by | May 7, 2014 | PASS
Scarborough, Maine – 15-year old Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine competed in the PASS North Series SLM division, finishing 11th in the Southern Maine Motors 150 at Beech Ridge Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, May 3rd. Lanpher won the first heat race and started from the pole. Lanpher also won his heat race and led 30 laps at this same event last year to become the youngest racer ever to compete in a Super Late Model at Beech Ridge and in a Pass North Race. He also is the youngest ever to win a heat race or to lead a feature event. On Saturday, crew chief Jason Ricker instructed Lanpher to drop back at the start and just ride to gain experience. Lanpher fought a ill handling race car and was unable to make a late race charge as was planned.
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by | Aug 30, 2013 | New England
Dirty Dozen Cup: Reid Lanpher
Motor Mile Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
MANCHESTER, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, concludes his season with JR Motorsports with a doubleheader weekend of Late Model racing, beginning with the Dirty Dozen Cup New River Bank Twin 125s at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., on Friday, August 30, and followed with the 37th annual Bobby Isaac Memorial at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, N.C., on Saturday, August 31. The 15-year-old Lanpher is coming off two of his best career finishes at the respective tracks, including a Top-10 finish at Motor Mile earlier this month and an impressive ninth-place finish in his Hickory debut in early July.
THE FACTS
WHO: Reid Lanpher, Manchester, Maine
TEAM: No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Seth Kooika, Mooresville, N.C.
BEST CAREER MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY FINISH: 10th (August 2013)
LAST RACE AT MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY: 10th (August 2013)
WHAT: Dirty Dozen Cup New River Bank Twin 125s
WHERE: Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Va. (.416-mile oval)
WHEN: Friday, August 30 – 8 a.m., practice; 6:45 p.m., qualifying; 8 p.m., race
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by | Aug 29, 2013 | NELCAR
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, wrapped up the VIP Thursday Thunder season at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, with a second-place finish in the 25-lap Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour feature event last Thursday, August 22. It marked Lanpher’s third Top-2 finish in seven races at Beech Ridge this summer, and his fourth Top-5 over the same stretch. Lanpher had a late-race restart alongside the eventual winner, but the outside groove proved tough sledding and he settled in for the runner-up effort after starting 12th in the 19-car field. Lanpher started outside the Top-10 in all but two of the VIP Thursday Thunder series races.
WHO: Reid Lanpher, Manchester, Maine
TEAM: Team EJP No. 59 Eastern Township Docks/Scott’s Recreation Coupe
CREW CHIEF: Bob Weymouth, Topsham, Maine
WHAT: VIP Thursday Thunder 25
WHERE: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 12th
FINISHED: 2nd
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REID, DID YOU THINK YOU HAD A SHOT TO WIN ON THE RESTART WITH FOUR LAPS REMAINING?
Honestly, it was kind of like a defensive game there. I knew that I didn’t really have anything for Matt (Bourgoine). Did I think I was as fast as him? Oh, definitely. I know just running alone I was as fast as him, but you have to be a lot faster than a guy to go around him on the outside. It’s four or five-tenths difference from the bottom to the top, so you’ve got to be selective of your moves and take advantage of the restarts.
I just protected the bottom and held onto second. I’m super-pumped about that.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE NO. 45 CAR EARLY IN THE RACE?
I got chopped pretty bad by a car that I guess didn’t have a left-side mirror, but it it what it is. He ended up wrecked, and I didn’t. It knocked the toe out pretty bad, but it was still good enough to come up through. I still managed a second-place finish, which I was really happy with after starting 12th.
WAS THIS A GOOD WAY TO WRAP UP THE THURSDAY NIGHT SEASON AT BEECH RIDGE?
Everybody’s giving it all they have at the end of the year for the last TNT race. I’m really pleased with the finish for where we came from.I had a really good car at the beginning of the race. I was trying to get my way through, just kind of bottom-feeding, because the car wasn’t very good on the outside. I was making due with what I had.
I feel good about the finish. I’m thankful to everyone that’s helped me out.
by | Aug 14, 2013 | Whelen All American Series
Dirty Dozen Cup: Reid Lanpher
Motor Mile Speedway Race Report
RADFORD, Va. – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, finished 10th in the second half of the Dirty Dozen Cup Pine Ridge Nursery Twin 125s at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., on Saturday, August 10. Lanpher finished 11th in the first 125-lap Late Model Stock event, forced to battle for track position after qualifying 12th out of 21 cars in a light mist in the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. The 15-year-old JR Motorsports development driver fought through a loose-handling car caused by an oil leak in the rear end in the first event, and in the second event he battled a number of top NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship contenders to post the Top-10 finish.
WHO: Reid Lanpher, Manchester, Maine
TEAM: No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Seth Kooika, Mooresville, N.C.
WHAT: Dirty Dozen Cup Pine Ridge Nursery Twin 125s
WHERE: Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Va. (.416-mile oval)
STARTED: 12th/11th
FINISHED: 11th/10th
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by | Jun 26, 2013 | Maine
JR Motorsports Late Model Driver Ready To Build Summer Momentum
MANCHESTER, Maine – JR Motorsports development driver Reid Lanpher will break new ground this weekend when he heads to North Carolina’s historic Hickory Motor Speedway for the first time in his career.
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