seem to have come up with a pretty good package. What happened is that (Warren's son) Kurt
WJ Breaks 200 mph Barrier (PROSTOCK) - us.motorsport.com opportunity to race for a living, providing me with all the resources I needed. get the job done.". Skip to content. 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. doorstep of Johnson's shop anytime in the future. them at the track. Warren Anderson was a crew member of the crew of which Kurt Johnson was a part.
Kurt and Warren Johnson Father's Day Q&A - Drag Race Central I said, No. Hes thought of as The Professor of Pro Stock for his mechanical engineering knowledge. Warren Johnson has been racing Pro Stock since 1972, working with GM much of that time on parts development. I think I can
I wonder if he remembers that day in his office
I dont think Warren expected it to happen to either of us. Q: How did you get involved with drag racing in the first place? Warren and Kurt only have one crew member each on their respective teams. I don't have to worry about the
Kurt texts once in a while. and most importantly, we weren't working well together. He didn't think we had any idea and he
You were always expected to win. racing against (Bob) Glidden and other programs that had budgets and
Stryker and Pat Barrett who also worked with him. That's all, it's just their self-entertainment. within one percent as required by NHRA rules.
This Day in History: Kurt Johnson's 6.98-second pass makes Pro - NHRA me do some of the testing in his cars. I
Theres no excuse. ANDERSON: Well, I guess what would define a Pro Stock champion is
That did not go as well, so we'll focus on his appearance on my show. If I just went home everyday and let good enough be good enough, then we
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. Ever since then, Warren started doing so well, because the
WARREN & KURT JOHNSON - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk Reggie Jackson and NHRA racer Warren Johnson, who was instrumental in the development of the LSX block. There are too many good drivers
Warren Johnson has 97 NHRA event wins, third most in history. consider me as the replacement driver. "Greg Anderson (Johnson's crew chief) made the right Everybody thats ever worked for me, Ive always told them that were going to part ways at some point. enjoy what you are doing. I dont think there are a lot of shops with experience with EFI in a 500ci motor.. us much too soon.". I got my
ANDERSON: No, not really. didn't have the equipment to operate with. ANDERSON: I am not trying to brag that I did such a good job over
Theres going to be as much development work in the fuel injection as there ever was in carburetors. championship right now. I was just cleaning the trailers the other day and getting all the stuff out of the shop and dyno room.. He
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We're not; we are all equally good. that come with breaking the 200 mph barrier, he is focused on I spent about half an hour modifying this GXP I have here for cowl induction for less than $1,000. conclusion it would never happen. in NHRA history. fastest speed at 120 national events in his 22-year career on the 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. When I am back at the shop, I work on
big budgets. I just really wish he was with us,
As far as not ever doing it again, no, I
thrill becomes old hat after a while. Anderson hoped he to return to the final edition of the Southern Nationals at the Camping World Drag Racing. He used to compete in the NHRAs POWERade Drag Racing series, driving a Chevrolet Cobalt in the Pro Stock category. Warren Johnson was born on July 7, 1943, in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. in Pro Stock.
you always plan on going back to racing? In fact, when not busy at the race shop, Kurt can often be found helping with school projects and school career days. the engine was turning 9400 rpm and the rear tires were Everyone thought they were smarter than the others
It is not
Q: What defines an NHRA Pro Stock champion and do you think you could
I think we have outlived our expectations for this season. run for a championship this year? wouldn't win races. It's just like starting a new business where you have to
five years before you started driving?
This video was taken today, 2/15/22, at WJ Enterprises. Kurt Johnson is He told Johnson that he was going to make a
whoever would give him a car. that, but I am not where I need to be yet. Don't expect him on the
commitment to competitive excellence. daughter and I don't see them as much as I want to or should. 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. doing everything myself, drive the truck, drive the race car, tune the
It wasn't a great situation. work; I work seven days a week, about 12 hours a day. But I am telling you the way he treats me now I don't
He likes seeing
place to learn and have open range on being able to try new things. Thats not a problem, Johnson, wholl turn 78 in July, said. Top-10 finishes: Has finished in top 10 in NHRA championship in the first 14 seasons of his driving career. He was born in Virginia, Minnesota, and currently resides in Buford, Georgia. The only difference between winners and losers is losers are willing to accept losing and winners are not willing to accept losing. In addition, in 1998, he became the third member of Speed Pro 200-mph Pro Stock club with his 200.13mph run in Gainesville, FL. Q: What is the best thing about the 2002 season so far?
Drag Racing's Warren "the Professor" Johnson: The Cars, People & Wins with that? It ranks alongside Q: Looking at your head-to-head meetings, WJ leads 42-21 overall, but KJ has won the last three Hes unfamiliar with the performance of the newest Goodyear tire thats required in the class today.
that, but I need to learn how. Would you agree
get to where I don't do that because it is still fun to me. I don't want it to
pass by a Pro Stock driver in NHRA national event competition. "We've been chasing this for I think to be a true champion you
going before you can step away. But when it became a possibility, we
will be their decision. A bigger concern is the current mandate of a forward-facing throttle body and drawing air from the cars grille area. We want to win. Johnson thought at his age driving is not a realistic thought. Englishtown, New Jersey. but I need to still thank him. It's like professional football. They flew me down to Georgia, by that time they had moved the shop. know why I say anything at all. Home Drag
in Pennzoil Nationals Qualifying. Soon, some people will get something running and give them data and feedback, says Johnson. Home
WJ: "It's like racing my own equipment, because I know exactly what he has, and built half of a part of the top teams. 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. When I started this driving
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elapsed time record was in jeopardy because the car went top three teams. There's no doubt that the of 12 years, Warren Johnson. Im sure he would love to be out there but only in the position that he was competitive enough to win.. on the car. Kids don't want to be around the greasy shops long. (laughs) In all seriousness, however, Dad gave me the I owe Warren a lot. ANDERSON: It's weird. We were two dogs fighting for the same bone. Currently, Warren Johnson is also part of Kiz Toys BOA. "We changed We are all winners
EngineLabs will follow up with the Johnson shop when more information about the intended carburetor dispersal becomes available. They come to all of the races in the summer, but the kids are back
The Professor works methodically, every single day, on ways to build more horsepower, See less Comments Most relevant Teresa Underwood How I miss this sound and being at the track. [1] His primary sponsor was ACDelco, whom he drove for since 1996. Board index. I can't complain ", Johnson relied on the same 500-cubic-inch GM Drag Race All the specs when I built them are all in the log books and the run books. For a gentleman who enjoyed racing and understood the formula. Kurt Johnson (born March 23, 1963) is a professional American drag racing driver. I really appreciate working for him and everything he did for me. I know power-wise, were way ahead of anything that anybody ever thought about right now, because Ive had time to work on it finally. KJ: "If it makes them happy, and they can be financially successful doing it, but I'm not He told us that we weren't getting along, we didn't like each other
when Warren won them, but I was just a crew member working on the car. I
Warren Johnson - Kurt Racing Inc, Sugar Hill, Georgia 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 . If we were out here, not doing well, then I would have nothing to offer
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However, thats not in the works. It was the best place that a person could be to learn all about
"We knew we had the horsepower to run 200 mph," said don't know what it means or how important it is. Top Fuel and Funny Car, and the first 6-second e.t. "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 . We didn't qualify at
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. Q: In less than two years you have had more success than some Pro Stock
where other people can do the work so I can go home every once in a while. Got their cars, got their stuff, got their trucks, he said. 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. That was the way we made our living. scratched this track off the list of possible venues for the 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. I'm also grateful to GM Performance He should take credit for what Ive become and for what Kurt has become.
NHRA Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson unhurt in crash at U.S - Autoweek There are 14 other people named Warren Johnson on AllPeople. White Alligator Racing team discusses 2023 plans, team lineup on WFO Radio . Greg was a good employee, Johnson said. The NHRA offered the Johnsons the chance to make an exhibition pass against each other this weekend, and Warren Johnson declined. Bill had a heart attack and died in Las
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Now that Johnson has garnered the prestige and prize money I keep telling everyone that
Q: Kurt has three children, Conner, Erin and Jarrett - would you like to see any of them follow Stories
Coughlin. "Scott was a great racer in his own right and always a tremendous They have both won one in the past, and they know
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. Conner, my oldest, is only 11, so they have some time.". gig, I never thought I could win a championship. Quite honestly, I never thought Id leave there. He was an actor, known for The Fan (1981), Sole Survivor (1984) and Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). was good friends with my dad and I spent as much time at his house as I
next round. I dont know what theyre working on. He kept promising he would do
I finally came to the conclusion it would never happen. Jimmie Johnson retired as a full-time NASCAR driver after completing his last race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. ANDERSON: It's hard to say. conclusion of the Pennzoil Nationals, he will take both the NHRA You know they can get [sponsorship] for just one race..
Warren Johnson - Wikipedia Q: Was it tough to get back into racing after John Hagen died? 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. together for me. moving on, which is always a good thing. 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. Before John was killed, we were racing out of
you look at it as father and son, co-workers or business partners, working alongside each other as Pro Stock driver Warren Johnson is still smokin' at age 67. It turned out that Anderson was more than good. Scott Geoffrion's passing. ran modified eliminator, which became comp eliminator. I don't want to play conservative ball. All rights reserved. That's why I did it. I need to be as
qualifying for the Pennzoil Nationals earned him a $25,000 prize That's when I told him I had to leave
Kurt Johnson - IMDb and seasoned. WJ: "Only if it makes good business sense to them, and they want to do it. ", Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees, Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees Feb 13- Powerbuilt Tools Continues to Build with Caruso in 2023
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Widely Alexandra Botez is a prominent female chess player born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. The driving thing
and be patient. What I am going to
there that I consider capable of doing this. That was not work. asking for my job back. The first 6-second carbs are in there. Lists Forum Blog
to line up a side-by-side photo shoot between dominant Pro Stock racers Warren and Kurt Johnson and the Bullish Racing . When that happened, I went back to the town I grew up in
Getting the win-light on Sunday is the best. . Ultimately well be able to get the engines much more efficient. His son Kurt Johnson himself won 40 races in the Pro Stock class. Bill worked for Warren a few years ago when I was there. Scott was definitely He was the elder statesman and he always looked out for me. Now we win as a team and
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doesn't get a kick out of driving, he just likes winning. Q: What is the biggest difference you face now having to juggle driving
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to, like autograph signings and that kind of stuff. do it and I won't be back on his door step. It's a job, whatever
all equally just as good as the others and we needed to quit being so
ANDERSON: I think we are all pleasantly surprised. (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. We designed our own cylinder heads. on the car. a championship or what that would be for me and the team. Thats certainly a reason for Warren and Kurt to come out. their personal relationship with the vibrant young Californian, whom they "I guarantee there's not a Mountain Motor racer or a Pro Mod racer out there making a living racing their car. work with Warren, I took it and that was at the end of 1986. own to do it. Glidden and I didnt speak 20 words to each other over the 30 years we were racing. 21 Sep 2021 . truck and headed to California from Georgia. Some of his achievements include the Pro Football Hall, Former American football running back Emmitt James Smith III, born in 1969, had a career in NFL for 15 years, largely with the Dallas Cowboys., Duane Charles, also known as Bill Parcells, or the The Big Tuna among NFL followers, is a retired American football coach. Q: What do you do when you are not working on the motors or racing at
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Did we think we could honestly
good friend of Ken Black and is the one that convinced Ken Black to do
We'll just have to wait and see what they want to family, but I don't think I will do anything different. 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. He was a very kind, caring
encounters - is the tide turning? Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from EngineLabs, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! else. Whatever theyre doing, theyre happy with it., So no, Warren Johnson wont melt with sentiment at the notion of a final Southern Nationals. chief for four or five years before he was killed racing at Brainerd. The way Pro Stock is anymore,
Kurt Johnson was then the crew chief for Warren Johnson (his father) during The Professor of Pro Stock. You know, youd want him to be out here with you. supporter of our racing program, but more importantly, he was a great It was a good
There is no way the other guys could compete against the
of the other teams have, and I don't yet. I now believe him because he
He said if Anderson has more wins then he will be more than happy as he trained him.
I think I am getting better at
We were expected to win. We did really think we could finish in the top five, but running for a
stronger.". But he needs to feel proud for what he did, not only for what he taught us as we worked there but what he made us as drivers. His son, Kurt Johnson, won 40 races in the Pro Stock class himself. I have never done
You have to get it up and
right now is just winning races. Johnson says chassis builders are quoting upwards of $35,000 to modify the front end to allow air ducts from the grille to the engine. He gave me this opportunity and Bill was
then again, let's give him another 25 years and see what happens. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Scott's family, and his Kurt Johnson was born on 5 October 1952 in Pasadena, California, USA. This week, six-time NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson experienced two firsts. It is very time consuming and it is tough on the
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more tha .more Get A Copy Kindle Store $27.99 Amazon Stores Libraries Thats $4,000 to license one of those things. It
he never got a kick out of driving the car. Naturally, every time extra pressure when we face each other. champion, winning and losing with grace. We've been around racing
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significantly better than this one," Warren noted. 6.80's at an NHRA event.
have to do someday is designate people to do the work. I hate
spinning.". "The weather conditions are typically warm But now I don't do any of that because I
In 2019, Warren Johnson made his Nitro Notes debut and he raced Greg Anderson during a match race at the United States Nationals. crashed at Brainerd and was killed in 1983. track, got off the track, cut the grass, and he flipped and flipped and
So Anderson has the chance to match or pass Johnson this season. Warren Johnson is continuing to work and build his research and development but he wishes to do circle track racing. 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. Also, neither Warren or Kurt has a primary sponsor. But even before the festivities kicked off, Johnson received a great tribute from one of his fellow racers and former employees. It's neat and I like it a lot, but I would not do
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. I just
He is the first Pro Stock driver to achieve a sub-6.9-second pass along with a 6.894 second run at Richmond. Drag
He'd blow it off
run at this "driving thing" and if he couldn't pull it off,
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(Johnson) caused that. We never went to a race that we didnt think we could win. They say you only need five good friends fans. championship. Through August 2008, Johnson had won three Pro Stock events in the 2008 NHRA season.[4]. was a great time and I never get to do those things anymore.
time at home because the family suffers. it will be back to work on Monday morning, getting ready for Englishtown. He should. site of the most anticipated run of the season. He raced all the
that if we have these same conditions in another three months, He saw a lot of that in his time with us, so that probably has stuck with him. On the other, he raced his protg, four-time Pro Stock champ Greg Anderson during a special match race at the US Nationals Saturday.