This past week, Mohawk Raceway changed up from their normal Friday night date with a rare Thursday show to start the Labor Day Weekend. It was a 35 lap Frenchie’s “Drive One” Sportsman series and also the final points night at the track for the 2012 season. Jessica started fifth in her qualifying heat race, and moved up through the field to finish with a strong second place result. In the main event, she started fourth, but struggled throughout the race, finishing with a disappointing ninth place run. She finished the season fifth in track points, and possibly fourth as the position from another competitor earlier in the season is under review. Jessica also finished in the top five in the Frenchie’s Sportsman series and was honored as the top finishing female driver after the race was over.
At Brockville Speedway on Saturday night, Power was looking to move up one more spot in the point standings to third, but would need to have a good run, or some bad luck from her nearest competitor. She started fourth in her heat, but struggled early, and finished sixth. After reporting back to the pit area, they made some adjustments to the car, hoping for a much better run in the 25 lap main event. She lined up in the staging area from the 18th position, and rolled onto the track looking to climb through the field in a hurry. The struggles continued though, and Power would end the night in 12th place, but the finish was high enough to move her up to third in track points.
“It certainly wasn’t the way we wanted to get third. We really wanted to race for it, but he had a problem early, and even though we struggled, we were able to get enough points to get by him”, says Power. “We have had a good season, and we are pretty excited about the next few weeks and some of the bigger races on our schedule”.
Cornwall Motor Speedway concluded their 2012 season on Sunday night with a 40 lap St. Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Series event. Jessica won her qualifying heat race, and started the main event from the front row. After two lengthy red flags from multi car incidents, Jessica battled amongst the top five for most of the event. At the checkered flag, she was credited with a sixth place result. She finished the 2012 St. Lawrence Seaway Sportsman Series in fourth place.
This coming weekend, Power will be on the road following the DIRTcar Sportsman series with events at Ransomville Speedway in the Niagara Falls, New York area on Friday night before crossing back into Canada with events at Merrittville Speedway and Humberstone Speedway on Saturday and Sunday.
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.
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