Johnson Grabs Provisional Seventh in Pro Stock
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Checker, Schuck¹s & Kragen NHRA Nationals Firebird International Raceway Chandler, Arizona Qualifying Notes & Quotes CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2003) Mopar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series drivers completed the first day of qualifying for the Checker Schuck¹s & Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Darrell Alderman, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Neon R/T Johnson & Johnson Racing Hometown: Morehead, Ky. Age: 53 Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.882 seconds Current Weekend Best Speed: 200.71.00 mph Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 15th ³We picked up in that second session, but we have a lot more left. We were a little light on that last run and I left out of low (gear) a little early. We think there is three to four hundredths left in the thing. That left lane is a lot better. We¹re going home tonight qualified, even though we didn¹t make a great run. We have the good lane tomorrow morning and we think that will be the best hit.² Allen Johnson, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Neon R/T Johnson & Johnson Racing Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn. Age: 43 Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.851 seconds Current Weekend Best Speed: 202.03 mph Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 7th ³It wasn¹t bad. We weren¹t aggressive enough on starting line on that second pass. We have both teams above that dotted line right now which is pretty good. There¹s a quite a bit of difference in the two lanes. I¹d say at least two-hundredths of a second difference. The left lane is much better. We didn¹t make a great run in the left lane this morning, and I think we could have gone a low 6.84.² Notes: Johnson currently holds the second fastest time if the weekend. Larry Morgan, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Stratus R/T Larry Morgan Racing Hometown: Newark, Ohio Age: 48 Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.949 seconds Current Weekend Best Speed: 198.67 Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 34th Gene Wilson, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Stratus R/T Larry Morgan Racing Hometown: Canton, Ga. Age: 30 Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.923 seconds Current Weekend Best Speed: 200.47 mph Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 29th