The Wayne High Blue Devil Power Drive team started off the 2022 race season in West Point on April 2.
Students competed on a 0.55 mile course at Neligh Park for 90 minutes trying to travel as far as possible on two automotive batteries.
Exhibition class car E39, driven by Matthew Kufner-Rodriguez, completed 75 laps during the day. A late race flat tire slowed down the E39 but quick work in the pits got it back on the track for a second place finish.
Advanced class car A22 began the race with chain issues, but the pit crew was able to get it up and running. Brett Johnson, driver of the A22, pushed hard throughout the remaining time of the rally to come back from a 12 lap deficit to win the Advanced class competition by one lap.
The pit crew of Maria Maturey, Nina Hammer, Braden Adams and Landen Roeber were busy throughout the event, completing two scheduled pit stops for each car, along with making repairs to keep the cars on the track. For their efforts, they were awarded the Best Pit Crew of the Day.
The Wayne team will next compete in Lincoln at the UNL Tractor Testing Laboratory on Saturday, April 9.
Wayne will also be hosting the 2022 EVERON Power Drive State Championships on Saturday, April 30, at 1100 East 10th Street (First National Bank Card Center).
Admission is free and Power Drive Advisor Anthony Cantrell encourages everyone in the community to "come and support your home team as they compete for their 10th state championship."
