Three days after competing in the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, IN,
the father-and-son team of Warren and Kurt Johnson were back on the
track on Thursday, putting in a full day of testing at Bruton Smith’s
latest contribution to the POWERade Drag Racing Series, the Zmax
Dragway in Concord, NC. Battling stifling heat and a relatively green
racing surface, the Johnsons were among four Pro Stock teams making
runs at the state-of-the-art speedplant, with their performance often
stopping the numerous workers rushing to complete the facility in time
for the upcoming Carolina Nationals.
Making a total of 14 runs between them, KJ set low elapsed time for the
day in the ACDelco Cobalt (pictured) with his 6.680-second, 206.35 mph
pass in the early afternoon, with WJ, who set top speed at 207.43 mph,
close behind, tripping the finish line timers in his GM Performance
Parts GXP in 6.685 seconds. Afterwards, the duo had nothing but praise
for the magnificent new track.