ROY JOHNSON UPDATE
Sat, 2007-02-24 22:42
Roy Johnson, father and co-crew
chief of veteran Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson, suffered an apparent heart
attack late Saturday at Firebird International
Raceway near Phoenix, where the Greeneville, Tenn.-based team is competing in
the Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals.
Roy Johnson, father and co-crew
chief of veteran Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson, suffered an apparent heart
attack late Saturday at Firebird International
Raceway near Phoenix, where the Greeneville, Tenn.-based team is competing in
the Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals. He was transported to
Chandler
Regional Hospital, where he was admitted for surgery at 7 p.m. The procedure took approximately 30 minutes and according to
family members, he had several blockages that had to be repaired (with stints).
Johnson is now resting at the hospital and is expected to remain there for two
to three days. “It looks like he’s going to be OK,” said his son Allen, who drives the J&J Racing/Team Mopar
Dodge Stratus. “My family and I appreciate everybody coming by and really
appreciate Don Schumacher arranging to fly my family here from Tennessee. It was a life
saver. We also appreciate everybody’s prayers. My Mom is with Dad right now. He
was very lucky. The doctor said if he hadn’t been exactly where he was, it might
have been a different outcome. The Chandler Regional Hospital has awesome (cardiac
specialists), so we’re very lucky that he was taken
there.”
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