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KENNEY JOHNSON
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
KENNEY JOHNSON TO DRIVE TOBIAS SPEEDSTR IN 2010

Kenney Johnson has been given an opportunity to race a Tobias SpeedSTR in the 2010 national tour.
The speedSTR's are a spec midget built by Tobias's Speedway Entertainment in PA.

They are powered by a 4 cylinder 2.4L DOHC Chrysler engine.
They will race at speeds in excess of 100 mph on both dirt and paved tracks from Virginia to Canada.
This is a huge step up for Kenney and he is looking forward this new challenge.
His goal is to compete for rookie of the year honers in 2010

OCTOBER 2009
KENNEY JOHNSON IS THE 2009 OVRP DIRT OVAL POINTS CHAMPION

Kenney Johnson clinched the points championship with a win in Septembers double points show.
We then made the change to the Slingshot by Tobias SR division.
His took to the extra HP right away and put up some of the best lap times of the night.
An wreck took him out of his first SR feature while running second.
In his next race a blown engine ended his night early.
Kenney is looking forward to getting the engine changed and getting one more chance in the SR division before the season ends.

AUGUST 2009
KENNEY CONTINUES AN AWSOME 2009 SEASON

Kenney Johnson has been on a roll all summer long.
We had an excellent run in the Slingshot by Tobias JR National Series.
Kenney won back to back races at Selinsgrove Speedway and Greenwood valley.
His worst finish of the series was 4th place at Borgers Speedway in a field of 15 cars.
His consistant 2nd and 3rd place finishes earned him a 2nd place finish in overall points.
Back at the OVRP DIRT OVAL, our home track in Cuddebackville, NY
Kenney continued to dominate winning over 1/2 of the races run.
He is currently leading the points with just 4 races remaining.
Kenney is looking forward to a new challenge and will moving to the SR slingshot division before the season ends.

APRIL 2009
KENNEY STARTS OFF 2009 STRONG

Our first month of 2009 was quite challenging for us.
We saw weather go from wet drizzel with temps in the 30's to hot and dry with temps in the 90's in just 4 weeks.
This left us with constantly changing track conditions and really kept us on out toes.
We ran 4 races this month and finished out the month with 3 wins and a fifth place finish.
Kenney is looking forward to many more good finishes throughout the season.

KENNEY ENDS 2008 FINISHING 6TH
IN THE SLINGSHOT BY TOBIAS JR NATIONAL SERIES

In his first year competing in the slingshot by tobias Jr national series, Kenney learned to adapt quickly to new tracks throughout NY and PA.
Kenney ran very well at all the tracks he travelled to this season.
Kenney is looking forward to the upcoming 2009 season, where he will take all he learned in 2008 and use it in his quest for the 2009 Jr national championship.
A special thanks goes out to the Kata's and the Reiley's.

KENNEY GETS HIS FIRST SLINGSHOT WIN!!!

Kenney had an excellent weekend at Novemberfest at OVRP, in Cuddybackville NY.
In the first feature on Saturday, Kenney started in 15th place and was up to 6th before getting caught up in a wreck that ended his race early.
The car was repaired in time for the Saturday Night feature and, after a hard fought battle, lead every lap.
In just his 5th feature start, Kenney found his way to victory lane.
Kenney finished 6th in Sundays feature and ended up in 5 place overall for the weekend.
A special thanks goes out to Randy Higginson. Without your help this wouldn't have been possible.

KENNEY MOVES UP TO SLINGSHOTS!!!

After a very successful season in the WKA Dirt Nationals and Regionals, Kenney Johnson has moved up to the Tobias Jr Slingshot Division.
A slingshot is a spec car built by Tobias. It is a half scale dirt modified powered by a 40hp Briggs 2cylinder engine.
Kenney will race the last 6 races at OVRP in NY in preperation for the Jr slingshot national series in 08.

KENNEY JOHNSON GETS HIS FIRST WKA NATIONAL WIN!!!

Kenney saved the best for last, with a tremendous performance at the last wka dirt national of the year in Dexter GA.
Kenney qualified on the pole both days, Finished on the podium on Saturday in fourth place, and led flag to flag in Sunday's feature for his first national win.
A special thanks goes out to Those who made this possible, Pat O'Rourke of Transclean Racing for getting us to GA., PROFAB POWER PIPES & BAKER RACING ENGINES for the awsome power and to SPECTOR RACING CHASSIS.
Thanks to all who helped along the way!