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The first qualifying session was all that Johnson needed to get his bearings straight on what it would take to make his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger happy.
Tennessee based Allen Johnson has been showing numerous signs over the last several months of his team's crucial power gains in their Team Mopar Dodge Avenger along with their hopes of being the newest NHRA Pro Stock powerhouse.
Allen Johnson and the Team Mopar Dodge Avenger.
His most recent accomplishments, in that department, would come during the final event on the NHRA's "Western Swing". Johnson not only nearly dominated during all four of the Pro Stock qualifying sessions, but also persevered through the elimination rounds on Sunday to secure his first event victory of the 2010 season at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
The weekend didn't start of for Johnson quite as it ended high on the mountain. During the first qualifying session his Dodge Avenger was only able to muster a 7.063 elapsed time, which garnered him the number two spot just behind Mike Edwards.
"Not testing there really cost us that first pass," said Johnson. "We didn't have any data for that track this year, so we just started with where we ended last year. That wasn't quite good enough for the first pass."
"From there we honed in on it though," Johnson added.
While the air temperature and humidity during the weekend wasn't all that bad compared to what the teams have run in at other events during the season, it was extremely low barometer. Due to the Bandimere Speedway's high altitude the barometer hovers in the low 24" range. This causes the tuning of the naturally aspirated Pro Stock engines to be so much different than many other events, especially when the adjusted altitude on the weather gauges soared well above 9,500 feet, more than double, if not triple the "air" of most facilities on the NHRA tour.
The first qualifying session was all that Johnson needed to get his bearings straight on what it would take to make his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger happy. With the very next qualifying session Friday evening, he moved up to the pole position and never looked back.
It was during session number two that Johnson began a trend that he carried throughout the remainder of qualifying, continuously improving upon his previous numbers and outrunning the entire Pro Stock field each and every time.
In the fourth session, Johnson posted a 6.966 at 198.64 MPH and a new track speed record.
"We are hitting our peak right about the right time, it seems like," noted Johnson. "If we can just keep going, keep the engine solid and keep me solid in the driving compartment, I really think we have something for them."
The K&N Horsepower Challenge offers the top qualified Pro Stock team at each event bonus money and points based on position. At the end of the Challenge qualifying season, the top eight qualified teams will spar off for the biggest single payday in all of NHRA Pro Stock and a shot at $50,000 for the event champion.
Just four events into the 2011 K&N Horsepower Challenge, Johnson has already started to put a little room between his current number one spot and the driver sitting at number two, Jeg Coughlin, albeit thirty-five points.
"The Horsepower Challenge is very important to us," conveyed Johnson. "What K&N does for us and the money they put up for first place [qualifying] each week and just the prestige of running in the K&N event is very-very important to me. The qualifying points each week are huge toward that, so we are working toward that always."
With the Pro Stock pole at Denver, Johnson and his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger have now racked up back-to-back number one qualifying positions, most notably a feat no other Pro Stock driver other then Mike Edwards has accomplished in quite some time.
This past weekend the 4th Annual Spocom Long Beach Supershow took the California Coast by storm. With an incredible turnout of some of the most intense, customized imports in the country, along with dozens of premier product dealers, the hottest models, and thousands of attendees ranging from hard core racers and tuners, to the everyday car enthusiast out to see the show. With a series of events on the grand stage area ranging from model shows and dances to the ultimate custom sport compact car showdown, hundreds of the industry's best were up for the world to see.
Ryan Hawkins's 1993 Toyota Supra
K&N's presence was noted by its booth full of the newest K&N products and intakes as well as Ryan Hawkins's 1993 Toyota Supra.
K&N will also be present at the upcoming SPOCOM event in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 28th, which is sure to draw the same attention and the most amazing compacts both on and off the islands. That also includes our own booth sporting a collection of K&N products custom designed for peak performance and power gains as well as our own product specialists representatives experienced with our entire product line and ready to help you make the next step in performance upgrades on your vehicle.
Ryan Hawkins's 1993 Toyota Supra is complete with:
Engine
Engine Code: 2JZ-GTE
Type: 3.4L Inline 6, Iron Block, aluminum head
Internal Modifications: Head and Main Studs, Stroker Kit, Crank Bearings, Cams, Pocket Port, Extrudhoned Intake manifold
External Modifications: GT61 Turbo, external wastegate, tubular header, intercooler and piping, 4-inch midpipe/downpipe, 95mm exhaust
Engine Management Modifications 720cc injectors, Dual Walbro fuel pumps, FPR
Drivetrain
Layout: Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Drivetrain Modifications: Boostlogic modified oem transmission, stall convertor, clutch type rear differential
Suspension
Front: coilovers, anti-roll bar, bushings, adj. upper control arms
Rear: coilovers, anti-roll bar, bushings
External
Wheels: 18x10(f), 18x11(r) Work Meister S1 3-piece
Tires: 285/30R18(f), 315/30R18(r)
Body: full body kit, OEM European hood scoop, CF Stock shaped wing, rear diffuser
Interior
Seats: 4 point harnesses, 6-point roll bar, stereo
Roll along I-81, west through Lima, into Allentown, hang a right on Dutch Hollow Road and Ohio's Limaland Motorsports Park is a quarter mile up on the right - Can't miss it. Ada, Ohio resident Jon Henry says he's pretty familiar with place.
Jon Henry returned to Limaland for the first time this season, the site of his 2008 Championship.
"Well, I started racing UMP Modifieds at Limaland when I was seventeen, so for the last seven years, I've had plenty of time to really critique my driving style to fit the track."
The 2009 American Late Model Series Champion clearly had the track dialed in last weekend, driving the number 52 Luchini Motorsports JBR Modified, Henry ran away with the entire enchilada.
"The race track was in excellent shape and held good moisture for having extreme heat and wind all day," remarked Henry. "I knew I had a fast racecar, and I just needed to be patient, but it was hard, because my car just felt that much faster than everyone else."
On lap six there was a caution flag and when they went back to green, Henry relied on his experience to recognize that the high side was the place to pass.
"I knew there was no way I could make the pass on the bottom without running over the two cars in front of me. I have been known to race on the cushion at Limaland, and when I saw the bottom wasn't going to work, I made my move to the top and it paid off," explained Henry.
"I walked away with the win in my first appearance at Limaland this season. What an awesome feeling to come back to a track that I won a championship at in 2008 and still not miss a beat. I had a lot of fun and I would like to thank Dave, Jeff, and Nick for the opportunity to wheel one fast machine."
Then on Saturday, Henry once again raced the number 52 Modified, at Waynesfield Raceway Park in Waynesfield, Ohio this time.
"I had a good run in the heat and was able to gain eight positions for a second place finish," said Henry.
Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans before the start of the feature. With a lot of rain falling in a very short amount of time, Waynesfield was forced to cancel and make up the feature this Saturday July 31st.
"I will start fourth in that feature" added Henry.
Henry says he is very grateful for the continuing K&N support. "My K&N products are great! Best filter I have ever used, very durable and reliable - they're never a worry."
Currently Henry says he is busy working on sponsorship for 2011 to compete in the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series.
"I would love to test out an asphalt car in the near future also."
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This was Chris Ferguson's first major victory of 2010 and he happily accepted the $3,000 winner take all check.
In his last two races Chris "Fergy Time" Ferguson has posted runner-up honors - granted those are solid performances - yet admittedly tough for the Mt. Holly, North Carolina driver to swallow. Last week Ferguson's Starrette Trucking and Specialized Hauling Team made the short trip down to Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina, where Ferguson proved to everyone, that the third time is in fact the charm.
Ferguson waited until lap ten before taking the inside line and blasting by second place.
Ferguson once again was rolling in the runner-up position until with about ten laps to go, he turned up the heat, and smoked by Chris Madden to take the lead. This was Ferguson's first major victory of 2010.
"Fortunately it's a lot easier running second than first," remarked Ferguson. "When you are running second, you are able to move around on the track, and determine whether you're faster, or slower by judging off the leader. When I was behind Madden I started working the bottom of the track. Ten laps later it finally came in and I blasted by him."
"It feels great to finally get a major victory this year. The caliber of drivers out there was unbelievable, and for us to outrun them was an awesome feeling. I feel like the wins will start clicking a whole lot easier now that we got the first one out of the way."
The next day the team visited the Saturday Night Carolina Clash series race which was held at Fayetteville Speedway. Fayetteville has been a successful place for Ferguson, but has also brought the young racer some bad luck. On this evening the bad luck gremlin once again crept into Fergy's ride. He was passing a lap car on the outside, down the front stretch, the slower car made a right turn into his left front tire, causing Fergy to contact the wall.
Ferguson managed to recover and was able to bring home another solid finish in second place.
"I knew that after qualifying on the pole by two-tenths, we had the car to beat. The race had a lot of cautions, so I never really got the chance to show exactly how good we were."
"That last restart really messed us up because it bunched the field back up, and as soon as the lap car tagged us, second place was right there to capitalize on it. It should have been a weekend sweep for us, but sometimes things happen that you can't control. Second isn't really that bad though."
The Dirt Late Model team now has their eyes squarely set on the famous "Dream" at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio where Chris Ferguson Motorsports is hoping to have a good showing, and make the main event for their first time.
"I feel really good going into the ‘Dream' now that we have had some really strong runs," remarked Ferguson. "The competition up there is unmatched, but our equipment is definitely up to the task, and I feel like we will have a great showing."
"I just want to thank K&N Filters for all the continued help and support to my race team. We couldn't ask for better."
