SEATTLE HOLDS SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR TOMMY JOHNSON, JR.; JOHNSON TO VISIT FORT LEWIS AND MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE
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KENT, Wash. – Most professional athletes remember their first victory, and for Tommy Johnson, Jr., that first professional win came in 1993 in Seattle while he was driving a Top Fuel dragster.
“I will always remember Seattle as a special place,” reminisced Johnson as he heads into the Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals July 18-20.
Johnson is driving this season for six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein, who stepped out of the cockpit of the Monster Energy Funny Car at the end of the 2007 season. Johnson is the first full-time non -family member to campaign on the NHRA circuit for the Hall of Famer.
“The West Coast Swing kicks off the second half of the season,” said Johnson, “and it is a difficult three-in-a-row series. Seattle is the turning point of the ‘Swing’ and your performance at that point can make or break the July series.
“I would love to add a Funny Car trophy to our Top Fuel trophy at Pacific Raceways.
“Our team is making performance strides and I can see improvement at each event. Our team’s morale is high right now and I think we’re on the verge of getting over the hump with some gremlins that have plagued us.
“I am hopeful that we will have a strong performance in Seattle .”
Nitro (Top Fuel and Funny Car) qualifying begins Friday, July 18 at 3:30 p. m. with a second qualifying session at 6 p. m. There are two qualifying rounds Saturday, 12:30 p. m. and 3 p. m. with eliminations schedule to begin Sunday at 11 a. m.
Johnson to visit Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Tommy Johnson and Top Fuel team- mate Brandon Bernstein will visit soldiers at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma Thursday, July 17. They will greet soldiers and sign autographs at the base’s main PX from 11 a. m. to noon. They will then shift to nearby McChord Air Force Base where they will meet some of the base personnel. McChord will host Air Expo 2008 July 19-20, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other exciting aerial attractions.
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KENT, Wash. – Most professional athletes remember their first victory, and for Tommy Johnson, Jr., that first professional win came in 1993 in Seattle while he was driving a Top Fuel dragster.
“I will always remember Seattle as a special place,” reminisced Johnson as he heads into the Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals July 18-20.
Johnson is driving this season for six-time NHRA champion Kenny Bernstein, who stepped out of the cockpit of the Monster Energy Funny Car at the end of the 2007 season. Johnson is the first full-time non -family member to campaign on the NHRA circuit for the Hall of Famer.
“The West Coast Swing kicks off the second half of the season,” said Johnson, “and it is a difficult three-in-a-row series. Seattle is the turning point of the ‘Swing’ and your performance at that point can make or break the July series.
“I would love to add a Funny Car trophy to our Top Fuel trophy at Pacific Raceways.
“Our team is making performance strides and I can see improvement at each event. Our team’s morale is high right now and I think we’re on the verge of getting over the hump with some gremlins that have plagued us.
“I am hopeful that we will have a strong performance in Seattle .”
Nitro (Top Fuel and Funny Car) qualifying begins Friday, July 18 at 3:30 p. m. with a second qualifying session at 6 p. m. There are two qualifying rounds Saturday, 12:30 p. m. and 3 p. m. with eliminations schedule to begin Sunday at 11 a. m.
Johnson to visit Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Tommy Johnson and Top Fuel team- mate Brandon Bernstein will visit soldiers at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma Thursday, July 17. They will greet soldiers and sign autographs at the base’s main PX from 11 a. m. to noon. They will then shift to nearby McChord Air Force Base where they will meet some of the base personnel. McChord will host Air Expo 2008 July 19-20, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other exciting aerial attractions.
