ALLEN JOHNSON -- ACDELCO LAS VEGAS NHRA NATIONALS PREVIEW
(http://www.moparspeed.com/) ALLEN JOHNSON J&J RACING MOPAR J&J RACING DODGE STRATUS R/T _WWW.MOPARSPEED.COM_ (http://www.moparspeed.com/) _WWW.ALLENJOHNSON.COM_ (http://www.allenjohnson.com/) (http://www.moparspeed.com/) TRACK STATS… 6th Annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals/The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway * Enters this weekend’s event ranked sixth in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Series points race. * Was defeated by Richie Stevens, Jr., in the first round during the 2006 spring event at The Strip. PRE-EVENT QUOTES… Johnson’s response to being defeated earlier in the year by his teammate, Richie Stevens, Jr., at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “We’re not looking for any revenge…I’m hoping we meet up in the finals. He got me first round in the spring; I’d like to get him this weekend in the finals. That would be a fun match up. In all seriousness, I hope both Richie and I are able to qualify well and go several rounds this weekend. Our goal is to get him into the Top-10 in the points and to get me in the Top-five for the end of the season. We’re focused on finishing on a strong note.�?? “With the progress that we’ve made this season, it’s very feasible that we can finish in the Top-five in points. It would also be great to be the highest finishing Dodge/Mopar team. Our team has worked hard to gain ground this year; building relationships, developing our engine program. It’s paid off in our performance. Dad’s [Roy Johnson] continues to gain ground for us; he’s picked up more horsepower for this weekend’s race. I think we’ll gain a little ground this weekend and be in a position to finish off the season the way we’ d like.�?? 2006 STAT TRACKS… * Earned one victory in NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Series competition thus far in 2006; winning in Seattle. * Has made six semi-final round appearances in 2006. * Has made four quarterfinal and 10 first round appearances. * Has earned No. 1 qualifier honors twice in 2006; Columbus (May) & Englishtown (June.) * Won/Loss Record for 2006 stands at 20/20. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS… * Has four career victories in NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Series competition. * Has made 21 semifinal appearances, 30 quarterfinal and 82 first round appearances to date. * Johnson has earned two No. 1 qualifier positions in his career. * Won/Loss record stands at 103/138 entering this weekend’s event. TV SCHEDULE… ESPN2 Schedule Oct. 28 10:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Budweiser Shootout Oct. 28 10:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Qualifying Oct. 29 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Eliminations Oct. 30 2:30 a.m.-4:30 a.m. Repeat Eliminations POST-EVENT RECAP… * Post event information can be found at _www.moparspeed.com_ (http://www.moparspeed.com/) after each event. The weekly e-zine is updated each Monday with all the latest news about Team Mopar and Allen Johnson. MEDIA CONTACT… Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company/Mopar 317-432-4110 Cellular _MoparPR@aol.com_ (mailto:MoparPR@aol.com) PHOTO REQUESTS… Darren Jacobs J.R. Thompson Company/Mopar 248-553-4566 Phone _djacobs@jrthompson.com_ (mailto:djacobs@jrthompson.com)