ALLEN JOHNSON LOCKS IN NO. 4 IN COUNTDOWN TO ONE When his teammate Richie Stevens Jr. knocked out Kurt Johnson in the second round of eliminations at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Allen Johnson locked in No. 4 in the Countdown to Four point standings. He will now vie with three others for the Pro Stock crown in the Countdown to One in the final two events of the season.
Johnson, who qualified No. 6, was defeated by Kurt Johnson in the opening round when K. J. ran him down despite a. 020 reaction time by A. J. (. 000 is perfect) to K. J.‘s. 029. K. J. took the win with a 6.645/207.50 to A. J.‘s losing 6.658/206.51.
With his loss to Stevens, K.J. was relegated to No. 5 and out of the Countdown points.
“What a weekend, ” said A. J. “We did everything we were supposed to do on our side of the ladder. We qualified well, we made a really really good run first round. We would have beaten anybody else of the whole 16. Kurt just laid down the run of the century, as so often people do against me for some reason. Can’t take nothing away from Kurt. He was flying today; he didn’t qualify well. But we’ll take this and it will make that trip to Vegas a lot better. I was looking pretty alone there for a minute.
“It was great that Richie could do it for me. That’s why God made teammates. That might get him a little bit out of his driving slump, give him a little confidence.
“We’ll go to Vegas hot as a firecracker and see if we can’t get him to take out some of our competition for this Countdown. “
Next up for the Mopar duo is the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, Oct. 26-28, the first of two races in the Countdown to One to name the Pro Stock champion.
PRO STOCK COUNTDOWN TO FOUR POINT STANDINGS:
1. Dave Connolly, 2525 (winner today)
2. Greg Anderson, 2391
3. Jeg Coughlin, 2246
4. Allen Johnson, 2238
5. Kurt Johnson, 2211
6. Jason Line, 2202
7. Larry Morgan, 2171
8. Warren Johnson, 2112
9. Richie Stevens Jr., 948
10. V. Gaines, 922/942
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