Jay Niewiek Hoping For A Repeat Performance Of 2012 In The 42nd Running Of The Winchester 400
Fifth Place Finish in Last Year's 400 has Michigan Driver Ready for 2013 Version (Special from Jay Niewiek Motorsports)
October 9, 2013
Cutlerville, Michigan (October 9, 2013) – After missing several events during the 2013
racing season due to Car Owner and Father, Tom Niewiek's health issues as well as just
plain bad luck throughout the year, Jay Niewiek is ready to make up for lost time with a
trip to one of the most prestigious events of the year; the 42nd running of the Winchester
400 at the legendary 1/2 (0.500) mile high-banked paved oval of Winchester Speedway in
Winchester, Indiana on Friday-Sunday, October 11-13th.
"We're very excited and ready for ready for Winchester. It's been awhile since we raced
last and are excited to be back," The 20-year-old stated as he and his Jay Niewiek
Motorsports Team make final preparations before making the trip to the famed Eastern
Indiana oval. "We should have a good car and good set up thanks to Port City Racecars.
We're all really excited and ready for 400 laps." He added.
His last race was at his home track of Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan back on August
31st during the 2nd annual Chet Championship Weekend, the season finale at the historic
7/16s (0.437) mile semi-banked paved oval before the facility converted over to dirt for the
month of September. Niewiek competed in the 60-Lap Budweiser Super Late Model Series
championship race and left with a ninth place showing after qualifying 11th quick.
"We just haven't raced much this season due to a wide variety of issues, but hopefully we can make up for that the rest of the season." He added. "We stayed on the lead lap for last years' 400 and got a fifth place finish in one of the biggest races in the country. Hopefully we can at least duplicate what we did in this race last year again this time around. I can't wait to get down there." Niewiek said.
Despite missing several ARCA/CRA Super Series points' races, Niewiek is sitting in 14th place in the season long point's chase 43 points out of the coveted top 10 in the Drivers Points Standings. In six starts this year in ARCA/CRA competition, He has three top 10 finishes with a season high of an eighth, which he has done twice with the most recent coming at Berlin on August 3rd. His first eighth place showing came at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana back on May 4th.
For the rest of the 2013 racing season, Niewiek’s popular blue #84 with a Ford Fusion body will carry sponsorship decals and support from; Michigan CAT of Grand Rapids as well as T.A.A.G. Incorporated, Cordes Trucking, Tri-State Collector Car Appraising , TerryTownRV.com, Precision Property Management, and M.P.H. Promotions.
For more information about Jay Niewiek and the entire Jay Niewiek Motorsports team and to inquire about sponsorship opportunities for the remainder of the 2013 season as well as the fast approaching 2014 campaign, log on to the Jay Niewiek Motorsports Website at: www.jayniewiekmotorsports.com You can also go to the Jay Niewiek Motorsports Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com and search “Jay Niewiek Motorsports” as well as Twitter by going to: www.twitter.com and search for “Jay Niewiek”
