{"id":29200,"date":"2026-05-21T21:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=29200"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:28:54","slug":"peter-bennett-seeks-back-to-back-feature-wins-at-stafford-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2026\/05\/peter-bennett-seeks-back-to-back-feature-wins-at-stafford-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Bennett Seeks Back-to-Back Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When Stafford Speedway\u2019s SK Lights last ran a 40-lap extra distance feature on July 16th last season, Peter Bennett drove his #50 FEWLR car to NAPA Victory Lane to notch what was his first career victory. After securing three top-5 finishes along with a seventh place effort in his four starts to date this season, Bennett is looking forward to the Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down 40-lap feature this Friday night, May 22nd where another victory would be his first win of the 2026 season and give him back to back extra distance feature wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 40 lappers are the races that I think everyone has circled on their calendars,\u201d said Bennett. \u201cIt\u2019s a really good opportunity to showcase yourself and I\u2019m really excited for the race. Winning last year gives us a little extra confidence going in and I\u2019ve always said I have a good long run car and 40 laps might not seem like a lot, but it is for the SK Lights when we\u2019re used to going 20 laps. I\u2019ve got some experience to fall back on and I\u2019m looking forward to getting out there and seeing how the race unfolds. I don\u2019t think last year was a fluke, we put our best effort forward and I think we can definitely do that again. The Monaco Ford Double Down is a big race and it\u2019s for sure one of the three or four races I want to win this season and it would be awesome to win. We\u2019ve had three top-5\u2019s in the first four races so definitely feeling confident going into the race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Since his extra distance victory last season, Bennett and the #50 FEWLR team have consistently been a top-10 or top-5 car, but they have yet to find their way back into NAPA Victory Lane. Although Bennett\u2019s best finish since his win last season has been a pair of third place finishes, he feels like he and his team are close to breaking through for their second victory at Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been knocking on the door every week this season,\u201d said Bennett. \u201cEven the race that we finished outside the top-10 was only because of a flat right rear tire. We like to focus on consistency and we\u2019ve been about as consistent as you can be so far this season and I think it\u2019s only a matter of time before we start turning some of these third and fourth place finishes into wins. Winning races definitely gets your momentum going and your confidence up. I remember the first race after we won last season it felt like a giant 1,000 pound monkey had been taken off my back because I had been wanting so bad to get that first win out of the way. Getting the first win of a season is probably the most challenging and once you get that you can ride that wave of momentum. I\u2019d love to get our first win of the season in the Monaco Double Down, but the SK Lights are a really challenging division with a lot of really good cars. If I win a race, I\u2019m going to have to earn it, no doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a worst finish of seventh through the first four races of the season, Bennett and his team find themselves right in the thick of the championship race, sitting fourth, 22 points behind Chris Matthews going into the Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down. While Bennett isn\u2019t thinking about points at this early stage of the season, he would like to maintain his close proximity to the leaders so he can be a championship contender come the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Bennett put up numbers that most any driver would say was a great season last year with 1 win, 7 top-5, and 13 top-10 finishes in 17 races, his 4 top-7 finishes in the first 4 races of this season has been boosted by his new partnership with FEWLR, The Auction App for Heating Oil. FEWLR came on board prior to the start of the 2026 season to join Bennett\u2019s roster of sponsors and has made a big difference for him and the #50 team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving FEWLR come on board with us has been a big difference maker for us,\u201d said Bennett. \u201cThe partnership we\u2019ve developed with FEWLR over the past couple months has been really cool and they\u2019re very involved with racing. It\u2019s nice to have a partner like that who is invested in me and what we\u2019ve got going on. They\u2019re rooting for my success and I\u2019m at the same time rooting for their success. In addition to FEWLR, I also have to thank my other sponsors GRE6 Racing, Tri-State Drilling and Blasting, TC Facility Services, Advanced Auto Repair, Grampa Howie\u2019s Hot Relish, and The Media Men as well as my crew Chris, Ray, Kody, and Brett.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bennett will look to capture his first win of the 2026 season this Friday, May 22nd in the Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down. The SK Lights will be joined by Stafford\u2019s SK Modified, Late Model, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions in feature action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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