Update #2 First Race This Saturday

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Update #2

First Race This Saturday

By Kenny Johnson
29 Mar 2010

Date: 3-29-10 Well it is coming down to the wire to have everything ready for this weekend. We got a 2008, 28’ enclosed trailer. It is a little smaller but a lot lighter and Cooper has got it pretty close and ready for the season. The car is basically done except for decals, which should be done by the end of the week. Our first race will be at Tyler County on Saturday, since Skyline has postponed there opener until April 16th. I have updated the schedule page. I’m getting really anxious for the start of the season and looking forward to a successful season. So be watching next Monday for the update on how we do. Hopefully I won’t fire myself right off the bat. . . .LOL

Thanks to everyone who has helped get us to this point thus far!

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

KJ

Update #1 3 Weeks Until 1st Race

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Update #1

3 Weeks Until 1st Race

By Kenny Johnson
12 Mar 2010

First off, I want to apologize for not keeping my web site up to date the last half of the 2009 season. With all of the transitioning that was taking place, I just wasn’t up for updating it all. But to recap, I finished racing for Hassy Chassis in June and Louie Krushansky and his team volunteered his back up car so that we would keep racing. I believe I drove it 5 times and had mostly top 5 runs in it. In the meantime a deal was being worked out with my arch enemy, Jr. Nolan. It was a deal that would allow us to race a new Shaw Chassis. So the last half of the year we drove for 2 Brothers Motorsports and Shaw Chassis. We picked up 2 more feature wins and several 2nd’s and 3rd’s. We improved tremendously on slick tracks.

I want to thank Tod Buckhalter at Hassy Chassis for several good years of racing and I want to thank Jr. and Tommy Nolan of 2 Brothers Motorsports and Kevin Shaw of Shaw Chassis for allowing me to come on board and be a part of their team. We intend to run the same Shaw Chassis for 2010. It is nearly complete and will soon be decal’ed and ready to race. I want to thank Billy Lloyd Racing Engines and Kanawha Valley Maintenance for the efforts and support! Our support this year will be 2 Brother’s Motorsports, Shaw Chassis, K-Graphics. Also receive some help, whether it be in money or labor, Billy Joe and Wanda Hammett, the Lemon Family, the Cooper Family, Jason Canepari and of course Dad and Mom. Really anxious to get he season kicked off and hope to get several wins.

On Feb. 14th I asked Kim to marry me and she said yes. So it looks like on 10/10/10 we will be getting married. She picked the date. I reminded her that racing season is still going on. She informed me that is where she wants to be in years to come on our anniversary. So everyone now knows and everyone can help remind her of it. LOL

As of now April 2nd is the first race and it will be at Skyline. Then April 3rd we will be heading to Tyler County.

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

KJ

Update #11 Race #18

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Update #11

Race #18

By Kenny Johnson
05 Jul 2009

Friday we went to the long awaited Greg Schilling Memorial race at Skyline Speedway. It was a great event that brought in 55 modifieds. I messed up in qualifying and we wound up 4th fastest in our group. Started 4th in the heat and finished 3rd. They were only taking the top 2, so we started the pole of the 2nd consi. We went on to win the consi to start us 14th in the feature. We came up to finish 9th. I was happy to make the show and happy to advance positions. I want to thank all that was there and all that helped put the race on. I am already looking forward to next year’s Memorial Race. I also want to thank Louie Krushansky, Ray, Pam and Kevin for all of their help with their GRS Modified.

This weekend we plan to go to Skyline on Friday and Ohio Valley on Saturday. Hope to see you there! Remember! To make this work, support those that support us!

Thanks again for your support, KJ

Update #10 Race #13, #14, #15, #16 & #17

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Update #10

Race #13, #14, #15, #16 & #17

By Kenny Johnson
30 Jun 2009

Sorry about not keeping you all up to date as often as I should. But here is info. on the last 5 races in the back up Team #23 car. Friday, 6/12, Skyline: Track was slick, as usual and we started 3rd in the heat right behind Jeremy Berwanger. We ran a close 2nd to Jeremy for a while until a pin came out of the right front shock, but we still finished 2nd. This started us 5th in the feature and we came up to 3rd then faded back to 6th, but came back to finish 5th. We really didn’t make many changes, figured we would learn a little bit about the car.

 Saturday, 6/13, Ohio Valley: We struggled a bit in the heat race and finished 3rd. Made a small change for the feature and started 5th and came up to 2nd. Louie’s car was on 3 wheel brakes and it got me. I had hit the brakes a little too hard and almost spun the car out. This cost us 3 positions and we finished another 5th.

Saturday, 6/20, Ohio Valley: We started 6th in the heat and came up to finish a close 2nd to Jimmy Fordyce. Did the pill redraw and drew outside pole. We tried 3 times to get a lap in, but finally had to go to single file. Jason Brookover led every lap and we finished a close 2nd.

Friday, 6/26, Skyline: Jake drew our pill this week and it’s a good thing I like him or he’d be fired. We started 8th in our heat race. Rain had hit prior to hot laps and the track was real racy. We were able to come up through the pack and win the heat. This started us on the outside pole. Ran 2nd to Jeremy Berwanger for a good while, then Jeremy Blake passed us. We finished 3rd for a respectable night.

Saturday, 6/27, Ohio Valley: Started 4th in the heat race and was working on the leader, but the car just wouldn’t come off the corner very strong and we fell back to finish 3rd. started 6th in the feature, but the outside pole sitter could not make the start. So this moved us up to 4th, then on the first start the outside pole sitter gets taken out before the first lap. So now we are starting outside pole. We take the early lead and we lead 18 of the 20 laps. Unfortunately I choked and cost us a win. I was aggravated at myself for throwing a win away.

This Friday is a race that I have been waiting for all year and hope that you can make it. It is the Greg schilling Memorial race at Skyline Speedway. We also plan to go to Tyler County for the Dickson classic on Saturday. Hope to see you there!

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

Thanks again for your support, KJ