NHRA Kurt Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: KJ Will Start Seventh in Sonoma

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KJ Will Start Seventh in Sonoma

 

Event:  19th Annual NHRA Nationals

Day/Date: Saturday, July 29, 2006

Location:  Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA

 

Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team continued their string
of strong qualifying performances on Saturday, using four consistently
quick runs in claiming the seventh starting spot for Sunday's final
eliminations of the NHRA California Nationals in Sonoma, CA.  From his
first attempt on Friday afternoon, when he posted a 6.715-second elapsed
time, Johnson was never outside of the top half of the field, with his
run of record coming on Saturday morning, when he tripped the finish
line timers in 6.650-seconds with a top speed of 207.72 mph, matching
his career-best speed set earlier this year.

 

"We're in the show and have lane choice, and that's what matters.  I
felt like we could have run a '.63 this morning, so we went for it.
Unfortunately, the track couldn't handle our set-up, so we spun the
tires which cost us a couple hundredths.  

 

"We know we want to run faster and be at the top of the page, but for
now we'll settle with having lane choice for the first round.  In any
case, we know we absolutely have to let the clutch out first, which is
our game plan.  Everyone on this ACDelco Cobalt crew is ready to do the
best that they can tomorrow, so we'll see what happens."

 

 

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