Lavender Strong at Lake Erie
 

Durham, NC (August 2, 2007) - Jody Lavender’s first trip in the Hooters Pro Cup Northern Division to Lake Erie Speedway was very exciting. He was spun out on the first lap and had to go to the rear of the field. This was not all bad because he was able to “short pit” and able to go through the balance of the race without having to make another pit stop. Jody patiently worked his way through the field and as the other cars made their schedules pit stops, he was able to take the lead.

Jody leads the #38N & #9N during the BFGoodrichTires.com 250 at Lake Erie Speedway (KathyBond/USAR Photo)

After leading 21 laps, and battling for the race lead with Benny Gordon, Jody got stuck behind a lapped car and Benny was able to take the lead. Unable to get back around Gordon, Jody was able to make a strong run for second. Jody and Brandon Ward battled fiercely for second. Jody was stronger off the corner and Brandon was stronger in the corners. But with 35 laps left in the race, Ward drove under Lavender in turn two and the cars made heavy contact. Jody was able to regain control after bouncing off the wall. The two banged each other into turn three where contact was again made and Ward went spinning. Both cars had to go to the rear of the field after pit stops to repair damage. Jody was able to finish 10th and Ward 8th.

After the race, Jody said, “I thought we would have had a second place finish but it didn’t work out that way. That’s several times we have run strong until late in the race and then something happens.” As far as the incident with Brandon, “I feel sure his opinion of what happened and mine are not the same. We both wanted to finish 2nd and both were driving aggressively on a short track. The bad thing is neither one of us finished 2nd and it hurt both of us in the points battle. But, that’s behind us. We can’t change it and we’ll move on to South Boston, VA for the final regular race. We have a good team and a great sponsor in Greased Lightning. We are professionals and intend to continue to conduct ourselves in a professional manner. We will represent Greased Lightning as professionals and a competitive team that wants to win races.”

Lavender is a member of the “Clean Team Program” sponsored by Greased Lightning and The Works. Eight drivers compete for contingency awards at each series race. The best qualifying driver and the highest finishing driver each receive $250 each. A $25,000 end of the season bonus will be paid to team members based on points earned on the track and off the track for charities and marketing work done on behalf of Greased Lightning and The Works.
 

For more information on Jody, JFco Motorsports and the Hooters Pro Cup Series please visit: www.jodylavender.com, www.jfcomotorsports.com, www.usarprocup.com.

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