Team Mopar®’s Allen Johnson Seeks Englishtown Win Amid Hectic Stretch of Racing Johnson aims for his third final-round appearance of the season and first victory of year at NHRA SuperNationals
Auburn Hills, Mich. — Team Mopar® Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson is in the thick of the busiest stretch of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season, with six races on tap in the next seven weeks. The Mopar Dodge Avenger driver hopes to bank multiple wins during the hectic slate of events ahead, starting with a trip to the winner’s circle this weekend at the NHRA SuperNationals, scheduled for June 10–13 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
“I feel like we’re going down the stretch here,” said Johnson, who is currently
second in the NHRA Pro Stock standings, with two runner-up outings this season. “It would be great to win two or three out of the next six races. This Mopar/J&J Racing team didn’t show what we’ve got at the previous event in Chicago [where Johnson exited in the quarterfinals]. We actually struggled a little bit, so we stayed after and tested on Monday and made needed changes. I feel like we’re strong again after testing and I think we’ll come out at Englishtown and show that we’re No. 1 or No. 2 in the pits and hopefully come out and win the race.
“The travel is hard on the road crew, being away all those weeks from their
families. For the engine shop, the challenge is just keeping the engines refreshed between races. But when you’re doing well and in line to win a race, it takes a lot of that strain away.”
Johnson advanced to the semifinals at Englishtown in 2009 and captured his second career No. 1 Qualifier award in 2006 at the venue. The Greeneville, Tenn. native is hoping for even more success in his Mopar HEMI®-powered Dodge this weekend.
“We’ve always run pretty well at Englishtown,” said Johnson. “It’s supposed to be really hot and grimy this weekend, so we’re looking forward to a hot and slick race track. It seems like that’s the kind of track we really do well at, so it bodes well for the Mopar Dodge Avenger/J&J Racing/ team.”
Johnson’s Statistics of Note
At Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
• Qualified No. 5 in 2009 and advanced to the semifinals at Englishtown
• Claimed his second career No. 1 Qualifier Award at Englishtown in 2006
2010 Season
• Scored his second final round appearance of the season and 19th of his career at the NHRA event in Topeka
• Earned his eighth career No. 1 Qualifier Award at the NHRA Atlanta event
• Has advanced to at least the semifinals in seven of ten events this season
• Claimed his 200th career round win at the NHRA St. Louis event
• Advanced to four straight semifinals to start the season in his new Mopar Dodge Avenger
• Currently ranked second in the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock point standings
• Has a 18-10 round win record through eight events
2009 Season
• Clinched a spot in the 2009 NHRA Countdown to 1 six-race playoffs
• Captured two wins, at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver and O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka
• Finished seventh in NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock point standings
• Made three finals appearances, scoring a runner-up finish at NHRA Gatornationals
• Captured seventh career No. 1 Qualifier Award at NHRA event in Seattle, reaching semis
• Made eight semifinals appearances
• Posted a 30-20 round win record for the season
2008 Season
• Finished seventh in NHRA Pro Stock standings
• One of only 10 drivers to qualify for NHRA Countdown to 1 six-race playoffs
• Won K&N Horsepower Challenge bonus event at Norwalk, recording perfect .000 reaction time to defeat Greg Anderson for victory
• Powered to three No. 1 Qualifier Awards
• Made eight semifinal appearances
• Posted two straight runner-up finishes at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals and Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals
• Racked up 28-24 round win record
2007 Season
• Finished career-best fourth in NHRA Pro Stock point standings
• One of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify for inaugural NHRA Countdown to 1 playoff
• Claimed win at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver
2006 Season
• Finished sixth in NHRA Pro Stock standings, scoring win at Seattle
Career
• Qualified for Countdown to 1 in each of first three years since NHRA adopted
playoff format in 2007
• Claimed seven career NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock wins
• Claimed 200 career round wins
• Has a career best elapsed time of 6.549-seconds and a career best speed of 211.73 mph
• Recorded 19 career final round appearances
• Competed in 300th race at 2009 NHRA St. Louis event
• Scored second career win at Atlanta in 2002 and finished eighth in point standings
• Seized first career win in 1999 at Richmond and went on to claim first top 10
finish in standings
• Made NHRA Pro Stock debut in 1996, driving a Mopar-powered Dodge Avenger
NHRA SuperNationals
The NHRA SuperNationals is scheduled to take place June 10–13 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. Two hours of qualifying coverage will air on Saturday, June 12, beginning at 11 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Three hours of eliminations coverage will air on Sunday, June 13, beginning at 4 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. For more information on the NHRA, log on to NHRA.com.
Mopar Brand
Mopar is Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand.
Mopar distributes approximately 280,000 parts and accessories in more than 90 countries and is the source for all original-equipment parts for Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and Ram vehicles. Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles—a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide.
When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts maker, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It also was widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle-car era. The former Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and plymouth “package cars” equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of “special parts” for super-stock drag
racers and developed its racing parts division, called Mopar Performance Parts, in order to enhance speed and handling for vehicles both on the road or at the track.
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Auburn Hills, Mich. — Team Mopar® Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson is in the thick of the busiest stretch of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season, with six races on tap in the next seven weeks. The Mopar Dodge Avenger driver hopes to bank multiple wins during the hectic slate of events ahead, starting with a trip to the winner’s circle this weekend at the NHRA SuperNationals, scheduled for June 10–13 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
“I feel like we’re going down the stretch here,” said Johnson, who is currently
second in the NHRA Pro Stock standings, with two runner-up outings this season. “It would be great to win two or three out of the next six races. This Mopar/J&J Racing team didn’t show what we’ve got at the previous event in Chicago [where Johnson exited in the quarterfinals]. We actually struggled a little bit, so we stayed after and tested on Monday and made needed changes. I feel like we’re strong again after testing and I think we’ll come out at Englishtown and show that we’re No. 1 or No. 2 in the pits and hopefully come out and win the race.
“The travel is hard on the road crew, being away all those weeks from their
families. For the engine shop, the challenge is just keeping the engines refreshed between races. But when you’re doing well and in line to win a race, it takes a lot of that strain away.”
Johnson advanced to the semifinals at Englishtown in 2009 and captured his second career No. 1 Qualifier award in 2006 at the venue. The Greeneville, Tenn. native is hoping for even more success in his Mopar HEMI®-powered Dodge this weekend.
“We’ve always run pretty well at Englishtown,” said Johnson. “It’s supposed to be really hot and grimy this weekend, so we’re looking forward to a hot and slick race track. It seems like that’s the kind of track we really do well at, so it bodes well for the Mopar Dodge Avenger/J&J Racing/ team.”
Johnson’s Statistics of Note
At Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
• Qualified No. 5 in 2009 and advanced to the semifinals at Englishtown
• Claimed his second career No. 1 Qualifier Award at Englishtown in 2006
2010 Season
• Scored his second final round appearance of the season and 19th of his career at the NHRA event in Topeka
• Earned his eighth career No. 1 Qualifier Award at the NHRA Atlanta event
• Has advanced to at least the semifinals in seven of ten events this season
• Claimed his 200th career round win at the NHRA St. Louis event
• Advanced to four straight semifinals to start the season in his new Mopar Dodge Avenger
• Currently ranked second in the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock point standings
• Has a 18-10 round win record through eight events
2009 Season
• Clinched a spot in the 2009 NHRA Countdown to 1 six-race playoffs
• Captured two wins, at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver and O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka
• Finished seventh in NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock point standings
• Made three finals appearances, scoring a runner-up finish at NHRA Gatornationals
• Captured seventh career No. 1 Qualifier Award at NHRA event in Seattle, reaching semis
• Made eight semifinals appearances
• Posted a 30-20 round win record for the season
2008 Season
• Finished seventh in NHRA Pro Stock standings
• One of only 10 drivers to qualify for NHRA Countdown to 1 six-race playoffs
• Won K&N Horsepower Challenge bonus event at Norwalk, recording perfect .000 reaction time to defeat Greg Anderson for victory
• Powered to three No. 1 Qualifier Awards
• Made eight semifinal appearances
• Posted two straight runner-up finishes at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals and Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals
• Racked up 28-24 round win record
2007 Season
• Finished career-best fourth in NHRA Pro Stock point standings
• One of only four Pro Stock drivers to qualify for inaugural NHRA Countdown to 1 playoff
• Claimed win at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver
2006 Season
• Finished sixth in NHRA Pro Stock standings, scoring win at Seattle
Career
• Qualified for Countdown to 1 in each of first three years since NHRA adopted
playoff format in 2007
• Claimed seven career NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock wins
• Claimed 200 career round wins
• Has a career best elapsed time of 6.549-seconds and a career best speed of 211.73 mph
• Recorded 19 career final round appearances
• Competed in 300th race at 2009 NHRA St. Louis event
• Scored second career win at Atlanta in 2002 and finished eighth in point standings
• Seized first career win in 1999 at Richmond and went on to claim first top 10
finish in standings
• Made NHRA Pro Stock debut in 1996, driving a Mopar-powered Dodge Avenger
NHRA SuperNationals
The NHRA SuperNationals is scheduled to take place June 10–13 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. Two hours of qualifying coverage will air on Saturday, June 12, beginning at 11 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Three hours of eliminations coverage will air on Sunday, June 13, beginning at 4 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. For more information on the NHRA, log on to NHRA.com.
Mopar Brand
Mopar is Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand.
Mopar distributes approximately 280,000 parts and accessories in more than 90 countries and is the source for all original-equipment parts for Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and Ram vehicles. Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles—a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide.
When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts maker, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It also was widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle-car era. The former Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and plymouth “package cars” equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of “special parts” for super-stock drag
racers and developed its racing parts division, called Mopar Performance Parts, in order to enhance speed and handling for vehicles both on the road or at the track.
# # #
ON THE INTERNET
Visit Chrysler’s Media Services Web site at http://www.media.chrysler.com for
additional Chrysler and Mopar news. For additional information about Mopar, log on to Mopar - Authentic Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Accessories, Service & Parts or Mopar Speed - Home.
