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Steve Johnson

Date of birth:
January 15, 1961
Hometown:
Irondale, Ala.
Sponsor/Car:
Steve Johnson Racing Suzuki
Crew Chief:
Tim Kulungian

Career Wins: 5
PSB: 5
Career Final Rounds: 16
PSB: 16
Career Best E.T.:
6.858
Career Best Speed:
196.27

2011: Set career-best E.T. at Reading; raced to four quarterfinal finishes
2010: Raced to two runner-up finishes; Posted his second No. 1 qualifying position of his career; Set career-bests for speed and elapsed time
2009: Raced to one semifinal-round appearance; Set career best for speed
2008: Posted back-to-back wins at Indy and Charlotte; Earned his first-ever playoff appearance; Set career-bests for elapsed time and speed; Was as high as second in the standings after opening playoffs with a win at Charlotte
2007: Finished in the POWERade top 10; Posted career-best time and speed
2006: Posted career-best elapsed time; Had a runner-up finish in his only final-round appearance
2005: Led POWERade points for the first time in his career; Earned a career-high two wins, including the season’s most prestigious event (Indianapolis); Posted career-best time and speed; Finished in the POWERade top 10 for the 14th time in his career
2004: Collected first career win (St. Louis); set career-best elapsed time; advanced to a pair of final rounds, the second highest single-season total of his career
2003: Recorded career-best numbers in time and speed
2002: Finished in the top 10 of the Pro Stock Bike standings for the eighth consecutive season
2001: Made first final round appearance in two years
1998: Won the NHRA Good Hand Award
1997: Became the president of the PRO2 organization
1995: Made a career-high three final-round appearances en route to a career-best 20-12 record in elimination rounds; Won the AMA Rebel Nationals, finishing third in the series; Awarded the AMA Hazel Cobb Award for the racer who best promotes the sport
1991: Won the 16-bike race at Fuji International track in Japan; Runner-up in Pro Stock Bike bonus event
1987 and 1989: Drag Bike USA National Pro Stock Bike Champion

Marital status: Single
Height/weight: 6´0´´, 160 lbs.
Hobbies: Dirt bike riding, scuba diving, and attending NASCAR events
Won drag race at Fuji International in Japan in 1991
Member of the first USA Drag Festival in Japan in 1989
In 1987 and 1989 was Drag Bike USA National Pro Stock Motorcycle champion

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