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  • Lee Smith, who lives in Hudson, Mass., is a
    clockmaker by trade, and has spent most of his time over the past
    few years building a new business, Classic Clocks, in Wayland,
    Mass.
    When Smith first burst onto the NEMA scene, he made such an
    impression that, even though he was running home built equipment,
    he was named Rookie of the Year, and later, the Most Improved
    Driver. He continued to run an upright chassis in the late 70s,
    when NEMA was dominated by laydown roadsters. In 1977, he beat
    them all, winning his first championship.
    Three years later, he did it again, and two years after that, won
    his third. In the years following, he was almost always in the
    top ten, finishing second in the standings twice, adding to his
    total of 21 feature wins, which ties him for 6th in the all-time
    NEMA feature winners list. But as he realized his long term goal
    to own his own business, racing had to take a back seat.
    Now, he thinks the business is well enough established that he
    can race again. "I finally decided that the customers would have
    to buy their clocks in six days, because I'm going to take a day
    off for some fun," he said. "I called Ed Czyzewski, who owns the
    car I last ran, and told him I'd get it ready if I could run it
    again. He agreed, and we're ready to go."
    Gene Angelillo, NEMA President, said, "Not only are we looking
    forward to running against Lee again, it will be great to see
    Eddie Czyzewski back in the pits. This guy, who fielded winning
    midgets for so many years, in spite of the fact that he was
    "handicapped" by the loss of an eye and both legs on Pork Chop
    Hill in Korea, is an inspiration to us all."
    The addition of the Smith/Czyzewski team to the field that has
    staged fantastic racing in its two previous shows this season
    means that Saturday night's show at Star is almost guaranteed to
    be a barn burner.
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