Lee Raymond | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1954 |
Birth Place: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Cause: | Lung cancer |
Achievements: | 1985, 1986 ARCA SuperCar Series Champion |
Awards: | 1982 ARCA SuperCar Series Rookie of the Year |
Total Cup Races: | 1 |
Years In Cup: | 1 |
Best Cup Pos: | 82nd (1989) |
First Cup Race: | 1989 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
Cup Poles: | 0 |
Total Busch Races: | 1 |
Years In Busch: | 1 |
Best Busch Pos: | 106th (1985) |
First Busch Race: | 1985 Kroger 200 (IRP) |
Busch Wins: | 0 |
Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
Busch Poles: | 0 |
Last Series: | ARCA Hooters Cup Super Car Series |
Years Active: | 1979–1993 |
Starts: | 136 |
Wins: | 7 |
Poles: | 9 |
Best Finish: | 1st |
Year: | 1985, 1986 |
Titles: | ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series |
Title Years: | 1985 1986 |
Lee Raymond (October 2, 1954 – December 12, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver. A two-time champion of the ARCA SuperCar Series, he also competed in NASCAR racing in the 1989 Daytona 500.
A resident of Dayton, Ohio, Raymond made his debut in ARCA Racing Series competition in 1979. His career in the series ran through 1993; over the course of his career he won seven races and nine poles in the series,[1] he won the series' Rookie of the Year award in 1982, and won back to back championships in the series in 1985 and 1986.[2]
Raymond also competed in two NASCAR-sanctioned events over the course of his career; in 1985 in a Busch Series event at Indianapolis Raceway Park, where he finished 28th,[3] and in the Winston Cup Series in the 1989 Daytona 500, finishing 26th.[2]
After his retirement from competition, Raymond was appointed director of competition at Kil-Kare Speedway.[2] He had been inducted into the Kil-Kare Speedway and Dayton Speedway Halls of Fame.[2] He died on December 12, 2013,[2] after a brief battle with lung cancer.[1]
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Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)