NHRA Kurt Johnson Friday Update: KJ Leads the Field Midway through Qualifying in Reading

Event:  21st Annual Toyo Tires Nationals 

Day/Date: Friday, September 16, 2005

Location:  Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA

 

ACDelco Cobalt pilot Kurt Johnson started his qualifying efforts for the
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals in fine fashion on Friday, posting one of the
quickest passes in each of the two sessions.  After opening with a
fourth-quick 6.766-second pass, KJ rocketed through the quarter-mile
timers at Maple Grove Raceway in 6.739-seconds with a top speed of
204.54 mph to sit atop the 29-car Pro Stock field midway through
qualifying.  

 

"We came here looking to get back on our game with everything working
the way it should.  We started with a decent run this afternoon, and we
fine-tuned it a little bit for the second session, running quick enough
to be on top, which is all that matters.  

 

"As close as the competition is in Pro Stock, you have to nit-pick every
detail, getting every thousandth you can out of the car.  So far this
weekend, we've been able to do just that, and tomorrow, we'll see if we
can make our ACDelco Cobalt even better."