Dryden, MI (October 11, 2011) - Jimmy Novak had high hopes coming into the 2011 campaign as he was fresh off winning three Rookie of the Year titles at three different race tracks during the 2010 racing season. 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 the 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.

With 2010 in the rear view mirror, 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. While he’s locked up the runner-up position in that title chase behind 16-year-old Cody Coughlin, who merely needs 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.

The W&M Manufacturing / Pier-Mac Plastics 100 Presented by JEGS.com is part of the 40^th annual Winchester 400 weekend set for Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, October 14-15-16^th. The JEGS/CRA/GM season finale will highlight the Saturday portion of the weekend under the lights on October 15^th and going to his favorite race track may just be the trick to sending the Novak Motorsports Team on a high note going into the off-season and preparing for the 2012 season.

"This week we’re heading back to my favorite race track for the last race of the year and I’m pumped." The 18-year-old Novak stated, "This year we have learned so much running with the JEGS/CRA/GM series and I’m looking forward to a positive year next season." The three-time 2010 Rookie of the Year in his home state of Michigan added.

In Novak’s last appearance at the historic high-banks in the first of two scheduled JEGS/CRA/GM races in Eastern Indiana, he qualified 12^th for the Winchester 100 Presented by JEGS.com back on August 20^th and during the race, he was running in the top 10 for most of it until contact with Jack Smith late in the race forced Novak to pit road multiple times to repair the damage. He limped home to a 13^th place showing.

"We’ve had a lot of bad luck this year, but I’m looking forward to a strong run at Winchester to finish off the season," The Dryden, Michigan freshman continued. "We’ve really had a good season despite the bad luck. We’ve traveled all over the Midwest, racing on new tracks, gaining experience, it’s been a lot of fun and I know this season is a big stepping stone towards the future and hopefully we can end 2011 on a good note." He ended.

During his freshman campaign within the Salem, Indiana based series, Novak has collected three top 10 finishes with a season high eighth place finish at Columbus Motor Speedway in Columbus, Ohio back on May 28^th. While securing the 2011 Rookie of the Year title may be out of reach, Novak looks to remain in the top 10 in the overall season long title chase as he’s currently eighth in the standings four markers ahead of Wes Griffith Jr., who is just behind him in ninth, and Tom Woodin, who’s 12 points back in 10^th (716-712-704).