Update #23 Race #46 & #47

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Update #23
Race #46 & #47

By Kenny Johnson
23 Oct 2011

To get you up to speed, we went to KC Speedway for the Dirt Track World Championship for $3,000 to win. We got rained out on Thursday so we started at 2:00 on Friday. They had 90 some mods and we set fast time in our group and went on to win the heat race. This would start us 3rd in the feature. I was very happy with the car and we had high expectations for the feature. The late models got rained out on Friday night, so they started at 4:00 on Saturday. Our feature was run before theirs, but from what we had seen in their heat races, the track was a one lane racetrack on the bottom. So when we went out, that is exactly what we had and I missed the set up. I held on as long as I could and when I was getting freight trained I pulled it in on lap 22. Very, very disappointed and it was not the weekend I was looking for. To top it off, as soon as I got back in the pits, Tim and Chad had everything ready to load and told me Kim was in the hospital. She thought she had broken her foot, but as it turned out she had a severe sprain and spent 3 days on crutches. She is heeling up just fine.

This past weekend we went to Jackson County Speedway for $1,000 to win. We set 4th fastest time and won our heat race. They redrew the top 2 in each heat and there were 5 heat races. Yep, we drew the #10 starting spot. I was a little concerned if we could do any passing. But we had a really good car and we passed our way to a 4th place finish. We really needed another caution to possibly have a shot at the leader. But we’ll take that run!

This weekend we have 2 options, either Jackson County Speedway or Atomic Speedway (formerly KC Speedway) on Saturday night. At this time we are undecided. To keep up to date the night of the race, follow us on Facebook under Kenny Johnson Motorsports.

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Thanks again for your support, KJ

Update #22 Race #44 & #45

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Update #22
Race #44 & #45

By Kenny Johnson
10 Oct 2011

On Saturday, Sept. 24th we went to KC Speedway and they had 48 cars. We set fast time and had to start 4th in the heat race. The track had a pretty good cushion in turn 2 and I jumped the cushion a few times, which got me behind. We finished 3rd in the heat to start us 9th in the feature. Again the cushion and the wall ate my lunch and we finished 3rd in the feature. Needless to say, I’ll be putting a new deck and body on it before we race again.

Races were cancelled on 9/30 and 10/1, so that ended the AMRA points and we have unofficially captured another AMRA National Points Championship! Thanks to all my sponsors and my crew.

Saturday, Oct. 8th we went to KC Speedway for the last Road Warrior Tour race. They had 38 cars and we set fast time. So yet again we started 4th in the heat. The track slickened off in turn 3 and 4 a little more than I expected and I did not make any changes to the car. I had to go to the bottom, but the high side gave the leaders the momentum they needed, so we had to settle for 3rd. Again started 9th in the feature and on the 3rd lap a car spun in turn 1 and I had to turn right and go off the track to avoid the accident. But when I came back on the track, there was no accident, no yellow flag or anything. We came back on the track in 18th or so. We went green until lap 22 and we were in 8th place. The green came out and I passed for 7th and on the next lap I passed for 6th going down the back chute, and then passed for 5th off of turn 4, but the yellow came out putting us back in 7th. With 6 laps to go, I felt like we could salvage a tope 5, but when the yellow came out the 6th place car decided to run high, which allowed the car behind me to go low. I was tapping the rear bumper of the guy in front of me, but with the 8th place car now advancing past me and working on the 6th place car, he could not move down. When he got passed he dropped low and I was able to pass him, but there was only 1 lap left. So we brought home a 7th place finish. I was very disappointed. Although, somewhat of a positive, I did find 2 things wrong that was hindering the handling of the car. So we’ll get them taken care of this week.

This weekend is a big weekend for us. We race Thursday night at KC Speedway our qualifications, heat races and consi’s. Then we will run our feature on Saturday night with the late models Dirt Track World Championship. So we hope to see you there! To keep up to date the night of the race, follow us on Facebook under Kenny Johnson Motorsports.

Remember! To make this work, support those that support us!

Thanks again for your support, KJ