East Bay Sprint Car Racing Action: Johnny takes a
win in the Strawberry Dash at East
Bay, FL in February 2006.
Seals-It: Johnny is now working as a sales and
marketing representative for Seals-It, traveling to all of the race shops
throughout the U.S.
Year-end USAC Silver Crown Championship Points:
Johnny finished 4th overall in
championship points in the competitive USAC Silver Crown series. Stay
tuned as we announce the addition of a new sponsor for our dirt car racing
program for the 2006 season.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Dave Kallmann, from the Milwaukee
Journal, summed our race day, "John Heydenreich drove from 24th
to second and stalked Drake for a time but dropped out 19 laps short of the
finish with a brake rotor problem." Read the article on the
Milwaukee Journal Online,
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/race/jul04/246230.asp.
USACLive News from the Milwaukee Mile:
"The real excitement in the race came from two drivers who
started deep in the back. John Heydenreich, driving the Racewell.com Beast was
the fastest car on the track for much of the race. He found a high line through
the turns early in the race and picked off car after car from his 24th starting
position. By lap twenty-two he had picked up ten positions. By the time Dane
Carter spun a second time on lap 52; Heydenreich was in seventh and had run down
the lead pack. From that point he picked off a car every other lap or so and
found himself in second and closing on Drake. His fantastic run came to a halt
though on lap 81 with a broken right front brake unit."
Johnny wins with ARDC after a 9-year absence!
Read the article
on Open Wheel Racing,
http://www.openwheelracing.com/Jun%2029-04%20-R-%20After%20Nine%20Years%20John%20Heydenreich%20Returns.html
TV
Guide Rolls Out Third Annual Full-Size NASCAR Preview Magazine
A 1/3
page photo of the Silver Crown #90 dirt car driven by Johnny "Hot Rod"
Heydenreich and owned by Sharon Bank is featured in the 2004 NASCAR Preview
collector's edition published by TV Guide!! This photo was taken at the
Indiana Fairgrounds last May by Ken Plotkin, and is featured on page 16.
It's on newsstands now, or it can be ordered online at the TV Guide
store:
http://shop.tvguide.com/webapp/tvstore?process=prodDisplay&action=&pid=50136284
Following the enormous success of its first
two NASCAR preview publications, TV Guide rolls out its third-annual full-size
NASCAR season preview on January 19. TV Guide Auto Racing Yearbook features a
pair of collectible covers, spotlighting Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick,
two of the most successful and popular names in the sport. The 96-page
definitive guide for all NASCAR fans is an exciting full-color look at the
upcoming season, filled with stirring photos, vital information and stories by
the nation's top motor sports journalists.
John
Heydenreich Handles Tony Stewart’s TQ at Rumble in the Dome, by Dino Oberto,
Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise..."Keeping Track"
"John Heydenreich - Sprintin' Around"
Johnny is
featured in an article on Open Wheel Racing by Jim Morrison
http://www.openwheelracing.com/Archives/Jan%205-04%20-S-%20John%20Heydenreich%20SA%20-%20Morrison%20OWR.html
Johnny
featured on Racin' with D.O. radio show, and Kevin Oldham's Indiana Bullring
Scene.
Kevin Oldham states in his weekly
article, "Absolutely one of the best interviews on our Racin’ With D.O. Monday
night radio shows; if you give Johnny “Hot Rod” Heydenreich a microphone, look
out. An employee of East Enterprises since the late ‘90s, Hot Rod’s ears are
often subject to many juicy rumors as he crafts bodywork for the latest
additions to the Beastie Boys fold. Not able to divulge such top-secret rumors,
Heydenreich did say that because of his late season drives in Tom Burkey’s
Avenger sprint car; his interest in racing is revived after five years of
focusing on the Silver Crown series. Searching for someone to partner up with
his Pittsburgh, PA based Sharon Duda team; Johnny said that he wants a winged
sprint car ride for Florida in addition to seeking out a horse for weekly
wingless wars next summer, possibly reassembling one of his older dirt midget
rides as well." Kevin's articles can be found at
www.hoseheads.com/ko.html.
Thanks, Kevin!
