KJ Motorsports Update #17 Race #34 & #35

KJ Motorsports Update #17 Race #34 & #35
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 08-12-13

Friday, Mother Nature kind of looked like she was going to win out. But yet once again, Legendary Hilltop managed to get their show in. It turned out they had a good crowd and a decent car count. Maddy Cooper drew us pill #11, to start us on the outside pole of heat #4. We went on to get the win to start us 4th in the feature. Tyler Evans and Nick Corbitt was on the front row and Roy Roush started 3rd and we started 4th. Nick took the early lead, with Tyler in 2nd and us in 3rd. Roy eventually passed us off of turn 4 and Tyler passed Nick. So we were running how we started until, with one lap to go, Nick blew an engine. It was a judgement call by the flagman to throw the yellow to bring out a green/checkered restart. They threw the gree off of turn 4 and I took to my normal high line entering turn one. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Tyler and Roy had gotten together, allowing me to take the lead and taking the checkered flag. I believe Tyler came in 3rd and Roy came in 6th. I was kind of dumbfounded and truly never expected to get the win, for we just wasn’t quite fast enough. But, you never say never in racing and anything can happen. That gave us win #11 on the season.Saturday we went to Ohio Valley Speedway, where we saw a huge crowd and a few people from work came down as well. Maddy again drew us a great pill to start us on the pole of heat #1. We won the heat race and had to redraw. Maddy got us a 3rd starting spot for the feature. Tyler Evans took the lead from Andy Bond and we ran 3rd behind Andy. I was starting to put pressure on Andy, when he had a left rear flat. This moved us into 2nd and we put pressure on Tyler. We owned the high side and he ran the middle and we raced side by side for several laps. It wasn’t going to be a guaranteed win by any means, but we were in a good position to make it a crowd pleaser for sure. But with 2 laps to go, our left rear tire went flat, giving us a DNF. Tyler went on to get the win. He is definitely going to be one to reckon with in the future.I won’t be around on Friday, for I will be at Parris Island watching Lexi graduate and become a United States Marine. Saturday we are still undecided, so watch Kenny Johnson Motorsports on Facebook and Coop will keep you posted. So, we hope to see ya there!This week, I want to give a shout out to my church family at Lubeck Community Baptist Church. What a joy it has been to receive the word from Pastor Mark Houser and to be able to open up and share with all that are there. If any of you are looking for a church family, stop by Lubeck Community Baptist Church and join in on the fun!

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