J & J Racing

EVENTS/RESULTS

Results from Current and Past Years

1999

2000

2001

2002

2004

2008

Race Results for 2009
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
5/01/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	8th	The track was in great shape, and Jim took advantage of some early race restarts to help move up. Jim used the outside cushion and moved into the top 10 by lap 10, and got to 8th by lap 20 or so. Jim passed the 7th place car with 5 laps to go but then tried to get a little cute in Turn 1 on the next lap and almost left the track completely. He gathered the car back up and almost got back to 7th again on the last lap.
5/08/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY		Rained Out
5/22/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	7th	Jim had a good run in his heat, and easily qualified for the feature with a 3rd place run. A couple early cautions mired Jim back in his 11th place starting spot. Once they got to run some green flag laps, Jim moved up to the top cushion and worked his way up to 7th. Lapped traffic helped give him a good shot at the 5th and 6th placed cars, but it wasn't meant to be.
5/29/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	2nd	It wasn't the prettiest drive of Jim's career, but he came from his 6th place starting position and survived his car stalling under caution and getting all 4 wheels off the ground coming out of Turn 4 to secure his 1st Top 5 of the year.
6/19/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	---	Jim got into the front stretch wall during his heat race and was unable to continue for the night.
6/26/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	13th	After a heat race incident that caused handling issues and a loss of brakes, Jim and his team attempted to get the car back to 100% for the feature. The issues appeared to be resolved, but Jim lost his brakes again on lap 8 of the feature and pulled in to avoid any further incidents.
7/10/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	13th	Jim got forced off the back stretch on the 1st lap of the feature and saved it, but was at the back of the pack. While avoiding an accident on a lap 4 restart, Jim got hit and spun around into the infield and had to go to the back of the pack again. Jim was patiently working his way back up through the field and was up to 7th on lap 12 when he got squeezed down low and hit one of the inner barriers, which collapsed the front end of the car and ended his night early.
8/7/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	3rd	Jim won his heat for the 2nd race in a row. Due to Jim's bad luck the prior three races, his "handicap position" put him on the pole of the feature. The car sputtered a little coming out of Turn 1 and he fell back to 2nd. It did it again the next few turns and he fell back to 3rd. Jim moved up to the high groove to keep the RPM's up, and while the car still skipped he was able to keep the speed up and hold onto 3rd.
8/26/09	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga	Malta, NY	21st	"CVRA vs, The World" - 100 lap event. Jim time-trialed 18th out of 48 cars, and placed 4th in his qualifying heat, giving him the 14th starting position. Jim got stuck in the high groove early, which was slower, and was not fast enough to make up any ground.
9/20/09	358-Modified	Glen Ridge	Fultonville, NY	19th	The end result is not a good indication of the run Jim had in the feature. He started 10th and used the high line to work his way up to the 5th position and was working on 4th when he slid up a little too high in turns 3 and 4. He gathered it back up and was running 7th/8th when something broke in the steering box on the car and he slid into the 4th turn dirt mound and retaining wall.
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Race Results for 2008
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
10/25/08	358-Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	6th	With a little luck and no brakes for half the race, Jim came from his 17th starting position to secure another Top 10 at Glen Ridge.
10/4/08	358 - Modified	Woodhull Speedway	Woodhull, NY	DNQ	There were 43 cars on hand for 24 starting positions. Jim just missed qualifying through his heat race, and was unable to get into the top 2 spots in the consolation race
9/28/08	358 - Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	NA	Rained Out
8/30/08	358-Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	22nd	This was an Open Show, Rumble on the Ridge. Jim pulled the 2nd worst starting position coming through the gate and played catch up all night, starting last in his heat. He qualified through the consi and was up to 11th from his 19th starting position on lap 15 when something broke in the front end. Jim hit the front stretch wall and was done for the night.
8/15/08	358-Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	NA	Rained Out
8/01/08	358-Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	5th	Jim easily qualified through his heat and started 14th in the feature. Jim had a strong run, working his way up through the field using both the bottom and top groove, to grab his 2nd straight Top 10 finish at Glen Rdige.
7/18/08	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	18th	Jim had a good car early and moved up 5 or 6 spots from his 23rd starting position. The handling went away mid-race and Jim held on for 18th.
7/04/08	358-Modified	Glen Ridge Motorsports Park	Fultonville, NY	9th	This was a 40-lap open show for big block/small block Modifieds. Jim started the feature in 20th place and quickly moved up into the top 10. He hit a spinning lapped car on the last lap while running 7th and was credited with a 9th place finish.
6/27/08	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	DNQ	(CVRA vs The World ) Jim time-trialed 27th out of 46 cars and had a fast car in both his heat and consolation events, but was unable to get in to a qualifying position in either race.
5/09/08	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	21st	Jim had a good car early on and was moving up through the pack, but clipped the inside wall and was finished for the night.
4/25/08	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	20th	Jim started 27th and never really got going all that well his first night out for the year.
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Race Results for 2004
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
9/24/04	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	11th	Jim time-trialed 30th out of 60 cars, and finished 7th in the 3rd 20-lap qualifying race. He ran a steady race and almost brought home a top-10 finish in his first race in almost two years.
10/2/04	358-Modified	Fulton Speedway	Fulton, NY	DNQ	Jim drew a poor starting spot in possibly the hardest race to qualify for in the Northeast, the Victoria 200, and did not run the consolation race.
10/16/04	358-Modified	Fonda Speedway	Fonda, NY	27th	Jim picked up a ride in the potent Barber Racing #37 for the Sunoco DIRT Sportsman Series race at Fonda. He qualified for the big show and got off to a slow start in the feature. He was quickly coming back up through the pack, when he was taken out under caution in a bizarre event. Jim was uninjured.
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Race Results for 2002
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
4/21/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	13th	Jim fought the tough springtime track conditions and the top Modified drivers in the Albany area to come from his 22nd starting position.
4/28/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
5/5/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	13th	Sunday turned out to be a perfect day and night for racing. The day time start made for a dry, slick track, but the night time features helped cool the track down and bring some bite back to the hard clay. The pits were loaded, with 29 Modifieds signing in. By virtue of the "Head's Up" starting procedure, Jim had the 17th starting position. The car handled well, and Jim had a steady run, ending up 13th again this week. Brett Hearn made his first visit this season and took the win.
5/12/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	21st	Jim had a decent run going in the feature, but contact about midway through the race, and the resulting flat left front tire, sent Jim to the attention of his crew. He came back out at the rear of the pack and made it back up to 12th or 13th in the running order, but later found out he had gone a lap down. Jim will not be racing this coming Friday, May 17th or the following Friday, May 24th. He does plan to be back in action May 31st and June 7th!
5/31/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
6/7/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	15th	Due to taking two weeks off and the way the handicapping rules are at the track, Jim had to start 8th in his heat. We did not go that well, and were fortunate to pick up a 7th place finish. Jim started on the pole of the crash shortened Consolation race and ran well, only to push going into the last turn to just lose the win by a few feet. That put Jim in the 20th starting position. After all of that, we made some substantial changes before the feature to try to get the car back to where Jim liked it, and we went in the right direction. A few laps into the feature Jim had to check up for an out of shape car and lost 3 or 4 spots. Once everything settled down Jim had a good car and was able to methodically start picking cars off. We are still not satisfied with mid pack finishes, but we will take a 15th out of 27 cars, after starting in the back of pack.
6/14/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
6/21/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	16th	Due to the handicapping method used, Jim had to start 9th in the heat race (next week will be better) and due to some luck managed a 7th place finish, which put Jim 19th in the starting line-up. The feature race did not provide us with any luck. We totally missed the set-up, and had a VERY loose race car, almost undriveable. Two separate trips to the pits and the attention of the crew helped alleviate the problem a little, but we struggled the remainder of the night and were fortunate with a 16th place finish. This week at the shop we will be changing the set-up back to where the car was at the end of last year. Hopefully this and a little luck will help us change our fortunes.
6/28/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	11th	As what seems to be becoming the norm, Jim had a slow start in the feature from his 12th place starting position. Jim was a little tight the first few laps, and coupled with some cars getting crossed up in front of him, Jim slipped back to 17th or 18th. From there Jim had a solid run coming back up through, turning his best lap times of the season. Jim feels he could have been even a little faster with a little more gear (he was bogging down the motor in the low groove), however Jim was pleased overall.
7/2/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	July 2 was the Annual 100-Lap Sunoco Big Block-Small Block Shootout at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, and it was definitely a shootout of sorts. A good-sized crowd filled the grandstands for a long night of racing and fireworks. Jim qualified through the heat and drew the 11th starting position for the feature. He survived the dry slick track, a large mud clump in the right rear wheel, attrition by many other cars, and the many caution flags to end up 9th. We'll take it!
7/12/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	13th	Jim seems to have that mid pack finish down pat! A poor finish in Jim's heat race (we still can't seem to find a good set-up for the heat race) put him back in the 20th starting position. Jim is getting used to it back there. By lap 4 or 5 Jim was sitting 10th and he had not passed a car yet, as there were multiple wrecks. Jim ran in that 10th to 12th area most of the race, but a few mistakes by Jim late in the race relegated him back to 13th. Jim had a pretty solid race car, but he had one of those nights driving-wise he'd like to forget about.
7/19/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	Jim ended up with the 9th starting position for the feature, which started him on his preferred inside line. We were close on set-up, and the car worked well in both the low and high grooves. Jim passed four cars on the night and got passed by two cars (Brett Hearn and Kenny Tremont) and had a race-long battle with veteran Mike Perrotte. Jim and Mike swapped 6th and 7th place about six times, and Mike beat Jim to line by about 10 feet at the end. Jim will be taking this coming week off, but plan to be back in action on Friday, August 2nd.
8/2/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out. The track absorbed the first few showers, and the track crew had it in decent shape, but the last cell to hit dumped enough rain that they had to call the show at around 7:00PM.
8/9/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	17th	By virtue of Jim's 8th place finish in Heat Race #3, he got to start a lovely 24th out of 26 cars. Jim picked off some cars early in the race, but the handling on his car had not improved. Jim had a bad mid-corner push when he got back on the gas, so it was pretty much a ride-it-out type of race for Jim. We believe the right rear shock may have gone bad, which will cause the car to do many different things, but we will find out for sure this week at the shop. It just makes for a tough night when the race before we were strongly competing in the top 10, and this week we were a back marker and getting lapped.
8/16/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained out. A heavy thunderstorm rolled through Malta around 6:30PM Friday night and washed out the racing card at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. This leaves Jim with three points events remaining: August 23rd, August 30th, and September 13th. We also believe we found the problem that caused Jim to have an ill-handling race car last week. We believe it was two different things, a failing right rear shock and an abnormally hard right front tire (it was new). So, we changed the right front tire and both rear shocks. Jim had also had some brake problems that night so we checked those all over and bled the brakes to remove any air in the lines.
8/23/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	17th	We had a decent start to the feature, we missed the set-up a little but Jim was compensating for it OK. Jim started 15th and was up to 11th/12th with some help from other cars, and he jumped the berm in turns one and two and lost 5 or 6 spots. Jim was unable to make up much ground as the race was winding down, and looked to have a 14th or 15th place finish lined up. With a few laps to go, something broke or loosened up in the car as Jim went through turns three and four. It continued to feel "funny" as Jim went down the front stretch, so he pulled in to the pits and parked it. This Friday night is another 100 Lap Big Block/Small Block Shootout!
8/30/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	18th	In the redraw for the feature Jim pulled the 16th starting position (better than 20th!). We set the car up for the second half of the 100 lap feature, which meant Jim was going to be tight (pushing) in the early part of the race. Jim was, and he fell back to 21st or 22nd early in the race, but was keeping up with the pack. As the race wore on, the car was getting better and better each lap (our lap times were improving while the track was going away) and Jim worked his way up to 13th and was ready to pass the 12th place car when he jumped the cushion in turns 3 and 4. Jim lost 4 or 5 spots, but kept his cool (not really) and began picking them back off again. Jim was moving back up through the field and with about 10-12 laps to go, the car started feeling a little funny and the handling started to get a little weird. A few laps later Jim could tell the right rear tire was going flat. Jim tried to last the remainder of the race, even brushing the front stretch wall once, but with about 5 laps to go it went completely down and Jim pulled the car into the infield.
9/13/02	358-Modified	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	19th	We were very loose in the heat race and really did not have much of a chance. The car just wanted to spin the tires and turn left. Missing hot laps did not help. We did not get too far into the feature race (8 laps) when bad luck struck again. Jim had moved up a few spots from the 21st starting position and was just getting into the groove when the car did not want to go coming out of turn 2. Jim pulled off into the pits, done for the night. We later found we had a broken right rear axle.
9/20/02	Run Whatcha Brung	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	The pole sitter (Tom Proctor) got a good jump on the start but Jim got by him 3 or 4 laps later. We had a quick caution flag and he got the jump on Jim again. Shortly thereafter, friend and eventual winner Dave Camara got by us both for the lead. A lap or two later Jim got by Proctor and was concentrating on trying to keep up with Camara. Mike Romano got by for second, and Gene Munger and Jim swapped 3rd and 4th a few times. Romano jumped the cushion in turn 4, and Jim got by to get back up to 2nd, a position Jim held for quite a while. Jim dropped to 3rd and still had a pretty solid race car until about lap 50 (75 lap race). Romano got into the back of me and end up in the wall, and that's when the brakes started feeling pretty soft, and the handling in Jim's car started going away. Jim had to slow a bit as he was trying to nurse the brakes and still run the high line, which was the fast way around the track. Jim slipped back to 5th. Jim pretty much had that position locked up when his brakes failed completely, sending him out of the groove and almost off the track in turns 3 and 4. Jim saved it, lost two positions and ran the last 10-12 laps with no brakes and an ill-handling race car. Jim was happy to salvage a 7th place finish at this point.
10/5/02	Victoria 200	Fulton Speedway	Fulton, NY	5th (Consi)	By virtue of his heat finish, Jim started 5th in the 6th and last consolation race. Jim was starting behind Todd Burley, a tour regular, on the low side which had become faster as the top groove had been pushed way out in the turns. Jim knew he would try to pass some cars on the low side and then move up, which is precisely what he wanted. We got a good start, and Burley and Jim stayed low going down the front stretch. They both got through turns 1 and 2 well and Burley slid up to the high side in 2nd place. Jim was even with the next car and was looking for a good run through turns 3 and 4 to get to 3rd place and then run the low groove to hopefully work by at least one of them. Well, the car on the outside decided he was going to run the low groove in turns 3 and 4 and pinched Jim getting into turn 3, so he had to lift. We got through OK, and Jim was now 5th as a car on the outside got by. The car in front of Jim moved back up to the high side, and Jim started working on them on the low side. Jim got back to 4th and was working on 3rd when he was taken out. Another car decided to "dive" into turn 3 too hard, and he took Jim out. As you can imagine, Jim was not happy. He went to the rear and came back up to 5th place in 4 laps.
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Race Results for 2001
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
4/29/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	3rd	Jim led the first 12 laps of the 20-lap feature but could not parlay his front row starting position to his first win of the season.
5/6/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	6th	Jim was moving up through the field from his 15th-place starting position, but was caught up in a multi-car tangle on lap 8, which sent him to the rear. Jim made his way back up through, but ran out of time and had to settle for 6th place.
5/11/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	4th	Jim came through the pack quickly from his 14th starting position but did not have enough to get by the leaders and had to settle for 4th place.
5/18/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	14th	While running 6th midway through the feature, Jim could not avoid an accident between the 3rd, 4th, and 5th place cars and sustained heavy damage to the right front wheel. The crew was able to get Jim back out a lap down but he had to settle for 14th place.
5/18/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	2nd	Jim avoided a first lap accident that moved him to 4th from his 10th place starting position. He quickly moved into 2nd place but never quite had enough for the leader.
6/1/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	3rd (Consi)	Jim had a terrible run in his heat race and had to run the last chance consolation race for the first time in two years. Jim was able to get up to 3rd, but an ill-handling race car prevented him from gaining any more spots. Jim will be starting 18th in the postponed feature this coming Friday night. On a side note, we found what was causing the problem with the car's handling after the consolation race.
6/8/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	(Rained-Out Feature) 7th or 8th (Main Feature) Jim started 18th in the rained-out feature and spun on lap 8 while running 12th or 13th. He came from the back to crack the top 10. During the main feature, which was the last feature to run on the night, Jim literally had no track left to run on. It was very hard and slick. Jim started 4th and moved up to 2nd early in the race, but lost his brakes and did not have a good race from there on out. Jim slid backwards in the last 6 or 7 laps. We'll make some adjustments this week in preparation for another slick race track this coming week (sprint cars are there).
6/15/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	Jim methodically worked his way up from the 15th starting position to capture our 7th Top 10 in 8 races.
6/22/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	Jim couldn't take advantage of his outside pole starting position and a straightaway lead early in the race to get his first win of 2001. Jim fell back late in the race but held on for another Top 5 finish.
6/29/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	3rd	Jim was able to use the 5th place starting position to his advantage and moved into 3rd place approximately lap 7. We were off enough that we could not get up to challenge the leaders but recorded another Top 5 finish.
7/6/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	19th	Jim caught the inside barrier while running 3rd early in the race and gave himself a left front flat. Jim continued on and was in 6th place when he got tapped and spun in the 4th turn on the last lap.
7/13/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	1st Finally!	From the 5th starting position Jim took the lead on lap 5 or 6, and held off a couple challenges to capture his first win of the year.
7/20/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	13th	Jim started 9th and was up to 4th, until John Bellinger and Jim came together on the front straightaway. The collision caused Bellinger to flip, and did heavy damage to the front end of Jim's car. Jim's crew (plus a couple others) got his car back together and they found their way up to 13th.
7/27/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	Jim's car was average on the bottom of the track and terrible on the top, so he basically kept it down low and rode out a 9th place car to 9th place finish.
8/3/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained out.
8/10/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rain cancellation.
8/17/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	Jim used a little luck and a bunch of cautions to pick his way through to a 5th place finish from the 18th starting position.
8/24/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	Jim fell back a few spots at the start from his 12th place starting position but then methodically worked his way back up to 9th. Jim had a very good car and needed some caution flags to help close the gap, but the feature ran green to checkers.
8/31/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained out.
9/7/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	20th	This race was the make-up feature from last week's rain cancellation. Jim was quickly moving his way up through the pack from his 21st starting position. He had to check up for some cars getting out of shape in front of him, and he was hit from behind. A bunch of cars piled into Jim, and he was unable to continue.
9/7/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	We were able to get the car repaired enough to race, and Jim drew lucky number 13 for his starting spot. He was able to pass a few cars for another Top 10 finish.
9/21/01	358-Modified/Sportsman	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	4th	Jim had slow start from his 8th place starting position, falling back 3 or 4 spots. He finally got the rubber band wound up and just missed nipping the 3rd place car at the line.
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Race Results for 2000
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
4/14/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	2nd	From his 8th starting position, Jim powered his way up to 2nd on very rough Springtime track.
4/21/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out
4/28/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	On another very rough Spingtime track, Jim took it easy on the car and from his 16th-place starting position worked his way up to his second Top 10 finish.
5/5/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	10th	Jim was running strong in 3rd place and challenging the car in front of him when, with 2 laps to go, the 4th place car took himself and Jim out. Jim was able to get back up to 10th place.
5/12/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	3rd	After slipping back to 5th from his 4th place starting position, Jim was able to make up two spots in the closing laps to record his 2nd top 5 and 4th Top 10 finish of the year.
5/19/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out
5/26/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	1st	Jim came from his 5th place starting position and used an early race skirmish to get to the front by lap 2, and then pulled away from the field for his first Sportsman win.
6/2/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	6th	It took Jim 10 laps to get going, but then he came from 12th place to finish 6th.
6/9/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	Jim lost track position avoiding a damaged car and played catch-up the entire race, which ran caution free. The team kept its Top 10 string alive at seven straight races.
6/16/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	9th	Jim could never get any momentum going from his 12th place starting position and had to settle for a 9th place finish.
6/23/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	4th	Jim powered his way up to 4th place from his 11th place starting position, and went on to record another Top 10 finish and his 4th Top 5 of the year.
6/30/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	6th	Jim worked his way up from the 18th starting position to post his 10th straight Top 10 finish. Jim is currently 4th in points.
7/7/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	No Race Held.
7/14/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	6th	Jim and the J&J Racing Team kept the ball rolling on Friday night with another Top 10 finish.
7/21/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
7/28/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	On a very dry, slick track Jim motored his way to 4th from his 14th place starting spot before settling for a 5th place finish. Jim is currently 3rd in points.
8/4/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	23rd	At the start of Friday night's feature, another competitor ran over the front end of Jim's car and sent him spinning down the front stretch, where he was hit again. The damage was too severe for Jim to continue.
8/11/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
8/18/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	From the 11th starting position, Jim worked with an ill-handling race car and kept his championship hopes alive with another Top 5 finish.
8/25/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	After spinning on lap 5 and going to the rear of the pack, Jim was able to get back up to 7th place. Jim is currently 3rd in points.
9/1/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	Jim was bounced around early in the race but managed to work his way up to 3rd before the rain started falling. No caution flag was thrown, and with one lap to go Jim slipped off turn 1 and fell back to 5th.
9/8/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	6th	Jim came from 11th to 3rd in 7 laps, but then had something go away in the car which caused a bad push. Jim was able to hold onto 6th place.
9/15/00	N/A	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	No race held.
9/23/00	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	15th	Jim won his heat race going away and drew the outside pole for the 50-lap feature event. Jim motored his way to the lead on the first lap and had a straight away lead 20 laps into the race, then the rains came. Jim was unable to attend the race on the rain date.
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Race Results for 1999
Date	Series	Track	City	Finish	Notes
4/23/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	11th	As a Rookie in the Sportsman class, this was Jim's first points race. He started 24th and picked his way up to 11th.
4/30/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	15th	Jim had trouble adjusting to a very slick track. He held his own early but faded near the end.
5/7/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	18th	Jim had trouble with an ill-handling race car, but stayed on the track to get as many points as possible.
5/14/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	19th	Jim was involved in mid-race accident and was unable to continue the feature event.
5/21/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	13th	Jim was unable to parlay a 7th place starting position into his first Top 10 finish.
5/28/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	19th	Jim got turned around on lap 6 of the feature, and after a short period in the pits to repair some damage, he came back on the track 8 laps down to be credited with 19th place.
6/4/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	22nd	Jim was involved in an early race skirmish and was never able to catch the pack as the feature had no caution periods.
6/18/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	18th	Jim was attempting to steer clear of a late-race accident when one of the cars skirted out and got him too. No serious damage was done, but Jim had to go to the rear of the field.
6/25/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	14th	Jim had the best-handling car he has had all season. Two driver mistakes moved him from 8th to 14th in the feature.
7/2/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	15th	This was Jim's first 100-lap race in a Sportsman car. He had a good run but could never build up enough momentum to get into the Top 10.
7/9/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	16th	Jim continues to struggle at Malta in his Sportsman rookie year.
7/16/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	7th	Jim and the J&J Racing Team finally shook off the tough luck that has plagued them this season. Jim came from his 20th starting position to claim his best finish of the year so far.
7/23/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	11th	Jim had a good run on tough race track Friday night, but was unable to record another Top 10 finish.
7/30/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	8th	After being put into the wall during his qualifying race, and his crew working frantically to put the car back together, Jim came from the 24th starting position to grab his second Top 10 finish.
8/6/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out. Note: Jim has moved up to 13th in points.
8/13/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out.
8/20/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	17th	Jim had a suspension part bind up in the front of his car which gave the car an extreme push coming out of the corners. Jim stayed on the track to gain as many points as possible.
8/27/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	14th	Jim had a good run going from his 10th starting position until a tangle with another car altered the handling on his car. He held on for a 14th place finish.
9/6/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	5th	Jim had a good run to record the team's first top 5 finish this rookie season. Jim seemingly had 3rd place wrapped up, but fuel problems late in the race slowed him down enough to let two cars get by.
9/10/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	N/A	Rained Out. Note: Jim is currently 12th in points.
9/17/99	CVRA	Albany-Saratoga Speedway	Malta, NY	8th	Jim came from his 18th starting position on a very slick track to take home a solid 8th place finish in this 100-lap event.
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