Warren Johnson NHRA Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Sets Top Speed Mark, Qualifies Second in Las Vegas

Contact:  Jon Knapp   

TMG Sports Marketing, Inc.

 Ph: (704) 662-3121

jgknapp@tmgsports.net

 

WJ Sets Top Speed Mark, Qualifies Second in Las Vegas 

 

Event:  7th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals

Day/Date: Saturday, April 8, 2006

Location:  The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

 

Warren Johnson found the right combination to tame the tricky surface at
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, and, as a result, his
GM Performance Parts GTO made the quickest and fastest Pro Stock run of
the day.  Running in the left hand lane, Johnson powered through the
quarter-mile in 6.790 seconds with a track record top speed of 203.49
mph, claiming the second starting position for Sunday's final
eliminations of the Summitracing.com Nationals in Las Vegas, NV.  

 

"This morning we went back over our notes, as we always do, and looked
at what has been effective in the past, paying particular attention to
what we did when we tested here in late January.  Back then, we had made
some unusual changes, things we had never done before at this facility.


 

"We took than direction again this morning, making the necessary
corrections based on the different track and weather conditions, as well
as some changes based on what we did in Pomona, sewing it all together,
and coming up with a set-up that our GM Performance Parts GTO responded
quite well to. 

 

"Knowing that no one would improve on our time in the afternoon session
due to the heat, we tried to find out what we couldn't get away with
tomorrow, because the conditions will be similar if not worse.  As a
result, we were able to obtain some valuable information that we hope to
put to good use tomorrow.  Heading into Sunday, I would say we are as
confident as we were before the last race we won."

 

 

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Jon G. Knapp

TMG Sports Marketing

Ph: (704) 662-3121

Cell: (704) 906-4119

e-mail: jgknapp@tmgsports.net