Jessica Power Gets 13th Place Finish in DIRTcar Sportsman Series Race at Mohawk International Raceway; Welcomes Camara Slate as New Sponsor

It was a long night at Mohawk International Raceway on Saturday night, as they ended their 2012 season with a DIRTcar Sportsman Series race that ended just after 2am on Sunday morning after a full day of racing at the track, cramming a scheduled two-day racing weekend into one after battling Mother Nature.

Power and the rest of the DIRTcar Sportsman were part of Saturday night’s show, so after watching a full day of racing already that started in the afternoon, they were ready to hit the track for Saturday night’s events. Jessica timed fifth fastest in her qualifying group, earning the fifth position to start her heat race. She finished in fourth, earning the 13th starting spot for the 50 lap main event. It was a tough race, as the track had been well used by the time the Sportsman cars hit the track for the final feature of the weekend. Passing was at a premium on the one lane surface and she finished just one spot higher then she started in 12th place.

“We were looking for much better results tonight”, but there was nothing we could do the way the track was at the end of the night”, says Power after the race. “We hoped that after running here all season we would have an advantage over some of the other cars running the series, but it just didn’t work out”.

Power is now 11th in DIRTcar Series points for the Sportsman, which means she has earned guaranteed starter status in case she needs it during the upcoming race at Brighton Speedway this weekend. Power will be looking for a good run at Brighton during the Applefest Weekend as she tries to move into the top 10.

Following Brighton Speedway this weekend, Power will be getting the car prepared for their first ever trip to the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse for Super DIRT Week. She will run the Sportsman Futures race on Thursday, October 4th and the Syracuse Sportsman Championship race on October 6th. She will close out the 2012 season at Brockville Speedway on October 14th as part of the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals.

It was just recently announced that Camara Slate has signed on as an associate sponsor for Super DIRT Week. It has now been confirmed that Camara Slate will also be a sponsor for the entire 2013 season.

“We are very excited to have Camara Slate on board with us for DIRT Week and the 2013 season”, says Power. “This will be our first year at Syracuse and we are thrilled to have such great support from all of our sponsors”.

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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