Allen Johnson will not only join Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel in her 108-story free fall from the top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas to raise money for Speedway Children’s Charities, but the Team Mopar driver is also daring his fellow Pro Stock competitors to take part in the “Troxel Challenge.” Johnson will donate $100 for every driver from the Pro Stock ranks taking part in the jump.

Troxel made the initial challenge, putting up $100 for every driver in the nitro categories who makes the jump, scheduled to take place on Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. PDT at SkyJump Las Vegas at the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower. Ever the daredevil, Johnson also decided to participate and, in the spirit of the good-natured rivalry between the Pro Stock and nitro ranks, challenge his Pro Stock colleagues to show up the other classes.

Allen Johnson will not only join Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel in her 108-story free fall from the top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas to raise money for Speedway Children’s Charities, but the Team Mopar driver is also daring his fellow Pro Stock competitors to take part in the “Troxel Challenge.” Johnson will donate $100 for every driver from the Pro Stock ranks taking part in the jump.

Troxel made the initial challenge, putting up $100 for every driver in the nitro categories who makes the jump, scheduled to take place on Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. PDT at SkyJump Las Vegas at the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower. Ever the daredevil, Johnson also decided to participate and, in the spirit of the good-natured rivalry between the Pro Stock and nitro ranks, challenge his Pro Stock colleagues to show up the other classes.

“We don’t want to let the nitro guys beat us out at anything, so the Pro Stock folks need to turn out in record numbers,” said Johnson. “We need to put out the challenge for them to come out and support this deal.

“I’m scared to death right now. I’ll probably be even more scared when I get up there. I bungee jumped once from 200 feet, but nothing like this. I hope I don’t have a heart attack—I’m old, you know! But it’s for a good cause, and we try to support Speedway Children’s Charities at all of Bruton Smith’s tracks, including Bristol and Charlotte.”

Allen Johnson will also take part in the NHRA Fan Fest event at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, where he will sign autographs and meet with fans from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 28, just prior to the “Troxel Challenge.”

“The folks at Vegas do an awesome job in promoting the race and the Fan Fest,” said Johnson. “Participating in the Vegas Fan Fest is a big deal, and in my opinion it’s the biggest and best NHRA fan event of them all.”

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