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Post by topfive on Nov 24, 2010 6:11:16 GMT -8
As announced on NASCAR'S Race Hub show, Vision airlines will run nearly the full schedule of Camping World Trucks next year with Justin Johnson and Dusty Davis. Vision has secured a shop in Charlotte and purchased trucks from Kyle Busch Motorsports. Davis and Johnson will also run selected East and West events on the off weekends. They have hired Doug George- Ron Hornaday's former crew chief- as team manager. The Vision team and both drivers received high praise from a number of Cup teams for their strong showing in only their second West race.
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Post by Buzzy on Nov 24, 2010 19:04:00 GMT -8
Happy days are here again...couldn't have better news unless they take Mitchell with them!!
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Post by topfive on Nov 25, 2010 5:33:08 GMT -8
Buzzy-
You may get your wish- I hear they are looking for someone with a strong back and weak mind to clean the wheels on the hauler.
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Post by Buzzy on Nov 26, 2010 8:26:12 GMT -8
Maybe he should practice his a$$ kissing skills at LVMS some more to get ready for that all important job interview! We could take up a collection for his first month of supplies so that he can get right to his polishing. Hope he gets the new "position". Something to look forward to!  |
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Post by topfive on Dec 9, 2010 6:02:09 GMT -8
The Vision team took home their hardware Sunday night at the Irwindale awards banquet.-here's a clip from the report
"> SUPER LATE MODEL (Pepsi) – Justin Johnson, 25, from Las Vegas, dominated the premier and fastest TS@I division for his first Irwindale championship. He won ten of 19 main events in a season with six different series winners. He defeated his Vision Airlines teammate and four-time winner Dusty Davis by 66-points. He works as a driving instructor for Ron Fellows Performance Driving School in Nevada. The personable, ambitious driver has more than 100 career victories, eight championships and one track record in his ten years of competition that started in Bandoleros. The nattily-attired driver wisely used his Apple iPhone as a teleprompter for his thank you reminder source. He initially thanked people for keeping the tent together earlier despite high wind gusts and rain. He then thanked the following: “Whelen All-American Series, Pepsi, track officials Bob DeFazio for accommodating our team, team bus driver Al, our hauler driver Frank, Low Budget TV, our team, great engines, team members Chuck Wahl, crew chief, Garrett, car chief, Chris, tire expert, Jace, from Position One Motorsports, Jason Allen, my spotter, Dave Eshleman for use of a car when our team was a car down, Tom Davis, GM, Rip Michels, competition director/shock expert, Townsend Bell, PR, the 94 team car guys for help in getting my 98 car back together after a wreck, Sandy and Jodie for food all year, our photographer, and car owners Steve and Bill Acor, without whom I couldn't be here.” Johnson said he and Dusty will race K & N Pro Series West stock cars in 2011 plus some NASCAR Camping World Truck races from the Vision Airlines team shop in North Carolina. He concluded by thanking his wife Jenna Marie. “I'm ending a chapter in my life this year. You can follow my career on JustinJohnson.net or on VisionAirlines.com. Thanks to all and happy holidays.”
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Post by dave on Dec 9, 2010 16:17:21 GMT -8
I'd reckon they bought the old Xpress trucks that KBM bought to jump start the team and not the more recent KBM built trucks. Good to see another truck team though. Wonder who is doing the engines or if they are going to use the spec package. I don't know if those guys are cleared for mile and a halfs yet.
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Post by Buzzy on Dec 9, 2010 18:40:43 GMT -8
Oh thank God! Pleaseeeee...So glad we won't have to hear about him anymore. When he starts playing with the "big boys" he will be a no better driver than Taylor Barton with all of his huff and puff. It should be very interesting to watch this soap opera unfold. Delusions of grandeur.
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Post by topfive on Dec 10, 2010 6:02:59 GMT -8
I'd reckon they bought the old Xpress trucks that KBM bought to jump start the team and not the more recent KBM built trucks. Good to see another truck team though. Wonder who is doing the engines or if they are going to use the spec package. I don't know if those guys are cleared for mile and a halfs yet. Bodine has cleared them for mile and a half, but suggested they not try Daytona this year, so they will miss that one. Not sure what trucks they bought, but the Vision folks don't believe in second rate equipment or people. Just look at the guys they hired to run the SLM program- Wahl, Michaels, Allen etc. Now they hired Doug George- Hornaday's old crew chief to run the truck program. |
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