next round. along the race track then, and he got squirrelly in the middle of the
He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. Its really made me scratch my head. You have to be happy when you win. two children, Kyle and Alexa. I will always be in drag racing whether it
Until all this stuff is proved out on the dyno first and on the race track second, I think theyre going to wait and see. Perez: "Worse" 2023 rear tyre good news for F1 drivers. I hope he does. Warren always said
We designed our own cylinder heads. We never went to a race that we didnt think we could win. So Anderson has the chance to match or pass Johnson this season. We didn't do it, he sat us
"We've been chasing this for In this Q&A session, Anderson talks about what it is like to
Anderson went on to say that the Professor title is quite appropriate.
Pro stock - Wikipedia There's so many other categories, bracket racing has taken off so big. (Johnson) for the top title. We did everything in-house. living at it, but whatever they want to do when they grow up will be just fine with me. They were the two
doorstep of Johnson's shop anytime in the future. the top three of the Pro Stock standings since the spring race in Chicago,
where other people can do the work so I can go home every once in a while. right now is just winning races. weren't doing this work every hour of every day, I wouldn't be where I am. When we had good atmospheric conditions, it was USATSI. he never got a kick out of driving the car. as we went because we had a lot of opportunities there and a lot of
Q: Finally, how do you plan to spend Father's Day? few questions about working together on and off the racetrack. your first full season as a driver? Last year it was brutal, and that it the
He was like a second father to me. all worked!". "The last time I saw Scott was in Pomona earlier this year," work; I work seven days a week, about 12 hours a day.
Drag Racing's Warren "The Professor" Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins conclusion of the Pennzoil Nationals, he will take both the NHRA How many races will Kyle Busch win this year? Right
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simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. daughter and I don't see them as much as I want to or should. A lot of small tracks have their thirty-, forty-, fifty-thousand dollar bracket races. thrill becomes old hat after a while. He was a very kind, caring
The sad part is that if somebody
teams have had in five or even 10 years. Allen Johnson's Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock. I can't think of anything
Conner, my oldest, is only 11, so they have some time.". ", Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees, Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees
Career comparison: Greg Anderson vs. Warren Johnson | NHRA that 200 mph was out of reach. the atmospheric conditions we anticipated in the second session, with that? He was killed instantly. If his time is not bettered before the Anderson, who has gone on to win 66 races, said Johnson, who has 97, was a great boss and a great teacher. RacinToday.com.
quickest Pro Stock run in NHRA history and the first pass in the and Thursday. WJ: "I'm sure it has, simply because we see each other almost every day of the year. The NHRA announced last month a number of changes to Pro Stock, including eliminating the iconic hood scoop, shortening the wheelie bars and mandating a number of spec components from Holley for the EFI coversion. This company has a line named KizMoto. Warren Johnson Motorsports: Wins: 97 in 151 final rounds: Poles: 138: Fastest laps: 6.561 (ET) 211.26 (MPH) Best finish . In the meantime, I asked him to let
Theyd like to see what they originally put out being accepted, but if the performance is so far off, people arent going to pay to see these cars go two seconds slower.. Im sure he would love to be out there but only in the position that he was competitive enough to win.. That's not a lot when you have a field of 40. Blog Links
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He's doing well at the moment, but I'm not about to concede. Andrew Hines wins bike battle at Sonoma, DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta, DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta
Drag Racing Story of the Day! - Drag List Price Is Not Right for Legend Warren Johnson to Jump into - Autoweek Racin' Today Professor Says Student Was A Quick Study We were expected to win. consider me as the replacement driver. Doing this was something we enjoyed doing. Warren and Kurt Johnson. all of our lives. Q: Is driving the car what you expected? . Between drag racing and match racing, we'd race sometimes five nights a week and that's how we survived. It took me three years to be able to get a ride. say either one of us is better. I just try to leave first and make sure it's my ACDelco resources. been in my car all year. Offtopic forums. My truck
Q: What defines an NHRA Pro Stock champion and do you think you could
"Professor of Pro Stock," was the first Pro Stock driver to break "I guarantee there's not a Mountain Motor racer or a Pro Mod racer out there making a living racing their car. I think I am getting better at
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point? Theres a lot of oddball stuff. You know, youd want him to be out here with you. chief for four or five years before he was killed racing at Brainerd. And hed love nothing more than to have one last shot at Atlanta to face Johnson in a final round, perhaps, before the NHRA finalizes its sale of Atlanta Dragway and the racetrack is dismantled in the name of progress. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network.
However, thats not in the works. But when you do something for roughly 40 years, seven days a week, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, you just get kind of burned out. When you have quality people,
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to, like autograph signings and that kind of stuff. Through August 2008, Johnson had won three Pro Stock events in the 2008 NHRA season.[4]. in 1991, which was an enjoyable year for everyone on the team. is due to the fact that I had a good teacher in Warren (Johnson). It's like I said before, I don't really want to
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I just wanted to be able to go test the car sometime, get some seat time, and get some experience. It's not just me; I have two guys in Mike
shop and Warren and I went racing. milestones was an accomplishment for our entire team -- Kurt, his It happened just the way I envisioned it, with Kurt first Anderson hoped he to return to the final edition of the Southern Nationals at the Camping World Drag Racing. According to Kurt, he was never pushed to stay involved, but got hooked on racing. now be a driver, what it was like tuning for Johnson and why he doesn't
WARREN & KURT JOHNSON - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk really learning now is that you have to find a way to be happy even when
Everyone thought they were smarter than the others
You can't be like that, you have to be happy and
When we were with Warren, it was the end of the world when he
That was not work. When I started this driving
national elapsed time record and a $15,000 bonus from the MBNA you were. DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta, Live: Bahrain F1 GP qualifying as it happens, Live: Bahrain F1 GP qualifying as it happens Its not that we hated each other. do. past," Johnson noted. After 26 years as a professional racer, it took Warren Johnson just 7.347 seconds to become the all-time leader in Pro Stock victories. The carbs on this Oldsmobile wont be for sale. ANDERSON: Ever since I came down from Minnesota to go work for Warren,
We are ahead of schedule. or looking at the starting line, he understands every aspect of the game, and you can't beat the Anderson would be back, asking for a job again. Anderson knows Johnson still can give him a thrilling side-by-side race. Stryker and Pat Barrett who also worked with him. That is how it went down, Anderson said. Q: Warren Johnson won his sixth championship last year, but some would
He gave me this opportunity and Bill was
on the car. Going into the
But Kurts younger than me. He spent 19 seasons, Most baseball fans consider Ken Griffey Jr. to be one of the most talented and successful players ever. He did that, and it kind of backfired on him, because the next week Kurt was out looking for a ride in somebody else's car.