NHRA Kurt Johnson Sunday Update: KJ Qualifies Third for the U.S. Nationals

Event:  51st Annual Mac Tools U.S.  Nationals  
Day/Date: Sunday, September 4,  2005 
Location:  Indianapolis Raceway Park,  Indianapolis, IN 
During Friday’s first qualifying  session for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, 
Kurt Johnson powered his ACDelco  Cobalt Racing through the quarter-mile in a 
very impressive 6.728 seconds with a  top speed of 205.38 mph.  Having  
virtually guaranteed themselves a strong starting position in Monday’s final  
eliminations, the Johnson team used their final four attempts at Indianapolis Raceway 
Park to fine tune their set-up for race  day.   
In the end, Johnson’s opening run  remained his run of record, and earned the 
second-generation racer the third  starting position.  Having gathered  
valuable information on their race day under varying conditions, Johnson is  
quietly optimistic as he pursues his third win at “The Big  Go.�?? 
“After that strong opening run on  Friday, we used the final four qualifying 
sessions to try different things.  We tweaked it a little bit for Saturday  
morning and ran a 6.74, which wasn’t bad, but fell off a little when compared to 
 the best times, so we started throwing things at it from different angles, 
none  of which really gelled the way we would have liked it to. 
“For tomorrow, we will go back to  our initial set-up.  We’ll tweak our  
ACDelco Cobalt a little for the conditions and just run our race.  Hopefully, we’
ll be able to go a few  rounds, make it to the final and see if we can make a 
great day here in  Indianapolis.�?? 

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