Lee Gill Continues to Climb Back Into Championship Contention at Brockville Speedway

When Lee Gill decided to return to Modified competition at Brockville Speedway after several years racing in the Late Model division at other tracks, the vast majority of people that had known Gill as a four time Brockville champion knew it wouldn’t take long for him to return to form.  The track may be slightly different, the cars maybe a little different but the competitive spirit and the will to win remain the same for the talented Lafargeville, New York racer.

Gill returned to Brockville once again on Saturday night looking for his fifth straight top five finish.  After placing fourth in his qualifying heat, Gill reported to the pit area for some adjustment to his 2012 Troyer before going back out for the 30 lap feature, where he would start ninth.  With the race half over, the first and only caution slowed the pace, and Gill was now up to sixth place.  Over the final few laps, Gill climbed to fourth.

“Everything is going really well for us here so far this season at Brockville”, says Gill after the race.  “We have had some really good runs, and hopefully we can get back to victory lane soon”.

Despite missing a race a couple weeks ago with mechanical issues, Gill has finished all but one race inside the top five, and has climbed back into a BOS Five Star position sitting fifth in track points, and only 40 points out of the lead.  With still more then two months remaining before the points end, Gill will have ample opportunity to trim that deficit.

This coming Saturday night, Gill will return to Brockville Speedway looking to extend his top five streak, and try and find his way back to Brockville’s victory lane for the first time since the 2003 season.

                                                         

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Lee Gill Gets Second Place Finish in Classic Battle at Brockville Speedway

With each passing week, Lee Gill gets stronger and stronger at Brockville Speedway.  After missing one week due to a mechanical failure found after arriving at the track, Gill rebounded with a third place finish last week, and was looking to improve on that this week.

In his preliminary qualifying heat race, Gill started from fourth but blasted to the front, taking the lead on lap two and never looked back.  After making minimal adjustments to the car to keep up with the changing conditions of the track Gill rolled of the starting grid for the 30 lap main event from inside row five in the ninth position.  Gill made steady progress moving through the field, and by lap six he was into the top five.  Lee continued to move forward, and by lap nine he was up to second and challenging for the lead, and captured the top spot just three laps later.  Over the next ten laps, Gill continued to pace the field, but once they hit lapped traffic, Gill got bottled up behind a slower car, and dropped to second.  Never one to give up, Gill fought back, and used a similar move to reclaim the lead in lapped traffic on lap 26, but on the final lap, the slower traffic ahead played a determining factor in the outcome, and Gill crossed the line in second.

“The car was great tonight, but I needed to do a better job in lapped traffic”, says Gill.  “The 77 car handled the slower traffic a little more aggressively then I did, and that was the difference”.

Despite missing the race a couple weeks ago, Gill’s consistency has kept him in the top ten in points at Brockville.  He is currently seventh in points, just six points out of the top five.

This coming weekend, Gill will be back at Brockville Speedway looking to finish just one spot higher and get back to victory lane at the BOS.  The former four-time Brockville champion is inching closer to that first win of the year, and first at Brockville since the 2003 season, his last season as a regular at Brockville.

                                                         

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Lee Gill Continues to Impress Early in 2012 at Brockville Speedway

The month of June did not start out well for Lee Gill after a pretty successful May had him solidly in the top five in points.  Last week, a mechanical issue developed before the car even hit the track, and Gill was forced to load the car, and head for home before the night even got started.  He was hoping for a much better night on Saturday and get back on track.

The night started out well for Gill, as he started fourth in his eight lap qualifier, and was in the lead by lap three and drove to the win.  After making some adjustments to the car, Gill was ready for the 30 lap main event.  He started on the outside of row four in eighth place, and quickly moved forward.  By lap ten he was into third, and would maintain that spot through the remaining 20 laps to score his best finish of the season.

“We are getting closer to where we want to be each week”, says Gill.  “We still have some work to do yet, but we are working hard, and hopefully we will get back to victory lane here soon”.

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 five events in 2012, Gill is currently ninth in track points, despite missing last week’s race with mechanical issues.

“Hopefully the problems we had last week are behind us, and we can climb our way back into contention over the course of the season”, adds Gill.

                                                         

For all the latest news on Lee Gill and the Lee Gill Racing team, please visit our brand new website, www.leegillracing.com.