14 Apr

A Look a Hunter Johnson, Pro Truck Leader

Hunter Johnson Ready for More after Opening Trucks Season with a Victory    By Chuck Corder  Hunter Johnson is driving down familiar Georgia backroads when his cell rings.  The 19-year-old Proxy Equipment Pro Trucks driver is headed to dinner with girlfriend Meagan after a long day at J-Cor Trailers Sales. Still, Johnson had a few minutes before they arrived to describe what scoring a season-opening win at Five Flags Speedway earlier this month felt like.  “We went down (to Pensacola) not really knowing what to expect with the new (tire) rules,” the Griffin, Ga., native said. “We ran an old set the Curt Britt team had laying around during practice, and I liked the old set of tires. We put a new set on for qualifying and I liked ’em even more.   “The race came, and the truck was hooked up from the beginning. The truck came alive.”  Johnson hopes his family-owned No. 1 is [...]

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03 Apr

Heil Yeah! Texas Driver Stays Cool on Crisp Night at 5 Flags to Win the Outlaws 50 Lapper 

Heil Yeah! Texas Driver Stays Cool on Crisp Night at 5 Flags to win the Outlaws 50 Lapper    By Chuck Corder  It takes about 11 hours to complete the 700-mile drive from Floresville, Texas, to Five Flags Speedway.  That distance means fans don’t get to see John Heil often enough at the famed half-mile asphalt oval.  But when the veteran wheelman does make the long journey to the Pine Forest Road exit, Heil rarely leaves without some big piece of hardware.   The 2019 Snowball Derby Outlaws champion collected another winner’s trophy Friday night at Five Flags, topping 17 other drivers and earning a dramatic season-opening victory in the Faith Chapel Outlaws 50-lap feature.   Heil worked his way through lapped traffic for most of the race seemingly. Each time a rival driver applied some pressure, though, the crafty short-track ’shoe collected himself and extended his lead to a comfortable margin.  “When I’d go to the [...]

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02 Apr

Texan John Heil Wins Outlaw 50; Hunter Johnson from Georgia Takes Pro Truck 35 ; Brannon Fowler in Sportsmen 25; Cameron Leytham Wins Pure Stocks

Outlaw 50 Official Results:             1 2 John Heil Floresville, TX #96 2 3 Cameron Henderson , TX #92H 3 1 Bubba Winslow Cantonment, FL #92 4 5 Conner Sutton Pensacola, FL #54 5 8 Chad Chaffin Murfreesboro, TN #3 6 13 Todd Jones Pace, FL #9 7 9 Stuart Dutton Tallahassee, FL #32 8 10 Jake Finch Lynn Haven, FL #51 9 6 Logan Boyett Pensacola, FL #1 10 4 Bill Tutchtone II Pensacola, FL #5 11 14 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL #22 12 18 Rocky Boyd Sr Pensacola, FL #25 13 17 Jerry Bohlman , FL #43 14 11 Chris Cotto Milton, FL #17 15 7 Doug Thorpe Jr Pensacola, FL #84 16 12 Kevin Chase Gulf Breeze, FL #15C 17 15 Jody Henderson Opp, AL #28 18 16 Kraig Hall Pace, FL #98                                                                                                                                                                                                        [...]

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