Winning A Championship Without Winning Any Race
Mar 15, 2008
Victor Lee didn’t win a race last year in the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, but his steady, solid performances throughout the season earned him and his team a championship.
Lee, a native of Stanford, had more Top 10 finishes than any other driver and clinched the title for Frank Revel Motorsports of Richmond on Sept. 20 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown.
He finished with 4,161 points during the 22-race season, 279 points ahead of Jason Keltner.
Lee was in his first season driving for Frank Revel, a Madison County native who has extensive experience in motorsports. Revel started working on cars when he was just 16 years old and he built his first car from the ground up in 1995, which was driven by Jim Robinson of Waco.
Revel’s experience and Lee’s driving ability were a big reason for the team’s success, but they certainly had some help on the way to the championship.
Lee flipped his car several times during time trials for the ninth annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial race, but used a back-up car provided by Tyrel Todd of Eubanks to finish 22nd and hold on to the points lead.
After a late-season accident, Tim Logan of Cattlesburg loaned the Revel team another back-up car. Lee went on to finish eighth the next day at the annual Labor Day event.
The 2008 Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series is set to get under way on April 12 at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, Ind.
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