WJ, KJ & Anderson Testing at SGMP

Photos and text by Marvin T. Smith

Warren Johnson, Kurt Johnson, and Greg Anderson brought their NHRA Pro Stocks out to South Georgia Motorsports Park on Tuesday, January 27. Coming off an incredible 6.52 at 212 at West Palm Beach (although in unworldly atmospheric conditions), Anderson had to be considered to be the favorite for low elapsed time. At the beginning of the session, the track record stood at 6.59 (Allen Johnson) and 211.00 (Warren Johnson). Both records would be bettered multiple times during the afternoon. WJ appeared in white primer, letting nothing out of the bag on his possible sponsorship for the season.

Both KJ and Anderson ran early 6.58s to better the track record with KJ's 6.581 being the best. Early in the afternoon, Anderson stepped up and bettered the mph record with a nice 211.03 with a 6.587 et. Warren Johnson's first two passes were 6.61s at 210. At 3:55 Anderson ran a near record 6.582 at 210.73. At 4:05, KJ ran a 6.588 at 210. Next WJ slowed to a 6.65 at 209. We seemed to be mired in the 6.58 zone, until Greg Anderson blasted out a 6.578 at 211.23 to snatch both ends of the track record at 5:16 PM. KJ came back and ran 6.588 at 210 about 5:40. Just after dark, Anderson made his last pass of the evening and lowered the elapsed time record to a great 6.568 at 210.93. Unfortunately I had to leave at this point and I suspect that WJ and KJ both took another shot.

New Mustang Cobra Jet Race Cars to be at NHRA Winternationals -Hubert Platt to Attend

What I hear is that there will be at least four of the special new Ford Mustangs racing at the Winternationals and at least two of them have been lettered. Hubert Platt/Paul Harvey Ford and Gas Ronda/Russ Davis Ford (and Cobra Jet on the quarters) are on those two. The cars will be raced in Stock Eliminator and Ford is flying in Hubert Platt for the event. I would guess that Gas Ronda will be there, too. Brent Hajek is the owner of these cars (and several more).