Jessica Power’s Strong Run at Brockville Turns Bad After Mid Race Crash; Team Rebounds With Solid Second Place Result at Cornwall Speedway

With the 2013 season rapidly coming to an end, Jessica Power and her team have been working hard in the shop trying to end the season on a strong note at her weekly tracks. Jessica was back at Brockville Speedway on Saturday night, and off to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday looking to rebound from last week’s disappointing results.

At Brockville Speedway on Saturday night, Jessica started the night off strong, winning her qualifying heat race. During the intermission at Brockville, Jessica took the time to sign autographs for the fans, and by the turnout of race fans waiting in line for the autograph session, it is clear that Jessica has emerged as one of the fan favorites at the BOS, especially with the young race fans. She started fifth in the 25 lap main event and quickly moved to fourth before the first caution of the race on lap three. On the following restart, one of the leaders spun in front of the oncoming traffic, resulting in a big wreck. Power had some heavy damage to the car, but was able to continue. The end result was an 11th place finish, which not puts Jessica seventh in points, and 43 points out of the top five with two races remaining.

“We are really disappointed with how our night ended. “The car was handling great and I feel that we could have had a great finish”, says Power after the race. “We have quite a bit of work to do before tomorrow night”.

After getting the car fixed up, the team moved on to Cornwall Speedway. Just like the previous night Power was fast early, and won her qualifying heat race. In the 20 lap main event, Jessica started from the fourth position and it was almost déjà vu for Jessica, with one of the early leaders facing in the wrong direction on lap three. Power did get a piece of the incident, but the damage was only cosmetic, and she continued on to a solid second place run. Jessica is fourth place in points at Cornwall, and although catching the top three is almost out of reach, she has had some strong finishes as of late and hopes to get back to victory once again in the final two events of the season.

This coming weekend, Jessica Power will be back at Brockville Speedway on Saturday night and on to Cornwall Speedway once again on Sunday. The Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman Series resumes on Friday, September 6th at Ransomville Speedway that kicks off a three race swing with stops at Merrittville Speedway on Saturday, September 7th and Humberstone Speedway on Sunday, September 8th.

Jessica Power apparel is available at Brockville Speedway on Saturday nights throughout the season. Stop by the Finish Line Web Design merchandise trailer located behind the main grandstand to purchase your t-shirts or hoodies.

Jessica Power and the Power Racing team would like to thank all of our 2013 sponsors which include 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, NAPA Auto Parts, Lakins Tile and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

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