LEXINGTON, KY--For the first time in the four year history of the series, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will travel to the Hoosier State of Indiana this Saturday Night, June 25, for Brownstown Speedway's 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race.
Lee Fleetwood was a regular Late Model competitor at Brownstown Speedway for many years. He won seven Late Model features during his career at Brownstown and won the Sportsmanship Award at the track in 1992. Lee began his racing career in the mid 70's racing a Ford Mustang in the Hobby Stock Division at tracks such as Brownstown, Paragon and Bloomington. He moved to Late Models in the early 80's competing a couple of years in the Late Model Division before going to Limited Late Models in 1983. In 1984 he made the switch back to Super Late Models where he raced until his untimely death on May 3, 1995. He was inducted into the Brownstown Speedway "Hall of Fame” in 1995. Lee was in the prime of his life and racing career at age 44 when on Sunday, April 30 he suffered a dehabilitating stroke which he passed away from three days later. In his final race on Saturday Night, April 29, 1995 at Brownstown Speedway he was scheduled to start on the outside front row of the Late Model Feature when it was rained out. There was to have been double features the next week. Brownstown Speedway has honored the memory of Lee Fleetwood with the "Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race" each year since 1999. Lee was not only a very good race car driver but an even better person off of the race track.
In previous six Lee Fleetwood Memorial Races there have been four different winners with all being former Brownstown Speedway Late Model Track Champions. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN have won this race twice with Dan Sturgeon of Bedford, IN and Mark Barber of North Vernon, IN also taking wins in the Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race.
The 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial will feature a complete racing program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the $3,000 to win O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. Also on the race card will be Modifieds and Bombers.
After 9 events into the 2005 tour, The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen nine different winners. Whitney McQueary currently leads the series points standings followed by Chris Combs, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell and Michael England. The rest of the top currently stands with Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn and Bryan Barber.
Brownstown Speedway is located one mile south of Brownstown, IN on State Road 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Gates are slated to open for this event at 2 p.m. For more information on Brownstown Speedway you can log onto their website at www.brownstownspeedway.com or call the track at (812) 358-5332.
For more info on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sports Shirts you cna go to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon.
Lee Fleetwood was a regular Late Model competitor at Brownstown Speedway for many years. He won seven Late Model features during his career at Brownstown and won the Sportsmanship Award at the track in 1992. Lee began his racing career in the mid 70's racing a Ford Mustang in the Hobby Stock Division at tracks such as Brownstown, Paragon and Bloomington. He moved to Late Models in the early 80's competing a couple of years in the Late Model Division before going to Limited Late Models in 1983. In 1984 he made the switch back to Super Late Models where he raced until his untimely death on May 3, 1995. He was inducted into the Brownstown Speedway "Hall of Fame” in 1995. Lee was in the prime of his life and racing career at age 44 when on Sunday, April 30 he suffered a dehabilitating stroke which he passed away from three days later. In his final race on Saturday Night, April 29, 1995 at Brownstown Speedway he was scheduled to start on the outside front row of the Late Model Feature when it was rained out. There was to have been double features the next week. Brownstown Speedway has honored the memory of Lee Fleetwood with the "Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race" each year since 1999. Lee was not only a very good race car driver but an even better person off of the race track.
In previous six Lee Fleetwood Memorial Races there have been four different winners with all being former Brownstown Speedway Late Model Track Champions. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN have won this race twice with Dan Sturgeon of Bedford, IN and Mark Barber of North Vernon, IN also taking wins in the Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race.
The 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial will feature a complete racing program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the $3,000 to win O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. Also on the race card will be Modifieds and Bombers.
After 9 events into the 2005 tour, The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen nine different winners. Whitney McQueary currently leads the series points standings followed by Chris Combs, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell and Michael England. The rest of the top currently stands with Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn and Bryan Barber.
Brownstown Speedway is located one mile south of Brownstown, IN on State Road 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Gates are slated to open for this event at 2 p.m. For more information on Brownstown Speedway you can log onto their website at www.brownstownspeedway.com or call the track at (812) 358-5332.
For more info on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sports Shirts you cna go to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon.
