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August 13, 2016 at
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Woohoo, great race, congratulations to Jason Johnson & team!
From little Eunice, Louisiana, hardly any other sprint cars as far as I know, but home to my favorite radio station, "Louisiana Proud" KBON 101.1
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August 13, 2016 at
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Posted By: revjimk on August 13 2016 at 11:32:32 PM
Woohoo, great race, congratulations to Jason Johnson & team!
From little Eunice, Louisiana, hardly any other sprint cars as far as I know, but home to my favorite radio station, "Louisiana Proud" KBON 101.1
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Hell yes!!!!! That was a perfect night at the races. Rarely is the A main the best night of the week. That was one of the best races I have ever seen for the lead. (Also loved the result)
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August 14, 2016 at
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The coonasses are partying down here in LA! Congrats Jason!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!
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August 14, 2016 at
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I wish I had been there
What a dummy....
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August 14, 2016 at
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Posted By: revjimk on August 13 2016 at 11:32:32 PM
Woohoo, great race, congratulations to Jason Johnson & team!
From little Eunice, Louisiana, hardly any other sprint cars as far as I know, but home to my favorite radio station, "Louisiana Proud" KBON 101.1
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Way to go JJ! Congrats to everyone who made the show!
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August 14, 2016 at
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Congrats to Jason Johnson , crew and wife Bobbi on a great win . Sounds as though it was one of the best Nationals in years and it also sounds like Jason used some of the Donny Schatz methods to win this race . A different winner is always a good thing for racing .
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August 14, 2016 at
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"Parked it for BC"
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August 14, 2016 at
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Heck of a race! Congrats JJ!
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August 14, 2016 at
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What engine does Jason run?
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August 14, 2016 at
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Posted By: Big Right Ear on August 14 2016 at 09:01:52 PM
What engine does Jason run?
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Based on a congratulatory tweet, I'd say Kistler.
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August 14, 2016 at
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Posted By: bbqking on August 14 2016 at 09:39:19 PM
Based on a congratulatory tweet, I'd say Kistler.
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Thats what i was thinking but they really don't say much and Kistler is not visible on the car.
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August 15, 2016 at
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Posted By: Big Right Ear on August 14 2016 at 09:01:52 PM
What engine does Jason run?
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Don Ott, Bug Motors
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August 15, 2016 at
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The Rajin' Cajoun was born and raised in Louisiana but not lives in Rocky Mount, Missouri. So we still do not have a winner of the Knoxville Nationals from the state of Iowa, ever!
I need my memory jogged and someone on here likely knows off the top of his head - What years did Jason work on the crew of Steve Kinser's car? The first time I recall knowing about him was when he won a mini sprint race at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. At that time Kraig Kinser was racing mini sprints so it was a good while ago.
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August 15, 2016 at
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Posted By: sprintfanatic on August 15 2016 at 11:23:07 AM
The Rajin' Cajoun was born and raised in Louisiana but not lives in Rocky Mount, Missouri. So we still do not have a winner of the Knoxville Nationals from the state of Iowa, ever!
I need my memory jogged and someone on here likely knows off the top of his head - What years did Jason work on the crew of Steve Kinser's car? The first time I recall knowing about him was when he won a mini sprint race at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. At that time Kraig Kinser was racing mini sprints so it was a good while ago.
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& he's probably not Cajun, either. Otherwise his name would be something like Boudreau or Guidry.... but maybe His Mama is...
I wore a Jason "Ragin' Cajun" t-shirt to a Cajun Music fest down in Lafayette, La. one time & nobody said a word, except one guy who asked if I was in Jason's family. Its all about family down there
But Eunice is way cool, they know how to have fun on "da bayou"!
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August 15, 2016 at
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sprintfanatic: It's sometime in the mid-to-late 90s. He mentioned it in the Knoxville press conference after the race. I can't find the video at the moment.
Jason comes from Thibodeauxs & Rogers (that's Ro-zhay) too. Def got some Cajun blood in him! Throw in some Swedish & Coushatta indian heritage as well.
A lot of Cajuns don't have a clue about sprint car racing though. There IS 1 other sprint car team in Eunice, LA, revjimk... his cousin Ty Johnson drives a 305.
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Posted By: ebreaker on August 15 2016 at 02:58:40 PM
sprintfanatic: It's sometime in the mid-to-late 90s. He mentioned it in the Knoxville press conference after the race. I can't find the video at the moment.
Jason comes from Thibodeauxs & Rogers (that's Ro-zhay) too. Def got some Cajun blood in him! Throw in some Swedish & Coushatta indian heritage as well.
A lot of Cajuns don't have a clue about sprint car racing though. There IS 1 other sprint car team in Eunice, LA, revjimk... his cousin Ty Johnson drives a 305.
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Thanks for the info... I knew there were a few teams on the Gulf Coast
There was also a guy (recently deceased) in New Orleans named Steve E (something, name escapes me) who used to own a USAC team in the 70s, wing & wingless, dirt & pavement, gave it up cause it cost too much (even back then). I know Steve & his wife Marilyn from dancing. They were gonna meet me at Knoxville Nats a couple of years ago but wimped. I suspect Marilyn feared it might prompt him to buy another sprint car!
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Posted By: revjimk on August 15 2016 at 03:07:52 PM
Thanks for the info... I knew there were a few teams on the Gulf Coast
There was also a guy (recently deceased) in New Orleans named Steve E (something, name escapes me) who used to own a USAC team in the 70s, wing & wingless, dirt & pavement, gave it up cause it cost too much (even back then). I know Steve & his wife Marilyn from dancing. They were gonna meet me at Knoxville Nats a couple of years ago but wimped. I suspect Marilyn feared it might prompt him to buy another sprint car!
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Steve Enslow!
But he lived in West Virginny when he had a race team...
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August 15, 2016 at
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Posted By: ebreaker on August 15 2016 at 02:58:40 PM
sprintfanatic: It's sometime in the mid-to-late 90s. He mentioned it in the Knoxville press conference after the race. I can't find the video at the moment.
Jason comes from Thibodeauxs & Rogers (that's Ro-zhay) too. Def got some Cajun blood in him! Throw in some Swedish & Coushatta indian heritage as well.
A lot of Cajuns don't have a clue about sprint car racing though. There IS 1 other sprint car team in Eunice, LA, revjimk... his cousin Ty Johnson drives a 305.
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"A lot of Cajuns don't have a clue about sprint car racing though"
But they sure know how to cook, play music & dance!
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August 15, 2016 at
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Posted By: revjimk on August 15 2016 at 03:22:28 PM
"A lot of Cajuns don't have a clue about sprint car racing though"
But they sure know how to cook, play music & dance!
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Whenever I hear Ragin' Cajun I think of the fiddle player Doug Kershaw. 
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Posted By: StanM on August 15 2016 at 05:34:37 PM
Whenever I hear Ragin' Cajun I think of the fiddle player Doug Kershaw.
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Yep, thats what they call him...
First saw him on the Johnny Cash TV show in summer of 1968, first show, when Cash sang with Bob Dylan (what a pair!)
Didn't know what to make of Kershaw, except that I dug it
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