About The Track
Seekonk Speedway has been the Action Track of the East since 1946. Family owned, family operated, family business — every race night, since day one.
Our Story
D. Anthony Venditti — known as “The Godfather of New England Auto Racing” — began construction of Seekonk Speedway in 1945 on the family's Seekonk Poultry Farm land. The gates opened for the first time on May 30, 1946 with the first race running on Memorial Day, a Thursday in late May. Built as a quarter-mile oval with seven-foot banking in the corners and 60-foot wide turns, more than 12,000 people were on the property on opening day.
The original track was designed for Open Wheel Midgets. The first-ever Seekonk Speedway race was won by Oscar Ridlon, rolling his midget into Victory Lane.
D. Anthony owned, operated, and promoted the Speedway until his death in 1991. He received the Promoter of the Year award in 1978.
The Racing
Saturday Nights
The NASCAR Pro Stocks headline 40-lap features in a division stacked with veterans. NASCAR Late Models, Sport Trucks, and Sportsman round out the night — the Sportsman class brings three-wide action for laps on end. Rookies chasing their first checker, veterans chasing another championship, all on the same track.
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Friday Nights, June–September
The upcoming talent of the track, drivers from age 7 and up, racing side-by-side every Friday night. INEX Legends, Pure Stocks, Sport Fours, and Bandoleros. The next generation, full throttle.
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Five Times a Year
Enduro races. Street cars on the track. Packed grandstands. Five times a season we throw the rule book out and put on the wildest shows in New England.
Upcoming Thrill ShowsThe Family
D. Anthony founded the track in 1946 and ran it until his death in 1991. His wife Irene continued running the Speedway until her passing in 2014. Today the track is operated by their son Francis Venditti and grandson David Alburn, carrying on the tradition.
80 consecutive years under the same family. That is almost unheard of in American motorsports. It is not just a track; it is a multi-generational commitment to Saturday nights at Seekonk.
A Night At The Track
Gates open two hours before the green flag. The smell of grilled burgers drifts over the front stretch. Kids in ear protection on their dads' shoulders. Engines warming in the pits. Ten thousand seats filling up. Southern New England's oldest Saturday night tradition — still running every week from May through October.
History
A quick tour through the eras.
1946–1950
The track opens Memorial Day 1946. 12,000 fans on opening day. Open Wheel Midgets lead the first charge; Oscar Ridlon takes the first checker.
1950–1959
The sport finds its footing. Stock cars take over the schedule. Seekonk establishes itself as a regional draw.
1960–1969
The track matures. Weekly programs stabilize. Southern New England fans lock Seekonk into their summer routine.
1970–1979
Big crowds, bigger personalities. D. Anthony earns Promoter of the Year in 1978.
1980–1989
Modern Seekonk takes shape. Division structure deepens. The Action Track nickname sticks.
1990–1999
A decade of transition. D. Anthony passes in 1991. Irene Venditti keeps the gates open and the family tradition alive.
2000–2009
New generations of drivers. New fans bring kids. Same 1/3-mile oval, same Saturday night show.
Present
Francis and David Venditti lead the third and fourth generations of family ownership. Eighty consecutive years and counting.
Full decade-by-decade history and Wall of Fame on the Speedway History page (coming soon).
Join Our Team
Race nights only run because the family behind them keeps showing up. If you love a Saturday night at the track, come work one — gates, concessions, and operations roles open for the 2026 season.
