Lee Gill Claims First Brockville Ontario Speedway Checkered Flag of 2013 Season; Four Time BOS Champion Looking Strong in Quest for Fifth Title

After opening the 2013 racing season with a pair of top five finishes at Brockville Speedway, Lee Gill returned this week hoping to find victory lane for the first time in 2013. The team was optimistic going into the night, after scoring a fourth place finish on opening night and backing that up with an impressive third place run last Saturday night.

Gill started his preliminary qualifying heat race from the fourth position and quickly diced his way to the front of the pack, he took the lead on lap five of the eight lap race, and never looked back. After the heat race, Gill and his team tweaked the set up of the car to keep up with the changing track conditions that occur throughout the evening. He started the 30 lap main event from the 10th position. By lap six, Gill had climbed up to sixth place, and quickly moved forward from there, moving to second just a few laps later. After a fantastic battle for the top spot, Gill took the lead for good just as they approached the halfway point of the race, and went on to collect his first win of the season.

“We really had a great car tonight”, says Gill. “We have had a really good start to the season, so hopefully we can keep it going. It will be a long season, and a tough grind between now and September but so far everything has gone pretty well for us”.

The win puts Gill at the top of the point standings after three events at Brockville, and he also has the distinction of being the only BOS regular to finish in the top 10 in every start dating back to the beginning of last season.

This coming Saturday night, Gill will return to Brockville Speedway for the first round in the Ogilvie’s Auto Triple Crown Series. It will be the first of three 50 lap events in the series with the second coming on July 6th and the series finale at the BOS on August 31st.

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

Lee Gill Earns Second Consecutive Top Five Finish to Start the 2013 Racing Season at Brockville Speedway

After a fourth place finish on opening night at Brockville, Lee Gill returned for the second week of the season looking to build on that and work towards his first win of the young season. 

With some problems in his qualifying heat race, Gill had to start deep in the field in the 30 lap main event.  At the drop of the green flag, he worked his way forward very quickly.  After missing a multi car incident on lap four, Gill was inside the top five after just six laps.  When the race ended, Gill finished with his second straight top five, coming home with a solid third place result.

“The car was pretty good again tonight”, says Gill after the race.  “We have been working hard getting this car dialed in, and hopefully we can get back to victory lane here real soon”.

Lee Gill will return to the BOS this coming Saturday night.  He plans to race at Brockville weekly in 2013 and will be joined later in the year by his son Rylee Gill, who will run in the new Rookie Sportsman division.  Lee Gill also plans to run select event at other tracks, to be determined at a later date.

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

Lee Gill Grabs Top Five Finish on Opening Night at Brockville Speedway

After a long off-season, Lee Gill and his team were ready to get back on the track, and start the 2013 racing season. 2012 was a great year for Gill, coming ever so close to winning the Modified track championship at Brockville Speedway, and with a new season and a fresh start, the team hopes to contend for the title once again.

Gill returned to Brockville Speedway for opening night on Saturday, and started off with a fifth place finish in his qualifying heat race after starting from the rear of the field. Lee lined up on the outside of the ninth row in the 18th position to start the 30 lap main event and quickly moved forward. After avoiding multiple on track incidents in the first half of the race, he made his way inside the top ten by lap 12 and was up to fifth just two laps later. After climbing to as high as third place, Gill settled into fourth place in the closing laps, posting a strong finish to start the new season.

“We avoided some of the early wrecks that took place and were able to get a strong top five finish to start the season”, says Gill after the race. “We will work on the car over the next week and see if we can get it a little better when we return next Saturday”.

Lee Gill plans to race at Brockville weekly in 2013 and will be joined later in the year by his son Rylee Gill, who will run in the new Rookie Sportsman division. Lee Gill also plans to run select event at other tracks, to be determined at a later date.

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