Biggest Race Of Dan Leeck's Career Upcoming At Lebanon I-44 Speedway In 2013 JEGS/CRA Season Opener
Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 to set tone for the rest of the year for the team (Special from Dan Leeck Racing)
May 16, 2013
Birch Run, Michigan (May 16, 2013) – If there ever was a race where it can be considered a make or break kind of race for a team, the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 Presented by JEGS.com is that race for Birch Run, Michigan driver, Dan Leeck. Lebanon I-44 Speedway, located southwest of St. Louis in Lebanon, Missouri will host the 2013 season opener for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance and Leeck and his team will be making the 11+ hour trip down to the Show-Me State.
"This is the biggest Late Model event that I have ever raced in and a good showing here will determine our schedule." The 23-year-old stated. "I can't thank everyone enough who help make this trip even possible. My family, my sponsors, everyone. This is bigger for us than going down to Speedweeks. We need a good finish in the race. Afterwards, we'll figure out the rest of the season. Do we follow the rest of the JEGS/CRA Tour or stay home and race locally again?" He added.
Leeck made three appearances in the 47th annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing in February at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and also has made one start at Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan in the tracks 2013 season opener where he finished second in the Feature run down.
The 2012 racing season saw Leeck make several appearances in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance where he finished 15th in the final points standings with three top 10 finishes including a season high of sixth at his home track of Dixie Motor Speedway. Also, and despite missing several events, he scored a third place showing at Auto City in the tracks weekly Super Stocks division, which mirrors the rules of JEGS/CRA.
Leeck began his racing career in 2004 at just 14 years old racing Four-Cylinders and after one year in the beginners division, he moved up to Street Stocks in 2005 and recorded two feature wins his rookie season. A year later, another move up was made, this time to the Pro Late Models division and during that 2006 season, the then 16-year-old scored three feature wins with his first ever in a Pro Late Model coming at Whittemore Speedway in Whittemore, Michigan. He also collected two feature triumphs at Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan.
The 2007 racing season saw him collect three more feature victories with another win at Owosso as well as two important wins at his home track of Dixie Motor Speedway in his hometown of Birch Run, Michigan. Overall that season he racked up an impressive 22 top five finishes and 26 top 10 showings between Dixie and Owosso’s Pro Late Models divisions.
He finished second in the points in 2008 concentrating primarily on Dixie while collecting a single feature win. The 2009 season saw Leeck and crew venture out further from home as he toured on a part-time basis with the old Super Pro Late Model Series while also making his debut with the now defunct Northern Late Model Series.
During the 2010 racing season, Leeck made three appearances with the old Varney Late Models Northern Series and picked up an impressive podium finish of a third driving for T.D. Racing Development, who are based in West Bend, Wisconsin, at Dixie in the Bob Cross Memorial on August 20th, 2010. He finished behind 2010 series Rookie of the Year, Erik Jones who won the race, and 2010 Northern Late Model Series Champion, Eddie Hoffman in a very impressive showing.
He also raced with T.D. Racing at Owosso as well as LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin. Leeck also competed for the 2011 Track Championship at Owosso and scored one feature win en route to a seventh place showing in the final Pro Late Models points standings. He also picked up a feature win at Whittemore as well and the Patriot 100 Win at Auto City Speedway.
For the trip to Lebanon, Missouri, Leeck's bright #12 will carry sponsorship stickers on the side of his Chevrolet Impala from Mr. Asphalt as well as Wellman Excavating, Diesel Truck Sales, Helm Electric, Racecar Engineering, FLF Racecars and M.P.H. Promotions.
To learn more about Dan Leeck’s 2013 racing season and to inquire about sponsorship opportunities for the rest of the year, please call: 1 (989) 295-5250. You can also go to the team website at: www.danleeckracing.com and you can also follow along on Facebook as well by going to www.facebook.com and search for “Dan Leeck Racing”
