Jun 18, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Defending NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block Supermodified champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. returned to his winning ways in the 30-lap feature event at Lee USA Speedway Friday night, running away to collect his first checkered flag of the 2012 season.
Leslie Keyser moved out to the early lead when flagman Don Horvath unfurled the green flag to let the Benson Lumber and Hardware feature event loose, but just five laps into the race, he was headed to the pits and still looking for his first career win.
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Jun 11, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NASCAR K&N Series, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Eddie MacDonald started deep in the field in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Slack Auto Parts 150 At Gresham Motorsports Park then rallied to an eighth place finish on the half-mile oval.
The Grimm Construction Chevy struggled in practice and qualifying starting 27th in the field. “We had a number of issues the team had to deal with, one of them a tight condition,” said MacDonald. “We just couldn’t get the car to go early, but Rollie and the crew made the right adjustments and the car was really fast right from the start of the race.”
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Jun 11, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
This past Friday night’s racing program at the Lee USA Speedway once again fell victim to inclement weather. Incoming thunderstorms forced the cancelation of the entire program. Racing action at Lee USA will resume this Friday night at 7:15PM. Besides the regular NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing program, the show will also feature the ever popular Quad Wars. Last season the NY team defeated the NH team, and have vowed to do it again. New Hampshire team captain Matt Smith has promised revenge and he and his teammates are determined to do what it takes to prevail.
Along with Quad Wars the Benson Hardware Small Block Supers will be on hand for their 30 lap feature event. Tommy Tombarello was the winner on the last outing. Defending champ Wayne Helliwell Jr. has been close on several occasions, but has yet to win his first feature this season. JR Baril is still considered to be the the favorite in the Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman despite being sidelined in the past two events. Tony Kawejsza won for the first time two weeks ago ahead of a hard charging Michele Fushpanski. Mike Williams, Patrick Tanguay, and Jim Shorey will lead the contingent of David’s Race Car and Components Hobby Stocks while 14 year old Danielle Simoneau will still be looking for her first feature win in the American Auto Ironman division. She was a close second to Jake Rheaume two weeks ago.
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Jun 5, 2012 | Beech Ridge, Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – With threatening weather quickly moving into the area on Friday night, Lee USA Speedway track officials were in hurry-up mode from the drop of the first green flag, and entire program of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing presented by Mobil 1 went into the record books well before the rains came.
2010 champion and current points leader Tommy Tombarello, Jr. lined up eighth for the 30-lap Benson Lumber and Hardware Small Block Supermodified feature event, but he quickly worked his way through the field and took the lead from polesitter Tony Carroll, who had set the early pace while Tombarello worked traffic.
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May 26, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – Mike Netishen became the third winner in the first three races this season for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block Supermodifieds at Lee USA Speedway, winning Friday night’s feature event by a comfortable margin.
For the second week in a row, the main event was stopped by an early red flag, this time for a lap three incident involving Mike Spurling and Super Dave Sanborn. The pair got together and slammed the backstretch wall, with Sanborn nearly flipping over, and both cars sustaining heavy damage in the wreck.
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May 21, 2012 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
This Friday night, May 25th, the Lee USA Speedway will honor our nation’s veterans by presenting its 5th Annual Veterans’ Night along with the regular NASCAR Whelen weekly racing program. All veterans and active duty military personnel will be admitted free.
For the second year in a row, the tribute will feature the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Riders, dedicated to veterans and veterans’ issues. Motorcycle riders will depart from The Chop Shop in Seabrook, NH at 6:15PM and arrive at the speedway at about 7:00PM. All proceeds from the ride will go to assisting returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. The Memorial Day weekend celebration will continue at 7:00PM with an honor guard and a 21 gun salute. Representatives of the VFW, DAV, and American Legion will also be present.
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