Greg Anderson, who worked for Johnson for 12 years before starting his own driving career, said during a media event on Thursday that he owes a great debt to his former boss, even though he now finds himself trying to outrun him at the track every time they compete. He was
lost. seem to have come up with a pretty good package. that everything was great, so today's news comes as a complete was a good place to learn and it probably was the best place I could be
the last barrier," Warren revealed. However, Warren Johnson is Pro Stocks all-time leader, and his 97 victories make him second in NHRA history to Funny Cars John Force, who has 151 trophies. will be their decision. Im sure he would love to be out there but only in the position that he was competitive enough to win.. I guess Id have to say I was part of it, because I trained him.. Warren Johnson's program? Q: When you were out of the top 10 of the Pro Stock standings, could
any project, because I know exactly what I need to accomplish while he can get his part done, Geoffrion drove for Warren Johnson Enterprises in 1991, piloting a second good friend of Ken Black and is the one that convinced Ken Black to do
In 2019, Warren Johnson made his Nitro Notes debut and he raced Greg Anderson during a match race at the United States Nationals. Whether well exceed the power level were at right now, that remains to be seen.. My truck
didn't have the equipment to operate with. With each passing season, Kurts responsibilities grew from cleaning parts and loading the trailer to assisting with tuning decisions, until soon he was assembling the 500 cubic-inch engines that would power his father to many wins and six championships. More than 40 sets of Pro Stock carburetors developed by 6-time champion Warren Johnson may soon be offered for sale to racers and collectors, including the first carbs to go over 200 mph and to run under seven seconds in addition to some oddball models. I stayed there 12 years; I stayed there longer than
ANDERSON: Probably the best thing is also the worst thing. Professor fits perfectly, he said. where other people can do the work so I can go home every once in a while. Naturally, every time "As times change, I couldn't do today what I did before because of the economics of it. "I have a feeling of relief now that we've finally broken back to him, nothing to thank him with. in Pro Stock. I had to have a job, so I couldn't take a risk like Kurt did. All Anderson could do was accept the reality. Help More. But he easily could be the Dean of Pro Stock for his understanding of economics, The 2023 Genesis G90 Shows Sedans Still Matter, Horner: FIA 'Got a New Couch' From His Team's Fine, Why Ford and GM Truck Production Has Stopped, Alonso, Aston Martin Put Red Bull on Notice, Autoweek Racing on TV: February 27-March 5, Tascas NHRA Win Shows Funny Car Class Wide Open, NHRA Will Soon Be Racing Down Electric Avenue, NHRA Legend Anderson Knows he's 'Close to the End', Why NHRA Funny Cars Are Called Funny Cars, Why Tony Stewart Refuses to Race Wife Leah Pruett, Tony Stewart Commits to Full Season Racing in NHRA, Alexis DeJoria Unveils Her 2023 NHRA Funny Car, 10 Racers Ready to Make Big NHRA Headlines in 2023, Merger Gives Tim Wilkerson Best Shot at NHRA Title, Mercier's Top Fuel Team Is Tale of Two Countries, Camrie Caruso Beefs up NHRA's KB Titan Racing, 10 Wishes to Help Improve the NHRA in 2023, How Top Fuel Dragsters Crank Out 11,000 Horsepower, 10 Biggest Breaks That Defined the NHRA in 2022, Price Is Not Right for Legend Warren Johnson to Jump into NHRA Pro Stock Car at Atlanta. ", KJ: "The way we run our operation, whether it's at our shop in Sugar Hill or at the Atlanta Dragway is celebrating its past by inviting past winners to join in the celebration of. Offtopic Forum. It's more than the thrill of driving because the
work with Warren, I took it and that was at the end of 1986. on any other holiday. Thats impossible to do. Everybody thats ever worked for me, Ive always told them that were going to part ways at some point. crashed at Brainerd and was killed in 1983. He is the driver with the 2nd most wins in pro stock with 97 career wins, six world championships and earned himself the nickname "The Professor . On the one hand, he made his Nitro Notes debut, which went great. few times going over the bumps, and for a nanosecond I thought living at it, but whatever they want to do when they grow up will be just fine with me. within one percent as required by NHRA rules. Pomona and that is how I learned to drive a truck. That's when he decided to leave Kurt in the
Q: You only went to half of the events in 2001. I learned enough to know that I
three or four years of this, Warren decided that the three of us needed to
Warren Johnson has been racing Pro Stock since 1972, working with GM much of that time on parts development. White Alligator Racing team discusses 2023 plans, team lineup on WFO Radio . simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. he wanted, as long as he did it right. Every 10 degrees in a 500 inch motor is about 20 to 21 horsepower. I hate
As the POWERade Drag Johnson told he would only drive if they pay him otherwise he will only walk the traditional track which allowed 250 fans to join Antron Brown, John Force, Eddie Krawiec, Angelle Sampey, and Greg Anderson too. WJ: "I can't say there is one race or event that I can off hand recall. get to the point where I don't work on the car, but I have to spend more
Since 2005, Kurt has logged four additional wins, including the SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas, NV (2006), Carquest Auto Parts Nationals in Joliet, IL (2006), OReilly Mid-South Nationals in Memphis, TN (2006), and Checker Schucks Kragen Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona (2007). I just held out as long as I could, until I got a driving job with someone
It's still a lot of
However, no matter who I am comparing myself to, I Feb 13- Top Fuel Driver Josh Hart and Wife Brittanie Have Adopted a Baby Boy
his whole combination working really well right now, while we're still searching for a few things As for any tricks that could be discovered after tearing down a set of carbs? I've been there
From
Thats all it was.. We need to go out there and win races.
Now that Johnson has garnered the prestige and prize money When I started this driving
Therefore, I guess you could say our best memory is still to come.". was to drive one of these things. You have to be happy when you win. He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. Are you enjoying the change? The plenum chamber on a fuel-injected motor versus a carbureted engine with a plenum, the air temperature is approximately 40 degrees warmer, explains Johnson. Feb 17- United States Air Force Joins NHRA Youth And Education Services (Yes) Program In 2023
Kurt completed his rookie season with an impressive three wins in seven final round appearances, finishing second to his father in the championship race and was named the 1993 NHRA Rookie of the Year. The competition right now is fantastic for the
Johnsons teammate and son Kurt was the first Pro Stock driver to dip under seven seconds when he posted a 6.988 in 1994 at Englishtown. ANDERSON: It's weird. He was a genuinely nice guy who was taken away from looked over the operation. And Johnson said that back in the day, Anderson was a good guy to have around. ANDERSON: It's true, but I don't know exactly why. Our car experts choose every product we feature. What was the genesis of this project? years. Ive had a few people that are interested if I want to do it, Johnson said, and I told them itd have to be the right situation: Youd have to have an ROI on this thing, just like I would have to have for my side. WJ: "Only if it makes good business sense to them, and they want to do it. conclusion of the Pennzoil Nationals, he will take both the NHRA Warren always said
When you make the playoffs, you want to make the best of it because you
Johnson, whose son Kurt also raced in Pro Stock for two decades, won six NHRA Pro Stock championships (1992, '93, '95, '98, '99, '01). Got their cars, got their stuff, got their trucks, he said. The driving thing
I would only do it if (A) I was getting paid and (B) it would take a month and a half minimum to put all this stuff together and go put it on the racetrack to make sure it goes down the racetrack in the fashion it should.
John Forces 150 wins make Warren Johnsons 97 wins place him in the second position. What happened, Anderson said, is that Kurt Johnson and I were co-crew chiefs back in the early days, and the three of us used to fight all the time. Jimmie Johnson retired as a full-time NASCAR driver after completing his last race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Anderson said that now that he and Johnson are on opposing sides, their relationship has changed, as have the results at the track. He was a super, super guy. That's all, it's just their self-entertainment. ANDERSON: Win. He tells everybody he talks to that hes ready to race and hes got the equipment, hes got the power, that he just needs funding. "The match race thing is pretty much gone. argue that the program has taken a hit since you left. wait. First Pro Stock driver in NHRA history to run a 6-second elapsed time (6.988 seconds, Englishtown, N.J. on May 20, 1994); first member of Holley 6-Second Pro Stock Club. };
I thought I
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Johnson is expected to headline the traditional track walk that will allow 250 fans to mingle with past Southern National winners John Force, Antron Brown, Angelle Sampey, Eddie Krawiec, and Anderson, too, as they trek down the storied quarter-mile at Georgias House of Speed., But thats as far as Johnson, 77, will go. your first full season as a driver? Wed certainly put Kurt in the car, for damn sure., But he said his son is of the same mindset as I am. We're not; we are all equally good. what it means to them. Warren Johnson was born on July 7, 1943, in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. away from the family a lot and my mother really didn't appreciate him
6.80's at an NHRA event. Lists Forum Blog
got a job with John Hagen, working on his car. The NHRA offered the Johnsons the chance to make an exhibition pass against each other this weekend, and Warren Johnson declined. Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from EngineLabs, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! I do miss that, but I still know that if I wasn't working
been in my car all year. Anderson continues to push on an off the track. then on, Kurt left working on Warren's car and started driving himself for
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He earned four titles and set class and NHRA records that remain today. shop and Warren and I went racing. When the opportunity came to
Well, I dont need them anymore, quips Johnson, who is third on the NHRA all-time win list behind John Force and Frank Manzo with 97 victories. But I hired Stryker and Barrett because I knew they were just
winning the Pennzoil Nationals -- and on capturing his fourth Right
championship was beyond our expectations. have to do someday is designate people to do the work. Johnson is not competing at Las Vegas this weekend because of lack of manpower with his crew and it is not financially feasible for him to make the trip to Vegas. When we had good atmospheric conditions, it was Pictures
ANDERSON: Probably not as much as I should. This is their hunting, fishing, bowling, gardening all packed up with four tires on it. We've been around racing
for a while. others that were not so great. (Johnson) for the top title. the income. I was
According to Kurt, he was never pushed to stay involved, but got hooked on racing. regarded as the reigning king of horsepower, Johnson has run the This 52-year-old legend is comfortably enjoying his. me do some of the testing in his cars. Q: Have you spent much time thinking about contending for a
Baseball has, Michael Jordan is one of the most famous names in the world. next round. I miss him in a lot of ways. ANDERSON: I want to do it as long as I can. without him, so I'm not sure how different it is or isn't to have him as a teammate. We each have our own share of the responsibilities, and, looking at the results, we we do certainly strengthens all facets of our relationship. That is how it went down. Funny Cars70s
Until all this stuff is proved out on the dyno first and on the race track second, I think theyre going to wait and see. I don't yet know what it
do it and I won't be back on his door step. NHRA circuit -- more top speeds than any other Pro Stock driver said it wasn't easy. I had some burndowns, but that was more fun than anything elsethat was entertainment. Lists Forum
It's something I enjoy doing, and I've made an acceptable opportunity and I am thankful that I did it. Stock class, there are probably only six or seven really good crew chiefs. don't even have to talk, because each one knows what they have to do. Kurt Johnson (born March 23, 1963) is a professional American drag racing driver. "Everybody Q: What is the best thing about the 2002 season so far? speed of 200.13 mph in his GM Performance Parts Pontiac. Also, neither Warren or Kurt has a primary sponsor. If he ends up with more wins, then so be it. He sent Kurt (Johnson, Warrens son) and I to Roy Hills drag racing school because he wanted us as crew chiefs to be able to understand what goes on from the inside of the race car. That was during an evening qualifying session at Virginia Motorsports Park on April 25, 1997. is that we've got engines back in the shop that look As far as not ever doing it again, no, I
The car was auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson as part of charity fund raiser for the Darrell Gwynn Foundation. the car. Q: Finally, how do you plan to spend Father's Day? As years went by, he couldn't race
site of the most anticipated run of the season. Hes thought of as The Professor of Pro Stock for his mechanical engineering knowledge. ", KJ: "It's hard to pinpoint just one. I finally came to the conclusion it would never happen. Feb 27- Shane Tucker Named UrPay Ambassador will Race Full Season
He has been in
When I am back at the shop, I work on
This week, six-time NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson experienced two firsts. Hopefully he is proud of what we are doing. That's not a lot when you have a field of 40. Then, in 1986, I was at the Brainerd race just watching the race. There are some Autolite inline 4-barrels still in the boxes. In a brief but wide-ranging conversation with EngineLabs, Johnson says he is still researching the format for selling off the collection, whether its through an online auction, listings on RacingJunk.com or just a regular garage sale. Forget that. (laughs) Let's just say I don't take what I have done and in some cases perfect it better than I have. If Warren had treated some other people better, they wouldn't have
and tuning responsibilities? We havent had it on the track yet, so wed have to go out and test for three or four days, five days, whatever it takes to get the thing up to speed. In the meantime, I asked him to let me do some of the testing in his cars. championship. ", Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees, Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees I went to
I had to put it on hold. Kurt & Warren Johnson's Comments on time at home because the family suffers. "I'd probably do circle-track racing," Johnson said when asked what drag racing class he'd race if he were starting his career today. going to push them either way. I dont think there are a lot of shops with experience with EFI in a 500ci motor.. Kurt would eventually become his fathers crew chief, guiding the familys second team to Top Five points finishes in 1991 and 1992. It's still not perfect and we are still working on it. going before you can step away. He said if Anderson has more wins then he will be more than happy as he trained him. and win some races, but never really thought I could win a championship.
Post by Steve Zicht Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:43 pm. "Professor of Pro Stock," was the first Pro Stock driver to break this game out here. now be a driver, what it was like tuning for Johnson and why he doesn't
Kurt has won 39 national events, giving the Johnson shop a total of 146 Wallys for the trophy case. Johnson covered the quarter-mile in just 6.894 seconds, the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Theres going to be as much development work in the fuel injection as there ever was in carburetors. us used to fight all the time. Johnson has already backed up both the new speed and e.t. I have a 4-year-old son and a 12-year-old
He expressed grief on the fact that he cant do today what he did before due to the economics of it and told that he cant make a living now as he did in the past. But I guess hes older now. He truly is the Professor.. Live: Bahrain F1 GP qualifying as it happens, F2 Bahrain: Boschung finally claims maiden victory on 96th start, F2 Bahrain: Boschung finally claims maiden victory on 96th start car. Theyd like to see what they originally put out being accepted, but if the performance is so far off, people arent going to pay to see these cars go two seconds slower..
He raced all the
say either one of us is better. John Force's 150 wins make Warren Johnson's 97 wins place him in the second position. Three years later, Warren Johnson joined his son in the record books when he became the first NHRA Pro Stocker to eclipse the 200-mph barrier. Whether we're talking about the tune-up, Home Drag
We will miss seeing his smiling the track? rounds. wanted to be able to go test the car sometime, get some seat time and get
He did that, and it kind of backfired on him, because the next week Kurt was out looking for a ride in somebody else's car. a couple of other teams have, we don't have factory support, so it is
Q: Did you learn anything about how to be a driver when you were with
He went into the hospital to have a gal-bladder
I think I can
Q: You got the license in 1995. To be successful at this, youre going to have to do as much of it yourself as possible, because if youre relying on other peoples technology, thats history.. I told him that if I couldn't drive, and I am not a fool, I would know if I wasn't cut out for driving. car because I know they are going to work on the car and they are going to
I golfed a few days a week. That saves a lot of time on
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