With rain putting an abrupt end to last week's race program, and rear end woes plaguing the team the week before, the Mad Dog Motorsports (MDM) team was back following a two-week break. Gridding from the pole position, Jake outlasted 18 other challengers to pick up his first win in the Pro Stock division.
"Before our rear end broke two weeks ago, we were lightning fast. We were having trouble keeping it together, but it came together this week. I knew in the heat race that if nothing broke we were going to be real tough to beat."
Jake survived several mid-race restarts, and only faced a real challenge on one of them when he missed a shift, allowing former Pro Stock division champion, David Darling, to pull up even and challenge for the lead. Jake bested Darling, and all other competitors, however, as he dominated the 40-lap main. He enjoyed his biggest lead - a half-straightaway - as the checkered flag came out.
"What a rush here tonight. Everything has finally come together for us and I am so proud of our accomplishment. We have been working at this for three years and have been close before, but tonight we were able to seal the deal."
The next race for the Mad Dog Motorsports team will be June 19 at the Seekonk Speedway. Post time is 6:00pm.