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JOHNSON WINS PRO STOCK ... NO, NOT THAT
JOHNSON
It's rarely news when a Johnson wins in NHRA Pro Stock
racing, with five-time and defending series champ Warren and his son
Kurt both doing duty for General Motors in the factory hot rod division.
But when the Johnson in question is named Allen and drives a Dodge from
Greenville, TN -- now, that's news!
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| Allen Johnson had a .012 holeshot over
Greg Anderson (far lane) in the Pro Stock final, but it turned out
he didn't need it as Anderson had to shut down early. With his second
career victory Johnson became the seventh different Pro Stock winner
in as many races held this year. (photo by Ian Tocher) |
"We got close in Bristol (missed the bump by two-thousandths),"
Johnson said, "and even the other guys in the pits were coming up saying,
'You're so close,' so we stayed and tested Tuesday [at Bristol] and
got this car sorted out and it paid off," Johnson said. "We were one
of the top four or five cars all weekend. That's what it takes in Pro
Stock to give yourself a chance."
SAVOIE BACK ON TOP
It was just like old times as defending Pro Stock Motorcycle
champ Angelle Savoie and Matt Hines -- the man she dethroned -- traded
low ETs throughout qualifying and eliminations before they finally paired
up in the deciding round.
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| With new sponsorship on her bike, Angelle
Savoie returned to form in Atlanta by qualifying number one, setting
a new track record and low elapsed time, winning the race, and taking
over the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Bike points lead. To top it all
off, her CVEC Racing team also was named "Best Appearing Crew."
(photo by Jeff Burk) |
Savoie won the qualifying battle with a 7.124-secs effort,
compared to the 7.137 by Hines. She bettered her time to set low ET
of the meet and a new track record at 7.113 seconds in her first-round
win over rookie Tommy Grimes Jr., then rode her CVEC Racing Suzuki past
Mike Berry and Shawn Gann to reach Hines in the final.
Both riders obviously were ready, as Hines cut a perfect
.400 light, while Savoie left just two-thousandths of a second later.
That's when Savoie's George Bryce-prepped horsepower kicked in, as she
went 7.162 secs at 187.91 mph for the win over Hines' 7.181-secs pass
at 188.25 mph.
"It's been awhile since we raced Matt in the finals and
I'm not surprised it ended up so close," Savoie said. "That always happens
when Matt and I race because we want to beat each other so bad."
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