NHRA Kurt Johnson Thursday Qualifying Update: KJ Opens Finals Qualifying in Fifth

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KJ Opens Finals Qualifying in Fifth

 

Event:  42nd Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals

Day/Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006

Location:  Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pomona, CA

 

With only one qualifying session scheduled for the first day of the Auto
Club NHRA Finals, Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team wanted
to make the most of the opportunity and get their weekend off to a good
start.  Running in the right hand lane at the Auto Club Raceway at
Pomona on Thursday afternoon, they were able to accomplish their goal,
posting a strong 6.719-second elapsed time with a top speed of 206.23
mph, good enough for the fifth position. With three attempts remaining
to set the field, Johnson was pleased to have established a solid
baseline. 

 

"That's not a bad start, although I actually expected it to be a little
faster at the finish line.  We haven't had a chance to dyno this engine,
so we may not be completely up to speed with it, but to make it from A
to B with no tire shake, just as smooth as can be and perfectly straight
makes everyone on this ACDelco Cobalt crew pretty happy.  I think it's
an improvement over Vegas, and gives us something we can tune on from
here."  

 

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