‘The Professor’ is drag racing’s representative to 2015 Motorsports HOF The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced its 27th class of inductees Friday, Jan. 23, at Daytona International Speedway. Legendary Pro Stock racer and innovator Warren Johnson is the newest inductee from drag racing. Johnson won six NHRA Pro Stock Championships and a total of 97 NHRA national events. He also is a two-time IHRA champion in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock division. In 1997, he became the first NHRA Pro Stock driver to exceed 200 mph with a pass of 200.13 mph at Richmond, Va. He became the first Pro Stock driver to make a sub-6.9 second pass with a 6.894-second run at Richmond, Va. He won 30 percent of the races and appeared in 44 percent of the final rounds. He claimed four consecutive U.S. Nationals crowns from 1992-1995 and ended the decade with his sixth career nationals title in 1999. He was ranked seventh on the list of the best drivers of NHRAs first 50 years and is a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:57:20 +0000
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