Lee USA Speedway 9/15/17 Race Report

Sep 19, 2017 | Lee USA, New Hampshire

photo by Rich Hayes

Lee, NH – The final Friday night race of the 2017 season determined the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championships at Lee USA Speedway, with “Hollywood” Dave Helliwell of Salem celebrating his second consecutive Rodfather Supermodified title aboard the Witkum Brother Racing machine.

Tyler Mailhot of Epping also picked up his second straight championship in the MLM Diagnostics Pure Stocks, while Frankie Eldredge of Exeter claimed his career-first in the R & R “The Tool Store and More” Late Model Sportsmen.

Veteran Boe Green of Berwick, ME captured the David’s Race Cars and Components crown, and Tewksbury, MA racer Christin DeStefano booked her seat at the head table for the annual “Banquet of Champions” by taking home the championship in the Tri City Line-X Ironman division.

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Lee USA Speedway 9/8/17 Race Report

Sep 11, 2017 | Lee USA, New Hampshire

Lee USA Speedway 9/8/17 Race Report

Lee, NH – The David’s Race Cars and Components NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Hobby Stocks took center stage once again at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, running a special 47-lap main event honoring the career of longtime competitor Johnny Durant, who raced to the championship in the Hobbies 25 years ago in the 1992 season.

The now-retired champ shared the flagstand with starter Steve Gran to drop the green flag on the extra-distance run, with Lebanon, ME driver Jake Michaud breaking out to the early lead. Michaud set the pace through a couple of early-race caution periods, and he stayed out front through lap 14. (more…)

Lee USA Speedway 9/1/17 Race Report

Sep 5, 2017 | Lee USA, New Hampshire

Lee USA Speedway 9/1/17 Race Report

Lee, NH – The David’s Race Cars and Components Hobby Stocks were the headliners at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, running twin 25-lap feature events with bonus money on the line for the driver with the best combined finishes.

Former two-time champion Patrick Tanguay of Lebanon, ME put in first bid for the honor, taking down the win in the first feature with an impressive run, holding off points leader Boe Green of Berwick, ME to score his second feature win of the season by a 0.239 second margin of victory.

Paul Palen of Pelham finished up the podium with a solid third place run, with former LMS champion Ryan Green of Berwick, ME taking home fourth, and rookie Dave Langlais of Shapleigh, ME scoring fifth. Sixth through tenth were Brian DeStefano of Tewksbury, MA, Jake Michaud of Lebanon, ME, Kevin Bowman of N. Grafton, MA, Torrey Kovalesky of Atkinson, and Kevin Aberle of Wilmington, MA.
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