Jessica Power Makes 2012 Season Debut in First Ever Appearance at Canandaigua Motorsports Park; Can Am Practice Set For This Weekend

By Craig Revelle - Finish Line Web Design

Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team had the itch to go racing, and with the local tracks not opening for another week, the team made the trip to Canandaigua Motorsports Park, located near Rochester, New York for their 2012 season opener. With 41 Sportsman cars on hand, and racing at a track that she had never raced on before, it was going to be tough, but the team was hopeful that they would get the season started off on a high note, and be even more prepared when the 2012 season begins at her weekly tracks.

By luck of the draw, Power started on the pole in her qualifying heat race. With no experience at the track, and just a brief hot lap session to get the car dialed in, Power needed more adjustments on the car, but still managed to finish in third place, locking herself into the Sportsman 20 lap main event. She started from the 12th position, and crossed the finish line in 17th after fighting an ill-handling car.

“We just missed the set up a little bit”, says Power after the race. “It was a good learning experience for our team, and I know what changes we need to make when we come back here in the future. It was a real good test for our team, and we cant wait to get the season started at our home tracks”.

This coming weekend, Power will be at Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park in Lafargeville, New York for a practice session. The following Saturday, April 21st will be the opening night at Can Am. Power Motorsports will race at Can Am through the end of the month, before racing weekly at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday Nights and Brockville Speedway on Saturday nights.

“We really enjoy traveling to new tracks, and tracks that we may only get to once a year. The DIRTcar Sportsman tour really doesn’t get going to after our season is over at home”, adds Power. “We will now concentrate on our weekly program, and look forward to running the tour later in the year”.

Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team would like to thank Speedy Auto Service, Gananoque Chev-Olds, Fastenal, Jackson’s Landscaping and Property Maintenance, Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle, John’s Your Local Grocer, Stover Bus Lines, Great Chow Express, Star Diner, Len Corcoran Excavating, Glen Gould Estate Construction, Bicknell Racing Products, Atomic Sign Works, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, South Eastern Mechanical Inc., and Finish Line Web Design for their support during the 2012 racing season.

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