Mar 12, 2010 | NE Racing News
LEE, NH- With the 2010 Racing Season fast approaching, the Lee USA Speedway released a tentative schedule this week, which includes a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly race night change from Friday to Saturday evenings.
The 2010 Racing Season officially begins on Sunday, April 18th with the highly successful American-Canadian Tour Late Model, “ACT Governor’s Cup 150”, preceded by a test and tune practice day on April 17th. All other weekly divisions will be in competition as well for the afternoon event, along with the Allison Legacy Series.
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Mar 5, 2010 | NE Racing News
LEE, NH- With the 2010 Racing Season fast approaching, the Lee USA Speedway released a tentative schedule this week, which includes a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly race night change from Friday to Saturday
evenings.
The 2010 Racing Season officially begins on Sunday, April 18th with the highly successful American-Canadian Tour Late Model, “ACT Governor’s Cup 150”, preceded by a test and tune practice day on April 17th. All other
weekly divisions will be in competition as well for the afternoon event, along with the Allison Legacy Series.
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Feb 17, 2010 | NE Racing News
LePage sweeps Pro finals in Salem for Rock Maple Racing snocross series
SALEM, N.H. (Feb. 15, 2010) – Veteran snowmobile racer Bobby LePage used a handy little broom on his trip to southern New Hampshire last weekend, neatly sweeping the Pro finals as Rock Maple Racing (RMR) completed another round of snocross competition Sunday afternoon at historic Rockingham Park.
Sunday’s card completed day three of the inaugural HK Powersports New England Nationals, which brought the excitement of Amsoil Championship Snocross Series (ACSS) racing to northeastern fans on Friday and Saturday.
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Feb 10, 2010 | NE Racing News
NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS NORTH
By Lou Modestino(for 2/11-2/14/10)
According to Area Auto Racing News, the Lee USA Speedway in NH would like to move their Friday night program to Saturday nights and meet with town officials on Jan. 25 in an effort to pull this off. The dropping of the NASCAR Saturday night sanction by the nearby Star Speedway in Epping was the catalyst to make this move. Star had a lock on the Saturday night date for many years. We also know that Red and Judy MacDonald owners of Lee have eyed a Saturday night move for some time. If this happens it will shake up the racing pecking order in southeastern NH and the Merrimack Valley.
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Jan 19, 2010 | NE Racing News
Morin sweeps Pro finals at XTown for Rock Maple Racing snocross series
Brunelle, Todd split Semi-Pro classes
MIRABEL, Quebec (Jan. 18, 2010) — Any time you host a snowmobile race in the province of Quebec, the natives make a little extra effort to win in front of the home crowd.
And when it’s a points race in front of a huge audience just outside Montreal, that effort goes up a notch.
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Jan 19, 2010 | NE Racing News
Literally hundreds of victories and dozens of championships are represented in the New England Auto Racer’s Hall of Fame “Class of 2010.” The 13th annual celebration takes place on Sunday, Jan 31 at the LaRenaissance Banquet Hall in East Windsor, CT.
Drivers Geoff Bodine, Mike Murphy, George Savory of Westwood and Pete Fiandaca of Fitchburg, MA car owners Billy Simons, Bob Garbarino and Vic Miller, contributor Frank Ferrara will be inducted. NEAR Veterans Committee inductees are the late race official Archie Blackadar, open-cockpit star, the late Chuck Arnold, and pioneering car-builder Marty Harty. Longtime New England racing photographers Howie & Mary Hodge will accept the prestigious Jack Ratta Memorial Media Award. As in past-years, the list of presenters reads like a veritable “Who’s-Who” of well-known New England Racing personalities from both past and present.
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