10/12/03

Wow!  What an incredible night for the Jenny White Motorsports team.  The day got off to a great start when Jenny set a new all-time track record for I-70 Speedway with a qualifying time of 16.434 that would leave her sitting on the pole for the 300 lap late model feature event.  At the start of the race, Jeff Klem who started on the outside of the front row grabbed the early lead, but Jenny held on to a close second.  Jenny suffered from some minor handling problems throughout the first half of the race, but ran consistently in the top 5 until the mandatory 150 lap pit stop.  During the pit stop the crew went to work on the #17 and Jenny came back charging to the front.  On lap 276, Jenny was running second behind the leader Jeff Klem ready for one last challenge for the win, when an unfortunate incident between the lapped cars of Damon Elardo and Rod Cordon also collected the #2 of Jeff Klem.  Jenny then inherited the lead and as the only car on the lead lap went on to win the race uncontested.  Special thanks go out to the entire Jenny White Motorsports crew and all of our 2003 sponsors: Dr. Laura Doan with the Associated Women's Care Physicians, Gary Souder with MAC Tools, Ron Haw with Champion Direct and AJ's Import Garage for making this success possible.

10/11/03

The Jenny White Motorsports team has decided that they will be participating in this year's World Cup 500 hosted by I-70 Speedway.  Today's practice session was shortened by rain, but the #17 was running great and is all ready to go.  Due to rain, qualifying and heat races scheduled to be run this afternoon have been postponed until tomorrow.

9/20/03

Jenny celebrated her 21st birthday this week, just in time for the 2003 season finale!  With the cool weather setting in for the evening, Jenny began the Fast Four heat race on the outside of the front row.  At the drop of the green flag, she immediately took the lead and held off Klem's #2 to the end.  After pleasing her many fans at the drivers autograph session, Jenny began the feature race from the outside of row 3.  By lap 4, she had already moved up to second, and was running behind the 86 of Buddy Benedict.  Jenny had a strong hold on the second position until lap 17 when she was challenged by Jeff Klem.  The two raced side by side until Klem was finally able to overtake the position.  With a car suffering from a tire problem, Jenny was able to defend the third position until lap 36 when Rod Cordon was able to slip by while manuvering through lapped traffic.  Jenny then brought home the #17 Monte Carlo in 4th for one last top 5 finish.  With a successful 2003 race season completed, Jenny came home with second place in the season points championship, 3 feature wins, 15 top 5 finishes, and 11 heat race wins.  Congratulations to the entire Jenny White Motorsports team on another great year! 

9/13/03

Rain has forced the I-70 Speedway officials to cancel tonight's NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series program. Racing will resume next Saturday night, September 20. It will be the final points race of the 2003 season.

9/6/03

8/30/03

I-70 Speedway and all other local race tracks were forced to cancel all racing scheduled for tonight due to the massive amounts of rain throughout the area this weekend.  The 100 lap late model special has been rescheduled for next Saturday night.  We hope to see you all there!

8/23/03

Due to the NASCAR Winston Cup race being televised tonight along with other area events, there was no racing scheduled for I-70 Speedway tonight.  So, the #17 team decided to take the evening off as well.  We will be back at I-70 again next weekend.

8/16/03

The Fast Four heat race started with Jenny on the inside of the second row.  At the start of the race, Jenny and Klem both attempted to pass the pole car of Buddy Benedict, but as they moved down the track, Jenny was forced to back out while Klem made the pass on the high side.  Meanwhile, Cordon was able to gain a commanding lead and proceeded to win the heat race.  Jenny was soon able to get by the 86 of Benedict and pressure Klem for the second position, but at the end of the 8 lap race she finished in 3rd.  She then started the feature race on the inside of row 4.  On lap 2, the 86 got into the back of the 9 car collecting the 77 and the 2 of Jeff Klem.  The 9 and the 86 were able to continue while the 77 had to be towed allowing Klem the opportunity to head to pit lane for adjustments.  On the restart, Jenny was then 3rd, behind the 7 of Bates and the 12 of Cordon.  Cordon and Jenny both made it by Bates and were running a tight 1st and 2nd when on lap 17, Cordon caught lapped traffic.  Jenny then challenged him for the lead on the high side, but Cordon then proceeded to run into the back of both the 88 and the 62, causing a wreck in turn 4.  Jenny was able to narrowly miss the wreck by spinning to the bottom of the track, but due to the new no fault rule, she was sent to the tail of the field.  Fortunately, her car was back almost as fast as ever tonight and she was able to quickly race her way up through the pack and was up to 6th when the yellow came out for a spin by the 24 of Dave Wilson.  The 86 car then jumped the restart and was sent to the tail and in 2 laps Jenny was running 3rd.  Jenny then took the 2nd position from the Sam Payne, but ran out of laps to challenge Klem for the win.

8/9/03

Jenny started on the pole for the Fast Four heat race tonight, inside the #2 of Jeff Klem.  At the start of the race, Jenny was pushed through turn 2 by the 12 of Rod Cordon, allowing Klem to take over the lead.  Cordon and the 86 of Buddy Benedict then proceeded to split Jenny on both sides making it 3-wide through turns 3 an 4.  Jenny was able to regain control of her car and all 3 made it through the corner, but due to the loss of track position Jenny was then forced to settle for the 4th place finish.  However, she fared much better in the feature race in which she started on the outside of row 2, again next to Klem.  On lap 3, she moved into second place, behind Jeff Klem.  Jenny defended the second position for the remaining 37 laps and both restarts, but was unable to take the win away from Klem.

8/2/03

As the night began, the #17 crew found that the previous week's handling problems were not all corrected as they had hoped.  However, Jenny somehow pulled off the win in the 2nd late model heat race, and was fortunate enough to start the feature race on the pole.  She managed to hang on to the lead for 11 laps, but then fell back to second as the 86 of Benedict was able to get by her on the outside.  Ten laps later, Cordon also made it around Jenny in his 12 car.  On lap 23, the caution came out when the 2 and the 52 tangled collecting the 14 of Tim Swearengin.  This brought the rest of the field back up behind Jenny for the restart.  With 8 laps to go, Jenny was in a side by side battle with Jeff Klem for the 3rd position, but was unable to hold him off.  Jenny then finished the race in 4th. Even with all the problems the team has faced over the past few weeks, Jenny has still maintained her 2nd place position in the season points standings.

7/26/03

The Fast Four heat race started with Jenny on the outside of row one.  At the start of the race, all four ran side by side in line-up formation until Jenny and Jeff Klem were able to use the high side to outrun Bates and Benedict.  Jenny was followed closely by Klem, but was able to hold him off to bring home the heat race win.  Jenny then started the feature race from the outside of row 3.  By lap 4, she already knew her car was having major handling problems as she fell into line and was gradually shuffled back to a 7th place finish.  The team later discovered that the serious handling problems during the race were a result of a mechanical problem in the rear end, and they hope that after correcting the problem the car will be back up to speed next week.  

7/19/03

Jenny and Jeff Klem started on the second row of the Fast Four heat race ready to battle to the front, but after several attempts, neither Jenny nor Jeff were able to make it to the front.  The feature race started with Jenny 3rd row inside, again next to the #2 of Jeff Klem.  Jenny quickly moved into 2nd place on lap one, using a daring 3 wide pass under Benedict and Knoll to follow Tim Swearengin by Todd Bates in the #7.  Shortly after that, the 23 of McCullough and the 29 of Elardo were involved in an incident on the front stretch, and the 23 was unable to continue.  After running side by side for 2 laps, Klem eventually made it by Jenny moving her to the 3rd position.  By lap 15, the 86 of Benedict had worked his way up to 4th and was running 4th when he got impatient and pushed Jenny through turns 3 and 4 causing her to spin down the front straight.  Narrowly managing to miss the walls, Jenny made an awesome save and a quick trip down pit lane.  She then restarted at the back of the field with Benedict who was put to the rear.  By lap 18, Jenny was back up to the 4th position.  Then on lap 3,1 she made her final pass under the 14 of Swearengin just as his right front tire went down sending him into the turn 4 wall to end his night.  Jenny finished the race in 3rd behind Jeff Klem and Buddy Benedict.

7/12/03

There was a full moon tonight, and the night lived up to it as several drivers were involved in some major wrecks.  Fortunately, Jenny was not one of them.  She was one, of what appeared to be very few, who made it through the night unscathed.  The Late Model Fast Four heat race started with Jenny on row 2 outside of current points leader Jeff Klem.  After a few laps, she was able to make it to the front and capture the win.  She was followed by Tim Swearengin, Jeff Klem, and Marty Castens.  For the feature race, Jenny then started on the inside of row 5.  On lap 5, the red flag came out as the 61 of Castens took a hard hit into the turn 1 wall.  Casten's car was removed from the track on dual wreckers and the #77 of Steve Barber was sent to the back of the field for involvement in the incident.  The race then resumed, and Jenny began working her way to the front.  By lap 15, she was up to 3rd, after passing Knoll, Bates, Swearengin, and Cordon.  It was not until lap 36 that Jenny was able to run down and pass Buddy Benedict in the 86 car.  Unfortunately, after getting around Benedict, there were not enough laps left in the 40 lap event for her to catch Jeff Klem.  Jenny had to settle for a solid 2nd place finish.  That left the 3 point margin between she and Klem unchanged from the previous week, so Jenny will be back at I-70 next week for another hard charge at taking over the points lead!

7/5/03

Jenny made the clean sweep in the Late Model division tonight.  Jenny was fast qualifier for the Miller Lite up the Night Late Model 100 with a time of 16.823 followed by Jeff Klem with a 16.875.  Jeff and Jenny then each started in the back row of the Fast Four heat race after finishing 1^st and 2^nd in feature race the previous week.  When the green flag fell, Jenny made a quick move from the 3^rd position to the outside of the pole car, Buddy Benedict, to take over the lead. She then led the whole race and brought home the heat race win with Klem finishing in 2^nd.  For the 100 lap feature event Jenny then started from the 9^th position.  She patiently worked her way through the field and then took over the lead from Tim Swearengin on lap 54.  Jenny maintained the lead for the remaining 46 laps bringing home the win in the #17 Monte Carlo. Current points leader, Jeff Klem again claimed the second position.  Jenny now has 3 wins this season at I-70 and has won both of the 100 lap specials.  For the last several weeks she and Klem have been in a tight battle for the points lead.  Picking up 4 points over Jeff Klem she has now closed his lead to a mere 3 points.

6/28/03

After a disappointing finish last weekend, the JWM team worked hard this week to get everything back together for tonight's race.  Jenny sat on the pole in the second heat race with Jeff Klem holding the outside pole position.  The green flag fell and Jenny and Jeff battled door to door for 4 laps until Jeff got loose on the high side and Jenny took over the lead.  She went on to lead the remaining 4 laps and collect the victory.  For the feature event Jenny and Jeff once again started on the front row.  At the start of the race Jeff claimed the lead.  The race played out without any cautions and Jenny came home with a second place finish.

6/21/03

Starting from the second position in the fast four heat race, Jenny went straight to the lead on the first turn, and stayed there until the completion of the 8 lap race.  The feature race had Jenny starting 4th row inside with a car that was ready to race!  On the first lap, Jenny quickly moved into 4th place.  Then, the 24 of Wilson spun on the front straight bringing out the yellow on lap 3.  After running down the leaders, on lap 10, Jenny made an awesome pass to the outside of both the 7 of Todd Bates and the number 2 of Jeff Klem to take over the lead.  The next 13 laps featured Jenny racing through the slower traffic and stretching her lead over the 2nd place car of Jeff Klem.  Unfortunately, on lap 30, Dave Wilson and Troy Vandiver in the 13 wrecked on the front stretch just as Jenny and Jeff were about to put them down a lap.  With the track blocked under a huge cloud of smoke, both Jenny and Jeff found themselves involved in the wreck resulting in some major front end damage to both cars.  After lots of help from pit crews and fellow racers, both Jenny and Jeff returned to the track, but Jenny was forced to return to the pits due to a cut brake line and a lack of steering. Jeff and Jenny ended the night with the 10th and 11th finishing positions.  This was Jenny first finish out of the top 10 this season.  She is currently 2nd in the seasonal points standings, only 6 points behind current point leader and past champion Jeff Klem.

6/14/03

The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series had tonight off for a race hosted at I-70 by the touring series ASA.  However, the number 17 was still victorious with Mike Garvey from Atlanta, Georgia taking home the win.

6/7/03

5/31/03

Back to Back Wins!!!

As a result of winning the last feature race, Jenny began tonight’s events at the back of the Fast Four heat race.  By lap 2 she had already taken over the lead, taking the high side around Rod Cordon, Jim McCullough, and Buddy Benedict.  Jenny went on to lead the remaining 6 laps and win her heat race.  The starting positions for drivers in the Fast Four race are predetermined regardless of finishing position.  Jenny started on the outside of row 4, while, Jeff Klem, the winner of heat race 2 started on the pole for the feature race.  At the start of the race Jenny fell quickly into the 6^th position behind Klem, Swearengin, Hartford , Bates and Benedict.  By lap 10 Jenny had already used the high side to her advantage and steadily worked her way up to 3^rd.  On lap 12 Jenny went to the high side yet once again to take the 2^nd place position away from the 2 of Jeff Klem and chase down the leader Tim Swearengin.  After working her way through the field, on lap 18, Jenny used one final charge to the outside to take over the lead from the 14 of Swearengin.  With 22 laps remaining in the race Jenny went on to work her way through the lapped traffic and win her second race of the season.  The finishing order of the six cars remaining on the lead lap was 17, 2, 14, 7, 12, and 61.  The results of tonight’s event now put Jenny and Jeff Klem tied for the lead in the season points standings.

5/24/03

Tonight's races were cancelled due to rain.

5/17/03

Saturday, May 17th, was host to the first Late Model 100 lap special of the 2003 season.  Qualifying for this event was completed last weekend, so rather than qualifying again, three heat races were run to determine the starting line up for the 15 car late model feature race.  Jenny finished 2nd in her heat race, but due to her top 4 finish last week Jenny competed in the "Fast Four" race with her starting position predetermined as the outside of row 3.  At the start of the 100 lap feature event, Jeff Klem went for a wild ride down the backstretch in a wreck also involving the 41, 1, and 97.  The 2 of Klem and the 41 of Red Denny were unable to continue, but all other cars did return to the track for a complete restart.  On the restart, Jenny fell quickly into the 3rd position.  By lap 9, she was making the pass for the lead on the outside of the 29 of Damon Elardo.  Jenny went on to lead the next 90 laps and win the race, lapping all but the 2nd and 3rd place cars of Rod Cordon and Buddy Benedict.

5/10/03

5/3/03

4/26/03

As a result of her sixth place finish in the last feature race, Jenny started on the outside of the second row in heat race #2 tonight.  After narrowly missing a spin by the 12 of Rod Cordon, she then finished the 8 lap race in second place behind the 14 car of Tim Swearengin who had set the pole for the race.  That put both Tim and Jenny on the front row for the start of the 40 lap feature race.  On the initial start, the 12 of Cordon and the 24 of Wilson got together on the front straight bringing out the yellow.  That was cause for a second double file start on which Jenny was able to outrun Swearengin on the outside and capture the lead.  Jenny held on to the lead for the first 10 laps, but as she was battling an ill-handling car, the 1 of O’Neal was able to sneak by her and open the door for Swearengin and Bates as well.  That moved Jenny back to the 4^th position, where she was soon passed by the 2 of Jeff Klem.  Jenny was still running 5^th when on lap 21, the red flag came out for a bad crash by the 04 car of Jeremy Kelly.  The 7 of Bates went the pits under the red flag, which gave Jenny back the 4^th spot, but after the restart the 25 of Martin was able to get around her, putting her back to 5^th.  However, a few laps later, Martin spun on the front straight while attempting to pass Swearengin, returning 4^th position to Jenny.  Then on lap 32, Klem and O’Neal got together in a battle for the lead resulting in both cars being put to the rear of the field.  Jenny was then able to defend her 2^nd place position for the remaining 8 laps and claim 2^nd place in the current points standings as well.

4/19/03

After blessing us with a great weather for racing last weekend, Mother Nature decided to keep this weekend for herself.  I-70 Speedway and nine other area tracks were all forced to cancel tonight's races due to the large amounts of rain throughout the area.

4/12/03

4/5/03

A Frigid Start to 2003!

It's racing time again, though Mother Nature doesn't quite agree.  The number of both race teams and dedicated race fans willing to brave the frigid weather was surprisingly large for tonight's Miller Lite Season Opener.  The night of racing began with hot laps starting promptly at 6:00, followed by heat races with line-ups determined by pill draw.  In the late model division, John O'Neal Jr. claimed victory in heat race 1, while Jenny came home with the win in race 2.  Due to the new line-up procedures this put both Jenny and John at the back of the pack for the start of the feature, and with the threat of rain in the picture the usual 40 lap race was shortened to only 30.  As the green flag fell for the start of the first feature race of the season, the 16 car field was racing hard into turns 1 and 2 when the pole car spun, resulting in a 10 car pile up.  Jenny was able to make it through with only minor damage, but would have to restart at the back again after making a quick pit stop to check things over.  When the race went back to green, Jenny began working her way up until lap 6 when cars 6 and 77 went into the wall in turn 4.  The remaining 24 laps of the race were completed under green and Jenny finished the race in the 6th position.