Update #9 Race #15, #16, #17 & #18

Update #9 Race #15, #16, #17 & #18
By: Kenny Johnson Date: 05-28-13

Friday (5/17) we went to Skyline Speedway’s season opener. They had 19 cars and Coop drew pill #30 which would start us 4th in the first heat. We went on to get the win to start us on the pole of feature beside Kyle Bond. Track was fast and rough. We took the early lead, but bobbled in turn 2 and had to battle Kyle Bond to get the lead back. Then later in the race Roy Roush passed us and we battled back to race Roy. As we got into lap traffic, Roy and I both entered turn 3 with me on the inside, Roy in the middle and 2 lapped cars up high. There wasn’t much room and a rough race track, Roy and I touched and Roy looped it. This gave is the lead, but with 2 to go, John Burdette started showing his nose and we put it to the top side and went on to get win #5. Saturday (5/18) we headed to Tyler County Speedway where they had 23 cars. We set 4th fastest time, but we didn’t know this until after we decided to change the set up. They invert the top 4 cars, so that started us 3rd in the 1st heat. On the first start, the pole setter jump started and that moved us to the pole. DJ Cline took the lead on the outside and we ran second until a caution and got passed to finish 3rd. This would start us 7th in the feature and we decided to change the set up back. We passed for 5th and a caution came out to put us back in 6th. On the restart, the car just wouldn’t come up to speed. I went high in turn 1 and let everyone go by and I pulled off the track. As it turned out, a huge dirt clod busted through my hood scoop and through my air cleaner and plugged my carburetor. I have never seen this happen before. So we got another DNF.Friday (5/24) we went back to Skyline Speedway and they had 15 cars. Coop drew us pill #12 to start us on the outside pole of heat #2 and we got the win. This started us on the outside pole of the feature and the track was slick and smooth. We took the early lead by running the middle. But after a few laps Andy Bond started working the bottom and passed us. I then turned to the bottom and worked on passing him back. We made the pass and went on to get win #6 for the year.Saturday and Sunday (5/25 & 5/26) we went to Tyler County Speedway for Let It Ride 55, paying $7,555 to win. They had 57 cars and they did group qualifying. In our group, we didn’t fair too well and we qualified 10th fastest. This would start us 5th in the 2nd heat and they were taking 3 to the feature. We would move into 4th pretty quick, but the car had no drive off the corner. I decided to move up on the track on a restart and that would prove to be wrong and we got passed to give us a 5th place finish. We started 4th in the B-main and they were taking 2 to the big show. We changed numerous things on the car to try and get it better. It must have worked, because we won the B-main to start us 19th in the feature. The track had a rough spot in it in turns 3 & 4. Before taking the green, I kind of powered through it to see how much it was going to upset the car. Well, it broke our right front shock. I dove off the track to try and get it changed. But we weren’t fast enough and they started the race. I was disappointed, not in that I thought we could win it, but I wanted to race and see just how far we could have advanced. A race like that, you just never know. . . . .This Friday we plan to go to Skyline on Friday and see if we can make it 3 in a row and on Saturday we’ll plan to go to I-77 Speedway, we hope to see you there! This week, I want to give a shout out to Alexis Howell for serving our country in the United States Marine Corp and all other men and women in service. Her brother Shawn is currently serving in the United States Air Force and is due home for a short visit in July before shipping out to Germany. Thanks again for all of your support! Remember! To make this work, support those that support us! K-Graphics, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Hypercoils, T&L Consulting, Carr Auto Glass, OVDTR, Hall’s Auto Repair, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch, Keyser Mfg., Shaw Race Cars, TSM Enhanced, Bazell Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC.

Thanks again for your support, 

KJ