KJ Motorsports Update #25 Race #49

KJ Motorsports Update #25 Race #49
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 10-28-13

Saturday we went to Atomic Speedway with Franky Hall’s ‪#‎28BX‬, where there were 32 modifieds. Coop drew us pill #35 to start us 5th in the 4th heat race. We went on to get the win to start us 4th in the feature behind Fireball Pinkerton. I made a couple of changes to the car in hopes of making it better. Instead I think I made it worse. Fireball took the early lead with Greg Oliver taking 2nd and we had 3rd and Mark Dickson was 4th. That’s how the finish was as well. The change I made, plus the body got into the right rear tire and destroyed a 1/3 of the outside tread took us out of contention for a win. But I want to thank Franky Hall (Hall’s Auto Repair) for allowing us to take his car and run it.

We are planning to return to Atomic Speedway this Saturday for the Dan Reno Memorial race paying $2,222 to win. So we hope to see you there!

This week, I want to give a shout out to Hyperco Springs. I have run them for many years in the modified division and they have always performed and have gotten us many wins. For you racers out there, contact Poske’s Performance Parts @ 304-428-5000 and get yours today! Thanks again for all of your support! I also want to wish Tim Cooper a HAPPY BIRTHDAY (10/27/13). Coop has been with me since 2003 and we have had our highs and lows in racing. But regardless he’s always been there. Hope you had a great birthday brother! Love ya and thanks for your dedication to KJM.

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 #24 Race #48

KJ Motorsports Update #24 Race #48
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 10-25-13

Well, although Mother Nature tried it’s best to dampen our weekend at the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park, we did get to race. 95 modifieds were there and we set 3rd fastest time and our good friend Mikey McPherson set 2nd fast time. We started the pole of our heat and the outside pole setter got the early lead and we settled into 2nd. A caution came out that bunched the field back up. On the restart, the 3rd place car dove in too low and got in the slime, which turned his car right and wound up hitting us and turning us backwards and then got hit again. The car was damaged pretty good and to be honest, I really didn’t think it could be fixed in time to tack the tail of the consi. But Bobby Kitchens and I jumped in on the front suspension and several others jumped in on the back end and sure enough, we got done just in time to tack the tail of the consi in 16th. Now we all know that luck plays a role in racing, whether it’s good or bad luck. We had our bad luck in the heat race, but the consi provided us some good luck. We were running 6th with about 2 to go and they were only taking the top 3. We had 3 restarts with one lap to go and in the end, we were able to pass for 3rd on the last lap to put us in the big show. The car looked horrible, but that didn’t matter because we made it. In the feature we started 26th but before we got one lap in, we started 16th. We passed our way to 10th and were cruising along until I felt a problem with the engine and I shut it down. This DTWC weekend for the past several years has always eluded us from having a good run. We have always proven to be fast and seem to always make new fans, but I have yet to run up front in the feature. Maybe next year will be our year. I want to congratulate our friend Kevin Dulaney who stepped out of his #20 and hired Greg Oliver to drive and they went on to win the $3,000. It was definitely an exciting race to watch! I also want to thank Jarod and Noah Nichols for stopping at my garage and picking up some parts and bringing them down to us at the track! Also want to be sure and thank EVERYONE that jumped in to help get the car ready for the consi. Our KJM season is essentially done for the year, but we are taking Franky Hall’s modified to Atomic this weekend in hopes to pick up win #15 of the year. So we hope to see you there!

This week, I want to give a shout out to John Stephens of Stephens Custom Woodworks. John makes some beautiful items out of wood, from bowls, to lamps, to stands, etc. Visit him on Facebook to see what all he produces.

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 #23 Race #47

Update #23 Race #47
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 10-16-13

There were no races on Friday in our area, so Saturday morning we headed to CoughlinCars.com in Chillicothe and displayed the car for a while and went to Roosters to grab a bite to eat before heading over to the track. Atomic had over 30 modifieds on hand and Pam Lemon drew us pill #33, which Jason Gillian says is a lucky pill. We started 6th in our heat and on the 2nd lap was in 3rd. But I made a huge judgment error and got into Clint Keenan, who was driving Rob Stambaugh’s car. I cause Clint to spin and I slowed down expecting to go to the tail, but they have a no stop rule. I went on to get the win in the heat to start us 3rd in the feature. But I owe Clint and Rob an apology the next time I see them. We started 3rd in the feature and ran behind Brian Whiteman and Craig Christian for the first portion of the race. We finally squeaked by Craig and was working on Brian when Jess Hartman and Chris Stotts started showing their nose on the low side. Chris had actually took the lead on the low side of turn 4, but Brian and I both got by him at the flagstand. That prompted Brian to hold his line down just a bit in turn 2 and I shot to the outside, Brian in the middle and Chris on bottom. By the time we got to turn 3 we took the lead and Chris was 2nd and Jess soon followed for 3rd. Chris and I had a good race and we went on to get win #14 of the season. I forgot to mention that I hit the wall in the heat race which caused for some work to be done. Thankfully, Coop, Tom Lemon, Tommy Powell, Carl McPherson, Rick Hudnell, Jared Nichols & Noah Nichols all jumped in to help get it straightened back out. Thanks to all for the help!

This weekend we are leaving on Wednesday to head down to Portsmouth Raceway Park for the Dirt Track World Championship. This race pays $3,000 to the modifieds and I’d expect anywhere from 75 to 100 mods to be there. So we hope to see you there!

This week, I want to give a shout out to Hoosier Racing Tire. I have been committed to Hoosier for quite some time now and we have gotten a lot of wins on them. 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 #22 Race #44, #45 & #46

Race #44, #45 & #46
By: Kenny Johnson
Date: 10-7-13

Friday, 9-27-13 we went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway. My niece Katie went with us and she got the honors of drawing my pill. We wound up winning the 3rd heat to start us 3rd in the feature. Andy Bond started outside pole and took the early lead and we quickly jumped into 2nd and then the race was on. Andy & I raced hard side by side as we did a few weeks back, but I could not get him to bobble, too many years of experience for that to happen. It was a great race to be in and a good one for the fans to watch Unfortunately for Andy he had a rule infraction that got him dq’ed and we were awarded the win. But that didn’t take away the race everyone got to see! It’s not often fans get to see 2 drivers go at it as hard as we were and never touch. I’m glad Andy trusts me as a racer!

Saturday, 9-28-13 we went to Skyline for the Harvest 50 where we had 50 mods on hand. We were able to set 2nd fast time to start us on the pole of heat #2. We took the win by nearly a straight a way to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Jeremy Berwanger. Jeremy took the early lead on the bottom, while I ran the middle. I moved down to the bottom and was able to maintain, but could not put any pressure on Jeremy. Near halfway we got passed for 2nd by the #60 of Ebert and Ebert went on to pass Jeremy for the win. With less than 5 to go, I opted to move to the high side and that allowed Tyler Evans to pass us on the bottom and gave us a 4th place finish.

Friday, 10-4-13 we went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway where I drew my own pill to start us 2nd in the 2nd heat. We got the win to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Jeremy Blake. We went on to get win #13 of the year.

Saturday, 10-5-13 Mother Nature won out at Atomic Speedway where they had over 30 mods.This weekend, assuming Legendary Hilltop Speedway is closed, we will be going back to Atomic on Saturday. So we hope to see you there!

This week, I want to give a shout out to Keith Emrick at K-Graphics. Keith not only does our decal work, Keith is a great friend. If anyone needs decals work done for anything from political signs, to store front, automobile business signs, magnetic signs, real estate signs, etc. Give Keith a call at 304-428-2685 and tell him you heard about him here.

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