way in if they want to advance. The tie in the Sportsman between Baxter and Lambert is the result of a technical, safety infraction found on Baxter’s ride post-race last week. He was docked one playoff point for the safety violation, but retained his finish in the feature.


The Pro Stocks playoff battle earned Bobby Pelland 10 points, while Tom Scully Jr. got 9, Dylan Estrella 8 and Dick Benoit 7.  Mike Rotondo (6), Mike Brightman (5), Mark Jenison (4) and Rick Martin (3) are also involved in the playoffs. Can Jenison, the defending Pro Stock champion, claw his way in or will he end up eliminated this weekend?


Tickets for both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday are available at SeekonkSpeedway.com for this weekend and the remaining three weeks of the season. Playoff action in round two takes place September 22-23 and the DAV Championship nights for both nights is set for September 29-30.


For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates.