After an early summer break, New Hampshire’s Center for Speed is ready to return as part of the 250th Independence Day holiday weekend on Friday, July 3. Lee USA Speedway is headlined Friday by the second round in the Seacoast Challenge for ACT Late Models with 100 laps on the board alongside the Tri-City Lining Street Stocks, Ridge Runners and MLM Diagnostic Services Crown Vics with a 7:00pm Post Time.
The Seacoast Late Model Challenge Series makes its first of two stops at Lee USA Speedway after getting the season started at Star Speedway back on June 13. Jimmy Renfrew Jr. ran away with June’s caution-free 100 lap feature over Bay Stater Chase Curtis and Rhode Island’s Connor Souza while this Friday presents a new challenge! Just 8 miles from one another, Star Speedway and Lee USA couldn’t be any more different with teams preparing to switch between the tight quarter-mile Star bullring to the long straightaway, progressively banked Lee USA 3/8-mile.
Among the early entrants include Derry’s Erick Sands ready to return home to Lee USA Speedway along with Holdyn Sullivan behind the wheel of the Eppin’ Express #0NH, Challenge Series point leader Jimmy Renfrew Jr., Freemont’s Nathan Leclair as well as Ryan Kuhn and Ayla Martin hauling up from Massachusetts.
With three events in the books, Jason Curtis leads the Tri-City Lining Street Stock standings handily over Jimmy Renfrew Jr. Teammate Adam Lovejoy is enjoying some early season success as well, leading the MLM Diagnostic Services Crown Vic standings over Rochester’s Josh ‘Guido’ Valliere.
The Ridge Runners have proved to be one of the most exciting products at Lee USA Speedway with three different winners in as many events. Sophomore racer Kyle Dumas leads the marks as the top five runners all stand within thirteen points of one another. Will Dumas, Josh Hodgdon or Trystin Bodwell be ready to become the first two-time winner this summer or can Kam Weir, Tyler Fish or Derek McKeen come out on top for win number one?
New Hampshire’s Center of Speed is back in action next Friday, July 3 with a four-division showdown headlined by the ACT Late Model 100! Round #2 in the Seacoast Late Model Challenge Series is joined by the return of track championship action for the Tri-City Lining Street Stocks, Ridge Runners and the MLM Diagnostics Crown Vics with a 7:00pm Start Time.
