Jessica Power Captures First Feature Win at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday Night; Impressive Finishes in DIRTcar Series Races in Quebec

It was a very busy weekend for Jessica Power and her race team this week, with four consecutive nights of racing planned, beginning with the usual visits to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night and Cornwall Speedway on Sunday, followed by DIRTcar Sportsman series events at Autodrome Drummond on Monday night and Autodrome Granby on Tuesday.

The first of four consecutive nights of racing began on Saturday night at Brockville Speedway. Jessica began the night with a fifth place finish in her qualifier and returned to the pits looking to make the car better before hitting the track for the 25 lap feature. During intermission, Jessica and the other BOS drivers took the time to sign autographs for race fans during an on track autograph session. The Sprint Cars were also on hand, and they laid down a great deal of rubber, making the track much different then most Saturday nights. Passing was at a premium throughout the race, and Jessica finished the night with an eighth place result.

The action moved on to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night, and after coming out on the wrong end of a photo finish last week, Jessica was hoping to get another opportunity to pick up her first ever Cornwall Speedway win. She started fourth in the eight laps qualifier and advanced to second place. In the 20 lap feature, Jessica started from the ninth position and quickly moved forward. By lap four she was up to fourth place and was up to third when the yellow flag was displayed to the field on lap nine. On the ensuing restart, Jessica made a great move to get the lead just before the next caution came out on lap 10. Jessica held the top spot through the rest of the event, claiming her first ever win.

“I have to thank my family and the crew and sponsors for all their support”, says Power from victory lane. “We were really close last week and though we had it, so it really feels nice to come back here and close the deal this week”.

Autodrome Drummond was up next on Monday night as Jessica made her first ever appearance at the track. She was fourth fastest in her time trial group, and finished her qualifying heat race from the fifth position, locking into the 50 lap main event. She started 17th in the feature and steadily moved forward, and crossed the finish line with a solid fourth place run.

The team packed up at Drummondville and hit the road for Autodrome Granby for the fourth and final race night of the weekend. Jessica was fifth fastest in her time trial session an started and finished her heat race from fifth place, earning the 15th place starting position for the 50 lap race. Like the previous night, Jessica was a quick learner on track she had not raced at before, and climbed to sixth place at the checkered flag for another solid finish. The next race in the Sportsman Super DIRTcar Series comes with a three race swing through Ransomville Speedway, Merrittville Speedway and Humberstone Speedway on September 6th, 7th and 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 and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

For more information on Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jessicapowerfanpage, on Twitter @JessicaPower52 or visit our website, www.jessicapower.ca.

Jessica Power Finishes Second at Cornwall Speedway in Thrilling Sportsman Feature on Sunday Night; Busy Week Ahead for Power & Team

It was a quiet weekend for Jessica Power and the Power Racing team, with Brockville Speedway having a night off for the Sportsman division on Saturday night. The only race on the schedule was Sunday night at Cornwall Speedway and Jessica was looking for a solid finish. It has been tough going so far this year at Cornwall, with either rain affecting the program virtually ever week, and bad luck in the races that they have ran.

Sunday night was a new night, and Power was hopeful that it would be a good night. She started the 20 lap feature from the sixth position, and quickly moved forward. The caution was out on lap five, and Jessica had moved into the fourth position and had had great restart, soon taking the lead before the halfway point of the race. Jessica looked poised to bring home her first ever Cornwall Speedway feature win, but she fell to second on the final corner of the final lap.

“It really is a tough way to lose the race”, says Power after the race. “I just made a little mistake, trying to take the line away, and I really should have stuck to doing what had done the rest of the race. Overall I am happy with our performance, but right now it is just a little disappointing”.

It will be a busy week for Jessica and the Power Racing team this week as they start of with a return to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night for a regular show. It will also be driver autograph night, giving race fans an opportunity to meet Jessica and her fellow drivers on the track during intermission. On Sunday, they travel to Cornwall Speedway and will continue east into Quebec of a Monday night event at Autodrome Drummond and Tuesday night at Autodrome Granby for the next two rounds of the DIRTcar Sportsman Series.

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 and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

For more information on Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jessicapowerfanpage, on Twitter @JessicaPower52 or visit our website, www.jessicapower.ca.

Jessica Power Grabs Top Five Finish at Brockville Speedway on Saturday Night; Cornwall Speedway Falls to Rain Once Again

It was a busy week for Jessica Power and the Power Racing team. After leaving Cornwall Speedway last weekend after a weekend double header, the team then had a quick turnaround period to get the car ready for a Wednesday trip to the Niagara region with a DIRTcar Sportsman event at Ransomville Speedway. After returning home, Jessica began to prepare for Brockville Speedway on Saturday night as they hosted round two of the Ogilvie’s Auto Triple Crown Series and planned to attend Cornwall Speedway once again on Sunday.

Jessica and the Power Racing team made the trek to Ransomville Speedway on Wednesday for the next round of the DIRTcar Sportsman Series. It was a struggle early in the night as Jessica qualified for 50 lap main event through the consolation race. She was making steady progress once the green flag dropped until lap seven, when Jessica was caught up in a wreck, and although she was able to continue on, the handling of the car was not what it had been before but Jessica was able to battle back to a 15th place finish.

After returning home, their attention now switched to Brockville Speedway for the 40 lap Ogilvie’s Auto Triple Crown Series race. Heat race lineups were determined by a timed hot lap session, and Jessica set fast time in her group, earning a front row starting spot for the preliminary qualifier. After finishing the race in third place, Jessica returned to the pit area to make some adjustments to the car before the night’s 40 lap feature event. She started from the eighth position, and patiently bided her time early in the event. By lap 14 she had moved into sixth place and was inside the top five before the race reached the halfway distance. At the checkered flag, Jessica crossed the finish line with a solid fourth place finish.

“It was a good run for us again tonight”, says Power after the race. “We really struggled early in the season, and hopefully we have put that behind us now, and can build on our recent results”.

The plan was to attend Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night, as they were hosting double features to make up for the rained out event from a couple weeks ago. However, for the fifth time this season, Cornwall Speedway was forced to cancel their program.

This coming weekend will be a quiet for the Jessica Power team. They will have a rare Saturday night off as Brockville Speedway does not have the Sportsman division on the schedule for this weekend. They will be at the Lyndhurst Gun Show this Saturday with Wing’s Live Bait and Tackle. They will return to action at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night as they attempt their double Sportsman feature night to make up for the rainout from a couple weeks ago.

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 welcome back Len Corcoran Excavating as a returning sponsor for the 2013 season. We 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, and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

For more information on Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jessicapowerfanpage, on Twitter @JessicaPower52 or visit our website, www.jessicapower.ca.

Jessica Power Has Disappointing Weekend at Cornwall Speedway; Team Welcomes Back NAPA Auto Parts as Sponsor for 2013 Season

After picking up her first win of the 2013 season last weekend at Brockville Speedway, Jessica Power and the Power Racing team had a successful week off the track, as NAPA Auto Parts rejoined the team as a marketing partner. With NAPA on board, Power was looking forward the opportunity to get back to the track on Saturday night at Brockville Speedway and again on Sunday and Monday at Cornwall Speedway.

Optimism was high on Saturday as Power returned to Brockville Speedway fresh off their win just a week earlier. She was fast again in the pre race hot lap session and hoped that would continue through the evening. Unfortunately, just after the hot lap session had ended, the rain began to fall and it quickly intensified and racing was soon cancelled for the evening. The team packed up and headed up the highway to Cornwall Speedway to continue their busy Canada Day Weekend.

It has been a tough start to the season at Cornwall all around with rain affecting their program virtually every week since the season started. In the only race of the season at Cornwall going into the weekend, Jessica had a 12th place finish, and they were hoping to improve on that. On Sunday night, Jessica finished fourth in her qualifying heat race, and returned for the feature starting from the sixth position. She had a strong car early and was inside the top five until contact was made from another car while battling for position, and was unable to continue.

“It really is unfortunate because we had a great car tonight”, says Power after the race. “The track was quite rough out there and there was some water on the inside of the corners and that made it really tough to deal with. If a car got in the water it would shoot up the track, and we were on the receiving end of that tonight which resulted in a flat tire”.

On Monday, Jessica was back at Cornwall for the second round of the Mr. DIRTcar Sportsman series. After posting the fastest speed in her time trial group (second fastest overall), she started her heat race from the front row and crossed the finish line with a fourth place result, locking into the field for the 50 lap feature event later in the night. She lined up in the 16th position to start the main event. The rough track conditions played havoc throughout the race, and with a light rain falling throughout most of the race certainly added to the frustrations. At the end of 50 laps Power finished in the 21st position.

This coming week will be busy once again for Power as the DIRTcar Sportsman series moves to Ransomville Speedway on Wednesday night followed by the weekly visit to Brockville Speedway on Saturday night for a 40 lap Ogilvie’s Auto Triple Crown Series race. They will end the weekend at Cornwall Speedway on Sunday night.

The Power Racing team is also excited to welcome back NAPA Auto Parts as a marketing partner for the 2013 season. Napa Auto Parts is located near the Memorial Center in Kingston on 77 Concession Street.

“We are thrilled to have NAPA Auto Parts back on board with us in 2013”, says Jessica Power. “We have had a great week on the track with our win last week at Brockville and welcoming back a great marketing partner like NAPA really means a lot to myself and our team”.

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 welcome back Len Corcoran Excavating as a returning sponsor for the 2013 season. We 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, and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a very exciting 2013 campaign.

For more information on Jessica Power and the Power Motorsports team, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jessicapowerfanpage, on Twitter @JessicaPower52 or visit our website, www.jessicapower.ca.