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Special from Johnny VanDoorn HS
Motorsports
VanDoorn On A Roll For HS Motorsports
Johnny VanDoorn and his HS Motorsports team
are on a roll heading into the final half of the 2007 season. The
Coopersville Michigan teen has won four races so far in 2007 in three
 different
cars for two different teams. VanDoorn started his winning ways on May
12th at the Berlin Raceway. VanDoorn wheeled his family owned #71
outlaw late model to the checkered flag, becoming the youngest driver
to win a outlaw late model feature at the historic track. Towards the
end of May, VanDoorn joined the HS Motorsports team of three time ARCA
Champion Tim Steele and has continued to flex his muscle across
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
VanDoorn’s first win for HS Motorsports came
at the Dixie Motor Speedway on June 15th. VanDoorn led all 100 laps en
route to a dominating performance that has had the short track racing
community buzzing ever since. VanDoorn went on to score another
victory at the Toledo Speedway on July 20th. VanDoorn started 7th and
led the final 37 laps. VanDoorn’s most recent win was his first in the
Indiana based Champion Racing Association (CRA Super Series). On
August 4th, VanDoorn led 126 of 250 laps at the high banked quarter
mile Anderson Speedway. Currently, VanDoorn is third in the series
points battle and has a commanding lead in the Rookie of The Year
points battle.
“2007 has been the kind of year I’ve been
waiting for. Finally we have had some good luck and with the help of
Tim Steele, Chip Caputo and the whole HS Motorsports team, I think
more wins are around the corner. Tim and I have really clicked on
setup ideas and to have a multi -time
champion crew chief like Chip Caputo wrenching on your car, you can’t
help being excited.” VanDoorn added “ when I started driving for Tim,
he already had a great team in place. Chip, Dave Schneider, and Ron
Luyk have been with Tim for awhile and are all great at the jobs. Plus
Adam Chase and my little brother Ben came over with me, so that helped
make the transition smooth.”
Besides VanDoorn’s four wins this season, he’s
also run well in special races
 across
Michigan. On July 4th, he finished second in the Late Model Jones held
at the M40 Speedway, taking $10,000 home in the process. He then
finished seventh in the Kalamazoo Klash, after starting dead last.
Besides his win in the CRA Series, VanDoorn has three top five
finishes, a total he’ll look to increase this weekend at Illiana
Speedway. “We tested the day before the original race date and learned
a lot. I have never raced there before and was a little lost my first
time on the track. After my first run, I watched a couple of other
drivers and learned the track. I’m looking forward to going back there
and trying to back up our win at Anderson.
After the Illiana race, VanDoorn and his team
will once again turn it’s attention to a couple of outlaw late model
races. The first will be at the Berlin Raceway on August 15th, which
will be his first race at Berlin since he won there earlier this year.
Then, the team hopes to be able to head to Owosso Speedway for it’s
final outlaw race of the season. The team had a motor failure after
having the fastest car in practice on July 28th.
For more information on Johnny VanDoorn and
the HS Motorsports team, log onto
www.johnnyvandoorn.com
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