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Martinsville, VA (April 3, 2011) – Vision Aviation Racing (VAR) driver Justin Johnson and the No. 51 Wounded Warrior Project/Vision Airlines Toyota Tundra team had a good truck but encountered some bad luck on the Martinsville paperclip.

The Kroger 250 went green with Johnson starting in the 26th position. Before lap 50 he was mixing it up with the front runners in the top-10.

“We had a great truck.We weren’t that great in practice but Doug and the crew made some changes and our truck was really good in the race. The race started and we were fast, making our way up to the top-10,” said Johnson after the race.

Despite the quick surge to the front, Johnson’s truck wasn’t quite perfect. He radioed Crew Chief Doug George that he was fighting a tight condition off the corner. George called for four tires, fuel and a small adjustment then sent Johnson back to work.

Johnson restarted in top-20 and while making his way back to the front was caught up in a wreck on lap 137 that forced a nine minute forty second red flag.

“We got caught up in an incident that wasn’t of our own making. There was a chain reaction and we ended up with some heavy front end damage,” said Johnson.

Once behind the wall, the crew scrambled to get the 51 back on track. Johnson returned to the race 46 laps down and brought his Wounded Warrior Project/Vision Airlines Toyota Tundra to the checkered flag in 31st position.

Vision Aviation Racing -

Vision Aviation Racing is a NASCAR race team located near the metro Charlotte, North Carolina area. Still in its early days, the team has already proven to be a winning platform. In 2011, VAR went to victory lane at Daytona in their first ever Camping World Truck Series start with driver Michael Waltrip behind the wheel. Full time VAR driver, Justin Johnson, won the championship in the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series while teammate Dusty Davis finished a strong second. Overall the Vision Aviation Racing squad earned a win percentage of 74% over the 19-race season. 2011 is the team’s first season in the Camping World Truck Series, led by General Manager, Tom Davis.

Vision Airlines-

Vision Airlines started in 1994 offering aerial tours of the Grand Canyon. Over the past 16 years, Vision Airlines’ fleet expanded to include Boeing 767′s, Boeing 737′s, Dornier 328 and Dornier 228 turbo prop aircraft. Vision Airlines has become one of the premier charter airlines in the United States. The company’s clients include US Presidential candidates, heads of state, countless celebrities, Fortune 1000 companies and some of the world’s most-recognized resorts. The company’s headquarters is located in Suwanee, GA. It also maintains offices in Las Vegas, NV; Louisville, KY and Miami, FL.

Wounded Warrior Project -

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.

- Vision Aviation Racing Press Release