On the hottest day of the year, Fathers Day, dedicated racers traveled from near and far to compete in the first POD race of the season held at Maryland International Raceway. John Bartunek came down from Pearl River, NY and went on to say that he had heard a lot of good things about the POD and he wanted to and will continue to compete in our program.
The story of the day though was Andy Jensen’s Turbonetics ’68 Camaro, traveling from Nescopeak, PA, who qualified last in the field and went on to claim victory with a 4.10 over Mark Spalding’s 4.33. Matt Suite, the number one qualifier with a 4.16, knew that even though Jensen qualified dead last he had his work cut out for him in the first round of eliminations. Suite had Jensen off of the tree; however Jensen took the win with a 4.04 over Suite’s 4.19. Lee Angles left the Bounty Hunter at home and brought out his 2002 Camaro for this race. Due to Charles Kelly's Buck Powered S-10 not being able to make first round, and Bartunek breaking for the second round after his win over Kenny trashing-talking Ferguson, Angles went into round 3 unchallenged. Unfortunately, Angles did not make the call into the semi-finals against Jensen because of engine problems.
On the other side of the ladder, Jeremy Hoy defeated Kenny Keller in the first round, while Bill Meadows was put on the trailer by "5-stage" Kevin Fortney. Jeff Mullins went onto the second round by claiming victory over TJ Dehaven, who qualified number two with a 4.18. Spalding defeated Steven Evans, laying the groundwork for his round two win with a 4.21 over Hoy’s 4.33. Fortney took the win over Mullins, setting up the semi-final round against Spalding in which he lost with a 4.38 to Spalding’s 4.25.
The POD would like to thank all of the racer teams and fans that came out on this blazing hot day to support us. We would also like to that Maryland International Raceway for providing us with the quality race venue. Jason Miller told us that he has never seen Pro cars get in the lanes as quickly and organized as we did- that is a great compliment to our organization, but we could not do it without the support of the race teams. Because this race was such a success, Mike Keller, team member of Keller Motorsports has committed $500 for the number one qualifier for the July 24th race at MIR entitled
Thank you again for your continued support of the POD. See you at the track!
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