Lee USA Speedway

Lee USA Joey Ploe in Victory LaneLee, NH – The Valenti Modified Racing Series was the added attraction to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly program at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, with Chris Pasteryak once again staking claim the his familiar spot in victory lane at “New Hampshire‘s Center of Speed“.

Pasteryak opened the season with a huge win in “Bullring Bash”, the first race of the Tri-Track Open Modified Series for 2015, and he proved that win was no fluke with impressive runs in both ends of the twin 50-lap segment event that made up the VMRS’ first visit to Lee USA of the 2015 campaign.

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Szegedy and Pitkat Points Battle Continues In Lee Twin 50’s Friday

Valenti Modified Racing SeriesSzegedy and Pitkat Points Battle Continues In Lee Twin 50’s Friday

Canaan, NH. — With the points battle heating up and only eight

points separating them in the current standings, Todd Szegedy,

of Ridgefield, CT and Woody Pitkat, of Stafford Springs, CT,

lead the list of entries for Friday nights, Valenti Modified

Racing Series ‘Stratham Tire 100’ at Lee USA Speedway, Lee.

NH.
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Lee USA Speedway 6/12/15 Race Report

photo by Rich Hayes

photo by Rich Hayes

Lee, NH – The vintage racers of the Senior Tour Auto Racers joined the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly regulars at Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, with Skip Stearns of Londonderry (Sportsman) and Maine legend Bobby Turner (Modified) taking down the wins in the first of two 2015 visits by STAR to “New Hampshire‘s Center of Speed“.

The Northeast Classic Lites also joined the action, with C.J. McLaughlin scoring his first career win in their main event. Jim Ayotte grabbed a career-best runner-up finish behind McLaughlin, with Dave Helliwell, Jon Fultz, Kevin Merryfield, Ed Gilman, Duane Skofield, Eric Skofield, Joe Janeiro, and Dan Poliquin, rounding out the top ten.

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Lee USA Speedway 6/5/15 Race Report

leeusaLee USA Speedway 6/5/15 Race Report

Lee, NH – The Mr. Rooter Truck Series joined the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions on the card at Lee USA Speedway Friday night, with rookie driver Tyler Chapman of Mystic, CT taking down the win after an action-packed 25-lap main event for the truckers.

Chapman bolted out to the lead at the drop of the green, and with a best finish of sixth in the first four events of 2014, was looking to improve on that mark at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed”. With challenges coming his way virtually every lap, the youngster held them all off and stayed out front from flag-to-flag to score his first career win.
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