TRACK TALK: East Bridgewater's Ryan Kuhn excelling

Ryan Kuhn has earned six wins this season, with four at Seekonk Speedway and two more at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. Kuhn also leads the Late Model points at Seekonk with only two more races to go.

Driver Ryan Kuhn of East Bridgewater is having quite a year in the Late Models. So far he's earned six wins, with four at Seekonk Speedway and two more at Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. Kuhn also leads the Late Model points at Seekonk with only two more races to go. Kuhn has a 16-point edge over Ryan Lineman, who is second going into Saturday night's race. With only two more races to go, the action between the two drivers at the Cement Palace is going to heat up.

 The Kuhn Team also took in an ACT race at White Mountain Motorsports in New Hampshire and placed 10th.

"Any time Seekonk does not run the Late Models, we go to other tracks," said Kuhn's father, Jimmy Kuhn Jr.

 During this season Ryan Kuhn also raced in the Pro Stocks and took a 10th place in the July running of the 200-lap Open at Seekonk Speedway. Earlier this season, Jimmy Jr. revealed that the Kuhn Team also had a Tour-type Modified in their stable. However, they decided to put all of their effort into the Late Model and just some attention to the Pro Stock race car while keeping the Modified car on the back burner.

It's showtime in Raynham: On Sunday, the annual Wheels of Time Car Show has been scheduled to go all day long at Raynham Park on Route. 138.  Brockton's Everett Auto Parts is a big booster of the locally based classic and hot rod show and will have three or more race cars that it sponsors at Seekonk Speedway at the event.

Spread too thin: There were short entry fields last weekend for both Valenti Modified Series event at Beech Ridge Speedway in Scarboough, Me., and the Modified Open at the Claremont Speedway in western New Hampshire. That's what happens when two tracks, offering the same type of race cars, go up against each other on the same date, although the race at Beech Ridge was a rain date from back in June.

 The good news is that Canton's Richard Savary finished third at that Maine oval. According to Savary, his race team is heading to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday  for another VMRS 100-lapper. Post time will be 6 p.m. Said Savary regarding Waterford: "I think that it's going to be a good race. There should be a good car count and some strong drivers, including many of the locals who really know the nuances of the track. Our plan is to stay out trouble, manage the tires, and be around at the end."

Battle for No. 1: Close The VMRS will be making its third and final and final appearance at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday. Qualifying races begin at 4:45 p.m., with feature races scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

Drivers Sammy Rameau and Anthony Nocella are 1-2 in the point standings as they continue their battle for the 2018 series championship. Rameau, a 16-year old  from Westminster who has opened some eyes in Modified racing this season, has an 18-point lead over Nocella, the series' current champion. Nocella, of Woburn, rebounded with a runner-up finish at Beech Ridge after falling from the top of the series standings due to a stretch of bad luck and mechanical troubles.

 Last month Keith Rocco wired the field, picking up his first win of 2018 and his seventh series victory. Rocco is an expected entry for Saturday’s race.

 Chase Dowling will again drive for Gary Casella. The Saugus-based team has already visited victory lane this season. That was in May with Rowan Pennink. Dowling seeks his first VMRS win.

 Ron Silk, Mike Willis Jr., and rookies Derek Robbie, Jacob Perry, Jeffrey Gallup and teen driver Andrew Molleur have all indicated their intention to compete.

 New Hampshire driver, C. J. Bolton and longtime Massachusetts driver George Sherman are expected. Connecticut’s Dave Etheridge and team driver Anthony Flannery will also compete. Others will be Donnie Lashua and Dylan Rock.

 New driver for No. 3: On the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour front, Mike Boehler's No. 3 out of Freetown has a new driver in Matt Swanson of Acton. Swanson replaced Pinnink, who is suffering from chronic back problems and decided to call it quits. Now we hear that Swanson will stick with the No. 3 for the three remaining NWMT races in 2018 (NHMS, Stafford and Thompson). There are also plans for him to keep that seat for the 2019 racing season.