Special from Novak Motorsports

Dryden, MI (December 16, 2011) - During the 2010 racing season, Jimmy Novak won an impressive three Rookie of the Year titles at three different race tracks! Those freshman titles came at Auto City Speedway in Clio, Michigan in the tracks Super Stocks division. He also scored those honors at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run, Michigan; and Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan in those tracks’ Pro Late Models division. He also earned Owosso’s 2010 Hard-Charger of the Year award as well for his efforts.

Not only did Novak accomplish a feat that had never been done before, three Rookie of the Year titles in the same season at three different tracks, he shared the honor last season with now 17-year-old Kyle Feeney who accomplished the same exact feat at the exact same three speed plants, only in Feeney’s case, he won his freshman titles in each tracks open-wheeled Modifieds division. Prior to last season, the feat had never been done before and the two drivers became the first two anywhere in the United States to do so.

In 2011, Novak’s primary goal this season was the 2011 Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year title in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts. After a thrilling battle all season long with 16-year-old Cody Coughlin, who merely needed to start the final race to secure the title, Novak still has goals to accomplish in the series final race of the inaugural at the legendary ½ (0.500) mile high-banked paved oval of Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana.

"Going into the last race Winchester I was excited because Winchester is one of the tracks I like running at and thought we would have a good finish." The Dryden, Michigan teenager reflected. The W&M Manufacturing / Pier-Mac Plastics 100 Presented by JEGS.com, which was part of the 40^th annual Winchester 400 weekend, the JEGS/CRA/GM season finale highlighted the Saturday portion of the weekend under the lights on October 15^th. Unfortunately the weekend didn’t start out as he planned as the 18-year-old found the wall in Practice destroying his car and originally his weekend was over.

"After I wrecked our car in practice from a right front tire blowing, the whole team was disappointed and we were looking at heading home a bit earlier than planned," Novak continued. "We thought we were done for day. But my dad (Car Owner, Jim Novak) had heard that Lorz Motorsports had a backup car and they were nice enough to let us use it for the race." After starting last in the 28-car field, Novak steadily got used to the machine throughout the century grind and would advance 17 positions to finish a respectable 11^th in the final rundown.

"After the race was over I was pretty pleased where we ended up especially jumping into a car I had never been in, no practice, and I had to have seat cushions under me and a towel stuffed in the seat to make me fit in the seat." The Great Lakes State teenager laughed. "It was a rough season this year for our team with a lot of bad luck and we are looking forward to next year to redeem our poor performance for this year."

During his freshman campaign within the Salem, Indiana based series, Novak collected three top 10 finishes with a season high eighth place finish at Columbus Motor Speedway in Columbus, Ohio back on May 28^th. Novak also finished eighth overall in the final points standings and is the 2011 Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year Presented by Howe Racing Enterprises Runner-Up to Coughlin.

"I just want to thank my crew for all there help this past season, Jeff Pinnell especially for all the hard work he put in to get us to the track each week. And also want to thank all my sponsors because without them this wouldn't be possible." He ended. During the 2011 racing season, Novak’s #53 Chevrolet Impala carried primary sponsorship decals from the family business; Novak’s Supply and Equipment as well as Meguiar’s Car Care Products, Saginaw Welding Supply, Local Waste, Northern Concrete, Cub Cadet Power Equipment, Port City Race Cars, M.P.H. Promotions, and Novak Motorsports.