Big Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Trip On Tap
Spring Lake, Michigan (Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012):
A hard crash at Hartford Motor Speedway back on May 11th put Jacob Poel’s 2012 racing season in jeopardy as his UMP Modified was severely damaged in an accident that saw Todd Valley make hard contact with Poel in the middle of the front stretch on a very dusty track. Fast Forward to a week later and all that seemed lost is now well again for Poel after a weekend sweep.
The weekend started on Friday, May 18th at Winston Speedway in Rothbury, Michigan and ended on Saturday, May 19th at Merritt Raceway in Lake City, Michigan. The events at Winston were the first for the Spring Lake, Michigan driver since the hard crash the previous week at Hartford and Poel responded the best way he knew how, by winning his third Overall Feature of the season and second this year at Winston.
The next night, Poel and his Jacob Poel Racing Team ventured up to Merritt and the 25-year-old had a banner night as he won his Qualifier Heat and then backed that up with his first ever Feature triumph at the Lake City, Michigan speed plant and his fourth Overall Feature Win of the 2012 racing season.
“Two Feature Wins; Man it feels great to know all of our hard work paid off this week. The 82 crew was pretty disappointed when ‘Molly’ got tore up last week at Hartford.” Poel remarked as he reflected on a very successful and rewarding weekend. “Hard work and determined help won for us this weekend. We’re all happy to know that the car is running back at its best and are looking forward to the rest of the season.” He added.
For the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, Poel has gone away from the original plan of staying in his home state as he and Traverse City, Michigan driver, Collin Thirlby will hit the road and travel throughout the state of Illinois for a potential for five races in five days all the while providing an opportunity to gain some valuable United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) DIRTcar Racing Series National Points.
This will also allow the Jacob Poel Racing Team to prepare for the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds National Schedule which will tour the Midwestern United States in support of the UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour for UMP Super Late Models from Mid-June to Mid-July. Tentative plans call for Poel and crew to follow the entire Modifieds Nationals schedule and the traveling over the holiday weekend will allow for some much needed and important track time for both Poel and Thirlby before the marathon 29 races in 32 days adventure starts on Wednesday, June 13th at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana.
For the remainder of the 2012 racing season, Poel’s black #82 Rocket Chassis UMP Modified will carry the sponsorship decals of his own business, Poel’s PRO-ACT Welding & Fabrication as well as 22 Below Bar & Grill, Lakeshore Custom Services, Sweet Manufacturing, A&A manufacturing, Fitness Together, Dura-Tech Racing Engines, Integra Racing Shocks, Keyser’s Port City Racing, Trago Electric, Poel’s Blueberry Farms, Fewless Motorsports and M.P.H. Promotions.
To learn more about Jacob Poel and the entire Jacob Poel Racing Team and to inquire about every type of sponsorship opportunity available for the rest of the 2012 racing season, go to the new Jacob Poel Racing Website at: www.jacobpoelracing.com. You can also go to the JPR Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com and search “Jacob Poel Racing”
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