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Jason Palmer

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Black and white abstract pattern with concentric circles and wave shapes.

2nd generation Speedbowl driver Jason Palmer racked up wins for decades at a rate not done by many in the history of the shoreline oval.

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Growing up watching his father Jags compete throughout New England in the Legend Cars, Jason would get his chance behind the wheel in he mid-2000’s at the Speedbowl. He would win his first race on July 20, 2005 in the Wild N’ Wacky Wednesday series. It started a dominant run where he would win 49 Legend Car races from 2005-2009 and 4 Legend Car Championships, including a record 3 straight on Wednesdays from 2007-2009.

Jason holds almost every major Legend Car record at the Speedbowl, most notably his 22 win season in 2009. At the time, it was 2nd only to Don Collins (23) for the most wins by a driver in any Speedbowl season. Along with his father, Jason has supported and mentored dozens of Legend Car competitors for several decades.

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He moved on to the Late Models in 2010, earning Rookie of the Year honors. After winning his first race in 2011, he would go on to win 54 Late Model races through the mid-2020’s becoming the only Speedbowl driver to win 50 or more races in two different divisions. His best season was arguably 2021, when he won 10 races.

He is also a 5-time Late Model Champion (2015, 2020-2021, 2023-2024) making him a 9-time Speedbowl Champion overall. His Late Model win in the last race of the 2023 season made him the 4th driver in track history to earn 100 feature wins in their Speedbowl career.

STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT

TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS2007-2009 Wednesday Legend Car
2009 Saturday Legend Car
2015, 2020-2021, 2023-2024 Late Model
CAREER WINS108 – (55) Legend Car, (53) Late Model
SPEEDBOWL RECORDS53 Legend Car wins
20 Saturday Legend Car wins
33 Wednesday Legend Car wins
50 or more wins in 2 different Speedbowl divisions
4 Legend Car Championships
3 consecutive Legend Car Championships
8 seasons with a Legend Car win
19 consecutive seasons with a Speedbowl win
7 consecutive seasons with a Legend Car win (tied with Dana DiMatteo)
14 consecutive seasons with a Late Model win (tied with Bruce Thomas Jr)
SPEEDBOWL FIRSTSFirst driver to win 50 Legend Car races
First driver to win 20 Legend Car races in a season
First driver to win 10 consecutive Legend Car races
Only Speedbowl driver with 50 wins in 2 different divisions (LC, LM)
OTHER NOTABLE STATS2nd of 6 drivers to win both Saturday & Wednesday Legend Car Championships in the same season
2nd driver to win 9 Speedbowl Championships
4th driver to win 100 Speedbowl races
4th driver to win a Speedbowl race in 20 different seasons
won Late Model race and Legend Car race on Oct 17, 2020
won 2 Late Model races on Sept 24, 2022
AWARDS & HONORS2005 Legend Car Most Improved Driver
2006 Legend Car Pit Crew of the Year
2007 Legend Car Sportsman of the Year
2008 Legend Car Pit Crew of the Year
2009 Legend Car Pit Crew of the Year
2010 Late Model Rookie of the Year
2012 Late Model Most Improved Driver
2013 Late Model Pit Crew of the Year
2015 Late Model Pit Crew of the Year
2018 Late Model Pit Crew of the Year

All stats through 2025 season. Jason Palmer is still an active competitorhis stats will be updated after each season he competes at the Speedbowl

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