Berkley, MA – (July 13, 2009) – Jake and his Mad Dog Motorsports crew added another top 10 to their 2009 tally this past Saturday as part of the Everett’s Auto Parts night at Seekonk Speedway. They started the night strong with several fast practices and a second place finish in the heat race en route to a 10th place finish in the 30-lap feature event .
Jake started the main event in the outside pole position, rolling off alongside veteran Bob Hussey. Using the outside lane, Jake powered by Hussey on the second go-around to take over the top spot. After an early caution, Jake restarted alongside of Jon Dickerman, who was able to nose Jake for the lead at the drop of the green flag. The two would be dancing partners once again after another quick yellow slowed the event. Dickerman continued to lead with Jake following along in a close second. On lap-5, the marathon event was slowed again for debris on the Speedway, but not before Bill Bernard snuck his #47-mount under Jake for the lead.
“The first few laps of that race felt like an eternity. We could not get a long green flag run. We do ok on those, but it felt like we were just slowly going to the back as one car would pass us before we would have a chance to get our position back. It was just caution after caution after caution.”
Once the race resumed, Gerry DeGasparre, Jr. got under Jake, just as the #28 Late Model got sideways. A lap-8 caution, however, spared Jake from losing too much ground. Kevin Casper took advantage of his restart position on the inside lane, as he wrestled the fourth position away from the 17-year old young gun. Mike Cavallaro and Ryan Vanesse also tried to advance by Jake, making it three wide. In the end, Jake and Cavallaro got the short end of the stick as the two got together, relegating both drivers to the rear of the field.
“That deal with Cavallaro was rough. Going three-wide so early in the race does not really make sense. There had already been a lot of equipment torn up, and I don’t understand why guys were continuing to pull moved like that. I am happy that we were able to rebound for our fourth consecutive top ten. I’m really proud of our team for all the time and energy that they have put into this thing. I just wish we could get something better to show for it.”
MDM will be back at the Seekonk Speedway this Saturday night for the extra-cash, extra-laps Mid-Season Championships presented by Francis Farm. Race time is 6pm.