Lee Gill Hasn’t Missed a Step After Returning to Full Time 358 Modified Competition at Brockville Speedway

After the first two weeks of the 2012 season at Brockville Speedway, Lee Gill posted top ten finishes in each.  His return to the track for weekly competition in the 358 Modified division has peeked the interest of many, and he was back in action this past Saturday night looking to continue his early season streak.

Gill started his night at Brockville on Saturday with a fourth place finish in his qualifying heat after starting fifth.  After coming back to the pit area, Gill and his team made some changes to the car before hitting the track again for the evening’s 30 lap main event.  Starting from 12^th, Gill moved up quickly, and by the first yellow of the nigh on lap nine he was already up to seventh place.  After 20 circuits around the BOS, Gill was positioned inside the top five.  He would go on to finish fifth, posting his second straight top five finish, and third top ten to start the 2012 season.

“The car was pretty good again tonight, we are starting to get things figured out”, says Gill after the race.  “The cars have changed, and the track has changed some from when we last raced here regularly, and the competition is extremely tough”.

This coming Saturday night, Gill will be back at Brockville looking to build on his early season momentum, and get back to victory lane at the BOS.  After three events in 2012, Gill is currently in a BOS five star position, fourth in points just 34 points out of the lead in the chase for the 2012 championship.

                                                         

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Lee Gill Gets Fourth Place Finish at Brockville Speedway; Adapting Quickly to BOS 358 Modified Return

It hasn’t taken Lee Gill long to back used to 358 Modified racing again at the BOS.  He returned to Brockville last week for the first time in nearly seven years in a Small Block Modified and finished seventh, and came back this past Saturday night and improved on that to score a fourth place finish.

In his qualifying heat, Gill started from outside of the second row in the fourth position.  He advanced to third before the end of the eight lap race, and came back to the pit area to make some adjustments on his 2012 Troyer.  In the 30 lap feature, Gill started from 10^th place, but lost a little ground early, falling back to 12^th before they completed lap 10.  After making a great move on a lap 14 restart, Gill vaulted from tenth to seventh, and continued to climb the leaderboard over the next few laps, breaking the top five just four laps later.  Gill would advance one more position, and ended the night with a solid fourth place run.

“The car was pretty good, we are working hard to get it dialed in.  The track has changed a fair bit since we last raced here in this division regularly, so we are working hard to get the set up figured out and get to where we need to be”, says Gill, referring to his domination at Brockville from 2000 to 2004 when he won many races, and claimed the championship in four consecutive seasons.

Gill will be back in action at Brockville once again this Saturday night, looking to capture his first wins of the 2012 season.  After two races this season at the BOS, Gill currently is tied for fourth in overall track points, just 27 points out of the lead.

In addition to a full season at Brockville Speedway, Gill also plans to run some DIRTcar 358 Modified Series races, and possibly the 358 Modified pavement series events held this summer at Airborne Park Raceway and Dunn Tire Speedway.  A full schedule will be released on the team’s website when it comes available.

                                                         

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