Neither Warren Johnson, nor his son Kurt will race on Sunday at the NHRA U.S. Nationals. Warren’s DNQ eliminated him from championship contention. Kurt had clinched a berth prior to the event.

"We finally got the car hooked up, and made a smooth run, but we just weren't aggressive enough," Kurt Johnson said. "You test, and run good and you come in here pumped up about racing at Indy and this happens. It's disappointing but I still feel good about the car because we have the right components to be competitive. We won’t make the mistake again of being too conservative."

Johnson's best elapsed time of the weekend of 6.675 seconds was not quick enough to crack into the top-12 after Saturday's final session and he entered today's final day of time trials without an e.t. of record. With two potential rounds still on the table, the ACDelco driver was confident that he would make the 16-car field, but rain rolled into the area on Sunday morning and one qualifying session was scratched. Johnson's run during Sunday's lone round was only good enough for the No. 17 position.

"It's pretty bad when you think you're going to miss an opportunity to qualify because it's raining," Johnson said. "It's even worse when you finally get a chance and then you don't qualify."

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