2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
· Earned a career-high two wins, including the season’s most prestigious event (Indianapolis). The Gatornationals Johnson won in March
· Posted career-best time and speed
· Finished in the POWERade top 10 for the 14th time in his career
· Lead POWERade points though first two races for the first time in career
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2004: Earned first career win (St. Louis); Set career-best elapsed time
2003: Recorded career-best numbers in time and speed
2002: Finished in the top 10 in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings for the eighth consecutive season
2001: Made sixth final round appearance against Matt Hines. Holley dominator Duel finalist at Indy
2000: Signed a multi-year deal with K&N Filters. Made special Drag Racing Commercial
1999: First year racing as a hired rider. Team owner burnt bike to the ground testing four days before the US Nationals. Johnson built a bike and continued season on his own. Still finished in top 10
1998: Won the NHRA Good Hand Award. Lost best friend and teammate John Myers in an off track accident. Organized at the time the biggest fund raiser inside the NHRA for a professional drivers family
1997: 10th year on tour Finished Eight in NHRA series. Made a career-high three final round appearances en route to a career-best 20-12 record in elimination rounds; Won the AMA Rebel Nationals, finishing third in the series; Awarded the AMA Hazel Cobb Award for the racer who best promotes the sport
1996: Brought crystal ball essay school program to NHRA while entering student in his pit area.
1995: Qualified #one for the first time, finished #3 in NHRA. One first AMA Prostar race and finished third. First final round appearance, Virginia, lost to Dave Schultz. First time to break in to the 180mph zone
1994: Raced entire finished 13th while stopping at least 1 school per event to talk to students about clean living.
1993: Qualified again for the Wax Shop Dash. Finished. First 11th.
1992: Major switch moving to campaign a Suzuki GSXR. Out side the top ten all year and in the last race of the year won first round moving him to 10th.
1991: Won the 16-bike race at Fuji International track in Japan; Runner-up in Wax Shop Dash Pro Bike event. Finished in top Five for the first time in career. Voted as one of three finalists in the first time ever to be included in Car craft Magazine’s all-star drag team
1990: Finished number Seven in NHRA/Winston series. Brought Slick 50 and NHRA together for the 300mph club, National event title rights sponsorship, and signed the classes first out side the industry sponsor to a major three-year deal. Broke into the 170mph barrier
1989: Member of the first USA Drag Festival in Japan. Two time Pro stock bike National Champion of Drag Bike USA
1988: Campaigned a Suzuki and a Kawasaki. First full year on the road traveling the NHRA circuit.
1987: Began career with NHRA even after losing his rig. Pitted out of a shipping crate and went two rounds at the Summer Nationals. Drag Bike USA National Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion. Finished number 10 in NHRA.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Marital status: Single
Height/weight: 6'0", 160 lbs.
Hobbies: Dirt bike riding, meeting new people and going to NASCAR events
2005 SEASON RESULTS:
EVENT QUALIFIED RESULT PTS. POS.
MAC TOOLS GATORNATIONALS 9 winner 1st
Gainesville, Fla. (7.077) (def. Craig Treble)
O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS 8 lost semi 1st
Houston (7.131) (to Kurt Matte)
SUMMIT RACING SOUTHERN NATIONALS 12 lost 1st round 2nd
Atlanta (7.246) (to Chip Ellis)
PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS 12 lost 1st round 4th
Columbus, Ohio (7.162) (to Andrew Hines )
CARQUEST NATIONALS 8 lost semi 4th
Joliet, Ill. (7.204) (to Geno Scali)
K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS 8 lost 1st round 7th
Englishtown, N.J. (7.140) (to Geno Scali)
SEARS CRAFTSMAN NATIONALS 10 lost 1st round T9th
St. Louis (7.233) (to Chris Rivas)
MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS 15 lost 1st round 10th
Denver (7.621) (to Chip Ellis)
FRAM-AUTOLITE NATIONALS 10 lost 1st round 10th
Sonoma, Calif. (7.132) (to Karen Stoffer)
LUCAS OIL NATIONALS 12 lost 1st round 10th
Brainerd, Minn. (7.135) (to Geno Scali)
O’REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS 13 lost 1st round 10th
Memphis, Tenn. (7.220) (to Chris Rivas)
MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS 8 winner 9th
Indianapolis (7.120) (def. Matt Smith)
TOYO TIRES NATIONALS 7 lost 1st round 9th
Reading, Pa. (7.154) (to Chris Rivas)
AC/DELCO LAS VEGAS NATIONALS 13 lost 2nd round 10th
Las Vegas (7.280) (to Angelle Sampey)
AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS 12 lost 1st round 9th
Pomona, Calif. (7.152) (to Antron Brown)
CAREER STATISTICS
Career wins/final rounds: 3/9
Best points finish: 3rd (1995)
First start: Englishtown 1987
First victory: St. Louis 2004
First No. 1 qualifying position: Atlanta 1995
Career No. 1 qualifying awards: 1
Career-best elapsed time: 7.077 (Gainesville 2005)
Career-best speed: 192.91 (Indianapolis 2005)
No. Pts. 1st No. 1 Round
Year Races Fin. Won R/U Semi. Qtr. Rd. Qfy. DNQ W-L
2005 15 9 2 0 2 1 10 0 0 13-3
2004 15 8 1 1 2 2 8 0 1 13-13
2003 15 13 0 0 0 4 9 0 2 4-13
2002 14 10 0 0 1 3 8 0 2 5-12
2001 14 9 0 1 0 7 6 0 0 10-14
2000 14 10 0 0 0 2 10 0 2 2-12
1999 14 9 0 1 1 5 7 0 0 10-14
1998 14 9 0 0 3 3 5 0 3 9-11
1997 14 8 0 0 1 7 6 0 0 9-14
1996 12 9 0 0 1 3 7 0 1 5-11
1995 12 3 0 3 3 5 1 1 0 20-12
1994 11 13 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 1-10
1993 11 11 0 0 1 1 6 0 3 3-8
1992 9 10 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 4-8
1991 9 5 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 6-9
1990 8 7 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 6-8
1989 1 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1
1988 7 13 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1-7
1987 5 10 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 4-5
Total 214 3 6 19 59 111 1 16 127-195
CAREER FINAL-ROUND RECORD
2005
Gainesville winner (Craig Treble)
Indianapolis winner (Matt Smith)
2004
Columbus runner-up (Andrew Hines)
St. Louis winner (Craig Treble)
2001
Reading runner-up (Angelle Sampey)
1999
Chicago runner-up (Matt Hines)
1995
Richmond runner-up (Dave Schultz)
Reading runner-up (John Myers)
Pomona 2 runner-up (John Myers)
CAREER NO. 1 QUALIFIER RECORD
1995
Atlanta