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Track

Location

Event B-Main

Feature

February 20 Moulton Speedway Moulton, AL     DNF
February 27-28 Green Valley Speedway $10K 75 lap Glencoe, AL SRRS DNF DNF
March 6 Duck River Speedway $3K 40 lap Wheel, TN SRRS   9th
March 13 Columbus Speedway Columbus, MS PRO   DNS
March 20 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL PRO   WON
March 27 Clarksville Speedway $3K 40-lap Clarksville, TN SRRS   DNF(18)
April 3 North Georgia Speedway $3k 40-lap Chatsworth, GA SRRS   16
April 10 Thunderhill Raceway $3K 40-lap Summertown, TN SRRS   DNS
April 16 Green Valley Speedway Bama Bash $2K 30 -lap Glencoe, AL SRRS   14
April 17 Green Valley Speedway Bama Bash $3K 40-lap Glencoe, AL SRRS   DNF
April 30 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     DNF
May 7 Boyds Speedway $3K 40 lap Ringgold, GA SRRS   DNF
May 8 Wartburg Speedway 40 Lap $3K Wartburg, TN SRRS   8th
May 15 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     Rain
May 21 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL PRO   Rain
May 22 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     7th
May 29 Thunderhill Raceway $2K 30 lap Summertown, TN SRRS   4th
May 30 Duck River Speedway 40 Lap $3K Wheel, TN SRRS   7th
June 11 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL     5th
June 12 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     3rd
June 18 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL     3rd
June 19 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     DNF
June 26 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     4th
July 2 Duck River Speedway 2K to win Wheel, TN     DNF
July 3 Moulton Speedway Moulton, AL     9th
July 9 Magnolia Speedway Columbus, MS Lucas Oil    
July 10 Magnolia Speedway Columbus, MS Lucas Oil   DNS
July 16 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL SRRS   6th
July 17 Thunderhill Raceway 40 Lap $3K Summertown, TN SRRS   8th
July 23 North Alabama Speedway Tuscumbia, AL     5th
July 24 North Georgia Speedway 40 lap $3K Chatsworth, GA SRRS   15th
July 30 Green Valley Speedway 30 Lap $2K Glencoe, AL SRRS   7th
August 6 Boyds Speedway 40 Lap $3K Ringgold, GA SRRS   Rain out
August 7 Cleveland Speedway 40 Lap $3K Cleveland, TN SRRS   DNS
August 13 Duck River Speedway 30 Lap $2K Wheel, TN SRRS   15th
August 14 North Georgia Speedway 40 lap $3K Chatsworth, GA SRRS   17th
August 20 Boyds Speedway 40 lap $3K Ringgold, GA SRRS   DNF
August 21 Tri-County Race Track $3K 40-lap Brasstown, NC SRRS   Rain out
August 28 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     2nd
September 3 Duck River Speedway 30 Lap 2k Wheel, TN SRRS   8th
September 4 Thunderhill Raceway 2K 30 lap Summertown, TN SRRS   WON
September 5 North Alabama Speedway Bama Brawl Tuscumbia, AL     6th
September 11 Thunderhill Raceway Summertown, TN     Rain out
September 17 Thunderhill Raceway $2K 30 lap Summertown, TN SRRS   5th
September 18 Thunderhill Raceway $3K 40 lap Summertown, TN SRRS   6th (dq)
September 23-24 Columbus Speedway Magnolia State 100 Columbus, MS MS100   18th
October 2 Winchester Speedway Winchester, TN     2nd
October 9 Duck River Speedway Wheel, TN     DNF
October 21-23 Whynot Speedway Meridian, MS Fall Classic   DNS
November 26 Magnolia Speedway Columbus, MS PTGP   DNS
November 27 Magnolia Speedway Columbus, MS PTGP   7th
December 4 Thunderhill Raceway Christmas for Kid's Summertown, TN     WON

 

An article on Josh and his P.R.O. Series win at North Alabama Speedway is in the June issue of Late Model Illustrated Magazine!

December 4, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway, Summertown, TN- Josh and the crew would be on hand for the 4th annual Christmas for Kids race held at Thunderhill Raceway. 17 Super Late Models registered in. Josh would move into the lead in the feature and hold off attempts by David Earl Gentry and Eric Hickerson to take the win!
 

November 28, 2010- Magnolia Speedway, Columbus, MS- 38 Super Late models would register in for the second day of the annual Possum Town Grand Prix. Josh wouldn't lock in to the feature through qualifying, but he did make it into the feature race through his b-main. Starting the feature in 17th place, Josh would make it up to 5-6 place. A caution would come out on lap 47. On the restart of the race, Josh's already worn out tires that he started the race with would give up and he would lose a couple of positions. Josh still finished the race in 7th place!
 

November 27, 2010- Magnolia Speedway, Columbus, MS- Out of 48 Super Late Model entries in the P.R.O. sanctioned, annual Possum Town Grand Prix, Josh would not qualify well enough to lock in to the feature race. He would have to run a b-main. Josh still would not make it in to today's feature race.
 

October 23, 2010- Whynot Motorsports Park, Meridian, MS- Tonight, Josh would get another chance in the b-main to secure a starting position in the 100 lap feature race. With the fuel problem fixed, hopes were high that he would be able to make it in. During the b-main, Josh had advanced toward the front when there was a pile up of cars in the middle of turns one and two. With no place to go, Josh would end up in the middle of the pile up. A ruined right front wheel and tire would put an end to Josh's racing for this event.
 

October 22, 2010- Whynot Motorsports Park, Meridian, MS- The Putnam Race Team traveled to Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS for the 16th Annual Fall Classic. Tonight's race format would be the qualifying and heat races for tomorrow nights 100 lap feature race. 60 of some of the top drivers in dirt track racing would register in for the event. Battling fuel pressure problems, Josh would not qualify well. Before the heat race, the team changed the fuel pump thinking that this was the problem. Having to start the heat near the back and still having fuel problems, Josh would not advance into the top 3 lock in spots on the dry slick, one groove race track. He would get one more chance for a feature starting position in tomorrow's b-main.
 

October 9, 2010- Duck River Speedway- Tonight, Josh would set quick time out of his group and second fastest overall locking in to an outside pole start in the $3k to win, 40 lap feature. Terry English would take the lead on the start of the caution filled race with Josh in second. Around lap 30, Josh would start to challenge English for the lead when he would start to fall back. He was running in third place when he suddenly pulled to the infield. The ring gear & pinion had stripped. CORRECTION: The 5th arm broke and caused the spur gear to strip.
 

October 2, 2010- Winchester Speedway- Josh and the crew traveled to Winchester TN for a 40 lap 3,000 to win race. 44 Super Late Models registered in vying for a starting position in the feature event. Josh would qualify with the fastest time in his group and fourth fastest overall. This would secure the outside pole starting place in the feature. On the start of the race, Tim Busha would take the lead with Josh in second. Josh would hold on to second place to the end of the race. Randy Weaver would finish in third place behind Josh. Great Job Josh!
 

September 24-25, 2010- Josh and the team traveled to Columbus, MS for the 21st annual Magnolia State 100 Championships. 71 Super Late Models, with some of the biggest names in dirt late model racing, would register for the event. All cars would qualify for position in heat races to determine the start order for the 100 lap main event. Josh would start on the pole of the 5th heat race. Josh went on to win his heat race securing a 20th place starting position in the feature race! In the feature event, Josh would move up several positions when about lap 35 he would be the victim of two other car's wreck. The contact would break the right rear axle on Josh's car and put an end to his run for the night. Josh did great just by making the race considering the caliber of drivers that participated!
 

September 18, 2010- With only 17 Super Late Models registered in for the second night of the Danny Sandrell Memorial weekend, the race format would be the same as the previous night. No heats, feature starting position would be determined by qualifying. Qualifying would go better for Josh tonight and he would qualify second fastest in his group. The would secure the second row outside starting position for the feature race. The #20 Ray McElhiney started inside 2nd row. On the first couple of laps, it was the 121, 98, 20, 212, 19 when all of a sudden the #20 slowed down on the back stretch like something had broken on his car and he was leaving the track. Everybody behind him slowed too and then he took off again. In turns 3 & 4, he did it again. Josh checked up but the #19 of Mark Mears got into Josh and shoved him on into Ray. When he got enough room from Ray, Josh swerved to the left and went on not losing a position. A caution flag would be thrown on Ray and he went to the pits.

They lined the cars back up with Josh in 3rd like he should have been. Ray was still in the pits. The field came around and took the green flag and just about the time that Josh got to turn 1, Ray came flying out of the pits wide open and rammed into Josh catching him in the right side. It caved the whole right rear in and moved the frame over at least 1-1/2 inches, tore the spoiler off and demolished the right rear of the new body & wrap. Josh didn't wreck and managed to keep going and so did Ray. Let's put it this way, Ray came out of the pits and onto the track fast enough to do that much damage and still fall in line right behind Josh! The officials never threw a caution, which should have been done because Ray belonged a lap down and on the rear. Actually, it would have been Ray's 2nd caution and he belonged in the pits. But, they let the race go on with Josh having to race against Ray instead of the lead cars. The whole race it was plain as day that Ray was trying to take Josh out but couldn't get enough momentum to do it. I've got at least one picture that proves it! Josh actually ended up 6th even with that much damage. After the race, Josh followed Ray off the track and through the pits but never touched him.

Josh went over to Ray's trailer, pushed Ray ONCE and asked him just wtf he thought he was doing. Ray started shoving Josh backwards and told him he didn't do anything, it was Josh's fault with the "bonehead" move that he made in turns 3 & 4 when he got into the rear of him! When he started saying that and shoving Josh backward it was on like donkey kong!

Josh was disqualified and not a thing was done to Ray. As of right now, there has been NO notice of a suspension from Thunderhill Raceway. There was talk from the SRRS officials that they were gonna suspend Josh for 365 days and take ALL of his points away from him! Everything that he had earned for the whole season! The SRRS owners met the first of the week and the decision was made to just DQ him for the night, take his points & winnings for Saturday night and suspend him for the rest of the season. Which is just a couple of races. He is still 4th place in points for the season. Josh is the only driver that followed the SRRS the full season and did not miss a single race. At this point, he will be the 4th place points champion for the entire season.
 

September 17, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- With 22 Supers registered in for the Southern Regional Racing Series/Danny Sandrell Memorial night one of a 2 night race weekend. The main even starting line up would be determined by qualifying as no heat races would be run. Josh, not qualifying well, would start the feature in 10th place. By lap 25 of the 30 lap feature, Josh would move into third place only to get caught by a lapped car. He would lose 2 positions and have to settle for a 5th place finish.
 

September 11, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Rain out.
 

September 5, 2010- North Alabama Speedway, Tuscumbia, AL- The team would take the Pierce chassis, Burns Engines number 212 race car to the 50 lap, $5,000 to win Bama Brawl on Sunday night. Josh would qualify in the top 10 out of 32 entries to lock into the feature race. Josh would have a good handling race car the team just made a wrong call on tires which kept Josh from advancing further in the feature. Josh still scored a 6th place finish!
 

September 4, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway, Summertown, TN- Josh would qualify fastest in his group and 2nd fastest overall out of 24 entries. Starting the 30 lap, $2,000 to win feature race on the outside pole, Josh would take the lead at the drop of the green flag and lead every lap to take the win! Great job Josh!
 

September 3, 2010- Duck River Speedway, Wheel, TN- The team had a great weekend with 3 top 10 finishes! Friday night would find them at Duck River Speedway in Wheel, TN for the SRRS 30 lap $2,000 to win race. Josh would finish the feature in 8th place.
 

August 28, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway, Summertown, TN- Josh qualified in 5th fastest securing a 3rd row inside starting place for the feature. On the start of the race, Anthony Burroughs would be charged with jumping the start and moved back one row putting the F26 of Mark Fields inside pole. On the restart, Fields would jump the start and be put a row back putting Josh inside pole. On the next restart, Ray McElhiney would take the lead with Josh in second leaving the rest of the field to fend for themselves. McElhiney would go on to take the checkered flag with Josh still in second place.

August 21, 2010- Tri County Speedway, Brasstown, NC- Rain out.
 

August 20, 2010- Boyds Speedway, Ringgold, GA- The team worked feverishly to get the new engine in Thursday so that they could travel to Boyds Speedway for the SRRS race the next day. Looking great on the track, Josh would qualify second fastest in his group and third fastest overall. This would lock him into the 40 lap main event. In the feature, Josh would move into third place with the #10 of Chad Ogle challenging him. Josh would soon move away from Ogle and start moving closer to the two front running cars of Ronnie Johnson and Skip Arp when the engine would go down putting him out for the night. Fellow racer Riley Hickman would generously offer Josh the use of an engine and a shop to work in so that Josh could race the following night at Tri County Speedway but the team opted to return home instead. Many thanks to Riley for the offer!
 

August 14, 2010- North Georgia Speedway, Chatsworth, GA- Josh and the team traveled to Chatsworth, GA, for the SRRS race. Josh would run second in his heat race insuring a starting place in the feature event. Josh would advance to 7th place when the engine would go down putting an end to his night.
 

August 13, 2010- Duck River Speedway, Wheel, TN- The team transferred the engine out of the Rocket and into the Pierce car this week and traveled to Duck River Speedway. Josh would qualify in the top 6 insuring a starting position in the feature event. On the start of the race, the first three or four cars on the outside row would have flats from debris on the track and have to leave the track for a tire change. Josh was one of those cars. Each would have to take up the rear when they returned to the track. Josh would be steadily moving toward the front, when he had another flat tire. He would be credited with a 15th place finish.
 

August 7, 2010- Cleveland Speedway, Cleveland, TN- Out of 30 Supers that registered in, Josh would not qualify in the top 3 in his group to lock into the feature and would have to run a heat race. Starting the heat toward the back, Josh quickly moved up into 4th place which would have transferred him into the feature. Going into turns 1 & 2, Tony Morris in the M31 car would body slam Josh causing him to start to spin. If Josh had not gotten on the brakes, both of them would have gone into the concrete wall! While still under caution, Josh showed Morris his displeasure by tapping Morris in the right side door. Track owner, Monty Morrow, would black flag Josh and make the decision to not allow Josh the series provisional for which he would have been eligible for the feature race.
 

July 30, 2010- Green Valley Speedway- Tonight's race would be at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL. The night looked promising as Josh would set quick time in his group locking in a starting position for the main event. Shortly after the start of the race, it was apparent that the car wasn't handling. Just a few laps in, the car would spin in turns 3 & 4. Josh would gather it up enough to get out of the way but the cars running behind him checked up and there were quite a few cars involved in the pileup. Even though Josh would be sent to the rear of the pack, Josh would still manage to rally to a 7th place finish.
 

July 24, 2010- North Georgia Speedway- The team travelled to North Georgia Speedway for the 40 lap Southern Regional Racing Series race. In qualifying, Josh only missing locking into the feature by one place. Starting the heat race on the pole, Josh would quickly take the lead and stay there until the checkered flag was thrown securing a 12th place starting position for the feature. Josh would move up to 8th place when the #18 of Brandon Kinzer made contact with him. The contact would cave the metal in front of the left rear tire in. A caution would be thrown for Kinzer and the other cars involved. On the restart of the race it was apparent that Josh had sheet metal rubbing the left rear. Another wreck caused another caution and it was discovered that Josh's left rear had gone flat. the crew managed to get the tire changed before the restart of the race but Josh would have to start in the rear. Josh managed to come back up for a 15th place finish.
 

July 23, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- The crew decided at last minute to race at North Alabama Speedway and hopefully get the car dialed in better. After not qualifying very well, Josh would start the feature toward the back. Josh advanced to a 5th place finish.
 

July 18, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- This was a makeup of the rain delayed SRRS race from Friday night. The car broke the 5th arm, a shock and drive shaft during hot laps. Of all nights, Josh would draw a number one starting position for qualifying. Working feverishly, the team was trying to repair the car in time for Josh to go out and qualify. They managed to get it together for him to go out with his group but Josh didn't qualify well. Starting the 30 lap feature in the 12th spot, Josh managed to advance to an 8th place finish. Josh is steadily moving on up toward the top in the SRRS points. After this weekend, he is now 4th in points! We have a shock test rescheduled again for this week. Hopefully it won't get canceled again and maybe we can finally get the handling issues behind us!
 

July 17, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- From a field of 25 Super Late Models, Josh would qualify in 5th fastest overall. This would secure him a starting position in the feature race. Josh would finish the feature race in 6th place.
 

July 8, 9, 10, 2010- Magnolia Speedway- The team traveled to the Lucas Oil race event at Magnolia Speedway in Columbus, MS. Thursday night was the open practice for the Super Late Models. After several laps with slow lap times, the crew made a few adjustments and Josh had times as fast and faster than some of the top Lucas Oil regulars. On Friday night, the track had changed and the old handling issues flared back up. Out of 55 entries divided into 6 groups for qualifying, only 2 from each group would transfer to the main event. Josh didn't qualify in the top 3 in his group so he would have to run in a consi race Saturday night. On Saturday night, Josh would start toward the back in the second consi. He did not make it in to the top 2 transferees to the main event. But it was a great race and we had a lot fun this weekend. Even though we didn't make the race it was a great experience for us all.
 

July 3, 2010- Moulton Speedway- 28 Super's registered in. A bad call on the set-up for qualifying caused Josh to not qualify well but he still managed to pull of a ninth place finish in the feature.
 

July 2, 2010- Duck River Speedway- Josh would start on the eighth row in the feature. Josh would pull off before the finish of the race.
 

June 26, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Out of 15 Super Late Models, Josh qualified in 4th fastest. Josh would at one time move into third place only to have a caution and he was scored back in fourth which is where he finished.
 

June 19, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Tonight there would be 16 Supers and Josh would qualify in 6th fastest. Making some adjustments for the feature race, Josh would quickly move up to fourth place. He was challenging the third place car of Mark Fields when a caution was thrown. When the feature resumed, it was apparent that Josh's car was not running as it should. The team would get almost sick thinking we had lost another engine when Josh pulled to the infield. When Josh got the car back to the pits, it was discovered that the rotor button had come off. Although relieved that was all that was wrong, the team wonders if we will ever shake the monkey that seems to be on our backs!
Josh would set quick time over all securing the inside pole starting position for the feature. On the start of the race, Josh would quickly take the lead only to have a caution thrown before the first lap was completed. On the restart, the 79 car of Jamie Flannagin would jump the start and get the lead from Josh. A few laps into the feature, Chris Ragan would squeeze under Josh and crowd him out in the corner to take the second place position from Josh. On the locked down track, there would be very little passing and Josh would finish the feature in third place. Good Job Josh!
 

June 12, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Josh would qualify in second fastest out of 13 Super Late Models securing a front row starting position for the feature race. At the beginning of the feature, Tony Morris would take the lead with David Earl Gentry in second and Josh in third place. They would finish the feature in the same order.
 

June 11, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- Out of 13 entries, Josh would set quick time earning the pole position in the $1500 to win feature race. During the hot lap session for the Super's, Josh would get a shock on his car bent and another one would have to be put on. In a caution filled feature race, Josh would take the lead at the drop of the green flag. The first caution of the night would come with only one lap completed. On the restart, Josh would take the lead again. Several cautions and wrecks later that would take out half of the field of cars, Josh would still be in the lead. Coming out of turn 4 about half way through the feature, the handling issue would cause Josh to spin. Josh would rejoin the tail of the field before a caution was thrown. Josh would come back through the field of racecars and with only a couple of laps left to go, he would be challenging Daniel Miller for fourth place. Josh would finish the feature in fifth place.
 

June 12, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Josh would qualify in second fastest out of 13 Super Late Models securing a front row starting position for the feature race. At the beginning of the feature, Tony Morris would take the lead with David Earl Gentry in second and Josh in third place. They would finish the feature in the same order.


June 11, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- Out of 13 entries, Josh would set quick time earning the pole position in the $1500 to win feature race. During the hot lap session for the Super's, Josh would get a shock on his car bent and another one would have to be put on. In a caution filled feature race, Josh would take the lead at the drop of the green flag. The first caution of the night would come with only one lap completed. On the restart, Josh would take the lead again. Several cautions and wrecks later that would take out half of the field of cars, Josh would still be in the lead. Coming out of turn 4 about half way through the feature, the handling issue would cause Josh to spin. Josh would rejoin the tail of the field before a caution was thrown. Josh would come back through the field of racecars and with only a couple of laps left to go, he would be challenging Daniel Miller for fourth place. Josh would finish the feature in fifth place.
 

May 30, 2010- Duck River Speedway- Even with the threatening skies the car count would be great for this SRRS event. 40 Super Late Models registered in for the 40-lap feature race. Qualifying in fourth fastest in his group, Josh would have to run a heat for a chance into the feature. Starting outside pole in the heat, Josh quickly jumped out front and won the heat. This would secure a sixth row inside starting position for the feature. Josh would move up to finish the feature in seventh place. Good job Josh on 2 top ten finishes this weekend!


May 29, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Out of 28 entries, Josh would qualify in second fastest in his group which secured a second row outside start in the 30-lap SRRS feature. During the feature the track quickly locked down and most cars finished where they started. Josh would finish the race in fourth place.


May 22, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- After hot laps the team made a few chassis adjustments and Josh would qualify in second fastest overall out of 18 Super Late Models. Josh would start the feature race outside pole. Josh quickly took the lead. It looked like we had finally shook the monkey off when bad luck struck again. After leading the race for 7 laps, the power steering would go out on the race car and Josh would almost spin in turns 1-2. Gathering the car back up, Josh would rejoin the race before a caution was thrown. Manhandling the car for the rest of the 25 lap race, Josh would finish the feature in 7th place.

 
May 21, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- P.R.O. series race. Rained out.


May 15, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- The team would take the Joe Minga #19 to Thunderhill Raceway. Rain would start just minutes into the hot laps putting an end to all racing for the night.


May 8, 2010- Wartburg Speedway- Leaving Boyd's Speedway Saturday morning, the team travelled to Wartburg, TN, for the second night of the SRRS double header. 21 Supers would register in. Josh qualified third fastest in his group and fourth fastest overall. Only the top 2 from each group transferred to the feature. Josh finished the B-main in third earning a 10th place start in the main feature. Josh would advance to finish the feature in 8th place.


May 7, 2010- Boyd's Speedway- The team travelled to Ringgold, GA, to compete in a weekend of racing with the Southern Regional Racing Series. 33 Super Late Models registered in. Josh qualified 4th fastest in his group but since they were only taking the top 3 from each group, Josh would have to run a B-main. Josh would pilot the Joe Minga #19 racecar to take the win in the B-main securing a 11th place start in the feature event. Just a few laps into the caution plagued feature the cars in front of Josh would get tangled up and Josh would have to hit the brakes to keep from ramming them. The car behind Josh did not check up and tried to go under Josh catching the racecar in the left front wheel. The damage caused would keep Josh from competing further.


April 30,2010- This week Joe Minga called Josh and offered him a a super late model to run while Josh gets his car back up and going. Josh and Curtis went down to Joe's shop and picked the car up and brought it back to their shop. The crew went to Thunderhill Raceway on Friday night to test the car out since it hadn't really been set up for Josh. Handling problems were apparent right off the bat during hot laps when the backend of the car came around with Josh in 3&4 causing him to spin into the wall. The crew repaired the car and did some adjustments but the handling problems persisted. Even so, Josh would qualify 3rd fastest for an inside 2nd row starting position for the feature. Just a few laps into the feature, the handling problems were bad enough that Josh would pull into the infield for the rest of the race.
 

April 23-24, 2010- Josh and the crew will take this weekend off to regroup and wait for the new Wall-2-Wall engine to get here and get the shock testing done. (*Note- Through no fault of the Putnam Race Team or Wall to Wall engines, the deal for the engine from them fell through. We apologize to Wall to Wall engines for this.)
 

April 16-17, 2010- Green Valley Speedway- Still no shock test and a borrowed engine, the team travelled to Green Valley Speedway for two nights of racing with a SRRS double header. Friday night, with the engine not running good, Josh would not qualify in the top 3 of his group and have to run a heat race. Finishing second in his heat would put him into the feature event. Josh would finish the feature in 14th. On Saturday, it was discovered that several rocker arms were bad on the engine. Scrambling to find replacements, they finally did and replaced those. Again having to run a heat race, Josh would start the feature race toward the back of the field. A first lap pile up would cause the car behind Josh to clip him on the right rear flattening the tire. The crew would get a new tire on but Josh would be put on the rear of the restart for leaving the track. Josh would try to complete the race but with the ill-handling car and the engine still not running well, he would retire before the end of the race.
 

April 10, 2010- Thunderhill Raceway- Still waiting on a shock test with Sammy, the Putnam Race Team went to Thunderhill Raceway for the SRRS race. After not qualifying well on the dry track, Josh would have to run a B-main. Josh was in 4th place, which would have transferred him to the main event, when the engine went up in a ball of flames!
 

April 4, 2010- North Georgia Speedway- Southern Regional Racing Series held a 40-lap, $3,000 to win race at North Georgia Speedway and the Putnam Race Team travelled there to participate. Still battling problems with the new shock, Josh would not qualify in to the feature. He would get a provisional though and started the main event on the last row. Josh would move up 8 spots and finish the race in 16th place.
 

March 27, 2010- Clarksville Speedway- Out of 31 entries for the SRRS event, Josh qualified second fastest in his group. This would secure a third row outside start for the 40 lap feature race. Josh would advance all the way to second spot. On lap 36 as Josh set the car up going into turn 1 the car failed to make the turn. It was apparent that something had broken causing the car not to turn. Upon inspection, the right front control arm was bent, the ball joint was broken, and the shock was ruined. This would put a disappointing end to the race for Josh.


March 20, 2010- North Alabama Speedway- The new shock package came in. Josh and the crew got them on the car but there was no time for a shock test to set them up properly. Even so, Josh decided to run the P.R.O. series race at North Alabama Speedway this weekend. 26 Super Late Models would register in. Josh set quick time in his group and also set the quick time overall! This would secure an inside pole starting position for the feature event. Fighting fuel pressure problems, Josh would drop back to third place at one time only to rally back to first place. During a caution for another car, Josh's fuel pressure would drop and the car stalled. We thought sure that was the disappointing end to Josh's night, but Josh would get the car started back. He was able to continue the race to take the checkered flag in first place! A very special thank you to the soldier from Texas that gave him the good luck pin! I think he will be wearing that good luck charm from now on.
 

March 6, 2010- Duck River Speedway- 31 Super Late Models registered in. Josh did not make the feature through qualifying in his group, and would have to run a B-main. He finished 4th in the third B-main of the night securing a 17th starting position in the feature race. Josh drove a very good race. He took his time, passing cars as he could and steadily moved toward the front. Josh earned the hard-charger award of the night by moving up so many spots and finishing the feature in 9th place!


February 26-27, 2010- Green Valley Speedway- After qualifying and heats not going so well the crew put a new set of shocks on for the consi race on Sunday. In the consi, Josh was heading for the front when the car barely got off the edge of the top of turn three. The soupy mud up there would not allow Josh to correct the car and threw him into the frozen water barrels next to the wall. This would damage the car too badly to continue the race or to race the feature. Thanks to the guys in the 01 car for letting Josh borrow their car in order to start the feature and at least get his start money and points!


February 20, 2010- Moulton Speedway- The nights events got off to a good start with Josh qualifying 4th fastest out of 21 Super Late Models to secure a second row outside start for the 35 lap feature. On the start of the feature a caution came out after just one lap in the books. On the restart of the race, it was apparent as Josh went into turns 1-2 that something was wrong with the car. The steering had gone out. Josh tried for several more laps to manhandle the car but ended up pulling off. This would put a disappointing end to this night of racing.

January 8, 2010- At the SRRS Awards Banquet January 8, 2010, Josh was awarded Second Place in the Championship Points Standings for the 2009 season. The 2009 race season was actually Josh's first full season in a Super Late Model and his first time to travel with a series! Josh and the Putnam Race Team are very proud of this accomplishment. He would like to thank all of his fans and his sponsors without whom we couldn't do what we do!

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