Jessica Power Gets First Win of 2012 With Impressive Performance at Brockville Speedway on Saturday Night

The start of the 2012 season has been good for Jessica Power and the Power Racing team, posting strong finishes virtually every week, and solidly inside the top ten in points at both Mohawk International Raceway and Brockville Speedway.  Power was back in action at both tracks again this week, looking to capture the first win of the season.

At Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, Jessica began with a second place finish her qualifying heat race after starting third.  The main event was a 35 lap Frenchie’s “Drive One” Series race, and Power would start from outside row four in the eighth position.  After falling back to as low as tenth early in the race, Jessica was able to climb back to sixth before the checkered flag.

“The car was just a little too tight, but overall it was a solid run for us”, says Power.  “It was a good way to start the Frenchie’s series, and hopefully we can be even better for the next one”.

Brockville Speedway was up next, and the night began with the usual qualifying heat races.  Power started her heat race from second, and ended with the same result.  In the 25 lap feature, Jessica started from sixth place, and steadily worked her way towards the front.  At lap eight she was up to third place, and running very strong.  Three laps later, Power moved into second, and began to chase down the race leader.  With 17 laps in the books, Power took over the lead, and held it through lap 20 when the caution came out to bunch the field.  Directly behind Power for the final two restarts, was last years Sportsman champion and a four-time race winner already at the BOS in 2012, but that didn’t phase her, as she went on to win her first of 2012, which brought many cheers from the crowd, who have made it increasingly visible that Power has become a fan favorite at Brockville.

“I really have to thank my crew for all of their work in the shop this week”, says Power.  “We had been running ok this year, but we really made a lot of changes to the car this week and they really paid off for us tonight.  I also want to thank our sponsors and fans for their continued support.

This coming week, Power will be back at Mohawk International Raceway for a rare Thursday night appearance.  On Saturday, she will return to Brockville Speedway looking for her second win in a row.

The Power Racing team still has their racing apparel for sale at the track each week.  The profits from the sales of the team shirts will be used to fund their efforts for Super DIRT Week at the end of the 2012 season.  To purchase your shirt, visit us at the track on raceday, or email power52racing@hotmail.com.

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, Axcel Sports, Great Chow Express, Star Diner, Len Corcoran Excavating, Glen Gould Estate Construction, Bicknell Racing Products, Bert Transmission Atomic Sign Works, Bob Hilbert Sportswear, South Eastern Mechanical Inc., and Finish Line Web Design for their support during the 2012 racing season.

For more information on Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jessicapowerfanpage or visit our website, www.jessicapower.ca.