Jessica Power News and Notes

The 2012 racing season has been a year of consistency for Jessica Power and the Power Racing team. The goal going into the year was to record as many top ten finishes as possible, and with 15 top tens through the last 17 races, Power accomplished that goal. She also picked up her first win of the season a few weeks ago, and has run in the top five on many occasions. Power has earned the respect of her fellow competitors, and has rapidly become a fan favorite at here weekly tracks, and has grabbed the attention of other competitors from various tracks that she will be racing against on the DIRTcar tour.

This past weekend, Power was back at Mohawk International Raceway for the second round of the Frenchie’s “Drive One” Sportsman Series. After struggling in her qualifying heat race, Jessica would have to roll off the starting grid from 19th place for the 35 lap series race. Power drove a great race, working her way up to fifth at one point, and crossed the finish line with a solid seventh place fun.

“The car pretty good tonight in the feature. We made a lot of changes after struggling so much in the heat race”, says Power. “We almost got to the top five, but the handling started to go away near the end of the race. Overall it was a good night”.

On Saturday night at Brockville, Power finished fifth in her qualifier with the car not running as well it should have. The team made some changes, and after a quick practice session, they were ready for the 25 lap feature event. Once again, Jessica would have to come from the rear of the field. The first 19 laps of the race went caution free, and Power was able to move up through the field. Over the final six laps she moved up to finish with a solid eighth place result.

This coming week will be a busy one for the Power racing team. First up is Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, then Brockville Speedway on Saturday followed by a return trip to Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday night for the opening round of the DIRTcar Sportsman Series.

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.