Team Mopar® Dodge Avenger driver Allen Johnson opened the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs with a first round exit on Sunday, Sept. 18 at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C.
The native of Greeneville, Tenn. was the No. 3 qualifier, matching up against Greg Stanfield in the first round. Johnson got off the line with a strong 0.020-second reaction time, though severe tire shake right at the start ended his day in the opening frame. Fellow Mopar-powered Pro Stocker driver V. Gaines also bowed out in the first round.
Vincent Nobile, the No. 10 qualifier, used a 0.007-second reaction time coupled with a 6.558-second pass at 211.20 mph to down Larry Morgan to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Nobile got off the line first with a 0.011-second reaction time against Shane Gray. The rookie sensation ran a 6.575/210.57 to his opponent’s 6.594/209.20.
Nobile was matched up with Kurt Johnson in the semifinals and again had a nearly perfect reaction time, leaving the line in 0.004-seconds. Nobile’s pass of 6.586/210.87 was not quite enough to hold off Johnson, who tracked him down with a slightly quicker 6.550/209.82.
Allen Johnson is currently sixth in the Pro Stock standings following the first round of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, with Nobile third. Next up for the Mopar-powered NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series competitors is the 26th Annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, Sept. 22–25. For more information on the NHRA visit NHRA.com.
The native of Greeneville, Tenn. was the No. 3 qualifier, matching up against Greg Stanfield in the first round. Johnson got off the line with a strong 0.020-second reaction time, though severe tire shake right at the start ended his day in the opening frame. Fellow Mopar-powered Pro Stocker driver V. Gaines also bowed out in the first round.
Vincent Nobile, the No. 10 qualifier, used a 0.007-second reaction time coupled with a 6.558-second pass at 211.20 mph to down Larry Morgan to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Nobile got off the line first with a 0.011-second reaction time against Shane Gray. The rookie sensation ran a 6.575/210.57 to his opponent’s 6.594/209.20.
Nobile was matched up with Kurt Johnson in the semifinals and again had a nearly perfect reaction time, leaving the line in 0.004-seconds. Nobile’s pass of 6.586/210.87 was not quite enough to hold off Johnson, who tracked him down with a slightly quicker 6.550/209.82.
Allen Johnson is currently sixth in the Pro Stock standings following the first round of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, with Nobile third. Next up for the Mopar-powered NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series competitors is the 26th Annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, Sept. 22–25. For more information on the NHRA visit NHRA.com.
