When that happened, the car just dropped down and was out of control and he hit the guard wall and the guard wall is what killed him, Alan Johnson said of his brother in an exclusive interview with NBCSports.com. Alan goes to visit it every time he returns to Indy. This could be our last event. Thus bringing his total to 12 championships. He gets a bad rap because hell walk right by you, look you in the eye, and not say anything. There wasnt a dry eye in the entire sold-out Lucas Oil Raceway crowd. During 1999 AJPE added two new CNC machines to their manufacturing facility and broke ground on an additional 15,000 sq. Johnson's craft is building and tuning the fastest NHRA dragsters in the world. Anne Proffit. Its not good for the sport. It wasnt a matter of if theyd win championships, it was more how many would they ultimately win had it not been for Blaines tragedy. After losing his ride for Morgan Lucas Racing in 2013, Brandon became Al-Anabi Racings general manager. Johnson did just that earlier this month at the NHRA's season-opening Circle K Winternationals at Pomona, California . Bernstein was born in Dallas, Texas on August 2, 1972 the son of 6 time NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein. Mid 2010 saw the first results of the Stage 3 Muscle Head running on a customers engine being tested on Fred Mandolinis dyno cell in Villa Park, Illinois. "I have to give them enough notice so they can get out there and find some work somewhere. At the end of the 2008 season, he parted ways with longtime crew chief Alan Johnson, who went on to form his own team, Al-Anabi Racing They have decided to temporarily suspend operations at this time. And if I try to run that program, Id be in the same boat as the other people youve given it to to run. NHRA: Legendary crew chief Alan Johnson joins Kalitta Motorsports Winner of dozens of races and championships over the years, the master tuner will make his debut with the team in the. Alan Johnson got a win with yet another driver, this one with Mike Salinas at the Strip in Las Vegas. Brandon Bernstein (born August 2, 1972) is an American Drag Racer, and son of NHRA Legend Kenny Bernstein. In Norwalk, Johnson ran a best of 8.071, which was short of the 8.039 bump spot. There's some good news for lovers of 10,000 horsepower NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel cars. An off-season rules revision granted new supercharger technology to the Ford and GM teams and that has left the Mopar racers scrambling. I dont actually think about the incident, but I keep my brother right there all the time. The defending top-fuel winner of the Winternationals, Khalid alBalooshi of Dubai, was one of the two Al-Anabi drivers; the other was 2013 champion Shawn Langdon of Mira Loma, Calif. His drivers have won the Big Go eight times over the years in Top Fuel: five times by Tony Schumacher and single triumphs by Larry Dixon, Gary Scelzi and Shawn Langdon. A memorial to Blaine sits between the Lucas Oil Raceway dragstrip and adjacent short track oval. Also, have time to shore things up at the shop, make sure everything is cleaned up, put away, preparing for sale or for whatever has to happen. It's impossible. 1 spot to claim the early points lead and an automatic berth in the $100,000-to-win Traxxas Shootout. We will never forget Allen succeeding in his long quest to capture a Pro Stock championship -- or his amazing run of victories at our showcase event, the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. As a first step, our plan is to do everything we can to repeat as Winternationals champions and get Alan Johnson Racings next chapter off to a great start, Langdon said in the teams pre-race notes. By now AJPE was supplying several teams with Stage 1 Top Fuel heads along with a full scale repair department to service damaged cylinder heads. However, the clear beneficiary was not Brittany Force, but rather Steve Torrence, the first driver to capitalize on Johnsons free agency last fall. Behind the Numbers: How does Austin Procks new crew chief shake up Countdown chase? Johnson is considering shutting down one of the more successful teams in drag racing for the rest of the year if he can't find a sponsor for Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon and Alan Johnson Racing. What happened to my brother made things better for everybody.. Sep 15, 2015, 12:38 PM. Johnson didnt win a championship with Torrence, but he won with Force and certainly got the job done with Tony Schumacher more times than you can count on one hand. Alan Johnson. Little by little I think its coming. Tuners at major teams may offer guidance to multiple cars when called upon, but theyre ultimately responsible for one team. Johnson had little time to prepare for this. He spends a few hours a day in our engine shop, and then a couple hours in the garden. All rights reserved. In one of the most freakish accidents the NHRA has ever seen, a rod bolt broke in the motor in Blaine Johnsons car. They've always had our back and cheered us on, I think because they know dad and I are just like them. That means 2013 Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon, who qualified sixth for the Countdown, will likely miss his bid to go for a second championship in three seasons. The 481X was the final evolution of Alan and Blaines famed Oldsmobile power plant. People make fun of me because Im really competitive, but my brother was just as competitive as I was. Innovative High-Performance Race Engine Components The Billet Experts Pro Mod /Door Slammer Specialists Serving the Drag Racing community since 1985 with the most advanced, supercharged engine components available. AJPE is in its second year of sponsoring Mike and Doug Gordons Morro Bay Cabinets Alcohol Funny Car in NHRA. In April, he was in command of the points when he suffered a major accident at Englishtown that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In 2005 Bernstein won 2 events. Were excited about the opportunities that this unique alliance with JFR brings. He is currently single. 12x Top Fuel World Championship team . Whether you are in a boardroom, a lab or on pit lane, performance comes down to capability and grit. Salinas has gotten quicker (3.752 e.t. Alan Johnson is the kingmaker when it comes to making power, and Doug Kalitta is a legendary driver. He is not dating anyone. 1998 AJPE 12, 18, & 21 water jacket Sprint Car heads and IHRA Pro-Stock heads. It's the end. Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. But she lost on a first-round holeshot at Pomona to JR Todd. These primary features propelled the 481X to the top of the Chevrolet wedge style engine package. Furthermore, Chip Ganassi Racing plans to hire one of the 2022 Women In Motorsports interns, Rebecca Hutton, as a full-time engineer upon graduating from college soon. As designedthe Stage 3 Muscle Head worked well with screw superchargers. Never a quitter and always pushing to improve helped both the racing program and AJPE shift to another level. Behind the Numbers Mike Salinas earned his first NHRA Drag Racing win ever with legendary tuner Alan Johnson at the helm. The AJR marketing staff has worked diligently throughout the year securing funding to complete the 2015 season. So hang tight, tighten belts, place bets and wait, along with us, for all to be revealed. There is a lot of potential here.". The king of Bandimere Speedways Mile-High Mountain, with seven victories and a run of 10 consecutive final-round appearances at Denver, has abdicated his throne. They're excited to race. Both boys learned early on they could fix or build things that they didnt have access to or couldnt afford. June 2005 brought the acquisition of Rodeck Aluminum Blocks and four more CNC machines to the fleet. It makes it even more difficult.". Trading his 215-mph Pro Stock Dodge Dart for a Drag Pak Challenger. The guys will also discuss the news that Alan Johnson is joining Kalitta Motorsports for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season. I told her, I thought I gave you all the tools, and I didnt. I took a Funny Car program and stuck it in a dragster and said, Here run it. Well, it doesnt work that way. They will receive hands-on experience and mentorship, operating alongside team leaders that have led the organization to 21 championships over its 33-year history. That earned him the nickname "King of the Mountain." A late 2011 NHRA rule change allowed for a larger intake valve which brought with it a substantial increase in power noted by several teams after initial testing. One was built by JFR and one was built by Morgan Lucas Racing. The team made the semifinals at Phoenix, maintained the points lead and headed into Sunday's elimination rounds in Gainesville as the top qualifier. Langdon started out the season with a win in the Winternationals, but since then it has been somewhat of an up-and-down campaign for the team, including seven first-round exits in eliminations of the 18 races held thus far. The two-month internship starts on May 29 and will see the interns travel with the team to select races during the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. have a relationship like me and my wife, Force said. The step is part of Steve Torrence's bid to become the first driver to win NHRA World . Of course, Johnson's mark is second in NHRA history to the retired Austin Coil in crew chief championships. "There's nothing to prove. Innovation happens when you realize that you have a problem to solve and you need new tools to do it with. Were with you every step of the way. Most of the things we learned in Pro Stock have carried over to this class, but its not 100-percent the same. The season is young, and Brittany Force has shown flashes of improvement. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. Behind the Numbers: Who's on top three races into the season? Dont want to bother him., Gary Sclezi could have warned Force. During pre-season preparations, John Force was loitering near Alan Johnson, his newly-hired tuning consultant for daughter Brittany Forces Monster Energy Top Fuel Dragster. When respected Top Fuel tuner Alan Johnson added John Force Racing to his Steve Torrence consulting duties, NHRA fans wondered how that would work. Getting a handle on that little tire is the biggest challenge we face, Johnson said. Im the motorhome driver, the chef, and the clean-up guy. 2004 AJPE Billet Big Block Chevy heads. As a result, the bolt stopped the motor cold, going from 8,000 horsepower to zero in literally the blink of an eye. They are running the new AJPE developed lightweight hemi block and Stage 3 Muscle Head engine combination. We had no idea that was coming, NHRA President Tom Compton said about the sheiks exit, adding neither Al Thani nor other Qatar representatives have contacted him since pulling out. Sadly, Blaine would never see all that future potential realized. And he has no timetable for getting it restarted. They will receive hands-on experience and mentorship, operating alongside team leaders that have led the organization to 21 championships over its 33-year history. In April of the same year, Brandon and father Kenny became the first father-son duo in NHRA history to win at the same national event when they doubled at the SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas. In 2004, he became the second Bernstein to hold the NHRA speed record when he set it at Chicago. Lastly, I want to thank our loyal fans for their encouragement and support throughout this difficult year. I feel like theres no reason that we cant be a legitimate contender this year. "I think the crew is handling it as well as anybody. Theyre a great partner of mine in business and they saw the value in the NHRA and our program, and they stepped up and saved the day. She contributes to Power Automedia as a freelancer writer. We've celebrated an NHRA world championship, captured wins at historic tracks like Gainesville, Pomona, and Bandimere, and basically lived our dream for 22 years. "We're entertaining a bunch of companies, but nothing's really proceeding where we want just yet," he said. Johnsons teams have won NHRA Top Fuel titles in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2011 and 2013 with five different drivers: Gary Scelzi, Tony Schumacher, Larry Dixon, Del Worsham and Langdon. It will jump out on you in a heartbeat and when you figure out how to get the car to hook, youre liable to do a big wheelstand. Alan and Blaine began their racing efforts competing in area Sand Drags with their home built Dragster powered by a Blown Alcohol Big Block Chevy. She hasnt even won a race yet. So while all the buzz was about Johnson and JFR aligning, Torrence took the headlines. 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The preeminent driver in top fuel is U.S. Army-sponsored Tony Schumacher, who won a record eighth title last year and whose crew chief formerly was Johnson until Johnson left for Al-Anabi. Johnson is responsible for one Top Fueler this season: the one driven by Salinas. AJPE purchased a second Mazak 5-Axis Machining center for the block department to increase production capacity and versatility.During 2013 AJPE designed and introduced the Stage 3 481X cylinder head with Eric Dillard & Steve Petty at Proline Racing Engines. He is currently the GM for Alan Johnson Racing. Let it be, run that way., Shot back Force, signaling his compliance, If I knew how to run it, I wouldnt have hired either one of you.. Allen Johnson went from a child watching his father Roy race in the IHRA, seeing him "take a nickel and make a dime out of it," as the elder Johnson put it, to a small-business magnate in Greeneville, Tennessee. When AJ found out were going to be teammates https://t.co/AGwRXbtW9l https://t.co/4zAUzdHsjq, 2023 Alan Johnson Performance Engineering, Innovative High-Performance Race Engine Components. He is from American. Its his way of not only paying tribute to his kid brother, but also serves as a poignant reminder of how quick drag racing really is emotionally, as well, from jubilant celebrations to crashes that occur in split-seconds that tragically result in death. If Langdon does not secure another ride, hell likely finish the season in the 10th and final spot in the Countdown. A 15-time NHRA champion as an owner and crew chief, Johnson is treating this weekend's Gatornationals as possibly his last run -- maybe for the foreseeable future. I watched that the other day, somebody sent me that video, which I hadnt seen for probably 20 years, Alan Johnson said. As being the guy that was in charge of the tune-up on the car, I certainly felt like it was my fault. Theyve got their crew chiefs, and weve got ours. Of the four Dodges that attempted to qualify, only reigning series champ Leah Pritchett managed to get into the field, and she is 13th. We have every intention of returning to NHRA drag racing in 2016. Carrying the Mopar banner, he won seven times, tied for most with NHRA and class legend Bob Glidden, and advanced to a record 11 final rounds. Funded by a speed-loving prince from the ruling family of the oil-rich Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, the teams shiny dragsters and its crews crisp uniforms featured striking maroon, gold and silver colors that bespoke their deep-pocketed commitment to winning. Alan Johnson and the Johnson family also established a scholarship and has donated over $500,000 of machinery to Alan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, in Blaines memory. I am confident both will make excellent progress and be in the running to win the 2016 NHRA Top Fuel World Championship.. season opener, with this weekends Circle K Winternationals in Pomona, where top-fuel cars scream down the dragstrip at 320 mph in about four seconds. That is, to state the obvious, significantly easier. In 2001, Bernstein competed in the NHRA Top Alcohol Series and eventually won driver of the year honors. In 2017, Johnson tuned Force to a second-place .841, just a thousandth behind Torrence who Johnson tuned to a class-leading .843 alongside Forces identical number. He worked with his dad's racing team when he was a teenager. Were extremely proud to continue making steps toward gender equality in our sport, Chip Ganassi said in a relesae. Follow Jim Peltz on Twitter @PeltzLATimes. As a company seeking to cultivate the next generation of female leaders, we couldnt be more excited to support Women in Motorsports.. Billy Torrence, Force said he has no problem with sharing Johnson. Johnson tuned Brittany Force from 2016 to 2018 as a tuning consultant with Brian Husen as crew chief. They doubled again at the Lucas Oil Products Nationals in Chicago in June 2001. Per NHRA rule, the points go with the driver, so he would be eligible to continue in the Countdown If another team wants to put him in another car or a second car, Vestal told NBCSports.com. The Winternationals opens with qualifying time trials at Auto Club Raceway on Friday and Saturday, followed by final eliminations Sunday that determine the event winners. John Force: But we already build them in-house. Its cheaper for me and dont just get to drive the race car. Hein is an off-road racer and automotive service technician, while Goodman works as a laboratory instructor and Moody serves as a race engineer on her schools iRacing team. But as I dug into it and realized what really caused the problem, and that it wasnt a bad tune-up or anything like that, it was a rod bolt failure. Just keep doing what we're doing, go out there and win races and catch the eye of somebody who wants to sponsor a Top Fuel car.". But the truth is hes not even seeing you. Theres more to tuning than 60-foot time, of course, but the correlation between quick elapsed times and quick 60-foot times is exceptionally high in nitro categories. In 2006, he logged 4 event wins and 3 runner up finishes ultimately finishing 3rd in the final points standings. After reviewing a magnitude of qualified applications, the following three young women were selected: Each student has demonstrated their passion for motorsports and the pursuit of a career in STEM. I needed to get someone who has a program and knows how to run it., He was quick to defend his crew chiefs from last year, saying These were great individuals that ran my dragster., Husen, appealing to Forces love for football, set the parameters for how the deal would work. Dixon began his long friendship with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in 1988 while working on Prudhomme's Funny Car.In 1994, he earned his Top Fuel license with 4.76-second pass at Gatornationals at Gainesville, Florida. To have another car that you can share data with and compare [is imperative].. Between 2007-2016, Johnson built an amazing streak of 10 straight final-round appearances and a near-perfect 37-3 round-win record at that facility. After the prince, Sheik Khalid Al Thani, formed a team in 2008 with famed drag-racing crew chief Alan Johnson, his team won championships in top fuel the most elite class of dragsters in. Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster team led all Top Fuel dragsters Sunday with a 3.721 second pass at . PRIMARY PRODUCTs BILLET ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS When the opportunity arose to work with Alan Johnson, a proven champion, and his crew chief Brian Husen, how could I resist?. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. But a month ago, Al Thani and his estimated $10 million-plus of annual sponsorship money for the two-car team suddenly vanished without public explanation. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), inaugural Women In Motorsports internship class, Hailey Hein; Northern Arizona University; Mechanics, Raegen Moody; Auburn University; Engineering. Blaine wasnt just any driver. Neither Johnson nor Al Thani gave a reason for the pullout, and Johnson and his team members declined interviews. Salinas began working with Johnson in some capacity when he returned to Top Fuel racing in 2017 and brought him on full time to begin the 2019 campaign. Alan builds engines for a lot of people. 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