NHRA Warren Johnson Saturday Update: WJ Will Roll Off Eighth in Seattle

 

WJ Will Roll Off Eighth in Seattle

 

Event:  18th Annual Carquest Auto Parts Nationals 

Day/Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005

Location:  Pacific Raceways, Seattle, WA

 

Confident that his 6.695-second, 206.07-mph run from Friday evening
would maintain his position in the top half of Sunday's starting field
at the Carquest Auto Parts Nationals in Seattle, WA, Warren Johnson used
the second day of qualifying at Pacific Raceways as a 200-mph test
session, gaining valuable tuning information on his GM Performance Parts
Pontiac.  

 

Although his 6.715-second, 206.45 mph effort on Saturday afternoon was
among the quickest in the final Pro Stock session, his effort from the
previous day remained his run of record, and earned "The Professor" the
eighth starting position.

 

"We got a little greedy with the optimum conditions this morning and
overpowered the track.  It shook and spun, which pulled it out of the
groove, and even though we were able to run a pretty good speed, we had
simply scrubbed off too much to have a good e.t..  

 

"We then decided to change motors to see what this new piece could do.
Without any track time, it was a relative unknown, so we wanted to see
if it was at least competitive.  Obviously, it is, and now it's a matter
of working with it in the future. 

 

"We learned a little more about what this GM Performance Parts Pontiac
needs, so overall, it was a good day.  We'll probably put the original
engine back in for tomorrow, make a few changes, and go from there."