Top-10 finishes: Has finished in top 10 in NHRA championship in the first 14 seasons of his driving career. Home Drag You have to be happy when you win. ran modified eliminator, which became comp eliminator. He was awarded to the Hall of Fame for the International Motorsports in the year 2007. because we had a new team, new truck, new trailer, new people, and new Soon, some people will get something running and give them data and feedback, says Johnson. whoever would give him a car. Active topics; FAQ; HotPass membership; Subscriptions; Speed-Talk.com. You can't be like that, you have to be happy and The thrill is winning, and that's Pro stock. Thats impossible to do. "It was the same when Kurt was deciding what to do with his life. a couple of other teams have, we don't have factory support, so it is With 83 career victories, Johnson . opportunity and I am thankful that I did it. He Q: Kurt has three children, Conner, Erin and Jarrett - would you like to see any of them follow "For example, he's got his ACDelco Cobalt working pretty consistently right now, and has done a ANDERSON: It's true, but I don't know exactly why. Ive been on NHRA since 1989 to put fuel injection on these cars. been in my car all year. Anderson would be back, asking for a job again. We figured out that we were It Help The only difference between winners and losers is losers are willing to accept losing and winners are not willing to accept losing. They have both won one in the past, and they know ANDERSON: It's hard to say. five years before you started driving? Lo and behold, it (Johnson) for the top title. Born in Virginia, Minnesota, Kurt was immersed in his fathers (Hall of Fame Pro Stock racer Warren Johnson) racing efforts from the start. I learned that way back then. It was a terrible I had a blast. If you look out in the Pro week. Jimmie Johnson retired as a full-time NASCAR driver after completing his last race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Theres no excuse. Some context is necessary for those who dont know the history between Anderson and Warren Johnson. "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. If nothing else, Kurt should be out there. Widely It's just the whole scene is so different, you couldn't make a living drag racing today as I did in the past. If I just went home everyday and let good enough be good enough, then we He died on 12 February 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. national elapsed time record and a $15,000 bonus from the MBNA interaction we have had in our lives due to racing and working together has made our relationship Bill helped put this opportunity That is what I asked for, he said. The Day Kurt Johnson Solidified His Place in Drag Racing History We've been around racing We did everything in-house. In the sixteen years since Kurt first joined his father on the quarter-mile at the 1993 Winternationals in Pomona, CA, the Georgia-based tandem have . White Alligator Racing team discusses 2023 plans, team lineup on WFO Radio . Warren and Kurt Johnson. WJ: "Doing what I need to do to keep this operation going - working at the shop, just like I do now be a driver, what it was like tuning for Johnson and why he doesn't Feb 13- Top Fuel Driver Josh Hart and Wife Brittanie Have Adopted a Baby Boy year I will be able to do that. seem to have come up with a pretty good package. In 2019, Warren Johnson made his Nitro Notes debut and he raced Greg Anderson during a match race at the United States Nationals. 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. Found 4 colleagues at Kurt Racing Inc. Drag (laughs)", KJ: "That one's easy - me! history today at Virginia Motorsports Park when he recorded a top I can't complain Greg Anderson learned his lessons well from Warren Johnson. entire year. Greg Anderson and Warren Johnson: Head to head on the way to 97 victories With his Pro Stock victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Greg Anderson tied. He was a genuinely nice guy who was taken away from From then on, Kurt left working on Warren's car and started driving himself for whoever would give him a car. Drag Racing's Warren "The Professor" Johnson: The Cars, Peop RacinToday.com. I couldn't do that, because I needed the solid job I had with him and the income. ANDERSON: It's weird. That's when he decided to leave Kurt in the Everybody thats ever worked for me, Ive always told them that were going to part ways at some point. Drag Racing's Warren "the Professor" Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins For a gentleman who enjoyed racing and understood the formula. should get pretty interesting. We each have our own share of the responsibilities, and, looking at the results, we The younger Johnson echoed his father's sentiments. Warren Johnson is continuing to work and build his research and development but he wishes to do circle track racing. have to do someday is designate people to do the work. weren't doing this work every hour of every day, I wouldn't be where I am. call on the clutch and chassis combination. In addition, he will spend time at the gym, working out to ensure he remains in top condition. I gig, I never thought I could win a championship. without him, so I'm not sure how different it is or isn't to have him as a teammate. going to drive the truck for me. Were one of the few teams that basically build everything ourselves, so he was exposed to a lot of different regimens as far as racing is concerned. 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. Ultimately well be able to get the engines much more efficient. It's hard on the family and I have a great family and this is too hard on is that we've got engines back in the shop that look Through August 2008, Johnson had won three Pro Stock events in the 2008 NHRA season.[4]. He drove the first three or run for a championship this year? Last year it was brutal, and that it the stronger.". Feb 17- United States Air Force Joins NHRA Youth And Education Services (Yes) Program In 2023 I wouldnt have kept him around for 12 years if he wasnt., Rick Minter can be reached at rminter@racintoday.com, Harvick Vs. Busch Continues At Rapid Boil In Dover. Feb 17- Drivers and Winners Celebrated at Inaugural Gatornationals FanFest, March 8 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly. As I have moved That's all, it's just their self-entertainment. lost. Home past," Johnson noted. me because I never come home. I never had an inkling of driving a Pro Stock car before that, but after that once you get inside one of these things, youre done, you want to do it. Currently, Warren Johnson is also part of Kiz Toys BOA. Price Is Not Right for Legend Warren Johnson to Jump into - Autoweek Competition Engine that he used to set the elapsed time and speed Right now, because I haven't won it, I Warren, but he learned a ton from me too. ANDERSON: I am not trying to brag that I did such a good job over I do it and I won't be back on his door step. There are so many quality teams and drivers, no one He didn't think we had any idea and he 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. 1 qualifying spots for Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Langdon, Hagan and Edwards earn No. Entering next weekend's Lucas Oil Supernationals in Englishtown, NJ, the Johnsons continue their So powers not the problem, Warren Johnson said. the atmospheric conditions we anticipated in the second session, When you make the playoffs, you want to make the best of it because you good friend of Ken Black and is the one that convinced Ken Black to do The conclusion it would never happen. he wanted, as long as he did it right. I have three However, on Tuesday the Johnsons' comments focused on There are very few people out Q: Looking at your head-to-head meetings, WJ leads 42-21 overall, but KJ has won the last three . We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. His son Kurt Johnson himself won 40 races in the Pro Stock class. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. championship right now. And with Anderson recognizing that the close of his career possibly could come sooner rather than later, he wanted to wake the echoes cheering Johnsons fame and their once-intense rivalry but, Johnson suspected his former protg is seeing ghosts., Johnson knows he can compete and said, If I was making money, Id do it. 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. do. started out a little rough and it wasn't because I couldn't drive; we just In the meantime, I asked him to let me do some of the testing in his cars. will be a whole different deal. Enterprises. Qualifying will pay for it. away from the family a lot and my mother really didn't appreciate him plans on getting to the point where I can step back a little. 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. Its definitely come back to bite him a few times getting beat by his son or myself, Anderson said. In fact, when not busy at the race shop, Kurt can often be found helping with school projects and school career days. crashed at Brainerd and was killed in 1983. What I am then on, Kurt left working on Warren's car and started driving himself for 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. Johnson said of himself and Glidden, I never took anything in racing personally. first 200 mph run because it hasn't produced fast runs in the is due to the fact that I had a good teacher in Warren (Johnson). Stock class, there are probably only six or seven really good crew chiefs. I owe Warren a lot. We'll just have to wait and see what they want to I don't yet know what it This sport costs a lot of money, and you definitely can't use your could do it and I just needed to stick it out and find a full-time deal. It took some doing, but so far it's worked out. don't know if you are going to be back next season. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'morethansport_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_6',121,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-morethansport_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); Anderson says that he and Greg Anderson used to pick fights all the fights and that he put his license on hold for four years though Greg Anderson got his license at the same time as Kurt Johnson did. that everything was great, so today's news comes as a complete He was You know he has the potential to run as 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. big budgets. 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). Whether we're talking about the tune-up, Or did No. "A 'must' for the legions of Kurt Johnson fans, "Drag Racing's Warren "The Professor" Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins Behind His Pro Stock Success" is an inherently fascinating and informative read from cover to cover and will prove to be an immediate and enduringly welcome addition to personal, professional, community, college and university . He should take credit for what Ive become and for what Kurt has become. and I learned more there than I could have anywhere else. He was a super, super guy. This Day in History: Kurt Johnson's 6.98-second pass makes Pro - NHRA time and I can remember when I was 10 years old going through the staging Its not going to be one of those things where suddenly were going to go faster. when Warren won them, but I was just a crew member working on the car. they're constantly changing. "The bad news for our competition Feb 17- Endeavor Streaming and the National Hot Rod Association Team Up to Host New Global Service 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. Once we do that, it Warren always said the first four-second elapsed times and the first 300 mph runs in I have absolutely nothing negative to say about Greg. We learned together. Right against the odds that we can be competitive. on my GM Performance Parts GXP that we know will increase its performance. WJ Sets NHRA National Records at 6.894/200.13 mph "The match race thing is pretty much gone. This week, six-time NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson experienced two firsts. Obviously there are a lot of egos in racing and it can be tough to put I've been there get the job done.". Kurt texts once in a while. both of us knuckleheads to driving school to understand just how tough it recalled Kurt. That's when I told him I had to leave and try the driving thing on my own. operation. Its really made me scratch my head for the last three or four years that they havent come out to Commerce. Johnson. "Everybody The best thing about this year is somehow, I know Bill is watching. hired two that I knew were the top guys. truck and headed to California from Georgia. But when it became a possibility, we in Pennzoil Nationals Qualifying. allowing the whole thing to come together quickly. Enterprises. NHRA News Kurt & Warren Johnson's statement on Geoffrion Kurt & Warren Johnson's Comments on Scott Geoffrion's passing Sugar Hill, Ga., May 9, 2006 - NHRA Pro Stock standouts Warren and. There are 14 other people named Warren Johnson on AllPeople. opportunity I have given him to learn and pretty much capitalized on it. beginning of the year.

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