KJ Motorsports Update #30 Race #54 & #55

09/28/14

Friday we went to Legendary Hilltop for their season championship. We set 2nd fast time to start us on the pole of the 2nd heat. We were able to get the heat race win to start us on the outside pole beside Nick Corbitt. We got the lead on the start, but a caution would bring us back to double file. This time, I bobbled in both corners and Nick was able to take the lead and get to the high side. So I started pitching it in there on the bottom and was working on a run and I got into Nick’s left rear with my right front and got a flat tire. Nick went on to get the win. Legendary Hilltop Speedway did announce that we did win the track points for the 2014 season.

Saturday we went to Atomic Speedway and again we set 2nd fast time. Started on the pole beside Kevin Morehouse and was able to get the heat win to start us on the outside pole beside Dave “Fireball” Pinkerton. We took the lead from the start and went on to get win #18 on the season. This drew us a little closer in track points to Fireball and this Saturday will decide the track championship. 

This week, I need to give a shout out to Mom and Dad for all of their support and introducing me to this legal drug called dirt track racing. I don’t think there is anything else I’d rather be doing!

This weekend we will be at Atomic Speedway on Saturday. So we hope to see you there!

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, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Phantom Racing Gear, 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 #29 Race #52 & #53

09/20/14

Friday we went to Legendary Hilltop for a 40 lap, $1,200 to win race. They had 30 cars and Joe Schilling of JS Enterprises put up $100 for fast time. Roy Roush got fast time and we got 2nd fast, missed it by just .1 . . . That started us on the pole of heat 2 beside KC Burdette. We got the heat win and that put us in the dash that was paying $200, winner takes all. Coop recommended a set up change to try for the dash. They let the kids with a certain ticket number draw for our starting spot in the dash. Lil Joe Lattea drew us a #4 (last) starting spot. But we were able to get the win to start us on the pole of the feature. From there, we were able to lead every lap and get win #16.

Saturday we went to Ohio Valley Speedway for the “Finale at the Valley”, paying $1,000 to win and they also had 30 cars. We again set 2nd fast time, this time to Chris Garnes driving the RC3. We started beside Nick Corbitt and went on to get the heat win to start us on the outside pole beside Chris Garnes. We took the lead off of turn 2 on all 3 starts. But each start had a caution before we got a lap in. So for the 4th start, we had to go single file, giving Chris the lead. We followed for a long time with KC Burdette showing his nose on the bottom. But with less than 5 to go, Chris broke and we had one given to us, for I’m not certain we could have passed Chris, but that wasn’t stopping me from driving the heck out of it. But we did pick up win #17 on the season.

This week, I need to give a shout out to anybody that supports and cheers for us. It amazes me how big of a fan base we have. I really appreciate the support and cheers from everyone! But whether you cheer for me or not, I appreciate race fans in general, for if not for you we’d have no reason to race, nor would the promoters be able to have a racetrack. I know each of you give up a lot to attend the races every week and I want you to know, it’s appreciated!

This weekend we will be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday for their season championship race and on Saturday we will be back to Atomic Speedway to see if we can get the monkey off our back there. So we hope to see you there!

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, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Phantom Racing Gear, 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 #28 Race #50 & #51

09/14/14

We went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway Friday where they had 20 cars. We set fast time and started on the pole of heat one beside Tyler Evans. We went on to get the heat race win to start us on the pole of the feature. We were able to take the early lead and go on to lead every lap to pick up win #15 of the season. We had a long dry spell, since the beginning of July was our last win. But it sure felt good to get a win again!

Saturday we went to Atomic Speedway, where they had 16 modifieds. We set fast time and started on the pole of heat one beside JP Roberts. JP got the heat race win and we got 2nd. The pill redraw put us starting 6th in the feature. We jumped into 4th coming off of turn 2, but as we went into turn 3, I hit a hole and it broke our right rear shock mount on the birdcage, ending our night. Atomic started off really kind to us, but the past few months, we just can’t catch a break. 

This week, I need to give another shout out to Frankie Hall of Hall’s Auto Repair and Fleet Service. Frankie allowed us to put his engine in to keep us racing. Frankie not only helps with the racecar, but also my personal vehicles. If your vehicle is in need of being serviced or needs repaired, I urge you to call on Frankie.
I also want to give a shout out to Jenni Fussell Cook for rolling out our new web site. Please take a moment and visit us and sign the guestbook atwww.kjmotorsports.net 
Jenni and her nephew Austin came up for the weekend and went racing with us. Austin did a little pit crew work and he was also the one that drew us pill #6. . . Needless to say, he didn’t get fired. LOL

This weekend we will be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday for a 40 lap feature, paying $1,200 to win and on Saturday we will be at Ohio Valley Speedway for the Finale at the Valley. So we hope to see you there!

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, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Phantom Racing Gear, 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.

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KJ Motorsports Update #27 Race #48 & #49

09/07/14

We went to Skyline Speedway Friday night and we got one lap in on qualifying and the engine went flat so I pulled off. Although we were able to set 6th fast time we were done for the night, for we had broken a push rod on #1 intake valve, so our night was ended on our car. But we were also driving the 53C for Steve Curtis. We did not have a good qualifying run and started 6th in the heat race and finished 5th. Started 13th in the feature and finished 10th. Not a great run, but brought it home in one piece.

Saturday morning we swapped engines and headed back to Atomic Speedway. They did not qualify us, so we started 5th in our heat by pill draw. We got the heat win, then Maddy drew us pill #1 to start us on the pole of the feature. JP Roberts took the early lead and we followed in 2nd, but not too many laps in the engine went sour and I had to pull it in. Made for yet another horrible weekend.

This weekend we hope to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and Saturday we will go back to Atomic Speedway. So we hope to see you there!

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, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Phantom Racing Gear, 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 #26 Ready to Race!

09/01/14

Well, I took full advantage of the 3 day weekend to get the car back together. I want to thank Jason Canepari for coming to the rescue and repairing the chassis. Jason has bailed me out several times over the years and he does great work! Also want to thank Danny Sweet, Jimmy Simmons and Josh Tonkin for lending a hand. I’m hoping we can get back in the Winners Circle soon and shake off some of this bad luck. The 2nd half of the season has been a struggle thus far for sure. But we won’t give up yet. Still have 2 months of racing to do.

This week I want to give a shout out to Gibbys Dirt Track Racing Nation. Michael Gibson initiated a point’s series for drivers that race in the OH/WV area in 2013! In 2014 he obtained more sponsorship and backing. Go towww.gibbysdtrn.com or go to www.facebook.com/GibbysDirtTrackRacingNation and give it a like. We are currently leading the modified portion of this series and need just one more win to get the bonus. Thanks Gibby for all of your time and effort to support dirt track racing in our area!

This weekend we will be heading to Skyline Speedway on Friday and Saturday we will go to Atomic Speedway. So we hope to see you there!

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, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Racers Edge Supplements, Phantom Racing Gear, 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.