When Kurt Johnson races this weekend in his native Land of 1000 Lakes, he won't be driving a Chevy to the levy.
In an effort to raise his game, Johnson has a new car at the Lucas Oil Nationals; at least it is new to him. It’s still in the General Motors family, but it’s a Jerry Haas-built Pontiac GXP, the flashier outfitted cousin to his trusty Chevy Cobalt, formerly driven by his father, Warren Johnson.
That Cobalt, that aero package, was designed back in 2005, and the GXP was new in 2008. So you know, it’s time to step up a little bit,” Johnson said Friday as he took aim at the 10th Pro Stock spot in the standings in his final weekend to become part of the Countdown.