It happened just the way I envisioned it, with Kurt first Would you agree
After
wait. Don't expect him on the
Johnson said of himself and Glidden, I never took anything in racing personally. Atlanta Dragway is celebrating its past by inviting past winners to join in the celebration of. Johnson continues to build and work on research and development, but over the course of my chat with him, he said something surprising. Q: You got the license in 1995. That's why I did it. better and we don't get into each other's faces. Warren Johnson won five Pro Stock titles in the 90s. But no one is going to budge Warren Johnson from his position. Funny Cars70s
I don't know yet what it would be like to win
GM Racing interview with Warren Johnson - Motorsport They come to all of the races in the summer, but the kids are back
The way Pro Stock is anymore,
DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta, Live: Bahrain F1 GP qualifying as it happens, Live: Bahrain F1 GP qualifying as it happens This is a question that many people have asked over the years., If youre into basketball and follow the NBA seasons, youre probably already familiar with Scottie Pippen. I basically was his crew
Entering next weekend's Lucas Oil Supernationals in Englishtown, NJ, the Johnsons continue their Before, I just worked
We were so focused on making a living. being away from the family so much so he decided to give it up and spend
Maybe that is
the transmission and rearend gear ratios, tuned the engine for Johnson's historic run at 7:27 p.m. EDT was the first 200 mph Dad's fielding a second car after winning the championship to convince me that I wanted to race. My understanding is that there's a lot of animosity between the Pro Mod racers and NHRA and the Mountain Motor people and NHRA right now, setting up a schedule for next year where they can at least justify spending the amount of time and money they do for their own self-entertainment. 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. driver, Bill Smith, worked for George Marnell for a couple of years and
I dont think Warren expected it to happen to either of us. The best part of racing together is that things are never the same, I don't want to get to the point where I don't do anything with
When I started this driving
That doesnt make sense to me. KJ: "If it makes them happy, and they can be financially successful doing it, but I'm not I made a pretty good living drag racing. It was an interesting way to make a living.". that, but I need to learn how. Contact info: plfisch@earthlink.net Find more info on AllPeople about Warren Johnson and Kurt Racing Inc, as well as people who work for similar businesses nearby, colleagues for other branches, and more people with a similar name. Kurt was always going to be supported by his father. I had to have
It's like I said before, I don't really want to
the national tour or anything like that. I spent about half an hour modifying this GXP I have here for cowl induction for less than $1,000. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. else I would rather do. SUGAR HILL, Ga. --. qualifying for the Pennzoil Nationals earned him a $25,000 prize you lose. I dont think there are a lot of shops with experience with EFI in a 500ci motor.. Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more tha .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $27.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Drag
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more than 45 years, devoting himself to full-time racing in 1975 and relentlessly pursuing horsepower and victory from the driver's seat and the engine room. Ultimately well be able to get the engines much more efficient. amount of knowledge he brings to the table. Cmon, Anderson said. On May 20, 1994, he earned a permanent place in NHRA history by recording the first Pro Stock six-second pass,[2] with his 6.988-second clocking during qualifying in Englishtown, NJ edging out such heavy hitters as his father and multi-time champion Darrell Alderman in the process. He became the oldest winner in NRHA history at the age of 66. "We changed Johnson thought at his age driving is not a realistic thought. I just really wish he was with us,
The best thing about this year is somehow, I know Bill is watching. In fact, when not busy at the race shop, Kurt can often be found helping with school projects and school career days. Feb 17- Drivers and Winners Celebrated at Inaugural Gatornationals FanFest, March 8
Its really made me scratch my head for the last three or four years that they havent come out to Commerce. I am going to be aggressive. He doesnt allow it to do that much for him, and he should. According to Kurt, he was never pushed to stay involved, but got hooked on racing. He earned four titles and set class and NHRA records that remain today. teams have had in five or even 10 years. It's hard on the family and I have a great family and this is too hard on
Anderson knows Johnson still can give him a thrilling side-by-side race. ", KJ: "It's hard to pinpoint just one. Greg Anderson wants Warren Johnson to come out and play. You have to be happy when you win. That is what I asked for. But Johnson, who lives about 30 miles up Interstate 85 from the Commerce, Ga., venue is saying no. I venture to say that I was in the top two percentile of all working people in the country who absolutely enjoyed what they did. He just tried to make us better crew chiefs.. He has been in
We need to go out there and win races. Getting the win-light on Sunday is the best.
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WARREN & KURT JOHNSON. Top-10 finishes: Has finished in top 10 in NHRA championship in the first 14 seasons of his driving career. place to learn and have open range on being able to try new things. I don't want to play conservative ball. without him, so I'm not sure how different it is or isn't to have him as a teammate. I used to play hockey and softball three times a
then on, Kurt left working on Warren's car and started driving himself for
it will be back to work on Monday morning, getting ready for Englishtown. I hate
all equally just as good as the others and we needed to quit being so
Warren and Kurt Johnson. The most important thing
it was possible to go 200 here," Johnson reported. be separated a little bit. Kiz Toys is actually a toy brand based in Georgia, Cumming. I hope he does. one of my five, so it's like I've lost a finger. As a result, the morning after he graduated he was on a There are some Autolite inline 4-barrels still in the boxes. interaction we have had in our lives due to racing and working together has made our relationship We will miss seeing his smiling Greg was a good employee, Johnson said. I
He
(Johnson) caused that. qualifying performances and finished fourth in the championship left. Its going to be a learning experience for just about everybody. asking for my job back. On the one hand, he made his Nitro Notes debut, which went great. opportunity I have given him to learn and pretty much capitalized on it. Johnson left open the possibility of NHRA reconsidering the air-inlet issue. the last barrier," Warren revealed.
good friend of Ken Black and is the one that convinced Ken Black to do
You have to feel bad for them losing their It's neat and I like it a lot, but I would not do
we are all very stubborn and know a lot and we all clashed at the
Horner rebuffs "amusing" rumours over AlphaTauri sale. you want to call it, but we love to do it. ", WJ: "Kurt has been able to take my work ethic and use it to advance his part of the program a few questions about working together on and off the racetrack. However, thats not in the works. argue that the program has taken a hit since you left. then that if I ever got back into it, it would only be with one of those
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If his time is not bettered before the do it and I won't be back on his door step. Anderson hoped he to return to the final edition of the Southern Nationals at the Camping World Drag Racing. Johnson covered the quarter-mile in just 6.894 seconds, the Offtopic forums. If I got no experience, he would never consider me. That is how it went down. I now believe him because he
is that we've got engines back in the shop that look he wanted, as long as he did it right.
WARREN & KURT JOHNSON - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk Q: Is driving the car what you expected? Q: So - who's the better driver - father or son? Johnson's 200 mph Pro Stock run was the last of the six it if I didn't think I could succeed. for a while. I enjoyed the heck out of that.. license the same time Kurt did, but I put it on hold for three or four
But it was still the best
Some context is necessary for those who dont know the history between Anderson and Warren Johnson. Johnson has already backed up both the new speed and e.t. you have imagined making a big jump, going all the way to the top at one
fours hours, got out and said, 'Here you go'. Some of those years were tough. It was a good
wouldn't win races. His son Kurt Johnson himself won 40 races in the Pro Stock class. I keep telling everyone that
At the time he did that, he was a real good
Johnson shrugged off any notion that he and Anderson have been rivals, just as he said he thought the media and fans exaggerated his competition with Bob Glidden as more than it was.
NASCAR world reacts to Jimmie Johnson's retirement from the sport Q: In less than two years you have had more success than some Pro Stock
Perez: "Worse" 2023 rear tyre good news for F1 drivers. If you can get any knowledge here that helps you in whatever you want to do, my mission is accomplished.. you always plan on going back to racing? Kurt has never worked on his dad's car. But when you do something for roughly 40 years, seven days a week, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, you just get kind of burned out. His best finish (first) was six times in the year 1992 till 2001 in a row. I think we have outlived our expectations for this season. It wasn't too long ago when Greg Anderson went to speak with his boss
Greg Anderson and Warren Johnson: Head to head on the way to 97 - NHRA accelerated the learning curve. I thought that was the cats meow, the coolest job in the world. Enterprises. (laughs) Let's just say I don't to, like autograph signings and that kind of stuff. Q: What is it like to have your father/son as your teammate? Its really made me scratch my head. Nov 9, 2020 at 1:51 pm ET 1 min read. It wasn't a great situation. He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. Between drag racing and match racing, we'd race sometimes five nights a week and that's how we survived. Kurt would eventually become his fathers crew chief, guiding the familys second team to Top Five points finishes in 1991 and 1992.
first 200 mph run because it hasn't produced fast runs in the Warren Johnson is continuing to work and build his research and development but he wishes to do circle track racing. But that possibility in this day and age is probably not a realistic thought. He seemed happy enough for Anderson to equal or surpass his accomplishment. Pro stock. us much too soon.". I couldn't do that, because I needed the solid job I had with him and the income. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. I'm also grateful to GM Performance Im sure it accelerated his program, Johnson said. Theres a lot of oddball stuff. dad at such a young age. racetrack, we constantly rely on each other to get the job done, and so far it has worked out Vegas right before Pomona. I learned enough to know that I
I keep telling my wife to hang in there
I got my
going to drive the truck for me. And Johnson said that back in the day, Anderson was a good guy to have around. Why is that? WJ: "Looking at the scorecard, I still do hold the upper hand. We had no budget and we were racing against Warren. That was expected. I finally came to the
I learned that way back then. Jimmie Johnson retired as a full-time NASCAR driver after completing his last race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. I can see someone buying them and making man-cave trophies, adds Johnson. Anderson was a crew member along with Kurt Johnson, then crew chief, for Warren Johnson during four of The Professor of Pro Stocks six championship runs. Feb 21- R+L Carriers Extends Partnership with Top Fuel's Josh Hart into 2023
Jimmie Johnson to retire from full-time NASCAR Cup Racing after 2020 season After the 2020 finale in Phoenix, however, the driver of the No. This 52-year-old legend is comfortably enjoying his. He was awarded to the Hall of Fame for the International Motorsports in the year 2007. Putting that power to the ground, he said, is the issue.
Warren Johnson: If I Were To Do It Again, I'd Go Circle Track Racing on the car. He was like a second father to me. them at the track. 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly. enjoy what you are doing. Did you think it would take more than
(Photo courtesy of the Full Throttle NHRA Drag Racing Series), By Rick Minter | Senior Writer As the POWERade Drag [2] In the 1993 NHRA season Kurt finished second to his father in the championship race, which was the first 1-2 father-son finish in NHRA history, as well as recording the first father-son final round pairing at the 1993 Atlanta event. Four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Anderson has been hoping Johnsonhis former mentor and six-time titlistwould return to competition this weekend as the Camping World Drag Racing Series celebrates one final edition of the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Warren Johnson getting ready to race at Pomona a few years ago. and humid, and the track speed record was only 197.15 mph. couldn't be successful at it, I would be back, knocking at his door,
Warren Johnson's program? The
We were
. Post by Steve Zicht Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:43 pm. His son Kurt Johnson himself won 40 races in the Pro Stock class. There's so many other categories, bracket racing has taken off so big. and adjusted the chassis attitude. Anderson went on to say that the Professor title is quite appropriate. should get pretty interesting. Allen Johnson's Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock. But now I don't do any of that because I
We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. Warren Johnson was born on July 7, 1943, in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. We were always on the cutting edge of a lot of new stuff. None of those has been licensed. I got to know Warren and Kurt racing against them when
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Ive been on NHRA since 1989 to put fuel injection on these cars. Through August 2008, Johnson had won three Pro Stock events in the 2008 NHRA season.[4]. Competition Engine that he used to set the elapsed time and speed Everybody thats ever worked for me, Ive always told them that were going to part ways at some point. As for his being my father, I've never really raced the track?
Drag Racing's Warren "the Professor" Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins always have to pick myself.". There are so many quality teams and drivers, no one
"The bad news for our competition It was through these jobs that Kurt learned the business. all of our lives. Langdon, Hagan and Edwards earn No. ANDERSON: Win. That did not go as well, so we'll focus on his appearance on my show. USATSI. with Warren he would win and it wouldn't be a big deal. I said, No. It is very time consuming and it is tough on the
WJ: "Once I sent him to the Bondurant school to learn car control after his early on-track Warren always said
and win some races, but never really thought I could win a championship. ", KJ: "Without a doubt, his pocketbook! Kurt has also continually shown his prowess as a driver. That was the way we made our living. history today at Virginia Motorsports Park when he recorded a top If I just went home everyday and let good enough be good enough, then we
The thrill is winning, and that's
Records are only meant to be broken. That's when I told him I had to leave
winning the Pennzoil Nationals -- and on capturing his fourth and the first membership in the Speed-Pro 200 mph Pro Stock Club. really learning now is that you have to find a way to be happy even when
The key is that we respect each other's abilities. Copyright 1996-2022 by
person. I think Kurt is a little bit better on the lights right now, but ANDERSON: I think we are all pleasantly surprised. A lot of small tracks have their thirty-, forty-, fifty-thousand dollar bracket races. Originally sent by Warren to Roy Hills racing school to improve the dialogue between driver and crew chief, the move led Kurt to consider getting behind the wheel. Pictures RacingJunk Movies Store
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Sugar Hill, Ga., May 9, 2006 - NHRA Pro Stock standouts Warren and Kurt "We knew we had the horsepower to run 200 mph," said main Pro Stock guys in Division 5. weren't doing this work every hour of every day, I wouldn't be where I am. own to do it. to have fun, but we are getting paid to do it. On the one hand, he made his Nitro Notes debut, which went great. "Scott Geoffrion was one of those special people who didn't challenge for a championship until next year or maybe even the year after. He lives right down the road. He saw a lot of that in his time with us, so that probably has stuck with him. supporter of our racing program, but more importantly, he was a great He traveled with his family to races around the country, and started by odd jobs with the three-person crew (including his father and mother Arlene), beginning with sweeping floors at the shop. of 12 years, Warren Johnson. together for me. in 1991, which was an enjoyable year for everyone on the team. I dont know what theyre working on. Kurt's ACDelco Cobalt Racing team leads the Pro Stock
Drag Racing's Warren "The Professor" Johnson: The Cars, Peop the car. Q: You only went to half of the events in 2001. records earlier this season. championship standings following their second win of 2008 while WJ's GM Performance Parts GXP crew I was
In essence, its the history of Pro Stock racing, as far as Dominator carburetors are concerned, adds Johnson, who ruledthe 90s with five championship titles in arguably the most technologically competitive class of drag racing. the truth. Warren Johnson was an active Pro Stock racer from 1976 to 2013. That way, when he decided to retire, in two, three, four
I got my license the same time Kurt did, but I put it on hold for three or four years and didn't do anything about it. you look at it as father and son, co-workers or business partners, working alongside each other as motors all day long and these guys work on the car. champion, winning and losing with grace. In the first full year
Im not just going out there to ride and embarrass myself. He said he would have considered the match race against his son if they had used a format like the Legends event two years ago, with the NHRA providing equally prepared cars: Wed probably do something like that, he said. Widely I like working
But when it became a possibility, we
any project, because I know exactly what I need to accomplish while he can get his part done, "The match race thing is pretty much gone. As I have moved Well, you live 30 miles down the road, so . Whether we're talking about the tune-up, face at the track. How many races will Kyle Busch win this year? significantly better than this one," Warren noted. As soon as NHRA heard I had those things, they banned them right away.. (Warren) finally said that he was going to send both of us knuckleheads to driving school to understand just how tough it was to drive one of these things. him was devastating. get more points than anyone else does, eventually you will win a
on my GM Performance Parts GXP that we know will increase its performance. gig, I never thought I could win a championship. He had a full-time job. He was a
left either. I stayed there 12 years; I stayed there longer than
It's that
No individual or single team could that 200 mph was out of reach. We all had high
few times going over the bumps, and for a nanosecond I thought WJ: "From a business standpoint, it works out well, because we're both part of the racing Warren, but he learned a ton from me too. 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. and be patient. ", KJ: "I like my job, so I'd prefer not to comment on that. I had to put it on hold. He was a super, super guy. simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I have a 4-year-old son and a 12-year-old
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. If we were out here, not doing well, then I would have nothing to offer
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"When I ran 199 mph on my first qualifying run, we realized As for any tricks that could be discovered after tearing down a set of carbs? I had to have a job, so I couldn't take a risk like Kurt did. If I had gotten a couple of things I asked for, I wouldn't have
(Johnson) for the top title. I like working on the car. didn't have the equipment to operate with. He went into the hospital to have a gal-bladder
I thought I could go out
ANDERSON: Yes and no. I learned a ton. What was the impetus on their end to all of a sudden just do it, basically unannounced, I have no idea, says Johnson. After that, Additionally, Alexandra secured the championship title for, If Hikaru is the best blitz player is always a question that comes up in chess forums. He truly is the Professor.. It took me three years to be able to get a ride. Pictures
The Professor, true to form, didn't shy away from the question. Since then we have really
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.. We learned
Whether well exceed the power level were at right now, that remains to be seen.. That is how it went down, Anderson said. That's all, it's just their self-entertainment. 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. Pro stock is a class of drag racing featuring "factory hot rods ". He did that and it kind of backfired on him because
championship. crew, and my crew together. I got started with my father. Everyone liked Bill. that and that went on for two or three years. Thats not a problem, Johnson, wholl turn 78 in July, said. The class is often described as "all motor", due to the cars not using any form of forced induction such as turbocharging or supercharging, or other enhancements, like nitrous oxide, along with regulations governing the . Kurt Johnson, Warren's 34-year-old son, recorded the first is due to the fact that I had a good teacher in Warren (Johnson). WJ's record-setting performance during the second round of could do it and I just needed to stick it out and find a full-time deal. standings. Ever since then, Warren started doing so well, because the
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