Coming off a strong performance at Phoenix, Tommy Johnson and the
Monster Energy Funny Car team are excited about their prospects for the
ACDelco Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida next weekend.
“Gainesville is one of my favorite tracks on the tour,” said Johnson.
“This track has a special place in my heart because the Gatornationals
was the first event I ever raced in. It was 1984 and I was running
Super Gas. There were 128 cars in the class, and we were down to six
cars, and mine broke! I’ve been chasing a victory at this track ever
since, and this year I truly feel we have a talented team and a car
that will be right in the hunt.
“At Phoenix, I think we showed what the team was capable of. We were
strong in qualifying and we had three very competitive runs on race
day. I no longer have concerns about qualifying. Now we just want to
go out and win a race.
“At the beginning of the season we set goals. I’d like to get a win
for Kenny (Bernstein, team owner) and for Monster this season. The
sooner the better. This team was awful close to winning more than once
last year and I’d like to help them get over the hump. I’d like to be
in the top five at the end of the year.”