NHRA Kurt Johnson Thursday Update: Thursday in Pomona finds KJ in Eighth

Contact: Jon Knapp

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Thursday in Pomona finds KJ in Eighth

 

Event:  43rd Annual Auto Club Finals

Day/Date: Thursday, November 1, 2007

Location:  Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California

 

After his commitments at the SEMA and AAPEX shows kept him in Las Vegas
until Thursday, ACDelco Cobalt pilot Kurt Johnson made an early morning
dash from the Nevada desert, arriving at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona
with time to spare prior to his first qualifying session for the Auto
Club NHRA Finals.  His next drive was not nearly as long, however, as he
tripped the finish line timers in 6.706 seconds with a top speed of
206.73 mph, slotting him in the provisional eighth position.  

 

With a solid start in the books, Johnson will now look to use one of his
three attempts remaining over the next two days to further improve his
standing for Sunday.

 

"That wasn't a bad first run, especially considering we were in the
right lane, which we believe is slightly slower.  We were a little
aggressive, as we had planned to be coming into this race, which got us
out of the groove just a bit.  Comparing our run to what everyone else
ran, we feel our ACDelco Cobalt should have been right near the top of
the pack if we had made a good hit, which is what we will concentrate on
doing tomorrow." 

 

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