The track's all-time winningest drivers include George Summers and "Radical" Rick Martin of Westport, Massachusetts.

[3] Typically starting on the first Sunday of May, Seekonk Speedway is host to short track racing every Saturday night, depending on the weather.

On Friday nights, Seekonk Speedway is open for lower-budget competition, to drivers of varying skills.

Optional pit passes are available for sale which allow patrons to enter the paddock area to meet the drivers and see their cars.

Construction of the track was started by Dominic Anthony Venditti in 1945, following the post-war racing boom.

[5] Midgets and modifieds dominated racing at Seekonk Speedway, until the predecessors to the late models were introduced.

At the end of the 2016 racing season, the street stocks had their name changed to the sportsmen, per request of the division's new sponsorship.

[7] Saturday night starting at 6PM EST, Seekonk Speedway hosts weekly Saturday Night NASCAR racing under the banner of the Whelen All-American Series,[9] allowing its weekly competitors to fight point battles on the national scale against tracks from all corners of the country.

Division 1 of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing at Seekonk Speedway is the pro stocks, also known as super late models at many other tracks.

Many different body styles of cars are allowed to compete at the track, including (Chevy) Camaro and Impala, (Ford) Mustang and Fusion, (Dodge) Charger and Challenger, (Oldsmobile) Cutlass, (Pontiac) Grand Prix, and (Toyota) Camry.

Division 2 of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing at Seekonk Speedway is the late models.

The late models run a tube frame chassis on 8-inch American Racer racing slicks.

Many different body styles of cars are allowed to compete, including (Chevrolet) Monte Carlo and Impala, (Dodge) Charger, (Pontiac) Grand Prix, (Ford) Taurus, and (Toyota) Camry.

Division 3 of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing at Seekonk Speedway is the sportsmen.

The sportsmen at Seekonk Speedway run any stock American-made chassis made from 1970 to the late 1980s on 7-inch American Racer treaded racing slicks.

Division 4 of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing at Seekonk Speedway is the sport trucks.

The sport trucks at Seekonk Speedway run a stock chassis from the options of Ford Ranger, Chevrolet S-10, GMC Sonoma, Nissan Frontier, and Toyota Tacoma on 7-inch Hoosier treaded racing slicks.

[16] Before every sport truck race, "Wild Side" by Mötley Crüe is played over the loudspeakers.

[23] Featuring scaled-down NEXTEL cup bodies run by Honda engines, this is the absolute beginner class for kids aiming to race at Seekonk Speedway.

[25] The Sport 4s at Seekonk Speedway are nearly stock front wheel drive cars with four cylinder engines, with all modifications only being for safety.

Vehicles must remain stock in mechanical terms, allowing no competitor to give his or her car an advantage over the field.

In 2013 Nicks Pit Stop jumped on board as the title sponsor for the legend cars.

The cars themselves weigh 1,300 pounds including driver and fluids, and run on specifically marked Federal Tires as mandated by INEX rules.

The cars run on steel 7 inch wheels, and any street legal 65 series tires.

[28] On select Sundays throughout the year, Seekonk Speedway hosts thrill shows to celebrate holidays such as Memorial Day.

These events generally include racing from the track's spectator drag series, featuring street-legal vehicles in one-lap drag races, enduro cars, enduro trucks, and occasionally monster trucks.