It
didn’t take Lafargeville, New York racer Lee Gill long to get familiar with the
358 Modified once again after several years off racing other divisions. He posted top ten finishes in every start in
2012 at Brockville Speedway, and picked up three feature wins. He also posted 12 top five finishes at
Brockville this season.
Lee
opened the year at Brockville with a seventh place finish at Brockville on May
12th, but he let everyone know that he had a fast car, and it
wouldn’t be long before he would be contending for feature wins. He followed that with five consecutive top five
finishes, and was establishing himself as a contender. Although he missed a race in early June
because of a mechanical failure before the heat races even started, Gill was
able to battle his way back into contention late in the season with the help of
his three feature wins.
“We
had a strong season here at Brockville and it really was great to come back
here and see some old friends that we used to race with up here”, says
Gill. We had some good finishes, and we
just came up a little short at the end of the year, but that’s racing”.
Gill
finished the season second in the point standing for the 358 Modifieds by just
two points at Brockville Speedway.
Although it is a little disappointing to lose by such a narrow margin,
Gill was happy to come back and be a contender as quickly as he did.
“We
had been out of the Modified for quite a few years. The cars changed a bit, the technology has changed some and we
are up against different competition then we were back then”, explains Gill. “We adapted fairly quickly, and now we are
looking forward to the 2013 season”.
For all the latest news on
Lee Gill and the Lee Gill Racing team, please visit our website, www.leegillracing.com.
