Pontiac GXP/Warren Johnson/Post Qualifying/NHRA Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn., May 17, 2008 - Kurt Johnson held yesterday's provisional Pro Stock pole for the 8th annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, but his father Warren did him one better today and claimed his second No. 1 qualifier of the season and a NHRA-record 138th of his legendary career. "The Professor" set both ends of Bristol Dragway's Pro Stock track records when he drove his GM Performance Parts Pontiac GXP to an elapsed time of 6.674 seconds at 207.43 mph to better his son and teammate Kurt in the ACDelco Chevy Cobalt. Kurt drove his Chevy to a 6.685 e.t. at 206.29 mph to drop to the second qualifying position, the 36th time father and son have qualified 1 and 2. In fact, this is the second time this season as Warren qualified No. 1 and Kurt No. 2 at this year's Gatornationals at Gainesville.
Author: dragracemedia
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Added: May 22, 2008
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