Seekonk, MA — Flyin’ Fred Astle was living like his nickname, Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway. The Pro Stock multi- champ from Westport stormed his way to the front of the Phil’s Propane 75-lap race by lap 10 and refused to relinquish the top spot all the way to the checkered flag. It was a new jewel in Astle’s crown, as he had not yet won a 75-lap race at the Cement Palace.
The win also granted him breathing room over his nemesis this season, David Darling of Rehoboth. The duo entered the evening just one point apart in the standings and had see-sawed the lead over the past few weeks. Astle held two victories while his antagonist had nabbed three. Darling’s eleventh place finish, exacerbated by losing a tire on-track due to body metal rubbing the right front, will allow Astle some breathing room with three races remaining, but not much.
E for Effort honors on the evening go to Berkley, MA hot shoe Jake Vanada who came up to seriously hound Astle throughout the latter stages of the event. Vanada, who has seen a win on the year, has suffered a yin-yang series of fortunes with mechanical problems on his Pro Stock. It was running like a clock on the evening and Vanada was taking full advantage of his fortune.
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Seekonk, MA – Jeff Abold became the first back-to-back Boston Louie Memorial winner Saturday night, dominating the 14th running of the Northeastern Midget Association’s headliner at Seekonk Speedway.
Seekonk, MA — Local-boy-makes-good, Todd Annarummo came home to Seekonk for his first win in the Modified Racing Series presented by Valentiautomall.com 100-lap race on Saturday night. Annarummo, from nearby Swansea, who campaigned Seekonk in Pro Stocks before going to the Modified Tour, hauled down his second modified victory in a month at the one-third mile oval; he won the Open Wheel Wednesday Modified Madness 100. This time it was Les Hinckley from Windsor Locks, CT, who hounded him to the finish line; Stephen Masse, who had done the honors back on July 28, had a dreary day, unable to get really into the thick of the action. Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, MA, who had taken third earlier, had a strong fourth place finish and led early laps before Annarummo went to the lead. Dwight Jarvis, Ascutney, VT, finished third and Seekonk veteran Jimmy Kuhn from West Bridgewater, MA, took fifth.
Seekonk, MA — The chase to the 2010 championship continues Saturday with only three points separating veteran driver Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT., and Defending series champion Jon McKennedy, E.Chelmsford, MA., when the Modified Racing Series, sponsored by Bob Valenti AutoMall.com, heads south to the famed Seekonk Speedway, Rte 6, Seekonk, MA.
Seekonk, MA — Westport’s Fred Astle took his second Pro Stock win of the season after chasing down a surging Kevin Casper from Somerset, MA, then holding off division leader Dave Darling of Rehoboth, through the second half of the race. It was a tightening win for Astle, as he went into the evening two points behind Darling in the race for Pro Stock Supremacy. Darling led the division 445 points to 443. The win should also put him into automatic contention for this week’s 150-lap PASS Super race at Seekonk. Astle had started on the outside of the fourth row with Darling right behind him.
