Aug 14, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Once again inclement weather forced the cancelation of the racing program last Friday night at the Lee USA Speedway. This time it claimed the most prestigious event of the season; the 13th Annual Ollie Silva Classic for the ISMA Supermodifieds. Fans and competitors were extremely disappointed but continuous drenching rain made it impossible to run the event. Currently ISMA and the Lee USA Speedway are exploring possible alternate dates and more information will be forthcoming in the next few days.
This Friday night August 16th will be the American Used Auto Parts Ironman’s week on top of the heap of the program with the Harvest 200. The entry level division will be going 25 laps for more money than any previous Ironman event so far this season. Travis Hollins, Evan Horvath, Hannah Shaw, and Danielle Simoneau are just some of the division’s top competitors expected to start the event. More entries are expected for this race and even more are coming as the division prepares for the Ironman Super Series Race October 11th through 13th. A $4,000 purse is in the offering with a cool $1,000 going to the winner. ABSOLUTELY THE BIGGEST PURSE FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL DIVISION OFFERED ANYWHERE. For rules and more information contact the track office at 978-462-4252.
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Aug 6, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
LEE, N.H. — Top super-modified drivers from throughout the U.S. and Canada are in the field for the 14th annual Ollie Silva Memorial Classic this Friday night here at Lee USA Speedway, marking the only appearance this season of the International Super-Modified Association.
Mike Lichty, the hottest super-mod driver on the ISMA circuit thus far, will be driving his 900-horsepower fuel-injected winged No. 84 as the pre-race favorite to beat. Towing in from the Toronto suburb of Innerkip, Ontario, Lichty has won major events this season at Oswego, N.Y., Stafford, Ct., Sandusky, Ohio, and is the defending ISMA point champion.
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Aug 5, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
The rest of Lee’s weekly divisions were in action as well, with Ryan Gath capturing his second checkered of the year in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block Supermodifieds, Bobby Melvin grabbing his first of the campaign in the Prime Storage and Warehouse Late Model Sportsmen, and Wayne Osborne collecting his first career win in the American Used Auto Parts Ironman main event.
Prior to the start of feature event racing, another round of one-on-one Spectator Drags took to “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed”, with the win going to hometown driver Andrew Harmon of Lee, who put his immaculate Z-28 Camaro into the winners circle after holding off Steve Dickey, Jr. in the final round.
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Aug 4, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
From the first practice Eddie MacDonald battled his car then thirty-nine other opponents to post a hard-earned second place finish in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series’ Pork Be Inspired 150 at Iowa Speedway. The race was the second of two combination East/West Series events held on the fast 7/8 of a mile speedway. The new Grimm Construction/MS Society Chevy gave the crew fits in the first practice but really came on at the end of the race while the competition faded.
“This is a great finish for us at Iowa. We really needed this for the team,” said Eddie Mac after the race. “It was a crazy day right from the beginning. We were black flagged for a serious tire rub in the first practice. The crew did an outstanding job cutting away the fenders where the tires burned through. We had to replace the composite body affected areas with sheet metal and rivets. It didn’t look pretty but it got the job done. I thank the guys for all their hard work. This new car is super but we keep learning things about it both good and bad.”
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Jul 31, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee USA Speedway has reschedule the 50 lap Hobby Stock event which was scheduled for last Friday night will be held this Friday night, August 2nd. The event is the highlight of the season for the David’s Race Cars and Components Hobby Stocks. Jim Piaseczny and Patrick Tanguay have been on top of the point standings all season. Piaseczny has three wins and Tanguay just got that elusive first win a few weeks ago. Other hobby stock winners in 2013 include Wade Worster, Paul Palen, Billy Clement, and David MacDonald.
David and Annette Joyce of David’s Race Cars and Components are long-standing sponsors of the division and many of the competing cars were built in their Derry, NH shop. Many more have benefitted from upgrades and specialized components from David’s Race Cars. For nearly 40 years, “It’s the right place to turn left.” Hot rods, street rods, custom cars and other automotive fabrication projects are also some of their specialties. Even if you’re planning on going straight, Dave Joyce may still be the man to talk to.
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Jul 22, 2013 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Some folks call him two-time champ, others call him points leader, but after Friday night’s three-segment Benson Lumber and Hardware Small Block Supermodified event, everyone’s now calling Haverhill, MA racer Tommy Tombarello, Jr. “Moneybags”.
Tombarello scored wins in two of the three 25-lap segments of the race to score an impressive win in the season‘s biggest race for the track‘s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series headline division, taking home a big bag of cash with the victory in the Moneybags Special.
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