Berkley, MA - (June 30, 2009) – The Mad Dog Motorsports (MDM) team was back in action Saturday night, after a week off due to rain. The team battled for their second consecutive top-ten finish in the 50-lap main event presented by Phil’s Propane.
As a result of his heat race win, Jake started the main event in the second position, outside of veteran driver Bob Hussey. At the drop of the green, Jake battled with Hussey for the top position. After a few laps, Gerry DeGasparre, Ryan Vanesse, and eventual race winner, Bill Bernard, made their way by.
“We had a good car to start the race tonight. It was definitely the best that we have had all season. We have worked hard on it, and it was good to make some strides. Unfortunately, the car did go away a bit as the race went on,” Jake noted after the race.
As the car got worse, drivers continued to find their way by until Jake was in the tenth position. Without a caution to come in and make an adjustment, Jake did his best to hold onto tenth, the position he would finish in.
“It was tough to have the car go away like that. It is really finicky and everytime we feel like we make a gain on it, we are left scratching our heads. The heat race win and the beginning of the feature were huge gains for us, though, and so we know we are getting close.”
The next race for the MDM team will be in the DeSouza Motorsports Late Model, this Saturday at 6:00pm.