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.
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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 fourth race of the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stock season finally marked a new winner on Friday night. Danny Massa, who dominated the early stages of last year, became the first driver not named Scott Cestodio to get to the top spot after 25 laps in 2023. Massa started from the pole position and led the entire distance to score the win, holding off Mike Henriques on multiple restarts to accomplish the goal.
Ethan Souza worked his way up from a 10th-place starting spot to finish third in the No. 30, another consistent run to open his season. Behind them, Sam Lincoln was fourth and Timmy Ouellette fifth. Don Courtemanche, Cestodio, Josh Badach, Gary Conrad and Greg Perry finished the top-10. Cestodio was charging to the front running for second with Henriques in the middle of the race but spun and had to come from the rear to finish in seventh. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks will return to the track after an off week from competition on Friday, July 7 for another 25-lap feature race. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — The 2023 season has been a breakout year so far for Brenden LaBelle in the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars, and it’s just getting started. Even though LaBelle missed the race in week two, he’s been to Victory Lane in all three races he’s competed in so far. Friday night, he captured the victory in round one of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series for the Legends Cars, a 30-lap feature. LaBelle used a late pass on Josh Parsons to take the top spot and never look back. Parsons wasn’t far behind as the field hit the final lap, with Chase Silvia, a former Bandolero winner, also contending for his first Legends Cars win. When they hit the line at the checkered flag, LaBelle was ahead of Parsons and Silvia to finish the top-three. However, the entire top-five results are still pending and unofficial due to inspection, as of the publication of this story. Unofficially, Riley Paul finished fourth and Mason Tessier fifth. Nicholaus Bulkeley, Jacob Burns, Isaiah Newcomb, Jimmy “Pepe” Silvia and Jake Silvia finished the top-10. The top-10 finishers were changed up post-race due to a few incidents on the final lap. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars will return to the track after an off week from competition on Friday, July 7 for another 25-lap feature race. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — The name of the game last year for Sam Macedo was win the championship, but not a feature race in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits. It was a good ending for him — capturing his first track title and etching himself into the track record books as a champion at Seekonk Speedway. This season, four races into his title defense, he already has his first feature win of the year. Macedo started from the pole position and led all of the laps to capture the victory in Friday’s 15-lap main event. He was challenged a few times throughout the race, especially on the final restart, but didn’t let it change the outcome. Macedo passed the line ahead of Nick Uhrig Jr. and Parker Davis when the checkered flag went in the air. The remainder of the field include Jace Chaber, Mason Silva, Mike Hanafin, Ryder Aguiar and Luka Dib. The results of the feature remain unofficial at this time due to technical inspection. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandits will return to the track after an off week from competition on Friday, July 7 for another 15-lap feature race. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — A few weeks ago, Tyler Duhancik was exiting his car and watching it leave the track on the back of a tow truck. Friday night, in the 25-lap Sport 4 feature, Duhancik was driving backwards around the track post-race with the checkered flag in his hand for the first time this season. Duhancik charged to the front and passed Henry Lavallee for the lead to take the victory in the No. 48. After he took the bottom and the battle began, the two raced side-by-side for many laps right down to the checkered flag. Lavallee settled for second, with Jarrod Freitas, the opening night winner, and Crystal Murray, the defending champion, right there. The four-car battle was one of the best the division has seen down the wire in many years. Justin Leduc rounded out the top-five with pole sitter and early leader Richie Johnson in sixth. Taylor Bowser, Christine Cavallaro, Daniel Hayes and Jacob Budzyna rounding out the top-10. The Sport 4 will return to the track after an off week from competition on Friday, July 7 for another 25-lap feature race. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — Mother Nature, please play nice. Seekonk Speedway will return to the track for another racing doubleheader this weekend, June 23 and 24, with Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday ready to rock the third-mile. Both nights will include events in the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series as the summer at Seekonk heats up, with one Triple Crown feature on Friday (Legends Cars) and two on NASCAR Saturday (Pro Stocks and Sport Trucks). Saturday night is a full night. On top of the NASCAR Weekly Racing, the New England Antique Racers are in town for their annual appearance, while the track will also hold Military Night, Youth Sports Night and Scout Night this weekend. Due to Mother Nature, all of these exciting events are jammed into one night. The Pro Stocks haven’t raced since the middle of May, mostly due to Mother Nature. This Saturday night, they are scheduled to return in a big way with 60 laps of racing action. Mike Brightman and Dylan Estrella won the first two events of the year in what feels like forever ago, but their extra-distance battle this Saturday night will bring all the stars together. Tommy Adams, Rick Martin, Mark Jenison, David Darling and others will battle for their first wins of the season in the special event, round one of three in the Triple Crown. It’s the first of two consecutive extra-distance races for the Pro Stocks, with the American Racer Pro Stock 75 set for July 1. Just a few weeks ago, Luke Lebrun dominated the first round of the Triple Crown Series in the Late Models, This Saturday night, the division returns for 30 laps of excitement with Lebrun, Vinnie Arrenegado and Jacob Burns as the three winners so far. Names like Chase Belcher, Richie Murray, Mark Jenison, Corey Fanning and others will be searching their first win of the year. In the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman, a thrilling finish to the most recent event saw Chad Baxter and Steve Axon inches apart, with Axon grabbing his second straight win on June 10. When they return on Saturday, Baxter looks to capture his first win of the year, but may have to fight off Adam Pettey, who is the only driver to grab a podium finish in all three of the first events of the year. The second round of the Everett’s Triple Crown Series is also on tap for the Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks on Saturday night, 35 laps. Jake Vanada enters the race having won two in a row, but Rick Martin and Mike Duarte have been breathing down his neck. Amy Arsenault, Brittany Campbell and the remainder of the Truckers will battle with Vanada to chase the checkered flag on Saturday night in their extra-distance event. Fast Friday’s Triple Crown race is for the Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars, the final of the Fast Friday divisions to get their Triple Crown underway. Through the first three races, two different drivers have been to Victory Lane, but Brenden LaBelle is undefeated as a driver. He picked up his first career win in week one, skipped week two, then charged back to win again in week three. Last week, it looked like Mason Tessier was going to win, but he finished in fourth. Jacob Burns, Josh Parsons, Richie Helger Jr and others are off to strong starts on their 2023 campaign. Speaking of strong starts, Scott Cestodio has three wins in three weeks in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks and has no shown no signs of slowing down. However, names like Ethan Souza, Danny Massa, Greg Perry, Mike Henriques, Sam Lincoln and others will look to challenge him again on Friday night for 25 laps. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero divisions are also off to strong starts. Ryan Vanasse Jr. has two victories already in the Outlaws, while the Robidoux brothers, Brent and Bryson, have been impressive along with him. In the Bandits, Nick Uhrig Jr. picked up his first career win last week after Parker Davis won the first two events. Sam Macedo, the defending champion, has been strong early in the season as well. The Sport 4 division watched Crystal Murray use the outside lane to pass five cars in front of her and take the lead and the win in their Triple Crown opener last week. Other winners on the season include Jarrod Freitas and Mikey LeFort. Will one of these three win in their 25-lapper this week or can someone else add their name and make it four different winners in four races? Fast Friday racing begins at 7 p.m., while NASCAR Saturday kicks-off at 6 p.m. on Saturday night. Tickets for Fast Friday are $10 per person in advance or $13 on race day, while NASCAR Saturday tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the gates. All tickets for all Seekonk Speedway 2023 events are available online today at SeekonkSpeedway.com. Fans are encouraged to use the online ticketing platform to skip the lines and save money. Upcoming, Seekonk Speedway holds Open Wheel Wednesday with a $10,000 to win Modified madness show with the Tri-Track Modifieds on Wednesday, June 28 — an event that also includes the NEMA Lites and 350 Supermodifieds. The track returns to NASCAR Saturday racing on July 1, and also has Fast Friday on July 7 and the July Independence Day Thrill Show on July 8. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, fans can visit the track online or on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — For the third time in three weeks, Scott Cestodio was the man holding the checkered flag in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks on Friday night at Seekonk Speedway. Cestodio, returning to the division for the first time in many years, has been the dominant car. It didn’t look like Friday was going to be his night — but a late caution closed the field up and gave him a chance, and he took advantage. Cestodio passed Ethan Souza with just a few laps left for the lead and never looked back. Souza and Danny Massa battled hard for the final laps for the runner-up spot, with Souza edging out across the line at the finish. Sam Lincoln and Mike Henriques followed them and finished fourth and fifth. Jared Cordeira, Alice Benoit, Josh Badach, Don Courtemanche and Matt Talbot finished off the top-10. The Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Pure Stocks will return to the track on Friday, June 24 with another main event, set for 25 laps. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — It was a dominant kind of night for Ryan Vanasse Jr. in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws at Seekonk Speedway on Friday night. Vanasse charged through the field to get to the front of the pack and take the lead on lap seven and never looked back in the 15-lap race, taking his second win in three races in the division.
While Vanasse won the race, it was Brent Robidoux close behind yet again, finishing second. The two of them have been on the podium in all three races so far in 2023 and have all three wins between them. Brent would finish second with Bryson Robidoux, his brother, earning a career best finish in third-place. Andrew Gomes and Collin Vanasse were fourth and fifth. Collin was leading the race at the halfway point but got sideways, spun and had to go to the back. He charged back up to the top-five for a strong finish. RJ Murphy, Dylan Calabro, Mikey LeFort III, Zachary Keith and Jordan Duquette finished off the top-10. The Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaws will return to the track on Friday, June 24 with another main event, set for 15 laps. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. SEEKONK, Mass. — Crystal Murray saw a pack of cars riding around the bottom in front of her in the first round of the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series for the Sport 4’s on Friday night, and decided to go around all of them to pick up the win. Murray, the defending division champion, used the top lane to pass the five cars in front of her nearing the halfway point in the 30-lap feature then drove away from the competition to win her first race of the season in round three. Murray’s outside lane moves left a long list of challengers to battle for second. In the end, Tyler Duhancik, rebounding after a tough wreck a few weeks ago, was able to finish in the runner-up spot with Henry Lavallee not far behind in third. Sam Matter made some nice moves to finish in fourth and Richie Johnson rounded out the top-five. Jarrod Freitas finished sixth, followed by Daniel Hayes, Taylor Bowser, Christine Cavallaro and Jacob Budznya. The Sport 4’s will return to the track on Friday, June 24 with another main event, set for 25 laps. For more information on Seekonk Speedway, visit SeekonkSpeedway.com and follow the track on social media. |
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