After a long season of racing across both Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday, Seekonk Speedway will crown 2024 champions this weekend at the Action Track of the East. D.A.V. Championship weekend will take place September 27-28, with nine drivers set to be enshrined as track champions. Each of the nine divisions has a “Final Four” in the Sunoco Drive For The Cup. The driver who finishes the highest in the feature event this week compared to the other three wins the championship. The Final Four contenders include a mix of former track champions, veterans and some rising drivers looking to etch their name into track history. Fast Friday championship night begins at 7 p.m., while NASCAR Saturday championship night begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are available online for both nights in advance by visiting SeekonkSpeedway.com. Pro Stock Final Four: Dylan Estrella, Bobby Pelland III, Vinnie Arrenegado, Mike Brightman With 11 playoff points after the first two weeks, Dylan Estrella leads the Pro Stock Final Four. The Everett’s Auto Parts Racing driver of the No. 46 stormed to the front of the pack often throughout the season, visiting Victory Lane multiple times and always being a threat for the podium. Bobby Pelland III is another former Late Model champion looking to add a Pro Stock title to his resume. Pelland has multiple victories this season and always finds himself around the podium at the end of the night. After making the Final Four last year and coming up just short, Pelland looks to rebound and seal the deal this year. Vinnie Arrenegado is one driver who has put together a season filled with second-place finishes. To be exact, Arrenegado finished second SEVEN times. He will lock up the Rookie of the Year award in the Pro Stocks, but the former Late Model champion wants Pro Stock title gold. And no one can count out Mike Brightman either. Another Final Four run for him will come down to the wire, with Brightman also looking to add to a previous Late Model Seekonk title. Brightman ended the regular season with his first victory of the season and seems ready to chase the crown. The Pro Stock championship event is 50 laps. Late Model Final Four: Charlie Rose, Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, Chase Belcher, Luke Lebrun Burns, the defending Fast Friday Legends Cars champion, also made that Final Four again this year. He will have a chance to win two track titles, on two different nights, on championship weekend. His Late Model season specifically includes five feature wins. The most veteran driver of the bunch, Charlie Rose enters the Final Four. Rose has also been among the fastest cars all year, winning multiple times. There have been a few “classic” battles between Rose and Burns, and it wouldn’t surprise anyone if the two of them are slugging it out for the crown. Chase Belcher, who is no stranger to the Final Four, has put together a quiet playoff run. He hasn’t had the speed he’s been looking for all year, but would love nothing more than to put a great race together and come away with the championship crown. And Luke Lebrun, another driver who has been through a season filled with ups and downs, also is in the Final Four. With victories to his credit this season, Lebrun will look to use some of his experience to be there when it matters in the final laps of the championship event. The Late Model championship event is 40 laps. Helger’s Sportsman Final Four: Colby Lambert, Adam Pettey, Doug Benoit, Scott Serydynski Jr. The Helger’s Sportsman Final Four is wide open, but they will have to go through the dominant car all year if they want to win the championship. Colby Lambert put together one of the most consistent seasons in the history of the Sportsman, dominating along with the way with consistency and also earning the most playoff points of anyone at Seekonk Speedway. Pettey, who had a dominant year in 2023 but came away just short of the title, looks to get what he feels like is his this season. He’s shown he can win and win often, and it may take a win to seal up the title. He’s joined by Benoit, a former Fast Friday Pure Stock champion, just like Lambert. Both of these drivers have moved up to the Sportsman and now have a shot at the title. Benoit had a rough summer with mechanical gremlins, but seems to have figured them out just at the right time to make a run. And, how about Serydynski, joining the party? Another driver who’s had a season filled with ups and downs, Serydynski has made it to this point with a shot to hoist the championship trophy. The Helger’s Sportsman championship event is 35 laps. Chaz’s Auto Body Sport Truck Final Four: Rick Martin, Jake Vanada, Mike Duarte, Tim Bolger Jr. Martin certainly leads the list of favorites. He’s won the last two Sport Truck titles and looks to add a third straight in 2024, in his 50th season of racing. Martin is the most veteran of this group and most veteran of all drivers at Seekonk Speedway. He’s been around, and won the title in his format the last two years. Duarte won the bonus points for the regular season, leading the charge at the end of the August. He hasn’t had a fantastic start to the playoffs, but all it will take is one race for him to hold his second Sport Truck title. Vanada may look like a darkhorse going into it, but he may like it that way. The Everett’s Auto Parts driver certainly didn’t have the win count he wanted this year, but he’s got a shot to win the title - and he’s going to be a major threat to finish it off. And Bolger, maybe the surprise of the year in the Sport Trucks, has his own opportunity to win. Bolger won the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown title this year in a similar format and also has multiple wins, so look out for him. The championship event for the Chaz’s Auto Body Sport Trucks is set for 35 laps. Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars Final Four: Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, Richie Helger Jr., Chase Silvia, Mason Tessier
Burns is the defending Legends Cars champion. In a year filled with ups and downs, Burns has three Legends Cars wins and constant top-five finishes. He will be a major threat to capture a second straight championship. Chase Silvia earned the most playoff points of anyone in the first two weeks, with 11. He did that with a victory in the first race and a second-place finish in round two. The driver of the No. 17 seems to have caught fire in the second half of the season, finishing on the podium in four of the final six races, including winning twice. Richie Helger Jr. enters the Final Four with two wins of his own. He made the Final Four in the Legends Cars last year, so has some experience to lean back on. With consistent speed throughout the whole year, Helger will be a threat to capture the crown. And Tessier, the consistent one, enters with optimism. It’s likely it will take a win or at least a podium run to win the championship. Tessier has no wins and just two podium finishes this year, but would pick no better time to get to the front of the field. The Nick’s Pit Stop Legends Cars championship event is 30 laps. Helger’s Pure Stocks Final Four: Mike Henriques, Brent Robidoux, Danny Massa, Ethan Souza Robidoux leads the overall season point standings, coming off an impressive season that will earn him the Rookie of the Year award. One year after moving up from the Bandolero class, Robidoux has been to Victory Lane and been consistently near the front of the field in his debut year. Henriques has been similarly consistent up at the front. He’s never won a championship, but is certainly one of the more polished veterans in the division. Ethan Souza has quietly put together a consistent season himself. In the last nine races, Souza hasn’t finished outside the top-five. He has one victory on the season, showing he can lead the class. If he wants to win the title, he may have to lead the class again. Massa, another polished veteran of the division, had a tough start, but has turned it around in a big way. In his last seven events, Massa has two victories and four podium runs to go along with them. His experience should help him be in contention to capture the crown. Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw Final Four: Bryson Robidoux, Brody Wakefield, Nick Uhrig Jr., Parker Davis The Final Four in the Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Outlaw field includes the regular season points leader, a driver rolling into it hot and two speedy competitors looking to earn the title. With victories in the first two Sunoco Drive For The Cup playoff events, Parker Davis leads the charge. Davis has four wins this season, and won the championship in this style format last year in the Bandits. His move up to the Outlaws has shown continued success. Robidoux led the points at the end of the regular season, entering the playoffs with three bonus points. Robidoux also has four wins this season, showing consistent speed throughout the year to go along with nine podium finishes. Wakefield had quite the impressive start to the season, with two wins and podium finishes in the first four events. Since then, he may have cooled off a smidge, but he’s still found himself on the podium often. With two wins on the season, Wakefield would love to end his title run with one more victory. Uhrig, no stranger to the Final Four in this championship format in a Bandolero, he does have experience competing for the title on championship night. After a season filled with ups and downs, he may be considered the darkhorse entering the Outlaw Final Four, but will be a threat. Sport 4 Final Four: Richie Johnson, Matt Pion, Tyler Duhancik, Justin Leduc Although Leduc had an up and down start to the season, he’s caught fire in the second half. He’s been inside the podium in seven of nine events heading down the stretch run, including three feature wins. Leduc has been the fastest car in the track of late, and will roll into the Final Four with plenty of momentum. Joining him, Richie Johnson has been a master of consistency in the second half of the season. In his last seven events, Johnson has top-five finishes in all of them. Although he hasn’t won yet, Johnson enters the Final Four looking to pounce. There would be no better time to win. Pion was on top at the end of the regular season, earning three bonus points towards the playoffs. Using those to his advantage after a tough first week of the playoffs, Pion enters the Final Four looking to seal up the championship. He has two wins on the season. Duhancik had a rough and tumble last time out, wrecking in practice and having to use a borrowed ride for the main event. There have been races this year that Duhancik looked like the dominant force in the division. Seekonk Grand Prix Bandolero Bandit Final Four: Luka Dib, David Bernier, Mason Silva, Jase Chaber Dib, Bernier and Silva have been the class of the field all year. Driving to multiple feature wins, Dib is on a roll entering the Final Four, coming into it with three straight wins and victories in four out of the last six events. Bernier has been on the podium in all but one event this season and has four wins of his own. Silva, driving the No. 31, has two victories along with 11 podium finishes. Chaber on the other hand hasn’t won, but has been consistently inside the top-five. He has finished fifth or better in all of the Bandolero Bandit races this season, showing his drive to be at the front. Although he’s the underdog entering the Final Four battle, can he come out on top? And if he doesn’t, which one of the three Bandolero Bandit powerhouses ends the season on a high note? Seekonk Speedway D.A.V. Championship weekend takes place on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. For tickets and more information on the event, fans can visit SeekonkSpeedway.com - specifically the race day info page - for schedules and more. As always, follow the track on social media for the latest news and updates.
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