Quincy, Illinois (07/26/11) – It was another great weekend for 12 year-old, Jake Griffin as he pushed his win total for the year to four by claiming a pair of ULMA Late Model victories.
On Friday night Jake raced his way to his third ULMA Late Model Series win of the 2011 season as he topped the action at Callaway Raceway (Fulton, Missouri). Griffin started the feature in the third starting spot, and would take over the top spot on the seventh lap. Once at the front Jake would never look back as raced to the win, which came over ULMA National point’s leader, Jason Bodenhammer.
In the UMP Open Wheel Modified division Jake was running sixth in the feature, when he began experiencing overheating issues, which relegated him to a 10th place finish. Full results are available at www.CallawayRaceways.com.
The team traveled to Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, Missouri) on Saturday night for a pair of UMP Open Wheel Modified events, which included a make-up feature as well as a $2,000-to-win event. The first feature would see Jake start 13th in the first feature before advancing to an 8th place finish. In the $2,000-to-win event, Griffin would race from his 15th starting spot to an 11th place finish. The ULMA Late Model division was not a part of the evening’s program. Full results for both features are available at www.LakeOzarkSpeedway.com.
Sunday night saw Jake picking up his fourth ULMA Late Model win of the year as he topped the action at 24 Speedway (Moberly, Missouri). Griffin started the night by winning his heat race from the second starting spot to earn the pole position for the feature. In the main event he would quickly work his way to the top spot as he went on to pick up his second win of the weekend and fourth of the year. The victory came over Tommy Cordray and Terry Gallager.
Jake also competed in the UMP Modified division, where he recorded a sixth place finish in the final rundown. Full results for both divisions are available at www.24racewayinmoberly.com.
The upcoming weekend will see the team return to Callaway Raceway on Friday night before traveling to Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday night, and then closing out the weekend on Sunday night at Quincy Raceway. For more information on the events, please visit www.CallawayRaceways.com, www.LakeOzarkSpeedway.com, and www.QuincyRaceways.com .
Jake Griffin Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including AMP Energy Drink, Crawdad’s Classics Gourmet Hot Sauce, Pepsi Refreshment Services, Triple R Machine Shop, Microtel Inns & Suites, Simmetry Communications, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Kelly’s Restaurant, Powder Coat Plus, Wilco Fast Breaks, Green Smart Builders, and Outdoor Power Inc.
For more information on Jake Griffin Racing, please visit www.JakeGriffin.net .