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John Demoss is 28 yrs old and is from Bloomington, Indiana.. He is married to Heather and they have three children.. Caleb who is 9, Ashlyn who is 5 and Alyssa who is 3 months old..

John runs the 79d modified with a Performance chassi and a Kerr Racing Engine

I asked John if there was a reason behind his car number... He told me that it had been the number that his grandfather used when he raced sprints in the 70/80's... His grandfathers name is Erwin Cooper.

He told me he was inspired to start racing because of his grandpa Cooper..
John started out racing in go carts at the age of 5 yrs..
He started running a modified nine years ago when he was 18 yrs old..

The driver he most admires is JIMMY OWENS...

To be a good driver he also feels it takes a lot of patience and he also says you need to try and stay positive.... don't let yourself get down... look for positive things to keep you up...

He told me his goal is to win a big money race...

John feels that some of his toughest competitors are Randy Petro, Ray Humphrey and Adam Sasser

I asked him if there was anything in racing that he would like to change he said that he would like to see the payouts for modifieds raised...He thinks that all the races that modifieds race in should be at least for $1000..

Some of his Racing Highlights that stand out for him is winning the BEAR WIECK MEMORIAL in 2002.........and he won the Bloomington Nationals 2 years in a row.

Unlike most John likes to race the middle groove instead of the high or low and he likes a dry slick track..
He claims Bloomington Speedway as his home track and is also his favorite track along with Brownstown speedway in Brownstown, In

His Crew Chief is Jeff Peterson and his team includes himself, Jeff Peterson and Wally Smith

John wanted to send out a special thanks to his grandma and grandpa Cooper, his wife Heather and Gerald Howe..

Thanks for taking time out to give me the interview... I very much appreciated it.. Was a real pleasure to get to meet you.... I have seen you race several times..
Goodluck with your career......
Ever think of going into a sprint like grandpa??
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at the Big Dawg sept 4, 2005
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#79d
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Big Dawg, Lawrenceburg, In
September 3, 2006

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Posted by: crew chief 79D Sep 5 2006, 10:01 AM
C.J., good seeing you at the BIG DOG, finally got back down to moms to get online. It was good to get our race car back on track Sun. for the BIG DOG, WE WERE OUT TO LUNCH Sat. night, but we figured out what the problem was. I've been around this racing for about 20 + years, mainly with sprint cars, but the last year or so, I don't think Iv'e ever had this much fun. If the season were to end today,we have surpassed our pre-season goals that we set for 2006. With our 3rd place finish Sun. we were able to increase our Eastern region, and In. state points lead, and stay in the top five in the country. We felt pretty good to be able to run up there with Chad, Denny, Dan, and Jeff, I don't know about John, but I was sick after Sat. night, for him, OUR RACE CAR WAS JUNK! Again ity was good seeing you, and I'll try to get back with you Sun. or Mon. to let you know how the weekend went.
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Big Dawg..Sept 2, 2007

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Brushcreek Motorspeedway
Peebles, Ohio
August 1 and 2, 2008

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THE BIG DAWG
AUG 31, 2008

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