KJ Motorsports Update #21 Race #37 & #38

KJ Motorsports Update #21 Race #37 & #38

07/28/14

Friday we headed to Atomic Speedway for 2 nights of racing. They had a Sprint Car special on Friday along with running modifieds and Street Stocks and Sport Mods. On Saturday was a Late Model special. We took Frankie Hall’s car for the weekend as ours had gotten some new skin and was waiting on the engine to get back. Last year we raced Frankie’s car and set the track record at Atomic. Well last weekend that track record was broken by Kenny Wallace and it just wasn’t broken, it was shattered by 2 tenths. But we can now say we own the track record again after Friday night. Unofficially, I believe we have it with a 15.033. We started on the pole of the heat beside Travis Dickson and Travis got the win and we finished 2nd. Danny did the pill redraw to start us 4th in the feature. Tanner took the early lead and we moved into 2nd. We were following Tanner and stayed within striking distance. . .until. . . I dropped my right rear off the track entering turn 3 and I could not bring it back. I hit the yuke tires with quite a bit of force and came down on my top. 
I need to thank many people, first off Frankie Hall for allowing me to race his car. It is totaled, but I survived the crash and Shaw Chassis did its job. Second, I need to thank the track crew and the EMT folks that were on the scene. They were there immediately and were tending to me, although I don’t make for a very good patient after a wreck, they were doing their job and I appreciate them being there. Gotta thank Tim and Danny for making sure I was ok and not letting me out of there sight. I also want to thank all of the fans and friends that were concerned and either came back and checked on me or were texting or calling me. I apologize if I did not get back to all of you, but I appreciate the concern. I decided to stay at Sean Schobelock’s instead of driving home. The next morning Sean and Stacey fixed breakfast and after that Danny and I decided to head home. We got within 30 minutes of home and I got a text from Mark Bailey #88 asking if I wanted to drive his car. Immediately I felt 100% better! LOL. I rushed home and ran up to see Steve Eddy (my chiropractor) and he x-rayed me head to toe and worked on my back and sent me on my way. Me, Danny and Coop ran back over to Atomic and jumped in Mark’s car. We set 4th fastest time and won the first heat. Mark’s wife drew pill #1 to start us on the pole beside Dan Ebert. Dan took the early lead and checked out on all of us, while we ran 2nd. We had 2nd until 3 to go and Greggie Oliver passed us. But we had a left rear tire going down and it went clear flat at the checkered and as we pulled in the pits, the right rear went flat too. But I was pleased to finish 3rd in a car we hadn’t been in before. I need to thank Mark and his wife for allowing me to drive their car. Especially since they saw what I did the night before.

Please know, that there are dangers in racing and as drivers, we are all aware of them. Every track has their unsafe conditions and none of them are intentional so to speak. I am aware that the yuke tires are there at Atomic and have flirted with them numerous times. Brad or Atomic is in no way responsible for this wreck, it’s all on me. Brad and his crew were as concerned as anybody and Brad spoke to me on Saturday morning and shared some future plans. But like most plans, this cost money and it’s never cheap. He does hope to rectify the issue as finances allow for it. So please don’t be too critical on Brad or any other promoter for that matter. They are all concerned for safety and they definitely don’t want anyone to get hurt. I just need to start running the bottom and it will be all right. . . NOT! LOL

This week I want to give a shout out to Frankie Hall of Hall’s Auto Repair. Not just for allowing me to race his modified, but for all of the service work he provides for me on my vehicles. If any of you need your vehicle serviced, stop in and see Frankie and his guys and tell them I sent ya! I also need to include Steve Eddy of Eddy Chiropractic Clinic. Steve was on vacation when I wrecked, yet still text me to check on me Friday night and Saturday morning. Then came back from vacation on Saturday and mad it a point to make time to see me and check me out. If anyone needs their back or neck worked on or even needs physical therapy, Eddy Chiropractic Clinic is the place to go! Can’t forget to thank Sean, Stacey and George (Kalvin) for their hospitality and feeding us. Great friends and supporters of KJ Motorsports!

This weekend we will be going to Legendary Hilltop Speedway for an AMRA and Renegade of Dirt show. Saturday we will go back to Atomic for $1,500 to win and Sunday we will go to Tyler County Speedway for the Dickson Classic. So we hope to see you there! 

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