Jessica Power Moves to Second in Points at Mohawk Raceway With Second Place Finish; Another Top Ten Finish at Brockville Speedway

With three more races remaining at both Mohawk Raceway and Brockville Speedway entering last weekend’s events, Jessica Power was looking to continue her strong season and move up the standings before the regular season comes to an end after Labor Day Weekend. Power was back at both tracks this past weekend looking for victory.

Mohawk Raceway was the first stop on the weekend, and Power began the night with a third place finish in her qualifying heat race. After making a few minor adjustments, she rolled onto the track for the 20 lap main event from the eighth position. She found her line early and quickly worked her way towards the front of the pack. With just three laps in, she was up to fourth place and was battling for a top three over the next few laps. With 13 lap in, Jessica had advanced to second place, and arguably had the fastest car on the track in the late stages, but lapped traffic slowed her pace just enough to keep her from reeling in the leader. She would finish with a strong second place run.

“That was a really good run for us tonight. If we could have just got to second place soon we would have had more time to chase down the leader”, says Power after the race. “Overall we are very happy with our run, and looking forward to another good night at Brockville tomorrow”.

Brockville Speedway on Saturday night was a bit of a struggle for the Power Racing team. After a fifth place finish in her qualifying heat race, the team made some changes to the car looking fore more speed before the 25 lap feature. She started the race from 12th place, and made it to the top ten after just five laps. Jessica would end the night with a ninth place result.

This coming Friday night, Power will return to Mohawk International Raceway where she will be looking for her first career MIR Sportsman win. After her second place finish last week, she vaulted from fifth to second in track points. On Saturday night she will be back at Brockville Speedway looking to improve on her fourth place points position. She is currently just seven points out of third place.

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.

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