Update #12 Race #24 & #25

Update #12 Race #24 & #25
By: Kenny Johnson Date: 06-24-13

Friday we went to Skyline where they had 24 cars. We started 4th in our heat and passed for the win on the last lap. This put us on the pole of the feature and we went on to get win #10 and that made us 5 in a row at Skyline. Saturday we headed down to the Valley with Jason Canepari’s car which is for sale. Pill draw started us 3rd in the heat race and we got the heat win. Coop’s pill draw started us 6th in the feature. We passed our way to 3rd but first and 2nd had a half a straight a way lead on us and we needed a caution to see if we had a shot at them. But we never got a yellow, so we had to settle for 3rd. It was a good car and I think it’s a winning car. Maybe we will get another opportunity to run it to help try and sell it. If anyone is interested, get a hold of me at 304-615-2899.This weekend we will be at Skyline on Friday for the Greg Schilling Memorial and Jackson County Speedway on Saturday for the Dan Reno Memorial. We hope to see you there!! This week, I want to give a shout out to the Greg Schilling Memorial Foundation! Greg was a fellow racer and a great friend who passed away too early from a battle with cancer. He was a great family man, who made me feel like part of his family. The Foundation that has been established by his siblings has made contributions to high school scholarships and also other families in need of funds for medical conditions and unfortunate circumstances. If you would like to donate, please contact me via e-mail at iamracing@yahoo.com for more details and we hope to see you at the 5th Annual Greg Schilling Memorial race this Friday at Skyline Speedway. 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.com, 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

Update #11 Race #22 & #23

Update #11Race #22 & #23
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 06-17-13

Friday we went to Skyline & Coop is killing it on the pill draw this year. We started on the outside pole of heat #2 beside Booger Garnes (driving Nick Carr’s car) and we got the heat win. This started us on the outside pole beside JP Roberts. We battled JP for the first 2 or 3 laps until a caution came out. We got the lead and went green and had to battle some lap traffic until a caution with about 5 or 6 to go. We were able to hold on and get win #9. Saturday we went to Ohio Valley Speedway. Dustin Jarrett and his son Chase, along with his dad and Brother in law and his nephew Carson came down to watch some racing at the Valley. I asked Chase to draw my pill and he drew #11 to start us on the pole of heat #3. We went to the high side and got the heat win. At the Valley, the top 2 in each heat redraw for starting position, well Coop went and drew #1. We started on the pole beside Vince Conrad. Vince ran about ¾’s of the way up on the track and I was running the bottom. I could get up beside him, but he would pull back by with his momentum on the high side. I just didn’t have enough off the bottom. So I then decided to move up and follow him in hoping to dive in on the extreme high side. But Vince ran a line that did not allow me to get in. While doing this, Nick Corbitt was working the extreme low side and was working on passing us. So I went back to the bottom and still the same results with Vince. So I then tried to run the middle in hopes to get Vince to bobble, but he kept his line and managed to always pull ahead of us. But moving up to the middle allowed Nick to pass us and he was strong enough on the bottom to pass Vince. I continued to work on Vince, but never made the pass and we got a 3rd place finish. Disappointed with that and I’ll have to redeem myself when we go back this weekend.This weekend we will be at Skyline on Friday and Ohio Valley on Saturday. We hope to see you there!! This week, I want to give a shout out to Carr Auto Glass. Jeremy Carr has been doing this for a few years now and has a great reputation for providing quality work and great sevice. You can go to him or he can come to you. Check out his web site for more information and contact info. www.athens-autoglass.com ! Tell him I sent ya!

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.com, 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

KJ Motorsports Update #10 Race #19, #20 & #21

KJ MotorsportsUpdate #10Race #19, #20 & #21

By: Kenny Johnson Date: 06-12-13

Friday (5/31) we went to Skyline, but Mother Nature had other plans and they had to cancel. Saturday (6/1) we went to I-77 Speedway where we had 4th fastest time and started outside pole of the heat. We took the lead, but our radiator mounts broke and the radiator fell back into the fan and destroyed the fan and radiator and we had to drop out. This would start us 16th in the feature and we managed to come to a 2nd place finish. Had a shot for the win, but I messed up coming to the white flag and drove it in too hard in turn 3 and choked. Although I should have been pleased with our 2nd place finish, I was kind of aggravated at myself for screwing up! Friday (6/7) we went back to Skyline Speedway & Coop drew us pill #16 to start us on the outside pole of heat #1 and we got the win. This started us on the pole of the feature and the track was slick and smooth. We took the early lead and never looked back. The car was really good in the slick and hope it continues. This made win #7. Saturday (6/8) we went to I-77 Speedway where we had 2nd fast time. We started on the pole of the heat beside Bruce Dennis. Bruce jumped out to the early lead and I was running hard to keep up with him and I spun out. I went to the tail and did come back to get a 3rd place finish to start us 6th in the feature. We passed our way to 2nd and worked on James Dennis for the lead. We got under James in 3 and 4 and James got his right rear in the slick and he spun out. It was building to be a good race. But once we got the lead we pulled away. But on the last lap coming off of turn 2 we broke a left rear axle and we limped it across the checkered to get win #8.This weekend brings us 4 nights of racing. We plan to be at Tyler County for a Renegades of Dirt show paying $1,200 to win, and we will be in Jason Canepari’s car that night. Friday we will be at Skyline, Saturday Ohio Valley Speedway and Sunday at West Virginia Motor Speedway for another Renegades of Dirt show. We hope to see you there! Friday morning we will be displaying our car at DERC (DuPont Employees Recreation Club) along with some other racers at Camp Crawdad. There will be several kids there and it should be a lot of fun! This week, I want to give a shout out to Kyle Jones & OVDTR.com. Kyle goes to all of the area race tracks and gives up his time to video the races and posts them on his web site. This is a lot of time and effort and if you have ever videoed before, you know he really don’t get to watch the races until he gets home and watches the tape. He will sell DVD’s of races, so contact him via his web site if you are interested! 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.com, 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