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Sep 25, 2009 - Johanna Long is the 2009 Blizzard Series Champion!
Johanna Long, the 17-year-old Pensacola, Florida driver, continues to run with the big boys of racing. Make that win against the big boys. She became the first woman to clinch the Blizzard Series Super Late Model points championship Friday night at Five Flags Speedway. Long finished fourth to win the title by just 5 points over Augie Grill, who won his second straight Blizzard race.
A year after winning the Pro Late Model championship at 16 years old, she's now the Blizzard Series champion at 17. "It's awesome, a dream come true," Long said as the fans roared their approval. "I never thought I'd be here. My family and my crew have supported me all season. It's just great."
Grill was the fastest qualifier and dominated the race, leading all 100 laps. Long started second and stayed in that position for the final 13 laps to clinch the title. "I told my crew on the radio that I wasn't going to do anything to lose one more position," Long said. "My whole goal this whole race was to stay out of trouble and win the championship."
Long's father, Donald Long an accomplished driver in his own right and who still runs from time to time, didn't even race Friday night so they could focus on Johanna's performance. In the end, Donald, his family and the Panhandle Motorsports crew celebrated a championship with his daughter. "We had some good fortune," Donald Long said. "It's good when a plan comes together."
Next up for Johanna will be: A flight to the Kansas Speedway early next Thursday morning October 1st, to spend the day as a role model and mentor to 600 area Girl Scouts at the ARCA REMAX Series "Kansas Lottery 150" then back home to Pensacola, Florida before the Long family heads North once again to North Carolina as Johanna will compete in the "American 200" ARCA race at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, N.C., on Oct. 11 where she will drive the GrandmaRubys.com, D'Hondt Motorsports, Toyota Camry.
After stops in Winchester, In on October 18th and Nashville Fairgrounds on November 1st, to race against the Super Late Model's best once again, On December 6th, Johanna will be back home in Pensacola as the Panhandle Motorsports team gears up for a Showdown in the Superbowl of Super Late Model racing - "The Snowball Derby"
TIFFANY DANIELS IS THE SECOND FEMALE DRIVER TO ACCEPT AN INVITE TO COMPETE IN THE ASA TRANSCONTINENTAL SERIES FREE STATE 500 IN SOUTH AFRICA
American Speed Association Transcontinental Series
Press ReleaseOfficial Event Announcement – September 21, 2009 AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION RACING GOES INTERNATIONAL IN SOUTH AFRICA AT PHAKISA FREEWAY RACE TRACK. New Motorsport Concept Pits South Africa Against America: “Two Continents – One Winner”
“CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONTINENTS FOR ASA TRANSCONTINENTAL SERIES”
The American Speed Association (ASA) is taking another innovative step by creating an international motorsport contest for stock cars with the “Championship Between the Continents – South Africa versus USA Motorsports. ”This new event, tagged with the “Two Continents – One Winner” moniker, created with the help of the Free State Provincial Government of South Africa, will feature a 207-lap, 500-Kilometer event at the Phakisa Freeway Circuit in Welkom. The race will take place on January 29 – 31, 2010. This event, the first time the ASA will venture outside of North America, will be part of the “South African Speedweeks” which will see various racing-themed activities surrounding the race.
The contract allows ASA Racing International as the exclusive International Stock Car Sanctioning organization for 4 years at Phakisa, working closely with Motorsport South Africa (MSA), the controlling body of all motorsports in South Africa. "Everyone involved with the Free State Province is extremely excited about the ‘Championship Between the Continents’ and looks forward to hosting the American drivers,” said Ace Magashule, the Honourable Free State Premier. “We recently concluded a very successful 2009 Soccer Confederation Cup championship as a prelude to hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup Tournament.
This stock car race will be another opportunity for the Free State Province to showcase our beautiful country on a worldwide stage. When the idea was presented to us by Mr. (Dennis) Huth there was no question that this was the type of event our country should be involved with and an excellent manner to promote racing at our own Phakisa Freeway Circuit. January is a beautiful time to visit South Africa as it is our summer and the Phakisa racetrack will impress those who come to compete in the event.”Phakisa Freeway Circuit is a multi-purpose racing facility featuring a 1.5-mile oval which is where the “Championship Between the Continents” will be contested.
