#F5 - Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK)

3rd Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 2

Chili Bowl Main Event Finishes:  23rd (2006), 20th (2007)

2007 Chili Bowl Results:

Friday: 2nd in Heat 8; 4th in Qualifier 1; 6th in A Main

Saturday: 1st in B Main 2; 20th in A Main

The Oklahoma native now residing in Knoxville, IA, racked up eleven feature wins, 45 top-fives and 53 top-tens in 62 overall Sprint Car feature starts in 2007.

Battling for the O'Reilly American Sprint Cars on Tour National title throughout the year, Wayne ended up third in points on the strength of three wins and 24 top-fives in 35 events.  Triumphs came at Devil's Bowl Speedway (March 16), State Fair Speedway's Spring Nationals in Oklahoma City (March 24) and Brainerd's North Central Speedway (June 20).

Wayne has made it to Saturday night's Chili Bowl championship main event in both previous tries, doing it in spectacular fashion in 2006 by climbing all the way from "F" Main action.

Car Owner:  Wayne Simmons

Chassis:  F5 Twister

Engine:  Esslinger

Sponsors:  F5 Twister, Penske Shocks, Bagela LLC, Fontana

Photo: Wayne Johnson in O'Reilly ASCoT National series victory lane after topping State Fair Speedway's Spring Nationals in Oklahoma City on March 24. (TWC Photo)