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Warren Johnson
Johnson
  • Date of birth:
    July 07, 1943
  • Hometown:
    Buford, Ga.
  • Sponsor/Car:
    TBD
  • Crew Chief:
    Warren Johnson
  • Career Wins: 97
    PS: 97
  • Career Final Rounds: 151
    PS: 151
  • Career Best E.T.:
    6.505
  • Career Best Speed:
    212.46
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Career Highlights
  • 2011: Set career best for both speed and time at Gainesville; qualified a season-best sixth at
    Gainesville
  • 2010: Earned first win since the 2006 season (Phoenix), 97th of career; Advanced to first final round since the 2007 season (Atlanta); Inched to within three wins of career-win No. 100; Qualified a season-best fourth at Norwalk
  • 2009: Posted career-best time and speed; Advanced to 10 quarterfinals
  • 2008: Recorded career best in speed; Was the No. 1 qualifier at Gainesville and Bristol; Earned the top speed of the event at 14 races
  • 2007: Competed in the inaugural Countdown to 4; Posted career-best time and speed
  • 2006: Reached his 500th career race (at Las Vegas 2); Drove to the winner’s circle in Phoenix; Posted career-best time and speed
  • 2005: Earned three wins in five final-round appearances; Earned six No. 1 qualifiers; Surpassed 800 mark for career round wins (818); Extended his streak of earning a final-round appearance at least once in a season to 24 consecutive years
  • 2004: A runner-up finish at Pomona 1 extended his streak of earning a final round appearance at least once in a season to 23 consecutive years
  • 2003: 22nd consecutive finish in the top five of the Pro Stock standings; established career-best time and speed; has won at least one race every season for 22 consecutive years; his 92 career wins leads all Pro Stock drivers in NHRA history; went 4-0 in final-round appearances
  • 2002: Earned one win and qualified in the No. 1 spot en route to a fourth-place finish; His DNQ at Sonoma ended a 303-race qualifying streak
  • 2001: Won sixth NHRA Pro Stock championship; At Denver, surpassed Bob Glidden as the most prolific Pro Stock driver; Named No. 7 on the NHRAÕs 50 Greatest Drivers list
  • 2000: Qualified No.1 at five events; Was one of five drivers to qualify at every event
  • 1999: Pro Stock champion for the fifth time overall, second consecutive season; Qualified No. 1 at 15 events; Was the No. 1 seed in the NHRA King Demon Crown for the sixth consecutive year; First driver in NHRA history to record top speed at every national event; Scored 75th national event victory (Seattle)
  • 1998: Pro Stock champion; Won a career-best 56 elimination rounds; Recorded top speed at 21 of 22 events; Finished in the top five of the NHRA points standings for the 17th consecutive season, breaking the NHRA record set by Pro Stock legend Bob Glidden; Scored 100th No. 1 qualifying position (Memphis)
  • 1997: Became the first Pro Stock driver in NHRA history to exceed 200 mph with a pass of 200.13 mph at Richmond and earned a $25,000 bonus from Speed Pro for the historic run; Became the first driver in NHRA history to make a sub-6.9 second pass when he clocked at 6.894-second run at Richmond
  • 1996: Won the non-points NHRA Invitational; Qualified No. 1 eight times
  • 1995: Pro Stock champion; Led Pro Stock with seven victories, nine final rounds and 14 No. 1 qualifying positions; Won the King Demon Crown bonus event; Won at Indianapolis for the fourth consecutive year; Scored 50th national event victory (Seattle)
  • 1993: Pro Stock champion, leading the Pro Stock point standings for the entire season; Won nine events
  • 1992: Won first NHRA Pro Stock championship with eight victories in nine final-round appearances
  • 1991: Scored five victories in 11 final rounds in 1991; Qualified No. 1 at eight events; Became the first international Pro Stock champion when he traveled to Japan and defeated a contingent of American and Japanese Pro Stock drivers
  • 1990: No. 1 qualifier at six events; Runner-up in the Pro Stock bonus event; Reached 40th career final round at Denver
  • 1989: Reached the 20-career victory plateau with win at Dallas; Runner-up in the Pro Stock bonus event
  • 1986: First Pro Stock driver to exceed 190 mph (190.07, at Indianapolis)
  • 1982: First Pro Stock driver to surpass 180 mph (181.08, at Fremont)

Personal
  • Wife: Arlene
  • Son: Kurt (3/23/63)
  • Height/weight: 5´6´´, 180 lbs.
  • Hobby: Work and spending time with his grandchildren
  • Winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history with 97 career victories
  • Son Kurt also competes in Pro Stock

 
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