Freedom 300

Date: September 11, 2020

Track: Lee USA Speedway (Lee, NH)

Sanction: Open Competition

Quick Links: Roster | Practice Results | Scuff Session | Time Trials | Results

 

What Happened: 

Derek Griffith charged to the front from his seventh starting position, taking the lead from Eddie MacDonald on Lap 38 to win the inaugural Freedom 300.  Originally scheduled for 150 laps, the race was shortened to 100 laps due to curfew.  The win was Griffith’s second $10,000 victory in six days.

 

Lap Leaders: 

Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. (1-24), Eddie MacDonald (25-37) and Derek Griffith (38-100).

 

Unofficial Results:

1	12G	Derek Griffith
2	93CT	Mike Hopkins
3	17MA	Eddie MacDonald
4	16	Joey Doiron
5	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.
6	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
7	52	Dave Darling
8	35	Derek Ramstrom
9	88	Brandon Barker
10	61	Nick Cusack
11	46	Dylan Estrella
12	40	Mike Mitchell
13	09x	Jeremy Davis
14	30	Fred Astle
15	48	Larry Gelinas
16	94	Garrett Hall
17	17	Kevin Folan
18	09	Frankie Eldridge
19	82	Bobby Baillargeon
20	7CT	Cory Casagrande
21	93	Ryan Green
22	01	Bill Helliwell

 

News & Notes: 

This is the inaugural Freedom 300 at Lee USA Speedway.  The race will pay $10,000 to the winner. Street Stocks will also compete in a 75-lap, $5,000-to-win race.

 

Bobby Baillargeon made contact with the turn three wall during today’s opening practice, but he made repairs prior to the scuff session.

 

Adam Lovejoy set the fastest time out of 40 Street Stocks that participated in Street Stock time trials.

 

Adam Lovejoy, Jimmy Renfrew Jr., Bobby Seger Jr. and Kyle Hewins won heat races for the $5,000-to-win Street Stock race.

 

Chase Locke won the 30-lap feature for the NEMA Lites. Randy Cabral claimed the 25-lap NEMA Midgets feature.

 

Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. won the $5,000-to-win Street Stock race after it was shortened to 25 laps due to curfew.

 

Time Trials:

1	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.	14.789
2	17MA	Eddie MacDonald	14.861
3	93CT	Mike Hopkins	14.880
4	16	Joey Doiron	14.913
5	52	Dave Darling	14.923
6	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.	14.924
7	12G	Derek Griffith	14.925
8	40	Mike Mitchell	14.954
9	46	Dylan Estrella	14.982
10	88	Brandon Barker	15.054
11	93	Ryan Green	15.082
12	7CT	Cory Casagrande	15.102
13	35	Derek Ramstrom	15.105
14	61	Nick Cusack	15.109
15	48	Larry Gelinas	15.122
16	82	Bobby Baillargeon	15.184
17	94	Garrett Hall	15.230
18	30	Fred Astle	15.283
19	09x	Jeremy Davis	15.34
20	09	Frankie Eldridge	15.419
21	17	Kevin Folan	15.448
22	01	Bill Helliwell	16.200

 

Scuff Session Results:

1	16	Joey Doiron	14.845
2	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.	14.864
3	35	Derek Ramstrom	14.952
4	17MA	Eddie MacDonald	15.005
5	93	Ryan Green	15.011
6	93CT	Mike Hopkins	14.040
7	52	Dave Darling	15.058
8	94	Garrett Hall	15.058
9	40	Mike Mitchell	15.063
10	88	Brandon Barker	15.074
11	61	Nick Cusack	15.108
12	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.	15.176
13	48	Larry Gelinas	15.242
14	82	Bobby Baillargeon	15.257
15	09	Frankie Eldridge	15.302
16	7CT	Cory Casagrande	15.369
17	30	Fred Astle	15.375
18	17	Kevin Folan	15.379
19	46	Dylan Estrella	15.455
20	09x	Jeremy Davis	15.660

 

Practice Results:

1	40	Mike Mitchell	14.997
2	93CT	Mike Hopkins	15.047
3	17MA	Eddie MacDonald	15.070
4	88	Brandon Barker	15.151
5	16	Joey Doiron	15.168
6	46	Dylan Estrella	15.188
7	52	Dave Darling	15.193
8	97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.	15.221
9	48	Larry Gelinas	15.222
10	94	Garrett Hall	15.247
11	12G	Derek Griffith	15.271
12	93	Ryan Green	15.291
13	35	Derek Ramstrom	15.305
14	23	Dave Farrington, Jr.	15.307
15	61	Nick Cusack	15.320
16	30	Fred Astle	15.321
17	09x	Jeremy Davis	15.424
18	7ct	Cory Casagrande	15.467
19	09e	Frankie Eldridge	15.609
20	82	Bobby Baillargeon	15.645
21	17	Kevin Folan	15.744
22	01h	Bill Helliwell	15.795

 

Roster:

01	Bill Helliwell
7CT	Cory Casagrande
09e	Frankie Eldridge
09x	Jeremy Davis
12G	Derek Griffith
16	Joey Doiron
17	Kevin Folan
17MA	Eddie MacDonald
23	Dave Farrington, Jr.
30	Fred Astle
35	Derek Ramstrom
40	Mike Mitchell
46	Dylan Estrella
48	Larry Gelinas
52	Dave Darling
61	Nick Cusack
82	Bobby Baillargeon
88	Brandon Barker
93	Ryan Green
93CT	Mike Hopkins
94	Garrett Hall
97	Joey Polewarczyk, Jr.

 

Schedule of Events:

4 p.m. – Pro Stock Open Practice (One Hour)

12 p.m. – Practice (Street Stocks, NEMA Lites, Six Shooters & NEMA)

5:30 p.m. – Pro Stock Scuff Session

3:45 p.m. – Local Division Practice Begins

6 p.m. – Driver’s Meeting

6:30 p.m. – Time Trials (Street Stocks & Pro Stocks)

6:55 p.m. – National Anthem

7 p.m. – Heat Racing Begins

• NEMA Lites (10 laps)
• Six Shooters (10 laps)
• NEMA (10 laps)
• Street Stocks (10 laps)

8 p.m. (approx.) – Features Begin

• NEMA Lites (30 laps)
• Six Shooters (20 laps)
• Street Stock Consi (10 laps)
• NEMA (25 laps)
• Street Stocks (75 laps)
• Pro Stocks (150 laps)
• Fireworks

Trackside Updates: Freedom 300 at Lee USA Speedway