Jack Dover Update - Victory at Park Jefferson

(Lori Dover) Jack's 3rd try at Park Jefferson Speedway proved to be a good one. Jack first visited Park Jefferson in his Rookie year, and after an exciting run along Jason Johnson, any chance of winning was cut short after tangling with a lap car.

Jack then returned to Park Jefferson late last season aboard Gary Swenson's # 24 machine and was only able to gather a runner up position.

But Friday night Jack was a Driver on a mission. Dover drew high and would start 8th in the 3rd and last heat race. Jack was able to collect a 2nd place finish and earn the pole position for the "A" Feature. The first few rows of the "A" Feature would find Jack in the company of some heavy hitters, with the likes of Dusty Zomer, Bill Alley and Gregg Baker, he would need to get up on the wheel, if he wanted this one. Zomer who started outside front row, jumped into the lead, but Jack was able to settle in and by lap 5 he had taken the lead and was entering lapped traffic. Lap 11 would see a yellow, as would lap 12, but once the racing resumed Jack took a commanding lead, and with 2np place Alley running a "straightaway" behind him, it looked like clean sailing to Victory Lane, but lapped traffic made the last 2 laps very interesting, as Jack was not able to make some passes on the much slower lapped cars and Alley was right on his tail. Jack was able to hold him off and collected his first win at Park Jefferson Raceway. Friday night was the first night Jack had been in his car since our trip to Texas in March.

Jack drove Gary Swenson's new Eckley powered Schnee # 24A last week at Midwest/Northern Plains show at I-80 and had a disappointing start to the season, as the motor let go on the 2nd lap of the first heat race. Jack is anxious to get back into the 24A car again, and get Gary that big "W".

Where we race next is up to Mother Nature. Hope to update our schedule soon, to include some local shows, so check www.teamdover.com often.