Fowl Mood Racing and Phil Potts Visit Victory Lane on Saturday Night at Brighton Speedway; Finish Eighth in Go Nuclear Opener at Utica Rome

The 2014 racing season has been slow starting for the Fowl Mood Racing team and driver Phil Potts. The weather has been absolutely horrendous, forcing rainouts almost every weekend. When they do get on the track though, Potts has been strong. He finished fourth last week on opening night at Brighton, and was looking for some good weather as they had a very busy Victoria Day Weekend planned with racing on Friday at Can Am, Saturday at Brighton and Sunday at Utica Rome Speedway for the 1st annual Gnome Cup.

Once again, rain was the story of the day on Friday and Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park made their decision early to cancel the night’s program. Rain lasted all day long, and there was just no chance of racing. Saturday was a much better day, as the Fowl Mood Racing team made the short trek across the town to Brighton Speedway. Potts started third in his qualifying heat race and moved up to second just a few laps into the race and maintained that position. In the 30 lap main event, the Fowl Mood Racing car started from seventh place and was inside the top five as the race hit lap number 4. Just a couple laps later, Potts wheeled the car to third place, and quickly began to challenge for the runner-up position. By lap eight, Potts had worked his way around the second place car and began to chase down the race leader. A lap nine-restart was just what Potts needed, and when they circled around to complete lap 10 he was in the lead and never looked back.

“The car was great tonight. Everyone on the team has worked hard during the off-season, and we have come back here with hopes of winning the championship”, says Potts. “We had a good run last week and backed that up with a win tonight and we are real happy with where we are at”.

On Sunday, the team headed to Vernon, New York for the 1st annual Gnome Cup event at Utica Rome Speedway. A second place finish in the qualifier locked Potts into the redraw for the main event. He ran a solid race, and came out with an eighth place finish.

“We are real happy with our results tonight”, says Potts. “I really have to thank the crew for all their hard work that they put into this car. I have to thank Stu and April (Archer) for providing me with the chance to drive these cars, and to my family for putting up with me being gone a lot”.

Potts will once again try to get back to Can Am Motorsports Park this coming Friday night, weather permitting. On Saturday night they will be looking to make it two wins in a row at Brighton Speedway. The next race on the Go Nuclear schedule is Sunday, June 1st at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, Ontario.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support throughout the 2014 racing season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with all the latest news in the 2014 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.

Fowl Mood Racing Grabs Fourth Place Finish on Saturday Night at Brighton Speedway; Busy Weekend of Racing Coming Up

The Fowl Mood Racing team has been ready to get the 2014 season started for a while now, but Mother Nature had not been co-operative. The scheduled Atomic Spring Clash at Mohawk International Raceway was first postponed from its original date at the end of April, and was cancelled altogether when rain returned the following weekend. Both Can Am and Brighton Speedway also lost their first show of the season to rain. This past weekend the team was finally able to get to the track, but they still battled the weather.

On Friday night, Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team hit the road to Can Am Motorsports Park. They will compete at Can Am regularly in 2014, and were hoping to get the year started off on a good note. They started the qualifying heat race from sixth place, and were able to advance to fifth by the end of the race. The feature event was the first up for the night, and they had just made their way onto the track as it started to rain. A heavy downpour forced track officials to postpone the Late Model feature and it will now be made up on Friday, May 23rd.

Brighton Speedway was able to get their 2014 season started on Saturday night, and Potts started the night with a third place finish in their heat race. In the 30 lap main event, Potts started from sixth place, and battled within the top five all race long. He finished the race with a solid fourth place run.

“The car was pretty good tonight. It felt good to finally get back on the track and get the season started after all the rainouts”, says Potts. “We are happy with this finish, and look forward to a busy weekend coming up”.

Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team will head back to Can Am Motorsports Park on Friday night, and return to Brighton Speedway on Saturday. On Sunday, they will make their debut at Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York for the 1st annual Gnome Cup, which is the first race of the Go Nuclear Late Model Series schedule.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support throughout the 2014 racing season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with all the latest news in the 2014 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.