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• Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals event
Center Line, Mich. — Team Mopar® Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson earned his second career No. 1 qualifier award and accumulated recent semifinals and quarterfinals appearances at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. Johnson will take encouragement from his strong track record at the facility as he continues his quest for his sixth career NHRA POWERade Pro Stock win in the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals on June 20–22 at the venerable New Jersey quarter-mile.
Johnson, who powered to his fourth No. 1 qualifier spot at the NHRA Phoenix event earlier this year, is also hunting for his first 2008 win. He and his Mopar/J&J Racing Dodge Stratus R/T team, led by his father and engine builder, Roy Johnson, and crew chief Mark Ingersoll, have fielded one of the most dominant cars during qualifying thus far in the 2008 Pro Stock season. The challenge for the Greeneville, Tenn. native and his J&J crew is translating their qualifying talents into race day wins.
“We’re experimenting, trying to get the car set up right for Sunday, and I think we are on the right track,” said Johnson, the longest serving driver in Team Mopar’s stable. “We had one of our best runs on race day against Greg [Anderson] at the last event in Joliet, so we have been improving.”
Johnson is sixth in the point standings, well within the top-ten cutoff for the six-race NHRA POWERADE Countdown to the Championship, which will begin following the 18-race regular season.
“We haven’t performed how we would have liked so far, but we’re looking good for the Countdown, and that’s really all that matters,” said Johnson, one of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify for the 2007 NHRA Countdown to 1 title playoff. “If we can put this thing together in the second half of the season, this Mopar Dodge Stratus R/T is going to make some noise.”
Johnson added, “Dad and Mark have been making great horsepower with our Mopar HEMI® engine. Even though we went out first round, I definitely feel encouraged by our Joliet outing and by the way we have run in the past at Englishtown. It’s just a matter of time before we raise a winner’s trophy.”
Johnson stats• Currently sixth in the NHRA Pro Stock points standings
• Qualified No. 6 and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2007 Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals
• Has two semifinals appearances through the first ten events in 2008
• Qualified in the top half of the field in nine of ten 2008 NHRA POWERade events to date
• Has advanced to at least the quarterfinals in seven of ten 2008 NHRA POWERade events to date
• Claimed his fourth career No. 1 qualifier award at the 2008 Phoenix event
• Has a 9-10 round win record through eight events
• Reached the semifinals in the season-opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
• Finished fourth in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock points standings
• One of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify in the inaugural NHRA Countdown to 1 title playoff
• Captured his 5th-career win at the 28th Annual Mopar® Mile-High Nationals in July 2007
• Posted two runner-up finishes in 2007
• Advanced to 12 career final rounds
Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals event details
The Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals is scheduled for June 20–22 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Qualifying coverage will air from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, June 21 on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Three hours of eliminations coverage will air on Sunday, June 22 starting at 8 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. For more info on the NHRA, log on to NHRA.com.
Team Mopar®’s Allen Johnson is Eager to Repeat Past Englishtown Success at Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals
• Johnson stats• Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals event
Center Line, Mich. — Team Mopar® Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson earned his second career No. 1 qualifier award and accumulated recent semifinals and quarterfinals appearances at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. Johnson will take encouragement from his strong track record at the facility as he continues his quest for his sixth career NHRA POWERade Pro Stock win in the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals on June 20–22 at the venerable New Jersey quarter-mile.
Johnson, who powered to his fourth No. 1 qualifier spot at the NHRA Phoenix event earlier this year, is also hunting for his first 2008 win. He and his Mopar/J&J Racing Dodge Stratus R/T team, led by his father and engine builder, Roy Johnson, and crew chief Mark Ingersoll, have fielded one of the most dominant cars during qualifying thus far in the 2008 Pro Stock season. The challenge for the Greeneville, Tenn. native and his J&J crew is translating their qualifying talents into race day wins.
“We’re experimenting, trying to get the car set up right for Sunday, and I think we are on the right track,” said Johnson, the longest serving driver in Team Mopar’s stable. “We had one of our best runs on race day against Greg [Anderson] at the last event in Joliet, so we have been improving.”
Johnson is sixth in the point standings, well within the top-ten cutoff for the six-race NHRA POWERADE Countdown to the Championship, which will begin following the 18-race regular season.
“We haven’t performed how we would have liked so far, but we’re looking good for the Countdown, and that’s really all that matters,” said Johnson, one of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify for the 2007 NHRA Countdown to 1 title playoff. “If we can put this thing together in the second half of the season, this Mopar Dodge Stratus R/T is going to make some noise.”
Johnson added, “Dad and Mark have been making great horsepower with our Mopar HEMI® engine. Even though we went out first round, I definitely feel encouraged by our Joliet outing and by the way we have run in the past at Englishtown. It’s just a matter of time before we raise a winner’s trophy.”
Johnson stats• Currently sixth in the NHRA Pro Stock points standings
• Qualified No. 6 and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2007 Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals
• Has two semifinals appearances through the first ten events in 2008
• Qualified in the top half of the field in nine of ten 2008 NHRA POWERade events to date
• Has advanced to at least the quarterfinals in seven of ten 2008 NHRA POWERade events to date
• Claimed his fourth career No. 1 qualifier award at the 2008 Phoenix event
• Has a 9-10 round win record through eight events
• Reached the semifinals in the season-opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
• Finished fourth in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock points standings
• One of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify in the inaugural NHRA Countdown to 1 title playoff
• Captured his 5th-career win at the 28th Annual Mopar® Mile-High Nationals in July 2007
• Posted two runner-up finishes in 2007
• Advanced to 12 career final rounds
Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals event details
The Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals is scheduled for June 20–22 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Qualifying coverage will air from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, June 21 on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Three hours of eliminations coverage will air on Sunday, June 22 starting at 8 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. For more info on the NHRA, log on to NHRA.com.
