Lee Raymond (racing driver)

Lee Raymond
Born	(1954-10-02)October 2, 1954 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2013(2013-12-12) (aged 59) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Achievements	1985, 1986 ARCA SuperCar Series Champion
Awards	1982 ARCA SuperCar Series Rookie of the Year
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	82nd (1989)
First race	1989 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	106th (1985)
First race	1985 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

ARCA Hooters Cup Super Car Series
Years active	1979-1993
Starts	136
Wins	7
Poles	9
Best finish	1st in 1985, 1986
Championship titles
1985 1986	ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

Lee Raymond (October 2, 1954 – December 12, 2013) was an American racing driver. A two-time champion of the ARCA Super Car 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 though 1993; over the course of his career he won seven races and nine poles in the series, he won the series' Rookie of the Year award in 1982, and won back to back championships in the series in 1985 and 1986.

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, and in the Winston Cup Series in the 1989 Daytona 500, finishing 26th.

After his retirement from competition, Raymond was appointed director of competition at Kil-Kare Speedway. He had been inducted into the Kil-Kare Speedway and Dayton Speedway Halls of Fame. He died on December 12, 2013, after a brief battle with lung cancer.

() (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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