Jonathan McKennedy awarded “Premier Touring Series Driver of the Year” at Northeast Motorsports Expo

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Photo credit by Simply the Best, Crystal Snape

Jonathan McKennedy awarded “Premier Touring Series Driver of

the Year” at Northeast Motorsports Expo

Augusta, Maine – At this past weekend’s 29

th

Annual Northeast Motorsports Expo,

open wheel Modi*ed standout Jonathan Mckennedy was awarded the “Premier

Touring Series Driver of the Year”.

Sponsored by Mainely Motorsports Television, (MainelymotorsportsTV.com) and its

popular Host Steve Perry, the honor is a tell-tale of top-Series driver results from the

past season.

Host Steve Perry explained, “The Premier Touring Series Driver of the Year” is a

comparison of best season to best season of all our top New England drivers from

ACT, MRS, NASCAR and PASS competition.

“During the 2016 season,” continued Perry, “this driver stood-out above all the rest.

“Competing in 25 Touring Series events, he and his team grabbed 11 wins and 22

Top-Four *nishes. With wins coming in N. Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New

Hampshire and Maine, our ‘Premier Touring Series Driver of the Year’, is East

Chelmsford, Massachusetts racer Jonathan Mckennedy.”

“This is a super award to receive”, Mckennedy said, “and I am honored to be

mentioned in the same sentence with its past winners. It’s great how Steve Perry

and the Mainely Motorsports television show bring short track racing into the homes

of thousands and thousands of race fans weekly.

“Over the years, they have brought our #29 team solid attention. And now, with

this award, they are bringing stronger light to us all.

“Lots of work went into the preparation and building of our racecar this season,”

continued Mckennedy. “Eddie Flemke’s RaceWorks Chassis stayed consistent

throughout the year -tire management being nearly perfect in many conditions. And

Mike Pettit at Pettit Race Engines gave me a great engine all season. Thank-you.”

“I certainly couldn’t have had this success without my sponsors EXIT Realty, Sage

Bank, De*lippo Insurance and Christopher’s Towing and, of course, my great crew

and spotter who take the time to help me pursue my career. Again, thank-you all.”

Steve Perry added, “Past Premier Touring winners include Dave Dion, Robbie Crouch,

Mike Stefanik, Ricky Craven, Eddie MacDonald, Joey Polewarczyk, Johnny Clark,

Wayne Helliwell Jr., Brian Hoar, DJ Shaw, and Rowan Pennick. That’s a good indicator

of the stars we have and the prestige that comes to the winner, and Mainely

Motorsports Television are pleased that Jonathan is the recipient and thankful he’s

our 2017 ambassador.”

For 2017, McKennedy has begun what so many others have also started, looking for

added sponsors and partners to join his team.

“I’m looking to advance my career as a driver in NASCAR or another Series,” added

Mckennedy. “We have good supporters for our current program, and have two

possible opportunities in the pipe-line. We are working to add, and could certainly

use added partners though.”