Titan Garages Brisbane International Speedway Promoter John Kelly and Motorguard Motorsport team principle John Weatherall are pleased to announce that Jesse Hockett will pilot the USA 1 Motorguard Maxim during the Summer Of Speed Sprintcar events in Brisbane starting Boxing Night, December 26.

Hockett, from Warsaw Missouri, contacted the Speedway following the news of the withdrawal of Cody Darrah from his Australian tour and has been in negotiations with Kelly, Weatherall and Darrah over the past twenty-four hours to secure the last minute opportunity to race in Brisbane.

"We very pleased to have Jesse come on board at the eleventh hour, it's a great result for all concerned really." explained Kelly from his raceway office.

"First and foremost we have a commitment to our patrons, track sponsors and owners to provide them with entertaining racing at our venue and the best way we can do that at this time of the year is to run a number of major shows with visiting American drivers racing against the best in Australia."

"Jesse is a very good winged and non-wing driver and comes to us very highly recommended by a number of people in the States. I'm sure he will quickly become a fan favourite in Brisbane with his hammer down style of driving, we're really looking forward to introducing him to the fans on Saturday night."

Kelly and Weatherall would also like to acknowledge the role Cody Darrah and his father Joe have played in securing Jesse for these events in Brisbane. Cody is unavailable for the trip due to testing commitments he has with Kasey Kahne Racing ahead of his full-time ride with the team in the 2010 World Of Outlaws Championship.

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