Jessica Power Grabs Sixth Place Finish in DIRTcar Sportsman Season Finale at Brockville Speedway; Top Five in Overall Series Standings

With Syracuse in the record books for another year, Jessica Power and her team turned their attention to finishing out the 2013 season at Brockville Speedway last Friday night. They were solidly inside the top five in the DIRTcar Sportsman Series standings, and were looking to make use of their home track advantage against the series invaders from other tracks.

Jessica and the Power Racing team arrived at Brockville Speedway on Friday afternoon and were ready for battle in the final round of the DIRTcar Sportsman series. Jessica posted the fourth quickest time in her time trial group, placing her on the outside of row two to start the heat race. Jessica was able to advance one position, locking into the all-important redraw for a top 12 starting spot in the main event. After drawing a front row starting spot, Power struggled in the early going, and when the race was stopped for rain on lap 13, she had dropped to seventh place. After a brief delay, Jessica restarted from seventh, and again dropped back to as low as 12th by lap 30. Over the final 20 laps, Jessica was able to regroup, and by the checkered flag, she was back up to sixth place.

“It was a tough race out there tonight”, says Power after the race. “We battled back to salvage a decent finish. “We had a great year, picking up a couple wins, and some strong finishes, and we were a top five car on the DIRTcar tour, so we are pretty happy with that”.

On Sunday, Jessica and the Power Racing team attended the Lyndhurst Gun and Militaria Show as a guest of sponsor Wing’s Live Bait and Tackle. The team helped sell raffle tickets, and the draw took place Sunday at the show. John Price was the 1st place winner, taking home a Remington 870 Express Shot Gun. Holly Bell was the 2nd place winner, earning a $75 gift certificate to Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle, while Terry Bennett won the 3rd place prize which was a $50 Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle Gift Certificate. We will be back in the Spring with another raffle.

“I really have to thank Wing’s Live Bait & Tackle for their help with the raffle, and their support of our race team the past two years”, says Power. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with them in 2014 and beyond”.

Jessica Power and the Power Racing team would 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, Integra Racing Shocks and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a great finish to the 2013 season.

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 Looking to Rebound at Brockville Season Finale This Weekend After Disappointing Super DIRT Week Results

This past week was a busy one for Jessica Power and the Power Racing team, as they competed at Super DIRT Week XLII at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, as well as a DIRTcar Sportsman Series race at nearby Weedsport Speedway on Wednesday evening.

The Power team arrived at the New York State Fairgrounds on Wednesday and went through the pre-race tech inspection. They then packed up and headed to Weedsport Speedway for the DIRTcar Sportsman Series event. Power drove the Dana Aikins #8a car at Weedsport as her own #52 was already prepared for battle at the Fairgrounds for the weekend events. It was a struggle all night at Weedsport, having to use a provisional starting spot to make the feature. To make matters worse, Power lost brakes in the feature and ended up finishing the race with a disappointing 27th place result.

“It was a tough night for us at Weedsport”, says Power. “It was tough trying to adjust to a different car, and it didn’t help losing the brakes in the feature. We will get back to the fairgrounds now and hope for some better results over there. I really have to thank Dana Aikins and the Aikins family for allowing us to use their car while we save ours for the Fairgrounds”.

Friday morning consisted of opening practice for the Sportsman division and Power timed 16th overall out of the 58 teams on hand. Time trials was up next, and Power timed 17th place. She started her 10 lap heat race on Friday night from the sixth position and raced her way into Saturday’s big event.

Jessica had a good start to the day on Saturday, posting the 8th fastest speed in practice. She started the 30 lap championship race on Saturday afternoon from the 18th starting spot, and was moving forward early, racing her way up to 12th place by halfway. With just 11 laps remaining, the motor let go, ending a great run at Syracuse.

“It is a really disappointing end to a great week”, says Power. “We had a fast car, and we really learned a lot. I am happy with how well the car worked here this week, and am optimistic about coming back here next year even better”.

Jessica Power and the Power Racing team would 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, Integra Racing Shocks and Finish Line Web Design for their support and we look forward to a great finish to the 2013 season.

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.