Johnson determined to defend K&N Challenge crown, double up
Johnson defeated Greg Anderson with a perfect .000 reaction time off
the tree to bank the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge grand prize
in 2008, but still walked away from his
Courtesy: NHRA Media Relations
Norwalk, OH–Team Mopar driver Allen Johnson has special memories of his last visit to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, site of his dramatic 2008 win in the race-within-a-race K&N Horsepower Challenge bonus event. Johnson is on a mission to make 2009 even more memorable with victories in both the K&N Challenge and the main event, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, scheduled for June 25–28.
Johnson defeated Greg Anderson with a perfect .000 reaction time off
the tree to bank the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge grand prize
in 2008, but still walked away from his
“That was probably the most fun weekend we had last year at
Johnson enters the 2009 K&N Horsepower Challenge event ranked
No. 3. The event features the top eight Pro Stock qualifiers dating
back to the 2008
“It speaks very well for the team,” said Johnson, whose father,
Johnson has been hot as of late. He scored his sixth career Pro Stock win at the NHRA Topeka event in May, advanced to the semifinals at the most recent NHRA event in Englishtown, N.J., and is only two rounds away from his 175th career round win.
Just six events remain after
“I’d like to move up a couple more spots and I don’t think it’s out of the question,” said Johnson. “If we can just continue to do what we are doing I think we’ll move up at least one, maybe two positions.”