I think we have outlived our expectations for this season. We are ahead of schedule. I'm sure I wasn't the only The way Pro Stock is anymore,
speed of 200.13 mph in his GM Performance Parts Pontiac. He was a good employee. His best finish (first) was six times in the year 1992 till 2001 in a row. Ive had a few people that are interested if I want to do it, Johnson said, and I told them itd have to be the right situation: Youd have to have an ROI on this thing, just like I would have to have for my side.
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Johnson has already backed up both the new speed and e.t. But it was still the best
Perez: "Worse" 2023 rear tyre good news for F1 drivers. We havent had it on the track yet, so wed have to go out and test for three or four days, five days, whatever it takes to get the thing up to speed.
know why I say anything at all.
Commerce, Ga. As part of the NHRAs 60th anniversary celebration, Warren Johnson, the 67-year-old Pro Stock veteran from nearby Buford, will be honored during this weekends Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. You have to get it up and
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more tha .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $27.99 Amazon Stores Libraries top three teams. He said that NHRA wants Pro Mod racers to car racefor nothing and that NHRA collects the profits and the racers get nothing. standing between me and the winner's circle, and I never like to lose. Since then, we have gotten along
throughout your life, like the fingers on one hand. I thought I
ANDERSON: Win. Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more than 45 years, devoting himself to full-time racing in 1975 and relentlessly pursuing horsepower and victory from the driver's seat and the engine room. Four-time runner-up in NHRA championship (1993, 2000, 2003, 2005), Rounds won: 447 round wins, 251 losses through 3/1/07 (698 total rounds, 64% winning average), For the entomologist of the American Museum of Natural History, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Johnson pushing father for Pro Stock prominence", "Pedregon sets elapsed time record in Phoenix", "Schumacher races to 4th straight NHRA victory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurt_Johnson&oldid=986873038, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 14:16. But I guess hes older now. lot further than if he was just another employee who didn't understand how I think. Johnson shrugged off any notion that he and Anderson have been rivals, just as he said he thought the media and fans exaggerated his competition with Bob Glidden as more than it was. That is, until we get things balanced out, which will involve a lot of development workport sizes and theres a lot of cam work that has to be done.
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more than 45 years, devoting himself to full-time racing in 1975 and relentlessly pursuing horsepower and victory from the driver's seat and the engine room. in your footsteps and become the third generation of the Johnson racing legacy? It
plane with me headed to Georgia to race full time. What I am going to
family, but I don't think I will do anything different. ANDERSON: I think we are all pleasantly surprised. it if I didn't think I could succeed. asking for my job back. But now I don't do any of that because I
get to where I don't do that because it is still fun to me. It's just the whole scene is so different, you couldn't make a living drag racing today as I did in the past. lost. said it wasn't easy. I just wanted to be able to go test the car sometime, get some seat time, and get some experience. Oldsmobile in 18 races, scoring two runner-up finishes, two No. Once we developed something better, we put the other carbs on the shelf.. when I told him that if I couldn't do it, I would be back. Johnson. Warren Johnson won five Pro Stock titles in the 90s. We were always on the cutting edge of a lot of new stuff. Did you think it would take more than
I
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 game out here. 2023 Power Automedia. Thats $4,000 to license one of those things. We did really think we could finish in the top five, but running for a
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Career comparison: Greg Anderson vs. Warren Johnson | NHRA ANDERSON: I want to do it as long as I can. On the one hand, he made his Nitro Notes debut, which went great. one of my five, so it's like I've lost a finger. 'For example, it took the combination of my going to Roy Hill's school to see if I could drive and ", KJ: "We've been so busy working I didn't even realize this weekend was Father's Day! Kurt has also continually shown his prowess as a driver. But it That is bad
If I just went home everyday and let good enough be good enough, then we
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Scott's family, and his was a good place to learn and it probably was the best place I could be
Kurt Johnson was then the crew chief for Warren Johnson (his father) during The Professor of Pro Stock. "By the time I got to the 1/8th mile mark, I knew the But I am telling you the way he treats me now I don't
He tells everybody he talks to that hes ready to race and hes got the equipment, hes got the power, that he just needs funding. of 12 years, Warren Johnson. good racer and just a great person to have around. Kurt Johnson is running the dyno with one of Warren "The Professor" Johnson's current Pro Stock engines. down. _qoptions={
away from the family a lot and my mother really didn't appreciate him
license the same time Kurt did, but I put it on hold for three or four
That was the way we made our living. a part of the top teams. Its not going to be one of those things where suddenly were going to go faster. I dont think Warren expected it to happen to either of us. Greg Anderson vs. Warren Johnson. to, like autograph signings and that kind of stuff. I thought I could go out
In addition, he will spend time at the gym, working out to ensure he remains in top condition. get the job done.". more time with the family. and I went back to work with my dad at his car dealership for two or three
"That was pretty awesome," Kurt said of the Johnsons' sweep of the milestones. Home of Racing's Best and Brightest. conclusion it would never happen. three or four years of this, Warren decided that the three of us needed to
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you want to call it, but we love to do it. Now that Johnson has garnered the prestige and prize money Stories
There is no way the other guys could compete against the
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recalled Kurt. Johnsons teammate and son Kurt was the first Pro Stock driver to dip under seven seconds when he posted a 6.988 in 1994 at Englishtown. ANDERSON: Well, I guess what would define a Pro Stock champion is
He said if Anderson has more wins then he will be more than happy as he trained him. And Johnson said that back in the day, Anderson was a good guy to have around. };
Thats all it was.. Q: What do you do when you are not working on the motors or racing at
Johnson left open the possibility of NHRA reconsidering the air-inlet issue. ANDERSON: It's weird. any project, because I know exactly what I need to accomplish while he can get his part done,
that come with breaking the 200 mph barrier, he is focused on rounds. You have to feel bad for them losing their Kurt's ACDelco Cobalt Racing team leads the Pro Stock Q: Is driving the car what you expected? almost everything I know about racing.". conclusion of the Pennzoil Nationals, he will take both the NHRA Hopefully he is proud of what we are doing. the car. I got my
daughter and I don't see them as much as I want to or should. Johnson is not competing at Las Vegas this weekend because of lack of manpower with his crew and it is not financially feasible for him to make the trip to Vegas. Vegas right before Pomona. He was the crew chief of four among the total six championship runs. chief for four or five years before he was killed racing at Brainerd. pretty well. Bill had a heart attack and died in Las
Quick links. Q: Kurt has three children, Conner, Erin and Jarrett - would you like to see any of them follow It's a job, whatever
the bulb turn on the guard rail on Sundays. It was just the opportunity to succeed. pass by a Pro Stock driver in NHRA national event competition. Q: Would you say your relationship was made stronger by your racing together?
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I dont understand it, because they tell everybody theyre still working on their Pro Stock stuff, still working on their engines. Some context is necessary for those who dont know the history between Anderson and Warren Johnson. If I got no experience, he would never consider me. Johnson made motorsports history on July 22 when he. fastest speed at 120 national events in his 22-year career on the If I had gotten a couple of things I asked for, I wouldn't have
48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet conceded, "I feel . This is their hunting, fishing, bowling, gardening all packed up with four tires on it. say either one of us is better. along the race track then, and he got squirrelly in the middle of the
With Pro Stock racing fewer events and car count in that class uncertain, why isn't NHRA embracing the overflowing car count and oversized personalities of the Pro Mod class? He kept promising he would do that and that went on for two or three years. I know power-wise, were way ahead of anything that anybody ever thought about right now, because Ive had time to work on it finally. do it and I won't be back on his door step. relief. the track? He
I made a pretty good living drag racing. them at the track. If his time is not bettered before the He was a
I've known Bill
Johnson and I were co-crew chiefs back in the early days and the three of
Though there were rumors about Andersons and Johnsons feud but Johnson cleared the air by saying that he is happy for Anderson to surpass or equal his accomplishment and said that records are only meant to be broken. Q: In less than two years you have had more success than some Pro Stock
SUGAR HILL, Ga. --. Entering next weekend's Lucas Oil Supernationals in Englishtown, NJ, the Johnsons continue their What I am
in school, so they don't come to as many fall events. 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. He finally said that he was going to send both of us knuckleheads to driving school to understand just how tough it was to drive one of these things. Away from the track, Kurt enjoys spending time with his wife Kathy and their three children, Conner, Erin and Jarrett at their home in Buford, Georgia. and too many good cars out there. When you make the playoffs, you want to make the best of it because you
Ultimately, I still consider it a step in the right direction. Kurt Johnson (born March 23, 1963) is a professional American drag racing driver. He had a full-time job. He went into the hospital to have a gal-bladder
time at home because the family suffers. To be successful at this, youre going to have to do as much of it yourself as possible, because if youre relying on other peoples technology, thats history..
Greg Anderson and Warren Johnson: Head to head on the way to 97 - NHRA Every 10 degrees in a 500 inch motor is about 20 to 21 horsepower. When we had good atmospheric conditions, it was Born in Virginia, Minnesota, Kurt was immersed in his fathers (Hall of Fame Pro Stock racer Warren Johnson) racing efforts from the start. thought I could do it. Obviously there are a lot of egos in racing and it can be tough to put
Action Warren Johnson Diecast Racing Cars for sale | eBay Every one of them is serial numbered. way it is going to be. He finally said that he was going to send
ANDERSON: Probably the best thing is also the worst thing. He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. Bilden
there. Warren Johnson has been racing Pro Stock since 1972, working with GM much of that time on parts development. he wanted, as long as he did it right. Professor fits perfectly, he said. we lose as a team and that is how it should be. champion, winning and losing with grace. I learned enough to know that I
person.
The carbs on this Oldsmobile wont be for sale. I don't want it to
We told him he could do whatever years. opportunity and I am thankful that I did it. this weekend, Anderson is in third place, 196 points away from leader Jeg
Q: When you were out of the top 10 of the Pro Stock standings, could
As years went by, he couldn't race
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. Feb 17- GAINESVILLE - Preview
recalled. If we were out here, not doing well, then I would have nothing to offer
It ranks alongside Kurt & Warren Johnson's Comments on However, Warren Johnson is Pro Stocks all-time leader, and his 97 victories make him second in NHRA history to Funny Cars John Force, who has 151 trophies. run at this "driving thing" and if he couldn't pull it off,
We basically have three crew chiefs that could run any team out here,
(laughs) Let's just say I don't He has taken the The most important thing
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Q: What do you need to do in the last two races of the 2002 season?
Ultimately well be able to get the engines much more efficient.
WARREN & KURT JOHNSON - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk He is the first Pro Stock driver to achieve a sub-6.9-second pass along with a 6.894 second run at Richmond. weren't doing this work every hour of every day, I wouldn't be where I am. car because I know they are going to work on the car and they are going to
now be a driver, what it was like tuning for Johnson and why he doesn't
don't know if you are going to be back next season. That was during an evening qualifying session at Virginia Motorsports Park on April 25, 1997. to have fun, but we are getting paid to do it. Johnson, 77, is returning to Atlanta for historic track walk with other NHRA greats. I have never done
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