Johnson getting into his car on a scale

Warren Johnson (born July 7, 1943 in Buford, Georgia) is an NHRA drag racing driver. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buford is a city in Gwinnett and Hall counties in the US state of Georgia. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line He is the driver with the most wins in pro stock with 96 career wins. Pro Stock Drag Racing is a class of Drag racing featuring 'Factory Hot-Rods '

In 2006 Johnson reached his 500th career race.

As of September 2006, he won the National Hot Rod Association's Pro Stock championship in six seasons and 96 NHRA national events. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Johnson is also 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, Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He became the first Pro Stock driver to make a sub-6. 9 second pass with a 6. 894-second run at Richmond, Va.

Currently, Johnson is a member of the Kiz Toys’ Board of Advisors. Kiz Toys is a toy company based out of Cumming, Georgia, and Johnson consults with the company on automotive aspects of the KizMoto line, Kiz Toys’ initial product line. Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4220 at the 2000 census Johnson reviews product designs and development on an ongoing basis and offers suggestions on current and future products associated with KizMoto.

Awards

• In 2001, a panel ranked him seventh in the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951-2000.

• He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to Auto racing either as a driver owner

External links

• Kiz Toys Board of Advisors

Born in Virginia, MN