Jessica Power Impressive in Merrittville Speedway Debut; Brake Issues Slow Them Down During Feature Event

For the second year in a row, Jessica Power and her team traveled to Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario for their season opening ‘Spring Sizzler’. In two previous attempts at Merrittville, Power had struggled, but the team was confident that with more experience, they would be able to figure out arguably one of the toughest tracks on the DIRTcar scene.

After a great draw to determine starting positions for the heat, Jessica powered from the outside of the second row in the qualifying event, and managed to get to the front and took the win, holding off one of the toughest competitors in the field. She also started up front in the Sportsman main event, but it was soon evident that the car was not as strong as it was earlier in the evening, and she ended the night with a 22nd place finish.

“It certainly wasn’t the finish we were hoping for after getting off to such a strong start”, said Jessica after the race. “We lost our brakes, and the car was just way too loose. We will have lots of work to do in the shop over the next week”.

Power hopes to return to Merrittville for one last trip before Brockville Speedway opens up for the 2013 season on Saturday, May 11th. Power also plans to race at Mohawk Raceway and Cornwall Speedway weekly, and they open on Friday, May 17th and Sunday, May 19th respectively.

Jessica Power and the Power Racing team would like to thank Speedy Auto Service, Gananoque Chev-Olds, Fastenal, Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle, John’s Your Local Grocer, Stover Bus Lines, Axcel Sports, Dash Lawncare, 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., Camara Slate, and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

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