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\nManchester, NH – Lee USA Speedway celebrated the annual Banquet of Champions
\nSaturday night, crowning 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Small Block
\nSupermodified champ Wayne Helliwell, Jr. after his fourth consecutive
\nchampionship season.<\/p>\n
Helliwell’s prior titles had come behind the wheel of full-bodied Late
\nModels and Sportsmen, this was his first competing in an open-wheeled Small
\nBlock Supermodified. Helliwell teamed up with Supermodified veterans Ed and
\nBob Witkum to take the wheel for the 2011 campaign, and it paid off with
\nanother championship trophy.
\n
\nThe other 2011 track championship hardware was awarded to second-generation
\nracer Ryan Green in the Late Model Sportsmen, four-time feature winner Mark
\nParenteau in the Hobby Stocks, and Troy Washburn in the Ironman division.<\/p>\n
Second through tenth place trophies for the Small Block Supermodifieds were
\npresented to Dave Sanborn, Tommy Tombarello, Jr., Ben Tinker, Mike Ordway,
\nJr., Tony Carroll, Matt Riley, Matt Seavey, Sparky MacIver, and Jim Barker.<\/p>\n
Special awards in the Supers included Rookie of the Year to Jim Barker, Hard
\nLuck to Ben Tinker, Most Improved Driver to Tony Carroll, Sportsmanship to
\nDave Sanborn, and Best Team Performance to Witkum Brothers Racing.<\/p>\n
Lee and Sharon Weldy were on hand representing Prime Storage for the
\npresentations in the Late Model Sportsmen, with Michele Fushpanski, Timmy
\nJohnson, Bobby Melvin, Tony Kawejsza, Kayla Cazares, Mike Mitchell, Josh
\nBall, Brian Grantz, and Jimmy Renfrew honored for second through tenth.<\/p>\n
Late Model Sportsman special awards went to teenage co-Rookies of the Year
\nKayla Cazares and Josh Ball, Hard Luck winner Tony Kawejsza, Most Improved
\nDriver Timmy Johnson, Sportsmanship award winner Michele Fushpanski, and
\nBest Team Performance went to Ryan Green.<\/p>\n
David’s Race Cars and Components presented Hobby Stock hardware to Mike
\nWilliams, Jim Piaseczny, Steve Douphinette, Steve Dubois, Patrick Tanguay,
\nEric Hoffman, Bobby Glass, Brian DeStefano, and Brian Thompson for finishing
\nsecond through tenth.<\/p>\n
Myra Fowler and Michele Fushpanski presented on behalf of Lee USA Speedway
\nto Bobby Glass with a beautiful rocking chair to commemorate his retirement
\nafter some fifty years behind the wheel. DeStefano claimed Rookie of the
\nYear honors, with Williams taking the Hard Luck award, Douphinette picking
\nup Most Improved Driver, Piaseczny honored for Sportsmanship, and Parenteau
\nscoring Best Team Performance.<\/p>\n
Kyle Roy’s eight-win season brought him second in the Ironman season
\nstandings and Best Team Performance, followed by Kale Billings,
\nSportsmanship winner Jake Rheaume, Rookie of the Year Danielle Simoneau,
\nMost Improved Driver Evan Horvath, Hard Luck winner Justin Dawalga, Mike
\nOlson, Louis Lanctot, and Jeff Nadeau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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