NHRA Warren Johnson Saturday Memphis Update: WJ Will Start Eighth on Sunday in Memphis

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WJ Will Start Eighth on Sunday in Memphis

 

Event:  18th Annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals 

Day/Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005

Location:  Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, TN

 

The learning process continued for Warren Johnson on Saturday at Memphis
Motorsports Park, as he used the second day of qualifying for the
O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals to try and get a better handle on his GM
Performance Parts GTO hot-weather tune-up.  With a heat index of over
120 degrees in the Memphis area, there was little movement in the Pro
Stock starting line-up, although Johnson was able to match his best time
of the weekend on his final attempt, posting a 6.824-second elapsed time
with a top speed of 201.67 mph.  This earned WJ the eighth starting
position for Sunday's final eliminations. 

 

"Although I'm not satisfied with our performance to this point, I felt
much better after comparing our runs to those of our competitors.
According to the correction factors we use, we should all be running at
least one tenth quicker than we are, so we're not the only team that is
struggling under these conditions.  

 

"It's quite reminiscent of what Brainerd and Columbus used to be years
ago, where you could not run fast there given the conditions.  It had us
all scratching our heads.  I guess we also have a track adaptation issue
here, and whoever comes up with the best cure will be successful.

 

"Basically, we'll look over all our notes tonight, see what we really
know about our GM Performance Parts GTO, and swing for the fences in the
first round." 

 

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