KJ Motorsports Update #8 Race #9 & #10

KJ Motorsports Update #8 Race #9 & #10

Friday we went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway for $1,000 to win show, where we qualified 4th fastest. That started us on the outside pole of heat #1 beside fast time Mike McPherson. We were able to go on and get the heat race win to start us on the pole of the feature beside Booger Garnes. Booger took the early lead and I threw everything at him but the kitchen sink, so to speak. It should have been a good race for the fans and Booger drove a good race and we got a 2nd place finish. Tammy Jo and Dad were able to make it to the races and again saw several people they haven’t seen in a while! Also on hand were Steve Gissy and his family for a first time visit to Legendary Hilltop Speedway.

Saturday, we went to Atomic Speedway where a fan pulled us a #9 pill to start us ont the outside pole of heat #2. We were able to get the win, but had to redraw for the feature line up. Chad drew us the #6 starting spot. On the 3rd lap I got into 3 a little harder than the 4th place car, Bob Crace and we touched, causing something to be bent in my steering. But we managed to keep going and we passed our way to 2nd behind Travis Dickson, who started 4th. Travis was running the cushion and that was the fastest line. We followed and tried different lines and even when we got into lapped traffic there were opportunities, but never was able to clear him and yet again we were the 1st loser. Both nights were good racing and we gave it all we had, just to come up short. But congrats to Booger and Travis on good close racing!

This weekend we plan to go back to Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and Atomic Speedway on Saturday. Hope to see you all there! I want to give a shout out this week to my Mom and Dad who will be married 48 years this coming Wednesday. Many have heard my Dad say, they married for better or for worse. He then says Mom could not have done any better and he could not have done any worse. . . LOL! He’s pretty quick witted. But congrats to them on 48 years and thanks for being great parents! Love you both! As a reminder, I have placed an order for T-shirts ($20) and they are working on the artwork. If you want to be assured of getting your size, e-mail me at iamracing@yahoo.com with your quantity and sizes. I’ll be sharing the artwork, once it is finalized.

Thanks for your supportRemember, to make this work, support those that support us! K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Casey’s Landscaping, LLC, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), 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.

KJ 

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KJ Motorsports Update #7 Race #7 & #8

KJ Motorsports
Update #7
Race #7 & #8

04/20/14

Friday we went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway, where we qualified 2nd fast behind Roy Roush. That started us on the pole of heat #2 in which we won and that started us on the outside pole of the feature alongside Roy Roush. We took the early lead and held of charges from Booger Garnes and Roy Roush to get win #3 on the year. This was dad’s first outing of the year and I believe he had a good night getting to see everyone and seeing us win!

Since we won on Friday, we opted to go to the other Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, OH for $3,000 to win Renegade of Dirt show. They had 31 cars and we were 3rd fast time in our group. We started outside pole of heat #3 and went on to get the win. We also redrew pill #2 to start us on the outside pole. The track was very slick and we changed things all night long to try and get the car better. But at the end of the feature we finished a respectable 4th place. Competition was pretty tough and saw competitors from 6 different states. We have more work to do to make the car better in the slick. Due to work schedule, this was the first race Coop has missed in a long time and he sure was missed. But also want to thank Danny Sweet for his help and also apologize to Chad for the miscommunication and him missing the ride to Millersburg.

This weekend we plan to go to Legendary Hilltop Speedway for $1,000 to win on Friday and Atomic Speedway on Saturday. Hope to see you all there!

I want to give a shout out this week to Coughlin Cars. Com. If you are looking for a new or used vehicle, go to www.coughlincars.com of Chillicothe and if they don’t have what you are looking for, they will help you find what you need. They have 8 locations to serve you. Stop in and tell them you saw their name on our racecar!

As a reminder, I have placed an order for T-shirts ($20) and they are working on the artwork. If you want to be assured of getting your size, e-mail me at iamraicng@yahoo.com with your quantity and sizes. I’ll be sharing the artwork, once it is finalized. Thanks for your support

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

K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Casey’s Landscaping, LLC, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), 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.

KJ Motorsports Update #6 Race #5 & #6

KJ Motorsports Update #6 Race #5 & #6

04/13/14

We kicked of our weekend early by going to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) on Thursday night in the Hall’s Auto Repair and Fleet Service car. They had 16 cars and some pretty tough iron. We were 3rd fast in our group to start us 3rd in our heat. We finished 3rd and was no real threat to contend for 2nd. Due to the order of the events being changed, we were limited on time to make some changes. We got a couple of little changes done before the feature and started 5th and dropped back to 9th or so and worked out way back up to 6th, before a car spun in front of us and collected us in his spin to send us to the tail. We managed to come back to a 7th place finish. I was disappointed with that, but felt we have a car that will be competitive, but will need to make some set up changes.

Friday’s races were rained out, so we got ready to go to Atomic on Saturday night. They had 17 cars and Coop drew us pill #15 to start us on the outside pole of heat #2. We went on to get the win and that started us on the outside pole of the feature beside Rick Hensley. It took us 3 starts before having to go single file. Then, we still didn’t get a lap in before another caution. We finally got going and we pulled away slightly. I tried different lines and bobbled slightly a few times and that allowed Fireball Pinkerton to gain on us and pass us around lap 9. From then on I was unable to pressure him and was holding off the challenges of Tanner Wilson to finish 2nd. Unfortunately we got the body tore up AGAIN. . . I love doing aluminum work and building bodies, but to be honest, I’m sick of it right now! LOL. Oh well, it’s all part of racing and we’ll be back doing it again this coming weekend. 

This weekend we plan to go to Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and Atomic Speedway on Saturday. Hope to see you all there!

I want to give a shout out this week to Frankie Hall of Hall’s Auto Repair and Fleet Service. Frankie has been a good friend over the years and has been servicing my vehicles, in which the way I run them is a full time job in itself. LOL Frankie also has given me an opportunity a couple of times to drive his cars. The first time was one of his brand new Pure Stocks in which I did finish 2nd, but the car was totaled. Although I can’t truly take credit for it being totaled, the story gets told that I totaled his brand new car. LOL He currently has a Shaw by Landers modified that he has allowed me to decal it up like ours and has given us free reign to run it whenever we choose to. At some point in time, he will get in it a time or two as well. So thanks to Frankie Hall and if anyone needs there personal vehicle or if you have a business that need your vehicles serviced, get a hold of Frankie and he and his guys will take care of ya! As a reminder, I have placed an order for T-shirts ($20) and they are working on the artwork. If you want to be assured of getting your size, e-mail me at iamraicng@yahoo.com with your quantity and sizes. I’ll be sharing the artwork, once it is finalized.

Thanks for your supportRemember, to make this work, support those that support us! K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Casey’s Landscaping, LLC, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), 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.

KJ 
www.kjmotorsports.net

KJ Motorsports Update ‪#‎5 Race‬ #4

KJ Motorsports Update ‪#‎5 Race‬ #4

Friday we didn’t get to go anywhere, for Mother Nature won again! Saturday, all local AMRA tracks had cancelled and there were just a few options available and we chose to head on up to Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, OH. It had been since 2011 since we raced up there. We set 3rd fast time and started on the outside pole of heat #1. On the first start I took the lead off of turn 2, but a caution would come out. On the 2nd restart, I was the caution, for I over drove it in turn 1 and spun out. Went to 7th and wound up finishing 4th. This started us 7th in the feature and I decided to make a change to see if the car would perform differently. The first few laps I was stuck on the bottom, but once I got to the top, we started picking off the positions all the way up to 2nd. The leader, Tanner Wilson had almost a straight-a-way lead and we were slowly closing the gap. But a caution came out and bunched us together. A lap later we passed for the lead, but as we came up on a lap car, he looped it in turn 3 and I really thought that both mine and his would be totaled. But I somehow managed to hit the wall and that slowed me down and kept me just short of hitting him. Although we had some pretty good damage, I was able to continue and we held off the challengers of Booger Garnes and Jesse Wisecarver to get win #2 of the season. But, this is the 3rd week in a row that I have lots of sheet metal work, fun, fun! It will also be the 3rd week in a row that Keith Emrick at K-Graphics will have to make decals!

This week we plan to go to Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday for a $1,000 to win NDRL show. We will be taking Frankie Hall’s modified. Then on Friday we will be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway and Atomic Speedway on Saturday. Hope to see you all there!

I want to give a shout out this week to Keith Emrick of K-Graphics. Keith has been with me since the Cooper Signs days, then he made it his business in 1999 and has supported me ever since. He’s a great friend and a great sponsor. Give Keith a call at 304-428-2685 for any sign needs and mention you heard about him from KJ Motorsports. As a reminder, I have placed an order for T-shirts ($20) and they are working on the artwork. If you want to be assured of getting your size, e-mail me at iamraicng@yahoo.com with your quantity and sizes. I’ll be sharing the artwork, once it is finalized.

Thanks for your support Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!

K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Casey’s Landscaping, LLC, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Keyser Mfg., Shaw Race Cars, TSM Enhanced, Bazell Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Lubeck Community