With his most recent Pro Stock win at St. Louis last week, Chevy driver Kurt Johnson will not only enter the gates of Bristol Dragway for this weekend's 8th annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with at least one win in each of the last 14 seasons, but the driver of the ACDelco Chevy Cobalt now has 27 wins behind the wheel of a Chevrolet, the most by any Chevy racer in the history of the Pro Stock category. Johnson's St. Louis win broke his tie with the legendary Lee Shepherd for most Chevy wins and moved him up to third in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock standings, less than a round win behind points-leader Jason Line.

"It's brutal out there; every run's a challenge," Johnson said. "But it's great to win 14 years in a row; it's been a long time since (the win in) Phoenix last year. This is the seventh race of the season and we now have six different winners, so that just shows you how tough it is, and it's great for the fans."

With his most recent Pro Stock win at St. Louis last week, Chevy driver Kurt Johnson will not only enter the gates of Bristol Dragway for this weekend's 8th annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with at least one win in each of the last 14 seasons, but the driver of the ACDelco Chevy Cobalt now has 27 wins behind the wheel of a Chevrolet, the most by any Chevy racer in the history of the Pro Stock category. Johnson's St. Louis win broke his tie with the legendary Lee Shepherd for most Chevy wins and moved him up to third in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock standings, less than a round win behind points-leader Jason Line.

"It's brutal out there; every run's a challenge," Johnson said. "But it's great to win 14 years in a row; it's been a long time since (the win in) Phoenix last year. This is the seventh race of the season and we now have six different winners, so that just shows you how tough it is, and it's great for the fans."

Johnson's win at St. Louis was his first of the season in two final-round appearances, and his streak of scoring at least one win per season for the last 14 years is the longest active streak in Pro Stock, second only to Funny Car ace John Force's run of 21 years. His 37 career victories also place him fifth all time on the list of Pro Stock winners, just two behind Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt for fourth place.

Of his 27 career wins behind the wheel of a Chevrolet, Johnson currently has nine and counting in his Chevy Cobalt, seven in a Chevy Cavalier, and 11 wins from 1998-2000 in a Chevy Camaro.

Johnson's 6.581-second elapsed time at St. Louis was not only a career best for the Minnesota native but also makes him the quickest Chevy Pro Stock driver in NHRA history. He also had top speed of the event at St. Louis in Pro Stock with a career-best speed of 209.39 mph, but Coughlin still has the distinction of fastest Chevy driver with a speed of 210.01 mph set at last year's Gatornationals at Gainesville.

"(St. Louis) was a big win for us, because once you know you can do it, it makes it a little easier to do it again. But I've been around long enough to realize how hard these are to get and to appreciate every win. After all, it starts all over again … when we get to Bristol, and we're going to do our very best to do this all over again."