(Photo by Collin Markle Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – HANFORD, Calif. (July 11, 2016) – Chase Johnson fought an uphill battle throughout the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series event last Saturday at Keller Auto Speedway.
“We had our backup motor in the car as our primary motor is in rotation to being freshened,” he said. “We knew we’d struggle a little bit in qualifying. The pill we pulled didn’t help at all as we went out second or third to last.”
Johnson qualified 12th quickest in the Shawn and Cyndi Thomas owned sprint car, which lined him up on the outside of the third row for a heat race.
“We showed some speed and passed a couple of cars in the heat, but unless we won that race it didn’t really matter where we moved up to,” he said.
Johnson placed fourth in the heat race and he lined up on the outside of the sixth row for the main event.
“In the main we worked our way toward the front,” he said. “We made it up to seventh and then around Lap 18 me and another car got together on the front straightaway. It ended up hurting the left rear tire and caused it to go flat. The left rear shock was also broken. The team got a new left rear wheel on so we were able to push back out, but they didn’t have time to change the shock, too. I limped it around and unfortunately there wasn’t another yellow before we went down a lap. I ended up pulling off early to save the car.”
Johnson capped the night with a 15th-place finish.
He will return to action this Saturday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., for the Howard Kaeding Classic with the King of the West.
“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. “The Howard Kaeding Classic is a special race. We’ve been there quite a bit this year. That should definitely help us. We’ll have the big motor back in. I feel really confident, especially after our third-place run there the last time.”
Johnson earned his first career podium with the King of the West during his most recent race at Ocean Speedway.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 9 – Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif. – Qualifying: 12; Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 15 (12).
SEASON STATS –
32 races, 2 wins, 7 top fives, 10 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 21 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., for the Howard Kaeding Classic with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.ChaseJohnsonRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseJohnson24
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chase.Johnson.Racing1
APPAREL –
Johnson has No. 68 t-shirts and sweatshirts as well as Chase Johnson shirts for sale at his race trailer at every race he competes in this season. T-shirts are $25 each and hoodies are $35 apiece.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Johnny Franklin’s Mufflers
With California locations in Santa Rosa and San Rafael, Johnny Franklin’s Mufflers has been a leader in the service industry for mufflers, drivelines and hitches for more than 50 years.
“My great grandpa started Johnny Franklin’s Mufflers in 1961 and it has been in the family ever since,” Johnson said. “My family and everyone at Johnny Franklin’s Mufflers have supported me through my entire racing career and are my biggest fans. I couldn’t be happier to represent such a great company.”
Johnson would also like to thank Newman Freeman Racing, PitStopUSA.com, Shifty Illusions, Napa Auto Parts, Flowmaster, Don’s Truck Repair, VSR, Oroville Cycle, I-Wear Graphix, Driven Raceway, Nor-Cal Transmission and Chevron Pro-Gas for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 11, 2016
- Article Date: 7/11/2016 by Inside Line Promotions