Michael Trzcinski of Temperance, Michigan was nominated by MR to be the President of JS’ up and coming fan club, the Jacksen Faction.

Trzcinski is one of the biggest Kasey Kahne supporters in the country, being the administrator of the KK social site, Victory Kahne. He is also a huge classic car enthusiast, bringing a lot of knowledge to the table for the Jacksen Faction.

MR and JS himself are extremely excited to give Trzcinski this opportunity, and we hope you’ll tune in to the Jacksen Faction when it comes online. Fan support is incredible, so a special thanks to all the fans who participate in our activities!

The fans have spoken, and decided they’d like to see an official JS fan club. After another vote, they decided it should be called the Jacksen Faction.

With this fan club, JS fans will have the opportunity to get information before anyone else, and interact with each other on whatever topics they choose. Later in time, we will also have perks that everyone who is part of the fan club will be allowed to receive. As of now, The Jacksen Faction is still in the development stages, and more information will be available as it is received.

JS would like to personally thank all his fans who helped out, and all the fan who support him day in and day out. More information will be available both on his Twitter and Facebook account.

JS is to graduate this Saturday with honors in Automotive Technology from Southeast Career Technical Academy. Smith’s class rank is in the top 100, and he graduated with over a 3.5 GPA. MR and JS’s crew would like to congratulate him on an awesome high school career.

JS will now look to bigger and better things, furthering his career racing, as well as his education. Updates will be posted as they are received.

JS ran 80 laps in a NASCAR Nationwide Series car this morning, as a graduating present from racing inspiration Bill Milan. He ran some laps with other cars on the track, and some alone, on the same track the Sprint Cup stars race on every year.

JS said it was an awesome experience to drive on a track where some of the best have claimed victory. Later in the evening, JS and his crew had a championship photo shoot in hand to celebrate once more their impressive 2010 performance. Photos will be up in both photo album shortly.

The Ford/AAA competition, although being a great experience for automotive students, didn’t quite go as planned for the Smith/McCutcheon duo. Equipment problems started off the struggles early for them, as the computer they were using to get information from died.

The duos sister team of Marshall Brittons, however, took the championship home for the school. Both teams were relieved to be able to take the trophy back home to the school.

JS, along with classmate Cameron Mccutheon will represent Dennis Pumphrey in the 2011 Ford/AAA automotive competition for Nevada. To be held in Reno, Nevada on May 11-12, the competition tests 10 teams from each state, on their knowledge of diagnostic and repair procedures on a specific Ford automobile.

This will be the 4th year in a row Mr. Pumphrey has qualified, and his team looks to do great thing for him.  Results from the competition will be posted following the end of the event.

In his final appearance at his best track, JS looked for a glorious closing of a Thunder Car legacy, but received less than hoped for. It was a beautiful sunny day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a perfect day for racing. As usual, JS and his team hung out at the speedway, proceeding to the Kobalt Tools 400 Sprint Cup Series event.

At the conclusion of Carl Edwards performance to seal the victory at LVMS, it was time for the drivers meeting, and racing for the INEX teams. JS was confident with his ability to perform in this event, seeing that he has 3 wins, and 5 top-five finishes in 5 starts.

In first practice, Smith knew he didn’t have a very good car after spinning out off of turn 2. After a quick adjustment, was the heat race, where JS said his car was not much better, but he was able to hold onto it to finish 3rd. At the conclusion of the heat race, another adjustment was made in an attempt to tighten up the ill-handling race car JS was piloting.

The race was all but amazing, Smith started 3rd, and was able to advance to the lead in 5 laps, only to fall back down to 2nd the following lap due to handling issues. Smith had a hard time keeping his race car under control, but did so in an effort to finish 2nd. MR would like to have seen a victory in Smith’s final race, but had to settle for a runner-up in a race where everyone felt JS should have won.

JS looks to bigger and better things now though, including finding a ride to drive professionally for someone. JS dreams of driving someone else race car, and being strong at it. We will see where opportunities take him.

JS was chosen to be Southeast Tech’s first ever Student Spotlight. The Student Spotlight will be featured in the schools news every Friday and will cover where the student was born, what activities their involved in, and what they do in their specific activity.

Smith was honored to be the first Spotlight, especially after being last years Automotive Technology Student of the Year. After completion, the video will be posted on Smith’s website for view.

Jacksen Smith, along with car chief Steve Cox, will run the 500 lap endurance race following the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 20th. The race will be an oval similar to Daytona, with 8 teams, each consisting of 2-5 drivers. Smith and Cox will split the laps however they choose to complete the race.

Fans and the public are welcome to come watch, and activities start at 8pm Sunday night. Smith will be available for autographs and pictures for any fans if wanted. For more information you may contact Smith through the website.

Jacksen Smith and his MR team will once again race the 1/4 Mile at LVMS immediately following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event this March. Smith will be available to talk to and for autographs, and will also be participating in the charity walk before the race.