Alex Pokorski hangs tough in MSA Gravity Park debut
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 7, 2020 – Competing at his third different
track in his first three nights behind the wheel of a 360 Sprint Car, Alex Pokorski
of West Bend displayed plenty of speed and resiliency, during the Midwest Sprint
Car Association’s debut appearance at Gravity Park Speedway in Chilton, Wis. for
the Firecracker 30 on Saturday, July 4.
Pokorski opened the evening by timing in 27 th out of 33 cars with a lap of 14.347
seconds on the tight quarter-mile clay oval. After starting seventh in the third MSA
10-lap heat race, Pokorski moved up to fifth on the ensuing complete restart
following a spin by Tyler Davis. The 21-year-old MSA rookie then slipped back to
eighth as Justin Miller, Chris Clayton and Tyler Davis made their way by the No. 4
machine over the next five laps. Pokorski held on to finish eighth on the ultra dry
slick racing surface.
“The car was good in the heat race and qualifying,” Pokorski said. “I felt fairly
comfortable running both the top and bottom.”
Pokorski then lined up 15 th in the MSA B main, which was slowed by six yellow
and red flag sessions. On lap 4, Pokorski used the low groove to pass Kevin Seidler
for 14 th before Anthony Knierim brought out the second caution flag of the race on
lap 6 when he stalled in turn four.
After restarting 13 th , Pokorski worked hard along the high groove to move into 11 th
on lap 8. Following two more caution flags for spins involving Ken Schmick and
Justin Miller, Pokorski found himself running 10 th on the ensuing restart.
However, Pokorski spun on the following restart after tangling with Knierim in
turn two. Pokorski recovered to restart 13 th before a red flag was displayed on lap
14 when Josh Teunissen flipped after contacting the turn three wall.
Pokorski restarted ninth and held the position during a green-white-checkered
finish to end the lengthy B main race in ninth.
“The B main was a lot of fun,” Pokorski said. “The only hiccup was the spin later
in the race. The car felt good. The reason I spun was actually because my arm
restraints got caught on the seats and stopped me from counter steering. Besides
that hiccup, I was able to race with people on the inside and outside and I felt fairly
competitive. I liked the restarts. They were nice because they helped bunch up the
field and created closer racing. I am scheduled to be back in the car on July 18 th at
Plymouth. I’m just looking forward to getting more seat time.”
Paul Pokorski, who scored his 11 th career 360 Sprint Car A-main victory in his last
outing at The Plymouth Dirt Track on June 6, will return to the seat of the No. 4
360 Sprint Car for an MSA event at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver
Dam, Wis. in conjunction with the Interstate Racing Association on Friday, July
10.
Paul is also scheduled to compete at Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC
Racing in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, July 17 for the second annual Dave “Hagar”
Nelson Memorial Race.
Sponsors for the 2020 Pokorski Motorsports team are Hopf Farms, Petersen Septic
Systems, Quest Engineering Inc., Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines,
Lakeshore Family Funeral Homes, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service
Center, Pedal Down Promotions, Tisler Salvage Inc., Allied Bearing Corporation
and The Cawley Company.
Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Quest Engineering Inc.
Pokorski Motorsports would like to welcome back Quest Engineering of Richfield,
Wis. as a sponsor for the 2020 racing season.
Quest Engineering focuses solely on full overlay cabinetry and complimenting
custom products, including kitchen, bath, closets, garage, entertainment and
commercial casework projects.
Quest’s skilled team of customer advocates, product specialists, engineers,
production managers and operations team rely on a continuous improvement
philosophy to pave the road to success.
Founded as a contract wood products fabricator in West Bend by brothers Chris
and Todd Lefeber in 2001, Quest operated on mostly manual machines until adding
CNC equipment and parametric engineering software to its repertoire in 2006.
In late 2008, Quest Engineering made the move from a direct sales to a dealer sales
model with an increased focused on its capacity as a manufacturer. Quest moved
from its original facility in West Bend to a newly renovated production facility in
Richfield in fall 2012.
In May 2015, working with equipment, software, and special service vendors,
Quest expanded with the addition of a second manufacturing plant. Housing a
flexible casework production cell, a custom fabrication cell and a small warehouse,
a new facility in Jackson was opened, featuring a design center and showroom.
“Quest Engineering came on board with Pokorski Motorsports in 2018 and we are
excited to have them back for their third season with us,” Pokorski said. “Quest is a
local manufacturer of quality cabinets and we encourage our fans to check out their
line of products.”
Pokorski Motorsports invites you to contact Quest Engineering Inc. by phone at
262-334-4949 or by visiting www.questcabinets.com.
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2020 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule.
Friday, July 10 – Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Friday, July 17 – Outagamie Speedway Powered by EWSC Racing, Seymour, Wis.
Saturday, July 18 – Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis.
2020 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers
Total Events – 5
MSA events – 4
IRA events – 0
A Main Victories – 1
B Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 1
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1
Heat Race Victories – 0