Berkley, MA – (July 22, 2008) – Jake and the MDM team were sidelined on lap 33 when they were involved in a multi-car wreck while trying to avoid a spinning car.
Jake started the special 45-lap main event in the 4th position after finishing fifth in his qualifying race. Fighting an ill-handling racecar, Jake did his best to hold his position. Quickly, though, the Propane Plus/Aubuchon Hardware Ford Fusion began to lose several positions.
"We missed the set up tonight. It seems like the further we got into the night, the harder the car was to drive," Jake said after the race.
On lap 31, Jake was contacted from behind by another car and was sent spinning, bringing out a caution flag. The team took the opportunity to go pit side and bring the #16 Pro Stock to the attention of the crew.
Before Jake could see if any of the adjustments were successful, he was trapped against the front stretch wall while trying to avoid the spinning car of Scott Dion.
"That was a hard hit," Jake reflected. "We were not good enough tonight, but that wreck certainly did not help. We basically have to rebuild the whole front end this week.”
MDM is going to do everything in their power to be ready for this Saturday, July 26, but at this point it is too early to tell whether that will be possible. Stay tuned to the official MDM website for schedule updates.