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Meet the Drivers: #22 Jay Sendlewski

AMY SPERO PHOTO | Jay Sendlewski alongside his #22 legends car.

Name: Jay Sendlewski

Age: 22

Division: Legends

Top 3 Sponsors: Florence Building Materials, Blendex Industrial Corp. and Digger O’Dells

A relative newcomer to Riverhead Raceway, Jay Sendlewski is in his third year competing in the legends division, which features the smallest cars. Sendlewski has gotten off to a strong start this season and is currently 11th in the point standings with 206. There are more than 40 racers in the legends division.

Sendlewski started racing with a 1937 Chevy Sedan legend car. In January 2009 he placed ninth at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which he said has been his top racing memory so far.

A Calverton resident, Sendlewski said racing close to him his favorite part about Riverhead Raceway. When he’s away from the track he enjoys spending time with friends and family at the beach.

Previous Meet the Drivers profiles:

#66 Shawn Solomito

#17/#71 Kyle Ellwood

#5 Jeremy McDermott

#19 Robert Bader

#34 Eric Zeh

#8x Eddie Brunnhoelzl III

#19x Rob ‘The Racer’ McCormick

#81 Christopher “Bub” Turbush

#46 Chris “Short Round” Lescenski