For the first time in his ARCA Menards Series career, Andy Jankowiak will walk into the pit area as a race winner this week at Watkins Glen International (NY). The driver for the #71 KLAS Motorsports team is still on cloud nine after winning at Talladega Superspeedway recently. Jankowiak is very much aware though that even as he races in his home state for the only time all year in ARCA competition, there is a job to do. That mission is to record another solid finish on the road course at Watkins Glen.
“It will definitely be a bit of a homecoming party and we will enjoy that, but we have to keep our eyes on the prize here and stay sharp,” said Jankowiak. “There might be an opportunity to add some races to our schedule, so we need to keep that momentum going.”
Last season, Jankowiak finished a very respectable seventh at Watkins Glen.
“I think that we would be happy with a solid top ten finish,” said Jankowiak. “It would be nice to get a top five finish though. I’m not a road course driver and we don’t spend a lot of time on our road course program (in comparison to other types of tracks where the KLAS Motorsports team runs more often). A top ten will be a good day, but if we just hang out and stay out of trouble, you never know what may happen.”
Whelen Engineering and Ferrario Auto Team will serve as the primary marketing partners for the #71 at Watkins Glen.
Additional partners for the #71 include Automotive Consultants of Ithaca, Dak’s Markets, Acacia Energy, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Florida Safety Systems, Yukon Creek, RD Cores, Ryan Bronson Music and Schultz Engineered Products.
The ARCA Menards Series will visit Watkins Glen International on Friday, May 8th for the General Tire 100. That event will be televised live on the Fox Sports 2 television network starting at 1:30pm ET.