NASCAR HOME TRACKS
Lee USA Speedway
Boasting a population of slightly more than 4,500, Lee, New Hampshire, is the quintessential New England community – with one exception. There’s a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located about a mile and a half from the center of town. First opened in 1964 and revamped prior to the 1984 season, Lee USA Speedway has long been a pillar of New England short-track racing. “To be quite honest, there is kind of a pecking order of race fans who are attracted to Lee,” said Joe Bassett, who has been the track’s general manager since 2017. “First and foremost, it’s a big-block supermodified track. That will be hands-down one of our biggest shows of the year. Then, we’re pro stocks. Every fan who is a true, die-hard Lee USA Speedway fan, will tell you they want to see the pro stocks come back – which we are working on and having a few races this year.”
COREY LAJOIE & TYLER REDDICK PLAN TO RACE AT LEE USA SPEEDWAY ON JULY 15. FAMILIAR NAMES
SLIMMER SCHEDULE
FACILITY UPGRADES
LEE USA SPEEDWAY HAS A LONG HISTORY
AS FOR THIS SEASON’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS,
LONGTIME RACER AND NASHUA, NEW
of hosting events in what is now the ARCA
Lee USA Speedway officials are taking a “less is
Hampshire, businessman Norman Wrenn Jr.
Menards Series East. The nomadic series visited
more” approach.
purchased Lee USA Speedway from Red and Judy
the track 17 times between 1992 and 2010. “The last Cup Series driver to win at Lee USA
“Some people will tell you we have a reduced schedule this year, but I call it a modified schedule,”
MacDonald in 2018. “Since the Wrenns bought the track, we’ve been
Speedway was Bubba Wallace,” Bassett noted.
Bassett explained, noting the 2021 slate included
working on upgrading the lighting, we’ve paved
“He beat out Ryan Truex, Brett Moffitt and Eddie
23 dates. “Now, in 2022, I asked for 13 race dates
some of the pit area and upgraded the sound
MacDonald here in 2010.”
and the 14th date is my Monster Truck show. It’s
system,” said Bassett. “We’ve been doing all of
basically nine racing events.”
the little things that hadn’t been done in the last
Brad Leighton (4) and Andy Santerre (3) are the top East Series winners at the track.
18
POLE POSITION 2022
Visit leeusaspeedway.com for schedule details.
few years and making the track what it is today.”
WORDS: KEITH WALTZ, PHOTOGRAPHY: RICH HAYES
