Allen, Roy Johnson Presented with ‘Mopar President’s Award’ on Father’s Day at Bristol
Bristol, TN – A special surprise Father’s Day presentation was made to the father and son team of Roy and Allen Johnson during the 
driver introduction ceremonies in front of their hometown crowd at the 13th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway to honor them for their years of dedication and loyalty to the Mopar brand.
The pair was presented with the “Mopar President’s Award”, as a special honor to reward the outstanding contributions by brand ambassadors that uphold the qualities and values that add to Mopar’s legacy and reputation.
Unique personalized “Mopar President’s Award” plaques were presented to Allen and Roy Johnson on behalf of Mopar by Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand., in recognition of their more than 45 years of loyalty, dedication and service, and to celebrate the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock World Championship won by their Greenville, Tenn.-based family-run team. Allen and Roy Johnson are the first recipients of this special award.
“Allen and his father Roy have been loyal friends and amazing brand ambassadors and champions on and off the race track for Mopar over five decades, and this Mopar President’s Award is our way to thank them in front of their friends and family here at their home track in Bristol,” Gorlier said, “These gentlemen epitomize our brand’s core values having lived and breathed the experience as true ‘Mopar motorheads’ their whole lives. Their loyalty to Mopar is commendable as they have lived the ups and downs, along with our brand, with perseverance, determination, hard work and dedication. To see them finally be acknowledged as the champions they are on the track is something we are all proud of. This award was created to recognize such individuals, and it is only fitting that they be the first to be awarded with it.”
In 1963, the elder Johnson began his career as a Chrysler Group dealership mechanic. He went on to earn two championships as a Mopar-powered sportsman racer and spent the last 17 years as engine builder for Johnson & Johnson Racing, which he co-owns with his son. Considered the living embodiment of the phrase “Mopar or no car”, Roy has devoted his life to making maximum power with Mopar HEMI® engines and has had a long and illustrious career competing and working exclusively with on Mopar vehicles.
A second-generation drag racer, following in the footsteps of his father, Allen has competed exclusively in Mopar-powered machines throughout his career as a sportsman and professional racer. In 2012, he and his dad combined to put together the greatest season of his 17 year Pro Stock career, nearly doubling his win totals with seven victories in the Dodge Avenger and then realizing their lifelong dream of capturing the team’s first NHRA Pro Stock World Championship.
In the span of 393 Pro Stock events thus far for Mopar, Allen and Roy Johnson have earned a NHRA world championship title, won 18 national titles, made 39 final-round appearances and earned the No. 1 qualifier honors on 28 occasions. However, the Mopar President’s Award was bestowed on the Mopar Express Lane driver not just for his accomplishments on the drag strip, but also for his countless charitable works and for consistently representing the brand in a positive light with fans of all ages.
The father and son team are continuing the defense of their world championship title and are third in the points standing heading into the elimination rounds at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
