380 Calef Highway | Lee | NH | 03861
Phone: (978) 462-4252 | Fax: (978) 462-0769 | Email: sales@leeusaspeedway.com
GPS COORDINATES: N 43° 6.9861' | W 071° 2.2413'
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FEBRUARY 18, 2011 ----- MANY CHANGES AT LEE USA SPEEDWAY FOR THE 2011 RACING SEASON ----- It's out with the old and in with the new for 2011 as Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH, busily prepares for a new season of weekly stock car racing sanctioned by NASCAR and the Whelen All-American Series.
Fans this season will find changes in the weekly race division line-up, continuous upgrades to the facility, a former champion joining the speedways officials' roster, and each division with its own tech person overseeing their assigned division.
Gone are the once popular Late Model and Road Runner divisions, the weekly line-up trimmed to four divisions for the new campaign.
"We needed to go in another direction," said long-time race organizer Bob Watson.
"Car counts dropped dramatically in the Late Models and Road Runners. We liked what we saw from the Small Block Super Modifieds. We are encouraged by their enthusiasm. They will be the Premier NASCAR Division, race for a much better payoff, have a solid point fund payoff at the end of the year, a new signature sponsor, and their own tech inspector that is responsible to the supers." Benson's Lumber and Hardware of Derry and Londonderry New Hampshire will sponsor the winged supermodifieds. Long time racer and former Lee champion, Buzzie Bezanson Jr. has been appointed tech inspector.
Prime Storage of Lee will return as the primary sponsor for the Late Model Sportsman division. Dave Tibbetts will serve as Chief Tech Inspector for this division. David's Race Cars of Derry will sponsor the Hobby Stocks and a new Chief Tech Inspector will be announced on March 5th. The Picnic Table Factory, Windham, NH returns to support the Ironman division. Russ Nutting will be over seeing the entire Tech Department at Lee USA Speedway for the 2011 Season.
Watson felt changes were needed for good reason. "We needed to tighten up our program. All too often we were running late shows and having to disappoint our racers and having to double them up the following week. We needed too fix that. We strive to make this speedway family entertainment. Fans bringing children home late is not what we want. We'll run a four division weekly show and aim to get fans and competitors on the way home by 10:00 PM. That's the plan. Of course, special events excluded."
Watson disclosed the Prime Storage Late Model Sportsman will compete in the first ever "Firecracker 100" on July 1st, presented by Whelen. The program will also feature a gigantic fireworks display.
The 2011 Season will also feature the Valenti Modified Racing Series, ISMA Supermodifieds, NEMA Midgets, and the all-new Six-Pack Challenge for Pro-Stock racers.
The season will kick-off on Sunday, April 17th with the ACT Late Models and the annual "Governors Cup 150".
Lee will also host an important meeting for all competitors on March 5th at the VFW located on Route 125 in Kingston, NH starting at 10AM with the Hobby Stock Division, 11AM with the Ironman Division, 12PM with the Small Block Supers and 1PM with the Late Model Sportsman Division. A new muffler program will be in place for the following divisions: Late Model Sportsman Division and the Hobby Stock Division. This racing muffler, which is mandated by the American-Canadian Tour, will be used in the future.
In the spring, fans will find a new digital message board in place, presented by E Keys 4 Cars, of Windham, NH. The board will be utilized for promoting upcoming events, sponsor and fan recognition, and can be used for in-race messages as well. A new track blower to clean the track surface has also been purchased to help speed the program along.
For any further information please go to www.leeusaspeedway.com or call the speedway's office at (978) 462-4252.
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