Photo Credit Chip Cormie
DJ Shaw pulled off top ten finishes in a double header of competitive races on Memorial Day weekend behind the wheel of his #60 Precision JLM machine. Kicking off the weekend with his first Granite State Pro Stocks start of the season at Monadnock Speedway and then traveling to the historic Thunder Road International Speedbowl with the Pro All Stars Series tour.
In the Granite State Pro Stocks event, Shaw took off from the pole position and won handily over the field in the heat race. After the redraw, Shaw would find himself starting in the third position in for the 100 lap feature event. Managing his car and tires early on, Shaw began to make moves around the races halfway point, as he fought with Mike O’ Sullivan for the third position. On lap 61, the two leaders made contact and spun, handing Sullivan and Shaw the top two positions after a caution flag. Through the races final laps, Shaw charged hard to get by O’ Sullivan but it wasn’t enough as he took the runner up position in the Rydemore 100.
On Sunday, the Precision JLM Racing team traveled to Barre, Vermont to the Thunder Road International Speedbowl for the season’s sixth race in the Mekkelsen RV Memorial Day Classic. After starting dead last in his heat race, Shaw would make up three spots to give himself an 11th starting position for the 150 lap feature event. After two quick yellows, the field ran for a long green flag run as Shaw fought hard with Johnny Clark and Mike Rowe for a position inside the top ten. Fighting a loose racecar, Shaw was able to make up ground near the end, but untimely late race restarts turned into an eighth place finish after 150 laps.
The Precision JLM Racing team will head to Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire next for the Granite State Pro Stocks event this Friday, June 3rd. The next Pro All Stars Series North Super Late Model event is the Foley Oil 150, scheduled for Saturday, June 11 at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire. The team would like to thank all of our military service men and women on this Memorial Day weekend.
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Story by Evan Beaulieu