Update #19 Race #31 & #32

KJ Motorsports
Update #19
Race #31 & #32

By Kenny Johnson
25 Jul 2010

Friday we went to Skyline and they had 21 cars. Coop is on temporary suspension from drawing pills, so I hired Coleman Evans (Robbie Evans youngest) to draw my pill. Well, even he got fired for drawing us #32. This started us 5th in the 1st heat and we got the win to start us on the pole of the feature along side Andy Bond who was subbing for Doug Henry. As we entered turn one I pushed up some and Jeremy Blake immediately got by me off of turn 2. We ran 3rd the entire race and that is where we finished. The car lacked drive off of the corners. But a decent points night for track points and AMRA.

Saturday we went to KC for fan appreciation night and for double features. They had 29 cars and we set 2nd fast time. Started on the pole of the heat and won it to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Rob Stambaugh. We managed to take the lead and get the win. The rules for the 2nd feature were that all lead lap cars were inverted for the start of the 2nd feature. We started 11th and in 5 laps were running 4th, the car was awesome. On lap 6 I got impatient and made a move that potentially costs us another win. I made it 3 wide for the lead going down the back chute. 1st and 2nd was on the track and I, of course, was off the track. We may have had a nose ahead of them, but when it came time to get into turn 3 and I needed to be back on the track, the other 2 cars would have nothing of it and I ended up way down off the track near general admission. Fortunately I never hit anything and we were able to tack the tail. We had 14 laps to work my way back up to the front. It went green the rest of the way and we made it to a 4th place finish. If we could have won both features, they were paying a $500 bonus. Essentially I blew $1,100 by not being patient. It may have put on a show for the fans. . . but it sure costs our team some money. . . The “High Side Fans” were on their feet for both features and I want to thank all of them for their support!

Thanks to Jr. and Tommy Nolan of 2 Brothers Motorsports, Kevin Shaw of Shaw Racecars, Keith Emrick of K Graphics, Billy Lloyd of Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Steve Balderson of Balderson Construction, Joe Schilling of H&S Construction, Tom and Pam Lemon of TLConsulting, Tim Cooper, Chad Nelson, Jason Canepari and Dad. Of course Kim for all the support and allowing me to spend the time that’s needed in the garage. We also met a race fan recently at Skyline, Phil Welch and he has asked to have his mom and dad’s name to be on the car. Bill and Patty Welch. Thanks for the support! This weekend we are keeping it close to home. Friday we will be back to Skyline and Saturday heading down to Ohio Valley for $1,200 to win topless race. So we hope to see you there!

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Thanks again for your support, KJ