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Mopar Earns No.2 Qualifier at NHRA Arizona Nationals with DSR Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr
Chandler, AZ – The Mopar entries have staked out their spots on the elimination ladders for Sunday’s NHRA Arizona National at 
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park with Don Schumacher Racing’s Tommy Johnson Jr. taking No.2 qualifier honours in final Funny Car qualifying while Allen Johnson paced the HEMI-powered Pro Stocks with the top speed in qualifying to earn the sixth place on the scoresheets.
Following a clean sweep of bonus points in the third qualifying session by the Mopar’s of Jack Beckman, Johnson and Ron Capps, DSR’s newest addition to the team drove his Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T from seventh to second place on his final qualifying run by posting a 4.029 seconds elapsed time at 316.08 mph.
Concrete Challenge for Mopar Teams at Renovated Track at Arizona Nationals
Chandler, AZ – Mopar teams and drivers had their first qualifying runs Friday afternoon at the newly renovated Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the Arizona Nationals, the second event on the 2014 National Hot Rod Association Mello Yello Drag Racing series schedule, and the changes to the track presented a new challenge for all competitors.
“They’ve made quite a bit of improvements,” said defending NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. who drove to the winner’s circle twice at the Arizona Nationals in 2009 and 2011. “The track is under new management this year, which we’re excited about. They’ve made a lot of improvements to the grounds, not just to the racetrack.”
Hagan and Gaines Take Mopar to Final Round at Season-opening NHRA Winternationals
Pomona, CA – Team Mopar drivers Matt Hagan and V. Gaines helped rev up the Mopar brand’s year-long 426 HEMI 50th anniversary celebration, driving to runner-up finishes in the NHRA Funny Car and Pro Stock classes, respectively, in the elimination rounds at the 54th Annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
The off-season evidently didn’t leave any rust on Hagan, who picked up right where he left off after his season-ending Pomona victory at the 2013 NHRA Finals. The 2011 NHRA Funny Car champ bested Courtney Force to begin eliminations with a 4.036/322.73, but his run didn’t end at the finish. Hagan’s Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger R/T continued off the drag strip and into the sand after one of his chutes failed to fully deploy, necessitating a little extra work for the Don Schumacher Racing crew.
Team Mopar Driver Johnson to Start No. 2 at 54th Annual NHRA Winternationals
Pomona, CA – Mopar Dodge Avenger NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson improved his qualifying numbers in both rounds on Saturday to start from the No. 2 spot and face Larry Morgan when elimination rounds begin on Sunday, Feb. 9, for the season-opening 54th Annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
In the first qualifying session on Saturday Johnson was shuffled from the top spot he claimed on Friday with a 6.517-second run at 212.53 mph, but the Greeneville, Tenn. native and J&J Racing team owner promptly reclaimed his position with a 6.514/212.96 pass. Bumped down once again in the fourth and final qualifying stanza, Johnson bettered his previous pass with a 6.512 effort, but it wasn’t enough to retake the pole from former teammate Vincent Nobile.
Mopar Dodge Avenger Driver Johnson Runs to Provisional Pole at Pomona
Pomona, CA – If the rest of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season can go as good as the first day, then Team Mopar 
driver Allen Johnson is in for a memorable year. The Greeneville, Tenn., native raced his Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock car to the provisional pole position following the first two qualifying sessions on Friday at the season-opening 54th annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
Johnson, the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock champion, was No. 4 after the first qualifying session, but with the top speed of the round, 212.53 mph. In the second session on Friday the J&J Racing team owner and driver jumped to the No. 1 spot with a 6.517-second elapsed time at the same exact speed as his first run, 212.53, knocking former teammate Vince Nobile from the pole.
Coughlin, Johnson and Hagan Lead Team Mopar into NHRA Winternationals
Pomona, CA — A talented trio of former and defending champions will key the Team Mopar effort heading into the season-opener for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 54th annual NHRA Winternationals, scheduled to take place Feb. 6-9 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
The Team Mopar NHRA Pro Stock duo of Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Allen Johnson will enter the 2014 campaign seeking to secure a third straight Pro Stock crown for the Mopar brand. Coughlin captured his fifth career Pro Stock championship in 2013 behind the wheel of his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger, tuned by the Johnson & Johnson Racing team and engine builder Roy Johnson. Owner of 56 career Pro Stock event victories, the Ohio native is pumped up and ready to add to his win totals.
Mopar in the Staging Lanes for the NHRA 2014 Season
Season-Long Celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Iconic 426 HEMI® Planned
Auburn Hills, MI –With a total of four world championship titles won in the past three years, the Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand, has plenty of reasons to be excited about the upcoming 2014 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season which will feature 24 national race events and is set to kick-off this coming weekend in Pomona, Ca. at the historic Auto Club Raceway. Adding to the anticipation are Mopar’s plans for a year-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the legendary Gen II 426 Race HEMI® engine.
First introduced in 1964, a new second generation HEMI engine measuring 426 cubic inches was built specifically to win races. There were two versions– one called the “Circuit” or “Track” engine and the other the “Acceleration” or “Drag” engine.
Mopar Wins Back-to-Back NHRA Pro Stock World Championships as Coughlin Earns His Fifth; Hagan Wins Funny Car National Event Title at Pomona
Pomona, CA – Mopar celebrated back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock World Championships when Jeg Coughlin Jr. clinched his fifth career series title in the second round of eliminations at the 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. His HEMI-powered teammate and 2012 champ Allen Johnson secured the runner-up position in the Pomona national event and in the overall standings to give Mopar a 1-2 finish. With Coughlin’s title added to Johnson’s 2012 crown, Mopar claims the brand’s first consecutive Pro Stock championships since Darrell Alderman did it in 1990-91. Matt Hagan also added to the celebration by taking his “Magneti Marelli Offered by Mopar” machine to the winner’s circle for the fifth time this season and wrapping up second place in the Funny Car championship standings.
“From all of us at Mopar, congratulations to Jeg [Coughlin Jr.] and the team for earning a hard-fought NHRA Pro Stock World Championship with four wins in a very competitive field this season,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “It has been very exciting to watch the JEGS.com Dodge as well as the other HEMI-powered entries put themselves in position to defend Mopar’s Pro Stock championship at every event. We are very excited to see Mopar performance rewarded with a 1-2 finish and another prestigious championship.”
Final Qualifying at Pomona Sets Up Team Mopar for a Dramatic Finish in Battle for NHRA Pro Stock Championship
Pomona, CA – The field is set following final qualifying at the 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, and while each Mopar driver is looking at one last shot at winning a Wally on race day, there is one big prize that has yet to be determined — the NHRA Pro Stock World Championship.
Pro Stock points leader and JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. ended the very first race of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with a final-round showdown at Pomona against J&J Racing teammate Vincent Nobile. In eliminations on Sunday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, on the last day of the season in the 24th race, Coughlin will once again meet Nobile, this time in the opening round — with a win possibly clinching the 2013 championship for Coughlin.
Mopar’s Coughlin and Johnson Hoping to Add a Few More Memorable Moments in Final Battle for 2013 NHRA Championship
Pomona, CA – With the NHRA Pro Stock World Championship to be decided on Sunday at the 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. is still the points leader with two of four qualifying sessions complete, but he has some tough competitors right on his rear bumper, including teammate Allen Johnson, all fighting for that crown and the final title win of the year.
Following Pro Stock qualifying on Thursday, Coughlin was listed third with a 6.554/210.73 pass, behind his closest title contenders, provisional pole-sitter Mike Edwards and Jason Line, who along with Coughlin collected important qualifying bonus points. Coughlin earned two additional “little points” on Friday with a 6.552/210.77 run to move up to the No. 2 spot, behind Edwards. Johnson was No. 4 with a 6.558/210.70 effort on Thursday and remained fourth with a 6.556/211.53 mark on Friday. He did earn one bonus point for setting the third quickest time in the second session.
