Jessica Power Gets Top Ten Finish at Brockville Speedway; Mohawk Raceway and Cornwall Speedway Rained Out

With four straight top ten finishes going into the weekend, Jessica Power and the Power Racing team were looking forward to another busy weekend at the track.  Mohawk International Raceway was first on the schedule, followed by Brockville Speedway on Saturday, and then on to Cornwall Sunday for their DIRTcar Sportsman Series race.

There was plenty of rain in the area most of the day on Friday, and the forecast got progressively worse through the evening at Mohawk International Raceway.  After waiting it out, track officials decided to cancel their racing program late in the afternoon.

Saturday’s forecast had improved, but their were still some lingering showers in the early afternoon, but they all stayed clear of Brockville Ontario Speedway, and they were able to get their show off without any delays from Mother Nature.  In her qualifying heat race, Power struggled on the heavy racing surface, starting in sixth and unable to advance.  The team made several changes to the car for the 25 lap feature.  At the drop of the green, Jessica got off to a slow start, struggling to get inside the top 15 through the first half of the race.  In the second half, Power would find her groove, slowly moving up the leaderboard with each passing lap, and would finish with a respectable ninth place finish.

“We were definitely hoping to have a better run, but it was really tough out there tonight”, says Power.  “With all the rain that we had the last day or two, the track was unusually rough, and really heavy.  We did salvage another top ten finish out of it, and we are happy with that”.

On Sunday, the rain returned, and Cornwall Speedway made their decision early to cancel their racing program.  The DIRTcar Series events that were scheduled for Sunday were postponed until Sunday, July 22^nd. 

This coming week, Power will return to Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Brockville Speedway on Saturday.  Early in the 2012 season, Power currently sits eighth in points at Mohawk Raceway and is off to a strong start at Brockville, sitting third in points through the first month of the season.

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.

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