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MOTORSPORTS TEAM PRESS RELEASE – JMS MOTORSPORTS/CAMRON MENDES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUST 3 , 2008
MEDIA CONTACT: Bill Sullivan: [email protected]
TEAM CONTACT: [email protected]
WEBSITE INFORMATION: www.camronmendes.com
Rohnert Park’s Mendes uses Placerville experience to earn quick time and top ten finish in Civil War event
By Bill Sullivan
ROHNERT PARK, CA (8-2-08) – Rohnert Park’s Camron Mendes used his season long experience at Placerville Speedway to score a career best finish Saturday night when the Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series came to visit the Foothill Speedway. The event marked the ninth start in the traveling series for 360 powered sprint cars and placed Mendes into the elite group of just 30 drivers that have scored top ten finishes in the 10 events that have taken place thus far in the season.
With 43 cars on the roster, success started early for Mendes aboard the JMS Motorsports owned Schellinger Brothers, VSR sponsored #29x sprint car that competes weekly at Placerville Speedway. Mendes was first car out for qualifying and used the early track conditions to his advantage, clocking the fastest time of the night with a 10:754 second lap on the quarter mile. Only five drivers turned laps in the 10 second bracket during the event before track conditions dramatically changed due to the summer temperatures.
In heat race competition, Mendes missed a direct transfer into the A-feature by just three positions, finished 7th. The 17 year old high school junior rallied back in the semi-feature later in the program when he finished in the fourth position behind veteran drivers Herman Klein, Andy Forsberg and Kyle Hirst to earn his qualifying time back for the A-feature line up and the inversion.
The 30-lap feature event at Placerville Speedway Saturday night was one of the most challenging of the season. Extremely dry slick driving conditions and excess dust hampering visibility made it difficult for many drivers. However, the racing was some of the most intense action of the season. Mendes started on the inside of the fourth row of the event. Using a great deal of patience and caution to stay in the event, Mendes avoided a multitude of yellow and red flag incidents throughout the entire race to finish in the ninth place position. Veteran driver and point leader Sean Becker of Sacramento won the race. Mendes’ first top ten Civil War finish of his career was among the best company in the series as every driver between the winner and Mendes has won a Civil War feature event or a championship during the last two years of competition.
Following his first top ten finish of the series, Mendes will compete closer to home this Saturday night as the Civil War Series takes part in the Napa Valley Challenge at the famed Calistoga Speedway. Nestled in the Napa Wine Country, Calistoga is California’s largest track at a half mile in length. With his recent success at Placerville, Mendes is looking forward to another start in the feature at Calistoga.
“I was totally stoked about Saturday night,” said Mendes. “We made our goal of making the feature event and finishing in the top ten. Qualifying fast time out of 43 cars that was huge bonus for the night. Now I’m focused Calistoga. I had so much fun last time I was there. I would love to make the feature.”
Saturday will mark the second appearance of the season at Calistoga for Mendes. In the June Calistoga Cup he qualified 29th and finished ninth in his race. His night concluded as being the alternate starter for the feature event after finishing 7th the B-feature.
Camron Mendes and the JMS Motorsports #29x sprint car are financially supported by the Schellinger Brothers, VSR VanLare Steering Repair of Windsor and A1A Performance Muffler of Santa Rosa. The team is actively seeking additional sponsorship and welcomes you to visit them at any of the upcoming events or check out their website at www.camronmendes.com.
PRESS PHOTO ATTACHED/File Photo Courtesy of Steve Lamothe
Cameron Mendes (29x) of Rohnert Park will head to Calistoga Speedway this Saturday, August 9th to compete in the Napa Valley Challenge.
Public and Media Relations or JMS Motorsports provided by Bill Sullivan, Sullivan Images 2008
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