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Race for Hope 71 brings Mitchell to Batesville Motor Speedway

Wednesday night found Jon Mitchell in action at Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Ark.) to kick off the fourth annual Race for Hope 71 presented by RaceXR.com. Drawing a stout field of 79 IMCA Modifieds for the three rounds of preliminary features, Mitchell edged his way into the opening night feature with a third place finish in his heat. With the Top 2 finishers getting locked into Saturday night’s main event, Jon gained four spots to register a 17th place outing.

Following a 15th place finish in the feature on Thursday, Jon logged a 17th place outing in Friday night’s feature, giving him one last shot at the $12,000-to-win Race for Hope 71 with a B-Main appearance.

After Mother Nature shifted Saturday night’s program to Sunday afternoon, Mitchell came one spot shy of transfer position in his consolation event with a second place finish.

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