Driver Profile

Johnny for the 2015 season raced in the Pro Division of U.S. Legend Cars

Johnny had a breakout season, competing in 28 USLCI Dirt Races in the Pro Division. The highlight of the season was his dominating win at USLCI Dirt Nationals -Fitzgerald Glider Kits, where at times he had more than a straight away lead on the field, braking the track record three times during the National Championship Race. Johnny also won the 2015 Race of Champions and Trophy Dash during these Nationals held in Cleveland TN. Johnny also earned four other wins for the season and had 19 top five races. He raced in WI, IL, IA and TN during this season.

Finished with State of Illinois Championships in both Asphalt and Dirt, Finishing 28th on asphalt and 3rd on dirt in National Points, US Legend Cars, Semi Pro Division.

Johnny was one of only very few Legend car drivers in the county to race asphalt and dirt on a weekly basis.

Johnny managed to get in almost 50 races combined on both dirt and asphalt, during one stretch accomplishing 3 asphalt wins in a row. Racing at tracks like Hawkeye Downs IA, Grundy County IL, Madison WI, Columbus 151 WI, Beaver Dam WI, Wilmot WI, Angle Park WI, Des Moines IA, Knoxville IA, 141 WI, Seymour WI and capping off the dirt season with a 3rd place finish at the US Legend Dirt Nationals in Ararat VA in the Semi Pro Division.

Johnny acquired a second 1934 Ford Coupe for the dirt, presenting a steep learning curve for Johnny and longtime crew chief Michael ‘Mickey” Kudlicki, who had been there for Johnny since age 11. Mickey is extremely knowledgeable on car set ups for Asphalt, dirt became a learning in progress, but Mickey came through. Johnny won the Illinois state championship on dirt and finished 10th in the county in the Young Lions points.

Johnny moved up to a Legend car, the season was well underway when he finally got it, a 1934 Ford Coupe one set of tires and very few spare parts, the motor blew, cutting his season already short season even shorter. But Johnny had scored enough points to win the Young Lions state championship. Till this point Johnny only raced on asphalt.

When Johnny was on the track he made the best of it with great finishes, winning numerous state championships and races. Racing his “Bando” at Grundy, Rockford, Madison, North Carolina, and Orlando Florida.