THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGHS……TO THE LOWEST OF THE LOWES!

The Johnny Davis Motor Sports #0 Chevy Monte Carlo was painted a brilliant shade of red for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide race at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte.

After beating 20 cars to gain a career high 26^th place qualifying run – the team’s spirits were very high. With a new set up on the car it settled into the turns like never before. The crew had worked a miracle.

But it was not to be! Danny lost radio communication with his spotter on the parade lap. From the start without knowing where the other cars were, Danny began to run a slightly high line in order to leave room for any car that might try to pass without Danny knowing the car was there. The upper lane was not worked in yet and when the outside wheels got in the unclean part (we call this the marbles), the car got loose and crashed……. the lowest of the Lowes. Probably no other sport can have such fast swings as that of Racing!

Danny feels bad about wrecking the car he has driven this year and wishes to thank Johnny Davis and his crew for all of their hard work.

See you at the races!

Danny Aims for Charlotte

Danny has turned his first laps at Lowe’s Motor Speedway which the racing world calls "Charlotte". Last Tuesday Johnny Davis Motor Sports met Danny at Charlotte with the same car Danny drove at Darlington. With a few changes to the #0 car Danny ran about 100 laps, finding his way around a 1 ½ mile track for the first time. Based on the test session NASCAR has approved a license up grade for the ‘arena’ tracks.
This past weekend Danny spent over 30 hours in the JDM shops plotting and changing the car. JDM has also painted the #0 car to bright red.
Danny is looking forward to his first attempt at qualifying for Charlotte. There are 46 entries for a 43 car field. "I feel good about my chances of making the field and really appreciate Johnny Davis and Lori Morgan for giving me this opportunity even though we will probably only run about 25% of the race due to no sponsorship" said Danny. He continued "This is giving me a lot of experience on the NASCAR tracks that I hope to be full time on in the near future."
Gaining this experience in Nationwide cars comes at the expense of the Late Model which will sit idle for another week.

See you at the races!

THE LADY IN BLACK!
Friday night Danny had his first date with "The Lady in Black" - Darlington Speedway - driving the Johnny Davis Motorsports Monte Carlo. It was hard to tell if the "Lady" was smiling but Danny sure was. He can not wait to come back to what most drivers consider the toughest track on the circuit.
Practice, Qualifying, and the race went by uneventfully for Danny, which is a good thing. At least half of the other cars got some kind of damage.
Danny went to work learning the track while being very respectful of her. As a native of South Carolina he grew up hearing the stories of Darlington. He qualified the car into the race in38th place putting the two Davis cars side by side in the 14th row. The car steadily moved forward passing cars until brake trouble developed about 25% through the race, thus ending the night in 35th position.
Due to the success at Darlington Danny has been offered a car at Charlotte in two weeks provided that NASCAR approves.

NATIONWIDE RACE AT DARLINGTON!

Danny will get his first laps on the famous “Lady in Black” this weekend, May 8^th & 9^th. Johnny Davis has entered Danny in the NASCAR Nationwide race in the Lori Morgan #0 Monte Carlo. The car is the teams second car and Danny will probably only run to the first gas stop but the experience of practicing, qualifying, and racing at Darlington is very valuable to his career.

See you at the races!

A DOUBLE WEEKEND

Danny started the JDM #0 Nationwide car at Richmond on Friday night and ran his own Late Model at Dillon on Saturday night!

Engine trouble on the 3^rd lap of practice set the tone for the entire day at Richmond. Johnny Davis Motorsports hired Danny to put the Lori Morgan #0 in the show at Richmond International Raceway. Richmond is a beautiful 3/4 mile NASCAR Speedway. Practice was limited while the team patched the engine. Danny qualified the car and started the race but with re-occurring engine problems only completed 16 laps.

Finally we had good weather in Dillon, South Carolina. The new Late Model was quick in the first practice and qualified 3^rd. The tire compound of this year’s tire is a little different and none of the drivers were used to them yet. The race ended just like it started with almost no passing. Danny finished 3^rd. We were happy - it was the first race for the new car and we have a good understanding of what to do with these tires now. Danny anxiously awaits the next visit to Dillon on May 24^th.