NHRA Friday: KJ Places Fourth on Friday in Joliet

KJ Places Fourth on Friday in Joliet 

Event: 6th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals
Location:  Route 66 Raceway
       Joliet, IL
Day/Date: Friday May 30, 2003 

Qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals got underway today, and Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Racing team continued to be among the top performers in the extremely competitive division.  Based on his 6.848-second, 201.82 mph run on Friday afternoon, Johnson's ACDelco Cavalier sits in the fourth position heading into Saturday's final two time trials.

"Even though we're fourth, we really didn't run as fast as we should have.  I believe we should have been a couple hundredths quicker than we were, so we'll change a few things around for tomorrow, trying to fine-tune it.  

"Of our two runs today, we're more pleased with our second attempt, because we made a change to the suspension for the first time since Houston, and the ACDelco Cavalier responded the way we wanted it to, picking up the performance in the first sixty feet.  

"The forecast is calling for cooler temperatures tomorrow, so we'll look to adapt to the conditions, because the field could be turned upside down, with the morning session being the one shot to make it in the show."