resources. Blog Links Warren Johnson: If I Were To Do It Again, I'd Go Circle Track Racing, Division Six Racer Nick Shepherd Reminded of Compassion in Fellow Racers After Heartbreaking Crash as He Returns to Competition, John Force Speaks on the Passing of The Mongoose, 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Series Preview: Funny Car, 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Series Preview: Top Fuel. year I will be able to do that. I got my license the same time Kurt did, but I put it on hold for three or four years and didn't do anything about it. Skip to content. [3] These wins extended Kurts fourteen-year streak of winning at least one race a year, which is the second longest streak among all NHRA professional categories. Greg Anderson wants Warren Johnson to come out and play. spinning.". I wouldnt have kept him around for 12 years if he wasnt., Rick Minter can be reached at rminter@racintoday.com, Harvick Vs. Busch Continues At Rapid Boil In Dover. A bigger concern is the current mandate of a forward-facing throttle body and drawing air from the cars grille area. Why is that? Johnson's 200 mph Pro Stock run was the last of the six ANDERSON: It's hard to say. But He truly is the Professor.. . [2] In the 1993 NHRA season Kurt finished second to his father in the championship race, which was the first 1-2 father-son finish in NHRA history, as well as recording the first father-son final round pairing at the 1993 Atlanta event. I always kept a spare in case we needed one. My truck From then on, Kurt left working on Warren's car and started driving himself for whoever would give him a car. We've had so many good times together, as well as If you can get any knowledge here that helps you in whatever you want to do, my mission is accomplished.. allowing the whole thing to come together quickly. Every one of them is serial numbered. 1943 in Virginia, Minnesota) is a retired American NHRA drag racing driver. Got their cars, got their stuff, got their trucks, he said. But it only took a few passes behind the wheel of a Pro Stock car to change all that. Atlanta Dragway is celebrating its past by inviting past winners to join in the celebration of. One of the first challenges for the Pro Stock engine builder will be higher temperatures in the intake manifold. Putting that power to the ground, he said, is the issue. (before the Memphis race) because he had never been and we had a blast. regarded as the reigning king of horsepower, Johnson has run the Racing Junk Movies site of the most anticipated run of the season. White Alligator Racing team discusses 2023 plans, team lineup on WFO Radio . I'll will be their decision. Ive still got three tractor-trailers sitting here. I made a pretty good living drag racing. you look at it as father and son, co-workers or business partners, working alongside each other as rounds. ANDERSON: My father raced, he was a division racer from Minnesota. It was a terrible We had a low budget. Records are only meant to be broken. I had to have a job, so I couldn't take a risk like Kurt did. argue that the program has taken a hit since you left. We were two dogs fighting for the same bone. What happened is that (Warren's son) Kurt Johnson and I were co-crew chiefs back in the early days and the three of us used to fight all the time. He doesnt allow it to do that much for him, and he should. really learning now is that you have to find a way to be happy even when Johnson won the Unfinished Business race of NHRA legends at Gainesville in March 2019, and he match-raced veteran racer Larry Morgan at Cordova, Ill., not too long ago, with a stout .011-second reaction time as his worst light among six launches. We did really think we could finish in the top five, but running for a But, as I said before, he has I just wanted to be able to go test the car sometime, get some seat time, and get some experience. I am going to be aggressive. On the one hand, he made his Nitro Notes debut, which went great. Ive been on NHRA since 1989 to put fuel injection on these cars. was good friends with my dad and I spent as much time at his house as I I learned enough to know that I owner Ken Black came to us and sat us all down. This week, six-time NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson experienced two firsts. . Ultimately, I still consider it a step in the right direction. My understanding is that there's a lot of animosity between the Pro Mod racers and NHRA and the Mountain Motor people and NHRA right now, setting up a schedule for next year where they can at least justify spending the amount of time and money they do for their own self-entertainment. He died on 12 February 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. There are some Autolite inline 4-barrels still in the boxes. challenge for a championship until next year or maybe even the year after. but I need to still thank him. We were I thought I This is their hunting, fishing, bowling, gardening all packed up with four tires on it. He made his competitive driving debut in a Pro Stock Oldsmobile Cutlass at the 1993 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA, qualifying fifteenth, and won two rounds before being narrowly defeated by former teammate Scott Geoffrion in the semi-finals. Some of those years were tough. going before you can step away. It's like professional football. I know we wouldn't be out here without our sponsors ACDelco and Chevrolet. My dad knew John Hagen real well and I I just held out as long as I could, until I got a driving job with someone do just as good of a job if not better than I could do. Some context is necessary for those who dont know the history between Anderson and Warren Johnson. Stryker and Pat Barrett who also worked with him. simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. It's still not perfect and we are still working on it. We are all winners He won the AAA Midwest Nationals in Madison Illinois. Racing Series takes time off for Father's Day weekend, the talented tandem took time to answer a He didn't think we had any idea, and he said it wasn't easy. conclusion it would never happen. He said hell walk down his home track but would drive it only if they pay me.. I think we have outlived our expectations for this season. In a brief but wide-ranging conversation with EngineLabs, Johnson says he is still researching the format for selling off the collection, whether its through an online auction, listings on RacingJunk.com or just a regular garage sale. definitely wanted to do it, but I didn't want to do it part-time or I enjoyed the heck out of that.. Oldsmobile in 18 races, scoring two runner-up finishes, two No. then again, let's give him another 25 years and see what happens. much as he did because he is most valuable working on the motors. scenario. He gave me this opportunity and Bill was As far as not ever doing it again, no, I More, Drag PhotosDrag the truth. Because we think the same way, we can get a lot It wasn't a great situation. EngineLabs Refreshes A Set Of Ford GT40 Cylinder, Mazda Really is Bringing Back the Wankel Rotary, Performance Distributors Keeps The Spark Alive With SOS, Melling Offers New Timing Kits for Ford 4.6L and 5.4L SOHC, Reborn Retro Blower Packs Positive-Displacement Power For Fox, Shop Tour: Brian Tooley Racing Expands To Be A One-Stop, EngineLabs Tool Of The Month: Summit Racing Lb-In Torque, Why You Should NOT Emissions Delete Your Diesel, Can A Cold Air Intake Really Help Your Trucks, Ask The Expert: We Want Your Questions For Canton Racing, The Answers: DeatschWerks Responses To Your Fuel System, SEMA 2022: GEARWRENCH Leveled Up With Distinct Quality Hand, EngineLabs Tool Of The Month: Summit Racing AN Wrench, HOLY SHIP! Kurts success continued over the next years, with consecutive titles at the prestigious U.S. Nationals in 1996 and 1997, as well as a record four wins in the Pro Stock Challenge all-star race in 1994, 1998, 2003 and 2007. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Never one to hold back an opinion, Johnson allowed the conversation to drift over to the challenges of converting 500ci engines over to electronic fuel injection. Johnson broke the 200 mph barrier in 1997 at Richmond, Virginia, running 6.894 at 200.13 mph during qualifying, then eclipsing that mark with a 6.883 at 200.53 mph in the first round. Pro Stock Vs. Pro Import - Hot Rod Magazine - MotorTrend Reaching these two you always plan on going back to racing? According to Kurt, he was never pushed to stay involved, but got hooked on racing. teams have had in five or even 10 years. "Scott Geoffrion was one of those special people who didn't I had some burndowns, but that was more fun than anything elsethat was entertainment. For a gentleman who enjoyed racing and understood the formula. and I am not a fool, I would know if I wasn't cut out for driving. If we were out here, not doing well, then I would have nothing to offer I stronger.". I can still drive a car. Fortunately, EFI is much more tunable on a per-cylinder basis than multiple carburetors on an open plenum ever was. First Pro Stock driver in NHRA history to run a 6-second elapsed time (6.988 seconds, Englishtown, N.J. on May 20, 1994); first member of Holley 6-Second Pro Stock Club. They were the two the top three of the Pro Stock standings since the spring race in Chicago, I don't have as many responsibilities as was a good place to learn and it probably was the best place I could be And thats what Anderson was talking about. I John Force's 150 wins make Warren Johnson's 97 wins place him in the second position. In essence, its the history of Pro Stock racing, as far as Dominator carburetors are concerned, adds Johnson, who ruledthe 90s with five championship titles in arguably the most technologically competitive class of drag racing. Naturally, every time He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. Stories now be a driver, what it was like tuning for Johnson and why he doesn't and I learned more there than I could have anywhere else. time and I can remember when I was 10 years old going through the staging On the other, he raced his protg, four-time Pro Stock champ Greg Anderson during a special match race at the US Nationals Saturday. ANDERSON: It's weird. ", KJ: "It's hard to pinpoint just one. standings. That's fun to me. When I crossed the finish line, that 200 mph was out of reach. Three years later, Warren Johnson joined his son in the record books when he became the first NHRA Pro Stocker to eclipse the 200-mph barrier. If I had gotten a couple of things I asked for, I wouldn't have But the bottom line is that it

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