Aug 3, 2016 | Lee Speedway, Maine Racing News, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
Lee, NH – The most highly-anticipated race of the year comes to Lee USA Speedway this Friday night, August 5, with the annual running of the “Ollie Silva Memorial Classic” for the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) showcasing the world’s fastest short-track racing machines in lightning-fast action at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed”.
Fresh off a dominating performance last weekend that saw him collect the checkers in both the preliminary “Fast 40” on Friday night and the tradition-rich Hy-Miler Nationals 100 last Saturday night at the famed Sandusky Speedway in Ohio, Dave Shullick, Jr. has to be counted among the favorites in the Ollie Silva Memorial race.
Ohioan Shullick been hot on the ISMA trail since June, winning three out of four races, and he’s the defending Ollie Silva Memorial champion as well. Shullick’s win last August was his second at Lee, having already visited victory lane in the 2008 edition of the race.
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Aug 1, 2016 | Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
photo by Rich Hayes
Lee, NH – Bryan Kruczek of Newmarket absolutely dominated the three-segment Seacoast Wholesale-sponsored special event for the R & R Public Wholesalers Late Model Sportsmen, claiming the wins in all three races to easily top the field.
The night’s action was split into a pair of 25-lap features using regular handicapping, and a final 10-lap segment with the starting order determined based on best combined finish in the twin 25’s. Kruczek started pole in that one, and despite a late-race challenge that saw Jimmy Russell move past for a split second, Kruczek held on to complete the perfect night.
Just a week after making his 2016 debut in impressive style with a 30-lap feature win aboard the Brian House-owned, A Family Cab-sponsored machine, Kruczek and team are now a perfect four-for-four on the season.
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Jul 18, 2016 | Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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Lee, NH – Rookie EKeys4cars Supermodified driver Dave Helliwell of Pelham continued his impressive freshman campaign on Friday night at Lee USA Speedway, taking down his third NASCAR Whelen All American Series feature event win of 2016 at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed”.
Jim Lindquist was on hand representing Whelen Engineering for the annual Whelen Night festivities, and he presented Helliwell and all the other weekly division winners with their trophies, and Helliwell with a special medallion commemorating his win.
Helliwell gridded seventh for the 30-lap main event, and wasted little time starting his charge to the front, cracking the top five just two circuits in. Mike Keddy of Raymond was out front setting the early pace, with Tilton driver Jim Lowrey, Jr. in tow for the first eight laps.
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Jul 11, 2016 | Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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Lee, NH – Lee USA Speedway showcased another program of weekly NASCAR Whelen All American Series action on Friday night, featuring the “Supermodified Special” with twin-25’s for the Supers, regular feature events for the LMS, Hobby Stocks, and Ironman competitors, and double features on tap for the Pure Stocks due to rain the week before. Another appearance by the Northeast Classic Lites rounded out the racing schedule for the night.
Rookie contender Dave Helliwell of Pelham, NH scored his second win of the 2016 season in the first 25-lapper for the Supers, taking the lead from Mike Murphy of Groveland, MA on lap nine, and eventually holding off a hard-charging Kyle Sawyer of Raymond to pick up the checkers with a .386 margin of victory.
Two-time 2016 winner Lance Barthelemy recovered from early-race problems to collect third pace honors, followed by Mike Spurling of Rochester, Moe Lattime of Kingston, Tilton’s Jim Lowrey, Jr., Mike Keddy of Raymond, Murphy, Jim Barker of Meredith, and Leslie Keyser of Northfield.
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Jul 6, 2016 | Lee Speedway, More Maine Racing News, NE Racing News
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Lee, NH – Veteran racer Moe Lattime of Kingston went flag-to-flag on Friday night in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Supermodified feature at Lee USA Speedway, outrunning the field to score his first main event win of the 2016 campaign aboard the Dick Osborne entry.
Lattime had set the tone earlier in the night with an impressive win in his qualifying heat, and he kept the pressure on in the main, outrunning several 2016 feature winners to make his first trip to victory lane this season, making it five winners in six races since opening night in the EKeys4cars-sponsored 30-lapper.
Another longtime veteran, Jim Lowrey, Jr. of Tilton scored his best finish of the 2016 campaign in the runner-up slot, bringing the Witkum Brothers Racing entry home with its best result of the season. Second-generation racer and Rookie of the Year contender “Hollywood” Dave Helliwell rounded out the podium after a strong third place run.
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