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Kurt Johnson |
Pro Stock winner Johnson left one-thousandth of a second ahead
of Stanfield and never looked back, leading the way to the
finish line at every incremental timer to record the 31st
victory of his career. It wasn't even close as K.J. stormed
through the timers in 6.726 seconds at 204.57 mph, a car length
ahead of Stanfield's 6.778, 203.71 effort.
"I had Jon Knapp [team publicist] look over the stats from
the last several years to see the closest I'd been to the points
lead coming into this race," Johnson said. "It was 139 points.
We arrived here just 94 back, so we're already ahead of the
game. To gain some more with this win makes it all the more
interesting for all of us in the championship chase and for the
fans as well.
"It's great to win back home here. We have lots of friends
and family here. I haven't been bit by one mosquito yet, so I'm
not entirely sure I'm back in Minnesota, but that's what they're
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Career Highlights
- 2004: Earned the victory at Phoenix, extending his
streak of winning at least one race per season to 10
years; Was one of just four Pro Stock drivers to earn a
victory; Has finished in the POWERade Top 10 in each
professional season dating back to 1993
- 2003: Earned four wins in 10 final rounds; recorded
career-best numbers in time and speed; has earned at
least one victory for nine consecutive seasons; earned a
career-best 1,754 points; has finished in the top 10 of
the standings in each year of his career; has qualified
in the No. 1 spot at one national event for nine
consecutive seasons; won a career-best 49 rounds and
never lost in the first round
- 2002: Used a victory at Pomona 2 to extend his
winning streak to eight consecutive seasons
- 2001: Won at Pomona 1; Runner-up to father Warren at
Denver, where Warren surpassed Bob Glidden as Pro
Stock's most prolific driver
- 2000: Finished in the top five in the Pro Stock
point standings for the eighth consecutive season;
Finished second in the points for the second time in his
career
- 1998: Became third member of the Speed Pro 200-mph
Pro Stock Club with a run of 200.13 mph at Gainesville
- 1994: Became first Pro Stock driver to make a run
quicker than seven seconds with a pass of 6.988 seconds
on May 20, 1994
- 1993: NHRA Rookie of the Year
Personal
- Wife: Kathy (10/18/61); Son: Conner Emory (11/4/96)
and Jarrett Kurt (2/15/00); Daughter: Erin Elizabeth
(6/30/98)
- Height/weight: 5’10”, 180 lbs.
- Hobbies: Work and going to the gym
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