Lee Gill Climbs to the Top of Brockville Speedway Point Standings After Scoring Third Win of the 2012 Season on Saturday Night

Much of the 2012 season has been a matter of Lee Gill catching up to the field after missing a night due to a mechanical failure earlier this season.  On the second last points night of the year, Gill climbed to the top of the standing for the first time this season after scoring his third win of the 2012 season.

Gill began the night with a win in his qualifying heat race.  He started the 30 lap main event from outside of the third row in the sixth position and wasted very little time getting to the front.  By lap eight he was in the lead and held off a couple early challenges to score his third win of the 2012 season at Brockville Speedway.

“The car was really good tonight”, says Gill.  “I really have to thank the crew for all the hard work they put in on this car”, says Gill.  “I want to thank Peggy and the boys for all their support as well, and our sponsors and fans”.

Gill had solidified his spot in second place in points after the win, but during tech inspection, the current leader was disqualified, losing all points for the night, giving the point lead to Gill by a mere eight points going into the season finale.

This Saturday night at the BOS is the last race of the 2012 regular season.  The track will remain closed over the next six weeks before reopening for the DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals on October 12^th –14^th.  The schedule for the next few weeks is up in the air at this time, so please check back on our website for updated information.

                                                         

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

Lee Gill Gets Top Five Finish at Brockville Speedway; Continues Streak of Top Ten Finishes in Every Start This Season

With the 2012 regular season approaching its final two weeks, Lee Gill currently sits third in points at Brockville Speedway.  He is 48 points behind the point leader and only 14 points back from second place.  He would love nothing more to end the 2012 season on a high note, and get back to victory lane before the season ends.

This past week at Brockville, Gill started the night with a third place finish in his qualifying heat race after starting fifth.  In the 30 lap main event, Gill started ninth, and fell back early to 12^th before making a charge through the field.  Halfway through the race he was up to seventh and continued to move forward in the second half.  With five laps remaining he was inside the top five, and maintained the fifth position through the duration of the race.

“The car wasn’t too bad, but just needed to be a little bit better”, says Gill after the race.  “Hopefully we can get back to victory lane before the season ends”.

Gill will be back in action this Saturday night at Brockville Speedway.  This is the second last night for the regular season.  Next week will be the final points night, and Brockville will remain closed for a few weeks before reopening in mid October for the Northeast Fall Nationals.  Stay tuned for late season schedule announcements in the coming weeks.

                                                         

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

Lee Gill’s Second Place Run at Brockville Speedway Derailed By Lapped Car in Closing Laps; Rebounds for 13th Top Ten of the Season at the BOS

After moving to second in Brockville Speedway points last week, Lee Gill was looking forward to getting back to the track again this week, hoping to inch a little closer to the leader and narrow the gap going into the final four nights of points racing in 2012.  The rain from the previous couple days would make for a much different track then he was used to throughout the summer, but Gill was confident that they would make the right adjustments along the way.

Gill began the night at Brockville with a third place finish in his qualifying heat race, and after making a few adjustments he was ready for the 30 lap main event.  He rolled off the starting grid from 14^th place and after a series of early cautions, Gill was solidly inside the top ten by lap six.  As the race approached halfway, Gill was climbing up the leaderboard, and soon found himself in second position.  At the time, the leader had up a big advantage, and Gill was running strong in second place as he worked his way around lapped traffic.  With just four laps remaining, a lapped car got into the back of Gill’s car sending him for a spin in turn one and two.  He would have to restart the race from the rear of the field, and charged back into the top ten over the final four laps to finish ninth.

“It was a very disappointing way to end the night”, says Gill.  We had a strong car, and were riding in second place, hoping to get a caution to make a late race run for the lead, and we ended up being the caution.  With only a few cars left on the lead lap we were able to salvage a top ten finish out of it”.

This coming week, Gill will be looking to get back on track at the BOS.  He will be aiming for his third win of the season, and will be trying to regain the second position in the point standings.  The 2012 point season ends at Brockville in just three weeks, then the track will remain closed until mid October for the Northeast Fall Nationals.  After Labor Day Weekend, Gill plans to run a Late Model race at Brighton Speedway in the Great Crate Race on September 8^th.  He is the defending champion of the race.

                                                         

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

Lee Gill Moves to Second in Points After Hard Fought Third Place Finish on Double Points Night at Brockville Ontario Speedway

It was a big night at Brockville Speedway on Saturday night for Lee Gill with double points on the line, as well as double prize money and double laps.  Gill has been on a steady climb towards the top of the standings since missing a week due to mechanical issues, and other then that one night, he has finished in the top ten every week, and usually inside the top five all season. 

Gill started his qualifying heat from the rear of the six car field, and charged to third in the eight lap race.  After making some minor changes to the setup, Gill returned to the track for the 60 lap main event from 14^th starting position.  The first couple laps of the race were slowed by three caution periods, the first involving a multi car pileup on lap one, and a pair of singe car spins.  When the race resumed on lap two, Gill was already up to eighth place.  With only 15 laps complete, Gill was inside the top five, and clearly had one of the fastest cars on the track.  Just one lap later Gill tangled with a lap car while trying to advance to fourth place, and spun off the banking in turn three and would have to restart from the rear of the field.  Just four laps later he was back inside the top ten, and had 40 laps remaining to get back to the front.  20 laps later Gill was running fourth, and had a great battle for the remaining distance of the race, and would cross the finish line in third place.

“We had a great car tonight, and I am sure we passed the most cars on the track tonight then anyone”, says Gill after the race, referring to his deep starting position, and then having to charge from the back again after an early incident.  “I should have waited another lap to get around the lapped car and the 35 car, but that is how it goes sometimes”.

Gill’s third place finish puts him up to second place in points at Brockville Speedway with just four point nights remaining in the 2012 season.  He is just 41 points out of the lead in the battle for his fifth career Brockville Speedway championship.

Gill will return to Brockville Speedway this coming Saturday night looking to trip that point deficit and return to the BOS victory lane for the third time in 2012.

                                                         

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