Oct 23, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
The Hancock Electric/Grimm Construction Chevy took the green flag for the final time this season in the 50 Lap Late Model feature to score a second place finish. Eddie MacDonald returned to the family owned speedway where he cut his teeth racing as a teenager for the huge annual Lee Oktoberfest and did not disappoint the hometown fans with two patented runs from the rear.
MacDonald started last in Saturday’s qualifying event, then went on to capture the win in the ten lap event saying, “The car was really tight in practice so we loosened it up quite a bit for the heat. The weather heated up so the change we made helped the car a lot.”
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Oct 1, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
One of the winningest drivers in Lee USA Speedway history will be returning to the speedway for Oktoberfest Weekend October 19th, 20th, and 21st. Two- time Small Block Supermodified champ Eddie Witkum Jr. will be back in the family owned #21 after spending the past season at the wheel of Howie Lane’s ISMA super. And what a season it has been. Despite 3 DNF’s Witkum is still listed in fifth in the point standing ahead of a host of ISMA veterans. “We’re the most consistent team not to win yet,” says Ed.
After finishing a solid third at Lee USA in the Ollie Silva Memorial Summer Classic, Witkum was the star of the show in the Star Speedway Classic, finishing second to seven-time winner Russ Wood.“ I spun and came from the back three times,” says Eddie. And he came as close as he ever has to winning his first ISMA event.
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Sep 17, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Oktoberfest, Lee USA Speedway’s traditional season ending weekend racing bash, will commence on October 19th through the 21st. Over 300 cars from all over the northeast are expected to compete in the 12 divisions of race cars that will be featured. Last year seven states and several Canadian provinces were represented, the farthest coming from Nova Scotia. This year, three series championships will be decided, and for the rest, bragging rights throughout the winter will be on the line. Everyone wants to win their Oktoberfest feature event.
More importantly however, Oktoberfest is about fun for all. A full itinerary of social events will complement the non-stop racing action throughout the weekend. A Friday night Beer Bash will follow practice for all divisions from 3PM to 7PM. Breakfast will be offered on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Also, on Friday and Saturday nights, there will be hay rides for kids big and small. Then after Saturday’s heat race action, another Lee USA Oktoberfest tradition, the Spaghetti Supper with a DJ and dancing until late into the night. Fan and competitor commradery will be the weekend’s theme.
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Sep 10, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – The final Friday night program of weekly racing settled the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championships at Lee USA Speedway, with 2010 titleist Tommy Tombarello, Jr. returning to championship form and taking the crown in the Benson Lumber and Hardware Small Block Supermodifieds.
Multi-time champ J.R Baril collected top honors in the highly-competitive Late Model Sportsman, Jim Shorey added another championship trophy to his collection in the “Unpredictable” Hobby Stocks, and Jake Rheaume closed out the 2012 season with the Ironman championship honors.
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Sep 4, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – With the regular NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season finale just a week away, Lee USA Speedway’s back to school Friday night program featured race car rides for kids and the annual running of the 50-lap Lance Davis Memorial race for the Prime Storage Warehouse Late Model Sportsmen at the top of the card.
The Davis family presented the winner’s hardware to former champion Grant Aither, who proved to be the class of the field in the main event. Aither took the lead from Timmy Johnson in the early going, and he set the pace the rest of the way to easily collect the win and the huge trophy that went with it.
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Aug 28, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – The chase for the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship at Lee USA Speedway continued Friday night, with double features making it an even more challenging for the Benson Lumber and Hardware Small Block Supermodified competitors.
Twin 25-lap feature events were on tap for the open-wheelers, and when the checkers waved, we had not one, but two first-time winners rolling into victory lane. Second-year competitor Leslie Keyser collected his first career win in the opener, and veteran Moe Lattime got his first Small Block Super checkered the nightcap.
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