Berlin Raceway will pay tribute at this Saturday’s race to Late Model driver Lee Anderson, who passed away last weekend due to accidental injuries while boating.
Raceway management recognizes the huge outpouring of grief from Lee’s friends and fans and has consulted with the family regarding their wishes as to how they would like the racing community to celebrate Lee’s life. With the Anderson family’s blessing, Berlin will provide an outlet for that grief in the following manner:
1) Already on the schedule for Saturday was Late Model Night with a special 100-lap Coors Light Late Model feature. In honor of Anderson, who drove the #18 car, the race will be extended to 118 laps.
2) Lee’s green #18 will be added to the wall of the track as a permanent memorial to the fallen racer
3) A moment of silence will take place before the races.
4) Lee’s father Denny Anderson, also a former Berlin Raceway driver, will take part in pre-race ceremonies before the Late Model feature by pacing the field in Lee’s race car.
5) Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to donate to a fund being set up to cover funeral expenses and for Anderson’s three-year-old daughter Kaileigh.
6) The Shotko family will be selling t-shirts honoring Lee’s memory, with proceeds going to his daughter Kaileigh. They will be available at a table on the main concourse Saturday.
Anderson, 33, of Walker, was an accomplished and popular driver at Berlin Raceway. He was in his 10th season racing at the Marne track and had won two of the three races he entered this season, most recently on June 9. Anderson finished second in points in the top Coors Light Late Model division in 2001 and 2004. He had spent the last three seasons concentrating on starting his business and traveling to compete in races around the midwest. Anderson owned Perfect Circle Race Cars of Grand Rapids, a company that builds and repairs race cars.
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