Lee, NH: (July 12, 2009) - Jimmy Kuhn became the sixth different race winner in seven True Value Modified Series events on Friday as he methodically worked his way back to the front of the field during the second half of a race that saw him starting on the pole position, taking the lead on lap 97 in the 100-lap "Port City 100 Presented by LATICRETE" at Lee USA Speedway.

While Kuhn has finished in the top three numerous times with the TVMRS, this was his first-ever victory, and it was worth $2,500 thanks to added purse money from LATICRETE.

"We didn't care if we won the heat race," Kuhn admitted after winning heat one to start on the pole. "It didn't make any difference where we started. I got to the back of the field early in the race and just rode around for thirty something
laps. Then I started coming back forward.

The Bridgewater, Mass., driver slipped back through the field to run in the 18th position on lap 45, but he was back to seventh place with 63 laps completed. From there he passed cars one at a time, taking the lead from Rob Goodenough in turn one with just three laps remaining.

Goodenough held off Jon McKennedy for second place at the line. McKennedy recovered from a lap 63 incident. He was making a pass attempt for the lead on Richard Savary when the two made contact, sending both into a spin. Les
Hinckley and Savary were both eliminated in the incident, while McKennedy restarted in the 14th position.

With his third place finish, McKennedy regained the point lead from Steve Masse. Mike Holdridge and Rowan Pennink rounded out the top five. McKennedy remains the only two-time race winner of 2009.

The race was run in front of a near capacity crowd. Heat race winners were Kuhn, Savary and McKennedy, with Joe Doucette taking home the consolation victory.

The TVMRS returns to action on Saturday, passing the halfway point of the season at the Oxford Plains Speedway, as part of their Oxford 250 Weekend.

Port City 100 Presented by LATICRETE Official Finish: Jimmy Kuhn, Rob Goodenough, Jon McKennedy, Mike Holdridge, Rowan Pennink, Andy Seuss, David Pinkham, Dwight Jarvis, Carl Pasteryak, Ed Spiers, Ed Dachenhausen, Steve Masse, Jack Bateman, Jimmy Dolan, Jacob Dore, Joe Doucette, J.R. Baril, Mike Murphy, Mike Douglas Jr., Richard Savary, Les Hinckley, Louie Mechalides, Todd Patnode, George Baldwin.

Current Driver Points: McKennedy 256, Goodenough 246, Masse 246, Dachenhausen 228, Pennink 213, Holdridge 208, Hinckley 193, C. Pasteryak 168, Bateman 158, Alexander 156.