Kyle Kuchta Picks Up First Career Win in Seekonk Fast Fri. Series
Seekonk, MA — The Fast Friday series returned to action Friday night, and Niantic, CT native Kyle Kuchta picked up his first career Seekonk Youth Racing Association win in the 750 class. After coming close dozens of times over his four year career, he held off a hard charging Derek Anderson Jr to claim the checkered flag.
Kyle picked up the lead on lap two, after passing polesitter Chris Igo Jr on the outside. Once out front, he started to open a little lead on the field. By lap 4, Voluntown CT’s Nick Ladyga was up to second. Anderson, who started last in the 8 car field, had moved into third by lap 6. Lap seven saw the only caution of the night when Dylan Estrella of North Attleboro spun in turn 4.
Once back up to speed, the top three cars started to break away from the rest of the field. Anderson started to use the outside lane to his advantage. On lap nine, he overtook Ladyga for second. Derek wrestled the lead away from Kyle on lap 15, but only held on for one lap, as the PMW Marine machine of Kuchta jumped back out front the following lap. Ladyga had worked his way into second several times over the last dozen laps, but was not able to stay there when it counted.
Lap 24 saw Anderson put his number back atop the leader board, but coming down for the checkered flag, Kuchta found enough in his silver and red 0 to slide back to the lead, and edge out Anderson by .063 seconds for his first career win. Anderson settled for second after a superb run, while Ladyga finished third in his Suchocki & Son’s Construction #38. Two time winner Casey Sanchez finished fourth in his Allegre Motorsports #5, while the previous weeks winner, Brian Mondeau finished fifth. Jariah Roderick, Chris Igo Jr, and Dylan Estrella rounded out the field.
In the S.Y.A. 600 class, Carl Medeiros picked up his third win of the young season. In a race that saw no cautions, Kaitlyn Donovan of Waterford, CT jumped out to an early lead. Once out front, she seemed determined to stay. While she held a slight advantage over the Hutchins’ and Sons Enterprises mount of Dave Hutchins Jr, Mederios was working his way through the traffic. By lap 5, he was up to second, and was hounding the leader by lap seven.
On lap 11, the NuWay Auto Dodge of Medeiros slid past Donovan, and picked up the lead. Once Kaitlyn fell back, she started to drag something under her car, and was black flagged, ending a good run. She was able to return, but several laps down. Hutchins was back up into second, but had fallen several car lengths behind Medeiros. With ten laps remaining, Jake Spillers had moved his GRC Steel machine into third, with the Roland’s Tire 75 of Adam Swift and Holbrook’s Bob Perry rounding out the top five.
By this time, the field had stretched itself out, as Carl Medeiros would go virtually uncontested for his third win of the season. Hutchins finished second, with Spillers, Swift, and Perry rounding out the top five.
The Ultraflex Race Bodies $50.00 savings bond went to Kyle Kuchta for his determination and hard charging.
The Pure Stocks were back on Friday nights, after putting on a show in from of a capacity crowd this past Sunday. 18 cars took the green, and in the end, Bob Hinckley put his Glassman Auto Sales Chevy in Victory Lane for the second time this season. Jeremy Lambert brought the field down for the green, and took the early lead, but was forced to give it up when Hinckley motored by on lap 2. By lap 5, Hinckley had worked up a five car length lead over Randy Moretti.
Working their way from the rear of the field were reigning champion and points leader Bill Chouinard and the last Fast Friday winner Scott Cestodio. By lap ten, both had cracked the top five. Cestodio was working the high line, while Chouinard worked the low lane. But Chouinard’s fate would take a turn for the worse, as a broken spindle sent the current points leader out of the event on lap 13, relegating him to a 15th place finish.
Over the last ten laps, Cestodio worked his way by John Robidoux and Tom Blackwell in a heated battle. Lapped traffic started to slow the leader, allowing Randy Moretti to close within a couple of car lengths of Hinckley, but came up just a bit short for the win. Following Hinckley and Moretti across the line was Cestodioi in his towncartravel.com Chevy, Tom Blackwell in the Bruce Lacey Cornwell Tools Chevy and John Robidoux in the Sanford & Son’s Auto Parts Chevy.
The Fast Friday series takes another week off, as the speedway recovers from the 4th annual Viveiros insurance Modified Madness on Wednesday, July 16th. We will return on Friday, July 25th. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.seekonkspeedway.com.
SYRA 600 – 25 Laps
1) Kyle Kuchta, Niantic CT
2) Derryk Anderson Jr, Warwick, RI
3) Nick Ladyga, Voluntown, CT
4) Casey Sanchez, Providence, RI
5) Brian Mondeau, Bridgewater, MA
6) Jariah Roderick, East Taunton, MA
7) Chris Igo Jr, North Easton, MA
8) Dylan Estrella, North Attleboro, MA
SYRA 750 – 25 Laps
1) Carl Medeiros Jr, Westport, MA
2) Dave Hutchins, Somerset, MA
3) Jake Spillers, Ashburnham, MA
4) Adam Swift, Fairhaven, MA
5) Bob Perry, Holbrook, MA
6) Kyle DeSouza, Fairhaven, MA
7) Branden Dion, Taunton, MA
8) Jason Enos II, Assonet, MA
9) Kaitlyn Donovan, Waterford, CT
10) Glenn Deming Jr, North Scituate, RI
11) Ashley Kuhn, Plymouth, MA
Pure Stocks – 25 Laps
1) Bob Hinckley, Acushnet, MA
2) Randy Moretti, West Warwick, RI
3) Scott Cestodio, Swansea, MA
4) Tom Blackwell, Taunton MA
5) John Robidoux, Fall River, MA
6) Amy Arsenault, Concord, NC
7) Nick Uhrig, Warwick, RI
8) Rick Hayward, Halifax, MA
9) C J Mello, Cranston, RI
10) Carlos Silvia, Fall River, MA
11) Steven Sipione, Taunton MA
12) Missy Valentine, Pawtucket, RI
13) Missy Charette, Taunton, MA
14) Dirk Eykelhoff, Montville, CT
15) Bill Chouinard, Swansea, MA
16) John Frias, Fairhaven, MA
17) Mark Boisvert, Uxbridge, MA
18) Jeremy Lambert, Westport, MA
Karts
Jr Champs: Bethany Stoehr, Bridgewater, MA
Sr Champs: Kris Porter, Taunton, MA
Kids: Maria Panciocco, Johnston, RI
Pumpers: Peter Panciocco, Johnston, RI
Sources: Kevin Boucher/Seekonk Speedway PR