Inside Line Promotions – PETALUMA, Calif. (July 1, 2019) – Chase Johnson earned his sixth feature triumph of the season on Sunday evening at Petaluma Speedway, which hosted a Sprint Car Challenge Tour event.
The late-race victory was his third of the season at his home track and it capped a weekend when Johnson wasn’t expecting to be able to compete.
“It was a last-minute thrash and repair of an engine between my dad and Shawn Thomas,” he said. “We had unexpected engine issues Thursday night. Then we were not going to be racing at all. On Friday Shawn and my dad made some magic happen and were able to piece together the engine.”
Johnson opened the weekend on Saturday at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif., where he qualified fifth quickest in his group, placed fourth in a heat race and charged from 16th to fifth in the Sprint Car Challenge Tour A Main.
“We always seem fast there and I thought we had a good chance at winning going in there,” he said. “We had to put ourselves in contention and we didn’t do that at the beginning of the night. It was nice to battle our way forward in the main event.”
The weekend concluded on Sunday at Petaluma Speedway. Johnson qualified third quickest in his group and he won a heat race to lock into the dash.
“We weren’t as fast as we’d have liked to be early in the night, but we were ale to win the heat so that got us into the dash,” he said. “We finished third in the dash and still weren’t as fast as we wanted to be. It was better in the main event. I felt like we could battle with Dominic (Scelzi) and Shane (Golobic). Things got interesting in traffic, but it didn’t play out with the cautions. Once they got together I knew we had to be there in position to capitalize on it.”
Johnson ran third for most of the race before a last-lap collision between the top two moved Johnson into the lead for the green-white-checkered finish.
“I saw them go into the corners and I knew both or at least one wouldn’t make it out,” he said. “I made sure I was able to make it out myself because they weren’t too far ahead. I would have liked to battle it out with both of them and have it not end that way, but we ended up winning so I’m not complaining. I’d rather be lucky than good any day.”
Johnson will take this weekend off before returning to action on July 13 at Petaluma Speedway with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 29 – Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif. – Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 5 (16).
June 30 – Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma, Calif. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 3 (1); Feature: 1 (3).
UP NEXT –
July 13 at Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma, Calif., with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.ChaseJohnsonRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseJohnson24
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chase.Johnson.Racing1
APPAREL –
Johnson has new t-shirts and hoodies 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.
“Johnny Franklin’s Muffler has been with me since Day 1 of my racing career,” Johnson said. “With their two locations in both Sonoma and Marin County’s makes for no excuse to not stop by and get a free quote on making your street car sound like my race car. Family own and ran since 1961, you feel the family atmosphere instantly. For not only your exhaust and muffler needs, Johnny Franklin’s also can take care of your driveline and hitch issues. Visit them today and tell them I sent you.”
Johnson would also like to thank Fire Suppression Engineering, PitStopUSA.com, Newman Freeman Racing, Flowmaster, Woodland Napa Auto Parts, VanLare Steering Repair, Wesmar Racing Engines, Wings Unlimited, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, LRB Race Products, Champion Machine, Swift Metal Finishing and Chevron Pro-Gas for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 01, 2019
- Article Date: 7/1/2019 by Inside Line Promotions