Phoenix: Mopar Motorsports Friday summary

Johnson grabs provisional seventh in Pro Stock.

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2003) -- Mopar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series drivers completed the second day of qualifying for the Checker Schuck's & Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway.

Darrell Alderman, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Neon R/T
Johnson & Johnson Racing
Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.882 seconds
Current Weekend Best Speed: 200.71.00 mph
Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 15th

"We picked up in that second session, but we have a lot more left. We were a little light on that last run and I left out of low (gear) a little early. We think there is three to four hundredths left in the thing. That left lane is a lot better. We're going home tonight qualified, even though we didn't make a great run. We have the good lane tomorrow morning and we think that will be the best hit."

Allen Johnson, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Neon R/T
Johnson & Johnson Racing
Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.851 seconds
Current Weekend Best Speed: 202.03 mph
Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 7th

"It wasn't bad. We weren't aggressive enough on starting line on that second pass. We have both teams above that dotted line right now -- which is pretty good. There's a quite a bit of difference in the two lanes. I'd say at least two-hundredths of a second difference. The left lane is much better. We didn't make a great run in the left lane this morning, and I think we could have gone a low 6.84."

Notes: Johnson currently holds the second fastest time if the weekend.

Larry Morgan, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Stratus R/T
Larry Morgan Racing
Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.949 seconds
Current Weekend Best Speed: 34th
Current Weekend Qualifying Position:

Gene Wilson, driver of the Mopar Parts Dodge Stratus R/T
Larry Morgan Racing
Current Weekend Best Qualifying Time: 6.923 seconds
Current Weekend Best Speed: 200.47 mph
Current Weekend Qualifying Position: 29th

-Mopar.com-