Update #3 Race #3 & #4

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Update #3
Race #3 & #4

By: Kenny Johnson Date: 04-08-13

Friday we went to opening night at the Legendary Hilltop Speedway where they had 19 modifieds. I drew pill #26 to start us 3rd in the 2nd heat. We moved into 2nd right away and pressured Wade Benjamin for the lead. After several hard laps of racing we were able to make the pass and get the heat win to start us on the outside pole of the feature. The car didn’t seem to be handling just right, so we made a change. At the start of the feature we beat Mark into turn 1, but our car pushed up and allowed Mark to take the lead. We got a couple of laps in before a yellow would fly. On the next restart, Mark pulled me off of 4 but I got a run on him entering turn 1. Mark was trying to keep his car on the bottom and he slowed up. I got into the turn too hard and hit the brakes to hard and stalled the engine and spun. Yep, 2nd time this year I have done that. We were charged with the caution as I should have been and went to the tail. We worked our way back up to 8th or so, before acquiring a flat tire that sent us to the pits for our 2nd DNF of the year. Was pretty disappointed in myself and determined that it is best to settle down and take what the car and the track gives me and quit trying to do more than that. Now all that sounds good, the real story will be if I can actually do that!!!!
Saturday we went to Ohio Valley Speedways season opener and they had 20 mods. They had a huge crowd and a good car count. I again drew us pill #26 and that started us 4th in the 2nd heat. We had fallen as far back as 6th at one point, but battled back to get a 2nd place finish. Getting us a 2nd, put us in the pill draw for the feature line up. We drew a #6 and that was good enough to put us on the outside pole alongside 14 year old Tyler Evans. We beat Tyler off of turn 2 and took the lead. The race was full of cautions and we held off charges from Roy Roush and late in the race from Kenny Riddle. I was very happy to pick up our first win of the year and hoping to continue to get better each week.
This weekend we plan to go back to Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and to McCown’s Jackson County speedway for $1,000 to win. We hope to see you there!
This week, I want to give a shout out to Steve Balderson Construction. If you are in need of concrete work, Steve is your guy. He did my “garage mahaul” and no job is too big nor too small. So don’t hesitate to give him a call for an estimate at 304-481-2484

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

K-Graphics, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlin Cars.com, GP&S, 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, 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

Update #2 Race #2

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Update #2

Race #2

By: Kenny Johnson                                                                                              Date: 04-01-13

           

            Saturday we went back to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway for race #2. Coop drew pill #14 to start us 4^th in heat race #1. At the drop of the green flag, Tyler Evans who started on the pole got to turn #1 first and Bruce Dennis, who started on the outside pole was turning down into the inside lane behind Tyler, but I was already committed and I hit Bruce in the door causing myself and him to spin. A few other cars were collected but they said on the raceceivers that it would be a complete restart. But they pulled Bruce aside and credited him for the caution. From my viewpoint, I don’t think Bruce would have spun if I wouldn’t have gotten into him and really thought it would be a complete restart, but I was wrong. That moved us to the outside pole and we went on to get the heat win, starting us on the pole of the feature with Wade Benjamin on the outside pole and Roy Roush and Mark Dickson in row 2. We jumped out to the early lead but after just a few laps I saw I was having oil pressure issues and I finally had to shut it down. I’m looking into what the problem may be and hopefully can fix the problem by swapping out my pump. If not, we’ll be swapping engines out. Car was good, just needed a little luck.

            This weekend we plan to go to the Legendary Hilltop Speedway for the season opener on Friday and on Saturday we will be going to Ohio Valley Speedway for their season opener. We hope to see you there!     

            Please keep my dad and his family in your prayers for his sister Jewell McClanahan passed away Saturday morning. Also prayers are needed for my mom’s bro-in-law for he is dealing with some health issues. His name is Roger Parsons. It is much appreciated.

            On another note, 2 people I know have went to Coughlin Cars.com and told them they were there because they saw their name on my racecar. Both of them were given such a good deal that they both bought a new vehicle and drove over 70 miles to get it because the price was so much better than the local car lots. So if you are looking for a vehicle, new or used, go to Coughlincars.com of Chillicothe to see what kind of deal you can get!

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

K-Graphics, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlin Cars.com, GP&S, 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, 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

Race #1

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Race #1

By: Kenny Johnson Date: 03-25-13

Well, the season has officially started, but first let me introduce this years sponsors cause it wouldn’t be possible without them.

K-Graphics, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Zemba Bros., Coughlin Cars.com, GP&S, 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, 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.

Saturday we headed to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway where 20 mods showed up. Weather did not seem as cold as expected and track was in pretty fair shape considering we were starting at 4 in the afternoon. Coop drew us pill #23 which started us outside 2nd row behind Tyler Evans and beside his dad Robbie Evans. Track became a one groove track in the heat race and the outside lane was not favorable. I fell back to 5th or 6th before getting to the bottom. I rooted my way back to 2nd behind Robbie Evans and even passed him off of turn two but a yellow came out and put me back behind him. Robbie knew to stay tight on the bottom, so I opted to try a different line letting the car swing out to the wall down the straight a ways and then diving in on the bottom trying to get my nose inside of him. But as I entered turn 3 I got in a little too hard and had to hit my brakes hard. In doing so, I stalled the engine and caused the field to behind me to bounce off of me like a pin ball. Went to the tail with just a lap to go and finished 5th. I guess my instinct to not “settle” took over and was trying too hard for a race that didn’t pay anything. This started me 14th in the feature and it was back to rootin on the bottom. We were able to make it back to a 5th place finish which is where we would have started if I hadn’t screwed up in the heat race! Lesson learned I guess! There was a few passes early running thru the middle, but most of the passing was right on the bottom. I got caught up in a couple of wrecks in the feature and needless to say the car is beat from one end to the other. I guess I’ll be making some new body panels this week! Thanks to Tim and Chad for all their help at the garage and at the track. 

I was asked to drive Dave Landman’s street stock in the feature. They only had 7 cars and I had to start the tail. We drove to 2nd behind Jamey Adams and Jamey and I raced hard and clean, but I fell short and Jamey got the win and we got 2nd. Jamey build Dave’s car and it was really fast. Very impressed with it and I appreciate Dave allowing me to drive his car, especially after he saw what mine looked like after the modified feature. LOL

At this time, if all goes well and Mother Nature allows it, we’ll be back to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway this Saturday and give it another try!
If you get a chance, check out OVDTR.com and you’ll see the feature race for both the late models and modifieds.


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

Thanks again for your support,


KJ
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2012 Season Wrap Up

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2012 Season Wrap Up

By Kenny Johnson
27 Oct 2012

KJ Motorsports 2012 Season Wrap Up By: Kenny Johnson Date: 10-27-12 Well, it has been quite a while since I have done a race write up. I guess I got lazy this year and I knew Coop was keeping most everyone up to date on Facebook. But I did have several people inquire about me updating my web site and doing these write ups. 2013, I will do it every week like I have in the past. 2012 was another great season and it completed my 28th year racing. We raced 47 times and got 21 wins. Some of our highlights were winning $3,000 to win at McCown’s Jackson County Speedway. Winning the Sarah Bond Memorial race at Skyline for $3,000 to win from the 12th starting place. Winning the very next night at Ohio Valley from the 11th starting spot and then again winning at I-77 for the preliminary race to the Hillbilly from the 10th starting spot. All 3 of those races were on a borrowed engine from Jason Canepari. By Jason loaning us his engine, he not only helped us win some money, but kept us alive in the AMRA points. When the season ended, we won the AMRA National points and the Road Warrior Tour points and we also won the McCown’s Jackson County Speedway track points. Winning the track championship gets us a new Coyote Chassis. The season could not have happened without the work that Tim Cooper and Chad Nelson did all year long. Although I get the fame, Tim and Chad deserve the credit. Jason Canepari and Todd Lambiotte also pitched in when they could. I also want to thank those that helped us along the way: K-Graphics, Coughlin Cars.com, GP&S, Balderson Construction, Zemba Bros., Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Out-Pace Race Products, Hypercoils, T&L Consulting, RAD, 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, WOC Designs, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, Stock Car Products Pumps, KRC, Pit Products and Joe Schilling Enterprises, LLC. I want to give a special thank you to Billy Lloyd for building us great power and a winning combination. I also want to thank my wife for allowing me to follow my dreams. I want to give a shout to Jamey Adams for allowing me to drive his late model and also to Sean Schobelock for giving up his ride to allow us to race and then win the track points at Jackson. My racing has introduced me to some great people and in turn that gives me some great fans. I appreciate all the cheers and all of the conversations throughout the night; it means a lot to me, especially the kids that look up to me. At this time, we intend to have 2 complete cars together for 2013 season. So we will have a busy winter ahead of us. We are open for new opportunities of sponsorship for 2013. You can contact me by e-mail at iamracing@yahoo.com. Remember! To make this work, support those that support us! Thanks again for your support, KJ

Update #4 Race #:5

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Update #4
Race #:5

By Kenny Johnson
21 Apr 2012

Friday we went back to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway and they again had 22 modified's. We set 2nd fastest time and that started us 5th in the dash and finished 4th. This started us 4th in the feature. We were able to take the lead on lap 3 and went on to get win #2 on the year. Saturday we had plans to race, but Mother Nature again thought otherwise. This week we plan to go to Jackson County Speedway and I-77 Speedway.

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

Thanks again for your support, KJ

Update #3 Race #4

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Update #3
Race #4

By Kenny Johnson
15 Apr 2012

Friday we went to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway and they had 22 modified's. We set 6th fastest time with a started on the pole of the dash and won. This started us on the pole of the feature beside Mark Dickson. Mark took the early lead but we kept the pressure on most of the race and were able to make the pass under 5 laps to go and went on to get win #1 on the year. For your viewing pleasure, you can go to the following link to see the race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUC_iQz3zqo&feature=relmfu

Saturday we had plans to race, but Mother Nature thought otherwise. This week we plan to go to Jackson County Speedway and I-77 Speedway.

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

Thanks again for your support, KJ

Update #2 Race #2 & #3

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Update #2
Race #2 & #3

By Kenny Johnson
13 Apr 2012

Friday we went to McCown’s Jackson County Speedway and they had 32 cars. We set fast time with a 14.68 and started 6th in the dash and finished 4th. This started us 4th in the feature. I didn’t keep up with the track and changes on the car and we wound up finishing 4th. I was real pleased with how the car drove, considering the damage we had gotten in Florence, Ky.

Saturday we went to Tyler County Speedway and they had 23 cars. By pill draw we were suppose to start 3rd, but the front row tacked the tail and we started on the pole. We wound up finishing 2nd to Roy Roush, last weeks feature winner, with no brakes. We changed a master cylinder before the feature, but apparently that wasn’t it either, for I had no brakes in the feature either. But we started 5th, faded to 8th, but came back to get a 3rd place finish. We was real pleased with the run.

This week we plan to go to Jackson County Speedway and Ohio Valley Speedway.

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

Thanks again for your support, KJ