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September 26, 2007 – YankeeRacer.com

Venditti Inspires Season Grand Finale At Seekonk Speedway

Seekonk, MA —Seekonk Speedway 62nd annual season comes to a spectacular conclusion the weekend of October 6-7, with over 650 laps of green flag racing, 10 different divisions, and in excess of $47,000 in purse money and another $5,700 in lap money bonuses on the line for the D. Anthony Venditti Memorial Festival of Racing. The annual event honors the memory of the late speedway founder who constructed the 1/3-mile Bay State oval in 1946 and served as its President until his passing in 1991. Highlighting the card will be a $14,700 100-lap open competition Pro Stock race with $3,000 going to the victor, $275 to qualify, and an additional $2,500 up for grabs in lap money awards. The True Value Modified Racing Series, Northeastern Midget Association, and Pro Four Modified Series will also be in action, along with open competition events for Late Models, Street Stocks, Sport Trucks/Four Cylinders, Pure Stocks, and 600 and 750 restrictor-plate SYRA Mini Cups.

The weekend begins with an open practice for all divisions on Friday, October 5. The pit area will open at 9 AM, with practice rounds running non-stop from 11 AM to 5 PM. Pit admission is $20. The speedway will then host an employee appreciation barbecue for the Route 6 facility’s staff under the turn four tent, beginning at 6 PM.

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Backwards Brad Set For Big Y Smacktoberfest

Waterford, CT — The 2007 Wild n’ Wacky Wednesday X-Car championship is not enough for Brad Voglesong. He insists on bringing down the 2007 curtain down at the Speedbowl with some derring do.

You are no doubt familiar with motorcycle daredevils jumping over school buses. Well, our boy Brad is turning it all around. Yep, “Backwards” Brad will be using a school bus (actually a Mini Bus) to jump over motorcycles at the season-ending Big Y World Class Market Smacktoberfest Sunday, Oct. 21.

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