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JESSE KENT CARRIES “KENT FAMILY NAME” BACK TO VICTORY LANE THIS PAST SATURDAY AT CHEMUNG SPEEDROME IN “NIGHT BEFORE THE GLEN” EVENT

Jesse Kent of Horseheads, NY, a third generation driver captured his first Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series victory this past Saturday at Chemung (NY) Speedrome in the traditional “ Night before the Glen” race.

Kent, who started 10th, passed Shawn Nye of Lancaster, NY after a spirited battle to capture his first-ever victory in the division, carrying on his families tradition of being a race winner in Race of Champions competition. In doing so, Kent became the 7th different driver to win a Race of Champions Sportsman Modified Series race during the 2024 campaign.

“We had a great car, this is just surreal for me,” stated Kent in victory lane. “My Grandfather, George, is here with me all of the time and all of the people that help us. It’s just incredible. It’s just a great night, we had a great car and it’s just awesome to win one of these races.”

Christman posted the fastest time in qualifying, while Kevin Timmerman of Ontario, NY; Nye and Andrew Lewis, Jr., of Ontario, NY,

Jake Christman of Walnutport, PA, posted the fastest time in the final practice session to earn the bonus points. Christman, Evan Rygielski of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and Andrew Lewis, Jr., of Ontario, NY won the qualifying races.

Joe Mancuso of Buffalo, NY, scored his 20th career Race of Champions Super Stock Series victory on Saturday at Chemung. Mancuso topped Tim Gullo of Elmira, NY, and Garrett Zacharias of Vestal, NY to claim the victory.

Nick Robinson of Waverly, NY, scored another Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series victory at Chemung. Robinson outran his teammate Gene Purvis of Elmira, NY and Trisha Connolly of Palmerton, PA, to earn his 7th victory of 2024.

Full unofficial results from the Chemung Speedrome “Night before the Glen” can be found here; www.rocmodifiedseries.com/schedules/event/488415

This past Thursday, the Race of Champions Dirt 602 Sportsman Modified Series concluded it’s season at Ohsweken Speedway. Cody McPherson of St. Catherines, Ontario-Canada captured the victory. McPherson outran Scott Wood of Thorold, Ontario and Bill Bleich of Port Robinson, Ontario for the victory.

James Michael Friesen of St. Catherines, Ontario, was declared the Series champion.

There was some confusion in regard to the point standings. In the MyRacePass application a driver may register with more than one profile and in the case of Friesen this occurred as he had two (2) different profiles. The total points accumulation and breakdown is included with this release.

“There was a mistake that we made,” stated Zachary Skotnicki, director of timing and scoring for the Race of Champions. “It was an honest mistake that has happened before and we didn’t catch it. For that we apologize to everyone who was involved, following the Series and all of the fans for any confusion it created. It was fixed the night of the race and it something we will strive to not let happen in the future.”

Full unofficial results from the Ohsweken Speedway can be found here; www.rocmodifiedseries.com/schedules/event/501843

The next race for the Race of Champions “Family of Series” is this coming weekend with the annual running of Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, PA, next Friday, September 20; Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 culminating with the VP Racing Fuels Race of Champions 250 for the Race of Champions Modified Series.

The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Racing America, Airport Collision, Rocket Performance, Waddell Communications, Image X Design, Sherwood Racing Wheels, DirtTrackDigest.com and Speed Sport. The 72nd and 74th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2024 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500.

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Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com

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