Johnson Chases For Checkered Flag: An interview with Petaluma’s Chase Johnson

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Chase Johnson from #Petaluma is a 4^th generation race car driver.  He started his racing career at the early age of 5 and won six championships racing Outlaw Karts.   Today, thirteen years later, he has 150 feature main event wins and 7 championships.  Today he competes in high level sprint car racing and in 2012 was crowned Pit Stop USA Sprint Car Series Champion at Petaluma Speedway.  A 2013 graduate of Petaluma High School, his peers named him “Most Likely to Go Pro” in Student Standouts section of his senior yearbook. However his racing and life came to an abrupt halt on the night of March 16, 2013 during a practice session when his sprint car’s steering wheel malfunctioned causing him to lose control of his vehicle.  This terrible accident resulted in the death of his fourteen year old cousin, who also raced and was like a brother to him, and a 68 year old car owner who loved being at the track. In this interview you will learn about how Chase is doing today and how he has a changed view as a person and a competitor. Just this weekend Johnson charged to his first Podium of the Season at Petaluma Speedway placing third in the featured race.

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