NHRA
Phoenix: Warren Johnson Saturday summary
WJ Powers to the Second Starting Position in Phoenix Making competitive runs while still getting a handle on his race car, Warren Johnson qualified his GM Performance Parts Grand Am second for Sunday's final eliminations of the Checker Schuck's ...
Edited: Feb 28, 2005, 5:35 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
WJ Powers to the Second Starting Position in Phoenix
Making competitive runs while still getting a handle on his race car, Warren Johnson qualified his GM Performance Parts Grand Am second for Sunday's final eliminations of the Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals in Phoenix, AZ.
After opening with a solid effort on Friday, Johnson clocked the quickest Pro Stock pass of the day on Saturday morning, tripping the Firebird Raceway clocks in 6.743 seconds, with a top speed of 204.94 mph. Having cemented the second starting spot for Sunday, "The Professor" used his final timed run to try a different combination, producing the fastest top speed of the day at 205.16 mph, and putting the team in a good position to score their third win in the Valley of the Sun.
"Since we've had limited track time with this new GM Performance Parts Grand Am, and it's a different animal both in the chassis and the engine combination, we take advantage of any opportunity to try new things. Therefore, we hope to qualify well early in the weekend so we can make a few calculated changes in the subsequent qualifying sessions to learn something.
"Basically, that is what we have done this weekend, and slowly but surely, it's coming along. There were a couple sessions where we didn't pick up, but now we know now to go in that direction again. Once we can get a solid two days at a test track, we'll get it sorted out, which we expect will happen by Gainesville.
"But for now, we have a fairly competitive package, and the track is actually pretty decent. The rubber is a little thin on it, but everyone seems to be able to get down it. The right lane is a little suspicious in the middle of the track, with several people having a problem with the car moving around, but overall, it's not bad. Fortunately, we don't have mineshaft conditions, because then we would be in trouble. But for these atmospheric conditions, it's more than adequate, and we'll deal with it as best as possible tomorrow."
-j2r-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Phoenix: First-round pairings
Next article Phoenix: Gary Densham Saturday summary
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Warren Johnson
Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees
IMSA Others
IMSA Others
Ricky Carmichael, Tommy Kendall, and Mark Martin among Hall of Fame Inductees
Andrew Hines wins bike battle at Sonoma
NHRA
NHRA
Sonoma
Andrew Hines wins bike battle at Sonoma
DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta
NHRA
NHRA
DeJoria, Enders-Stevens in prime position to make NHRA history in Atlanta
Latest news
Max Verstappen on GTWC Europe debut: “We’re here to win”
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
WCEE GT World Challenge Europe Endurance 8 h
Max Verstappen on GTWC Europe debut: “We’re here to win”
How to watch NASCAR at Phoenix II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
8 h
How to watch NASCAR at Phoenix II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV
Ryan Ellis signs multi-year NASCAR O'Reilly deal with Alpha Prime Racing
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
9 h
Ryan Ellis signs multi-year NASCAR O'Reilly deal with Alpha Prime Racing
Ayao Komatsu: Rafael Camara chosen for F1 2027 seat on speed, not Ferrari links
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
15 h
Ayao Komatsu: Rafael Camara chosen for F1 2027 seat on speed, not Ferrari links
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe