KIRK ALEXANDER FILES
FIRST ENTRY FOR THE 4th ANNUAL VIVIEROS
INSURANCE MODIFIED MADNESS AT SEEKONK SPEEDWAY
Swanzey NH native and three time True Value Modified Racing Series
Champion Kirk Alexander filed the first entry for the fourth annual
Vivieros Insurance Modified Madness. After missing last years event due
to the weather forcing the rescheduling of the event, and a pre planned
hunting trip,
Alexander
wasn’t going to chance missing this years’ race. The open competition
modified event, which pays $10,000 to win, is quickly becoming one of
the most anticipated modified races in the region. Having drawn cars
from all 3 major modified touring series over the past 3 seasons, and
some of the local talents from Ct, shows the excitement that has built
from the competitors.
Reigning NASCAR Whelen Modified Series Champion Donnie Lia was the
inaugural winner of this event in 2005; when he slipped by Ted
Christopher on the last lap for the biggest win of his career to that
point. Alexander picked up the big dollar payday the following win,
after tangling with TC late in the race. 6 time Seekonk Champ Vinny
Annarummo won this event last year, just holding off a hard charging
Chris Pasteryak.
Additional entries at this time include the reigning champion of
the Open Wheel Wednesday event Vinny “Who”, current NASCAR Whelen
Modified Series sophomore Bobby Grigas III, 1998 Waterford Speedbowl SK
Modified Champion Jeff Pearl, second generation modified racer Dave
Berghman, Stafford Spring Sizzler pole sitter Ryan Preece, open wheel
ace Rob Summers, and modified hot shoe Matt Hirschman. Eddie Spiers and
John Bennett have also filed their entries.
Also on the card is the NEMA Midgets. Bobby Santos is coming off a
stellar win at the Stafford Motor Speedway, and is looking to better his
third place finish from a year ago. Last year saw “Liquid: Lou Cicconi
win the highly contested 25 lap feature, as Randy Cabral finished
second. That equals his worst finish of 2008, as Randy has 3 runner-up
finishes so far to go with his 3 wins. Never to be counted out will be
former NEMA Champions Joey Payne and Nokie Fornoro.
Rounding out the card will be the first ever appearance of the NEMA
Lites. With only a couple of events for this entry level open wheeled
midget class, this will surely be a race to be remembered by all of the
competitors, as they race in one of their biggest events of their
inaugural season.
Entry forms can be printed right from the website, and the
registration fee will be used as pit area admittance for the driver on
race day, if the entry form is received by Wednesday, July 9. Pit gates
will open at 2pm, with practice beginning at 3. Qualifying starting
positions will be determined by draw, with the feature being a straight
up start. The total purse for this event is over $30,000. Adult
admission is just $20.00, and tickets can be printed from home off the
website. For more information, you can log onto
www.seekonkspeedway.com. Don’t miss one of the most exciting
Open Wheel events of the year.
