ELKHART LAKE, WI-

Saturday’s Henry 180 event from Road America was a hard-fought battle for JD Motorsports as the 4.1-mile historic road course challenged drivers Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill, Spencer Pumpelly, and Colby Howard.

Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 4 Voyager Chevrolet, qualified deep in the field, rolling off from the 32nd starting position. Cassill, who had two previous starts at Road America, returned to Wisconsin for the first time since 2014. In Stage 1, Landon passed several cars on track, jumping to 28th. Fighting handling issues early on, the crew made adjustments to gain rear grip. The adjustments worked, moving the veteran up to 24th in Stage 2. Unfortunately for Cassill, however, a rear gear component failure hindered his running position. His No. 4 Chevrolet limped home to a 27th place finish.

Spencer Pumpelly, driver of the No. 6 Rice Tire Chevrolet, entered Road America looking to contend as the road course ace had several wins in sports car competition. Pumpelly qualified an impressive 18th place, and began driving through the field early on. Contact from behind sent his Camaro spinning off track, ultimately locking his transmission in gear. The No. 6 crew worked on the car feverishly behind the wall and were able to send Spencer back on track, but disaster struck on lap 28. Residual brake issues from the initial contact sent Pumpelly careening off into turn one, resulting in a scary crash. Spencer’s No. 6 Chevrolet was forced out of the race, scored with a 36th place finish.

Unfortunately, Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the No. 0 ForeverLawn Chevrolet, and Colby Howard, driver of the No. 15 Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet did not qualify for the race, sending those two drivers home early. They will return to NXS competition in the next event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Next Saturday, the JDM brigade returns to Atlanta for the second time this season. In March, the team recorded an impressive 12th place finish, so hopefully the string of recent misfortunes will turn around. Fans can watch the Credit Karma Money 250 live on NBCSN at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, July 10th. For further updates on JD Motorsports, follow along on our social media pages @JDMotorsports01 and visit the team’s official website at www.TeamJDMotorsports.com #TeamJDM

 

DRIVERS POINTS STANDINGS AFTER ROAD AMERICA:

19th. Landon Cassill

24th. Colby Howard

25th. Ryan Vargas

27th. Jeffrey Earnhardt