Billy Johnson in Daytona 24 Hr

[stuntman]

Well it looks like I have been listed as the 5th driver in the Green #86 Mitchum Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 for the 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend. I will be a backup driver for use when needed (probably at 3am). Be sure to catch it on SPEED!

Speed Channel's 14 Hours of coverage:
http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=40924

SPEED and FX will cover the entire race:
http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.cfm?series=r&cid=41005



In addition I will be driving with Jack Roush Jr. in the brand-new #61 ROUSH Racing BOSS 302R Mustang. This thing is awesome!

We will also be running our old #61 (listed as #51 in the race) Ford Racing FR500C Mustang GT with Puerto Rican Roly Falgueras and a quick up and coming driver who i've been working with - Shelby Blackstock.

Check out my blog at Roush Performance:

http://blog.roushperformance.com/blog/2011/01/2011-daytona-race-preview.html

"nine races in GRAND-AM's highly competitive Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge will be aired on a delayed basis, beginning with the season-opening GRAND-AM 200 at Daytona International Speedway, to be shown on SPEED at 3 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Feb. 5, with nearly 80 cars expected to enter."


Be sure to watch!


Billy

 

[RSO 34]

See you there Billy.

 

[docjohn]

best of luck.

 

[SFDreamer]

Awesome man! Kick some butt!

 

[FogCityNSX]

Awesome! Good luck! Bring it home Billy!

 

[Brylek]

Congratulations, I see your resume is growing fast and strong

 

[jonas1jp]

Congratulations!! Glad to hear you're getting more opportunities. I tried a Google search of Shelby Blackstock, and all that came up was a bunch of pics and links to Reba McEntire's son. Is that the same guy? I checked out your blog also - you speaking so highly of him tells me I need to watch this guy too! Keep it up, be safe, and good luck with my dream job!

Joe

 

[stuntman]

Congratulations!! Glad to hear you're getting more opportunities. I tried a Google search of Shelby Blackstock, and all that came up was a bunch of pics and links to Reba McEntire's son. Is that the same guy? I checked out your blog also - you speaking so highly of him tells me I need to watch this guy too! Keep it up, be safe, and good luck with my dream job!

Joe

Thank you. Yes that's Shelby and he'll be driving the Ford Racing FR500C that Jack Roush Jr. and I drove last year (but it will be #57 for this race):

Yes he will be one to watch in the future. I've been working with him for a while now.

Billy

 

[NSXLuvr]

I will be there Fri. When is the Grand Am race?

Good Luck!

 

[stuntman]

I will be there Fri. When is the Grand Am race?

Good Luck!

The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) race that Jack Jr. and I do is Friday.

The 24 Hours of Daytona is Sat-Sun.

 

[NSXrunner]

Grats and good luck!

 

[Pooh]

The Don67 and I will be there, along with a few others from the Northeast (and some that use to be from the Northeast), to watch you in the Continental Tire Challenge on Friday. Good luck and good driving (I sooooo wish I had your job!)

 

[StmpoRaceProducts]

go get em Billy

 

[joove]

Go get em billy, even if you need a jug full of coffee at 3 am ..hmm but then will it complicate restroom breaks... How do you 24 hour racer type handle those logistics ? or does the dehydration in the car cure the drivers of said issue.

Anyhow. Congratulations on the new opportunities and all the best.

 

[RYU]

Will Tivo for sure! Go get em'!

 

[LMR]

Good luck Billy!!!

 

[brandonsan]

Congrats and I'll see you there !

 

[FXMDKen]

Cant wait! Do what you do!

 

[stuntman]

Thank you all for the kind words and support!

If you're there, be sure to stop by the ROUSH trailer and say hi/grab a crew guy and ask for me - don't be shy even though they might look busy!

Go get em billy, even if you need a jug full of coffee at 3 am ..hmm but then will it complicate restroom breaks... How do you 24 hour racer type handle those logistics ? or does the dehydration in the car cure the drivers of said issue.

Anyhow. Congratulations on the new opportunities and all the best.

Yes, not drinking a lot of water before your stint helps a lot. I'd rather be slightly thirsty and drink out of my bottle when in the car then have the discomfort of holding it in. Stints usually last 1-3 hours, and you cannot be in the car longer than 4 hours straight. BUT (and I'll quote the movie Super Troopers): "When you gotta go, you gotta go".

Here's a picture of the #86 Mitchum Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 I'll be in for the 24:

Billy

 

[d.n]

Good luck! I'll be watching this one

 

[Pruhnke]

Best of luck to you and the team!

 

[nsx2tall]

Thank you all for the kind words and support!

If you're there, be sure to stop by the ROUSH trailer and say hi/grab a crew guy and ask for me - don't be shy even though they might look busy!Yes, not drinking a lot of water before your stint helps a lot. I'd rather be slightly thirsty and drink out of my bottle when in the car then have the discomfort of holding it in. Stints usually last 1-3 hours, and you cannot be in the car longer than 4 hours straight. BUT (and I'll quote the movie Super Troopers): "When you gotta go, you gotta go".

If you hold it too long you could damage your kidneys-- I'd rather do laundry than dialysis. Congratulations, I look forward to seeing you in the series again this year.

 

[stuntman]

Thanks again!

Here's a press release:

http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=398459&FS=GRANDAM*


Billy

 

[92 white 0650]

Re: Race report?

Billy, how did it work out? I didn't watch too carefully but happened to catch Jack Jr. as he put the Mustang into the tires. And I saw on the leaderboard that the #86 went out early, but didn't see or hear anything else.

What actually happened? Was it fun?

 

[nsx2tall]

It look to me like Pobst was knocked into the wall on the first lap and then the gearbox failed not too long after.