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The difficult decision to go with harder compound tires by crew chief Bryan Conard paid off in the end.
Racing, just as life, continues to happen along its own course while we're busy making other plans. Although we may be paying attention over here, something always seems to go amuck over there. The ability therefore to bob-and-weave in the face of unanticipated circumstances and return the bubble between the lines, or regain balance if you will, is an indispensable success skill in both venues.
Fergy was all smiles after the richest and most emotional win of his young career at Cherokee Speedway.
"It feels great to finally get a big win under our belt. Actually, it felt rather relieving to get one after all the bad luck we have had," reflected Chris Ferguson. "Considering the circumstances, I don't think we could have picked a better time to win a big race. Our car owner passed away just two weeks before, and everybody had heavy hearts, but we pulled through like he would want us to, and we came home with a victory."
Ferguson accepted his $10,000 check, but he donated the trophy to the family of the late Hall of Fame inductee Mike Butler.
The Southern Allstars East Series recently gathered at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina, for the 4th Annual Hall of Fame 60, the winner of the race walking away with a very sweet $10,000 reward. Ferguson says the Hall of Fame night has always been special for the dirt late model team 22; this time around it carried a good deal of extra significance.
Proudly representing team owner Jack Starrette's tribute paint scheme, the number 22 unloaded very fast at Cherokee, earning a solid fifth place qualifying effort, positioning "Fergy" on the front row of his second heat race. With a powerful winning performance the K&N sponsored driver dominated his heat race.
Clearly, Ferguson set the tone for the A-Main, which had him starting on the front row once again. Ferguson and his team were hoping that some pre-race decisions regarding tires would make the difference. It was only last year that the team lost in the game of tire roulette at Cherokee. Crew chief Bryan Conard made a gutsy call, deciding to go with a harder tire then everyone else.
At the drop of the green flag it was evident that Ferguson was feeling the harder tires, as he settled into a third place spot for first 20 laps. With ten laps to go though Ferguson and his tires started to turn up the heat.
Then, a close call with another driver, ironically experiencing tire failure, nearly ended Ferguson's rally to the front of the field. Nevertheless, as though ordained, the 22 car pulled through the close call to take the lead and bring home the victory. The win marked the richest, and one of the most emotional, victories in young Ferguson's career.
"This win means so much to me and my team right now, we have been through a lot, and have a lot of people to thank and dedicate this win to," remarked Ferguson. "I just tired to remember to be careful with my tires, because we went harder than everyone else. I didn't want to blister them before they actually took to the track. My crew chief made the right call, even if it was different then everyone else's, but it paid off in the end when everyone else used up their tires, and we had plenty of rubber left."
Ferguson collected his $10,000 winning prize, but he donated his trophy to the Butler family. Ferguson was very close with Hall of Fame inductee, the late Mike Butler.
"I knew right when I pulled in victory lane that I wanted to do that," said Ferguson." Mike Butler had been the photographer in victory lane that had taken my pictures many times before, and I knew it would be special to do that for the family. They were down there cheering me on and that's the least I could have done. We really like doing special things like that for people who lose someone special."
The Chris Ferguson Motorsports team will take next weekend off to regroup, and then next on their target is Virginia Motor Speedway, for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event.
Like so many racer's in the sport, Jason Johnson began his racing career watching his father. He'd head out to local race tracks in Southern Louisiana, first to watch, and then to help his family race their Sprint cars & Open Wheel Modifieds. As time passed, Jason began to closely watch the elite racers in the sport, looking forward to the day that he himself could get behind the wheel. Young Jason knew that he still had to pay his dues, and learn everything he could about the sport. After High School, Jason decided to move north, to Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania in search of a job with a World of Outlaws team.
Sprint Car & Open Wheel Modified Racer Jason Johnson
The hard work and dedication certainly paid off. Jason has been able to show his talents running the Texas Super Sprints, Cajun Sprinters, USCS, ASCS, ASCOC, among others. His first victory came in 1998 at the ASCS Sprint Car series in Rusk,Texas. Wins also followed at the 2003 Worlds of Outlaws race at Texas Motor Speedway, and in 2006 at the Knoxville Nationals. Following 2007 with over 20 victories, 2008 brought a victory at the $50,000 Oliie's Bargain Outlet Challenge winning 2 of the 3 races. The next year, Jason again had over 20 wins again.
When asked about K&N, Jason had this to say: "Back when I was a kid, my father was a firm believer in K&N Air Filtration systems. Embedded into me, as I began with my own career I also became a firm believer in utilizing K&N for all my personal needs as well as the race teams I competed for."
Jason also wanted to share that, "On my race car, the specialized K&N Air Box is awesome at keeping all the dust and dirt out of our Don Ott Racing Engines. While competing on dirt tracks puts K&N to the test, and our results speak for themselves with 17 victories so far in 2010. K&N. Like my father once taught me, a clean engine is a happy engine. We thank K&N for making it all possible."
Replacement Air Filter for 2010-2013 Kia Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4L and 3.5L and the 2011-2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L
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Replacement Air Filter for 2009 and 2010 Kia Borrego 3.8L and 4.6L
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Replacement Air Filter for certain 2006 to 2016 Chevy Captiva and Opel Antara
K&N's 33-2956 replacement
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The 33-2956 is designed to boost power and acceleration while providing excellent filtration to protect your engine.
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