BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - LEE USA SPEEDWAY |
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Modified Feature Winner - Bobby Turner | Sportsmen Feature Winner - Dwight Lowes |
It was “Back
to School Night” and “Rides for Kids Night” at the Lee USA
Speedway on August 29th. . Senior Tour Auto Racers was part
of the program as they rolled into Lee USA Speedway in Lee, NH for their
second appearance for the 2014 season.
What a night it was as 21 vintage racers filled the pit area of
Lee USA Speedway. One by one they hauled into the pit area.
There was Coupes, Sedans, Pintos, Vegas, Mustangs, big blocks,
small blocks, just about every type of vintage racecar was present and
ready to go. It was so great to see so many
different states representing STAR that night, Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York!!!!! To start the day Star
had two sets of warm-ups. First
the Sportsmen division took their time on the track to get ready for the
evening events and then the modified division took their turns also
getting the cars ready for the night racing.
Then it was off to racing as the STAR Sportsmen took to the track
first. Gary Moore from
NH in the #7 Pinto and Alan Zemla from Me in the #43 coupe battled for
first place. Skip
Stearns from NH in the #7X coupe and Robert Harless from NY in the #8
sedan were right on the tail of the leaders.
Just one slip up and it would be anyone’s win.
When the checkered waved it was on Moore to take the first
victory for the tour that evening. Zemla
pulled a very close second and Stearns pulled enough forward to pull of
the pack with a third. Now it was time
for modifieds to hit the track for their heat race.
When the green came down it was Brian Robie from NH in the #7
Pinto and Scott Poirier from Ct in the #73 Pinto to go side by side.
Cars shifted for second and third place and when the checkered
came down it was on Brian Robie to
take the second victory for the tour that evening.
Scott Poirier closed in with a close second and to top off the
pack was James Allen from Ma in his #46 Monza.
It was time for
Lee USA Speedway to have the “Rides for Kids” time.
I want to thank all the STAR cars that went out on the track to
join in this event and there were a lot of you!!
The children love to ride in the vintage cars and you could see
them fighting which one to get into.
Thanks go out to the members that participated in the “Rides
for Kids.” Then it was
time for the feature races of STAR.
The Sportsmen hit to the asphalt first for their 15-lap feature.
It was Dwight Lowes from Ma in the #50 coupe to take the lead on
the pack and the third checkered for the tour that evening.
Mike Horsch from NH in the 1/4 coupe slotted into second with
Robert Harless from NY finishing off the pack with a third. Dwight
Lowes was brought to trackside for an out of car interview and award
with the first place trophy. Now
the modifieds were hitting the track for their 15-lap feature.
When the green came down it was off to racing for the modifieds .
The pack was tight with half way to go as Bobby Turner from Me in his #7
Pinto and Ed Mulligan from RI in the #61 Pinto went side by side.
Rich Mosher from CT in the #17 coupe and James Allen from Ma in
the #46 Monza diced it up for third place. When the checkered came down
it was on Bobby Turner for the win for the modifieds that evening.
Mulligan finished off
with a close second and Mosher holding on to third.
Bobby Turner was brought to trackside for an out of car interview
and awarded with the first place trophy. Star would like to thank Lee USA Speedway and their entire staff for a great night of racing and also thank them for including Star in the FUN EVENTS.
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Brian Robie - Modified Heat Winner | Gary Moore - Sportsmen Heat Winner |
RIDES FOR KIDS |
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