Schumacher, Hight And Johnson... Who's quickest?

The aroma of fresh nitro burning and the first roar of 2012 tell me that in 17 days from now, Pomona will be up and running and the Full Throttle season will be back full-bore. For the fuel divisions, the PRO Winter...

Allen Johnson’s Blog: It’s Almost Time

While it’s pretty chilly back home in Tennessee right now and in a lot of the country, we are down here in sunny Florida at Bradenton doing some more testing as we prepare our Mopar Dodge Avenger for the 2012 Pro...

Under the Knife: By Allen Johnson

This year I drove my Mopar Dodge Avenger with a large tear in the tendon of my right bicep, and following the season finale at Pomona it was finally time to go under the knife to have surgery. The doctor said the...

Allen Johnson: That’s A Wrap

Last time I blogged, I was getting ready to watch the Greeneville High Green Devils football team in the first round of the playoffs. I’m happy to report that they won that game, then won again last week, and are...

Allen Johnson: From The High Banks To The Straight Line

It’s not very often that a drag racer can say they’ve raced at Daytona International Speedway, but now I can. I had the chance to compete in the final two rounds of the Dodge Viper Cup season at Daytona, the...

Allen Johnson: Helping A Couple Of Great Causes

I always enjoy squeezing a round of golf in before heading to the race track and when it’s for a great cause, that’s makes it even better. Before hitting the track in Dallas, I played in the Eighth Annual Greg...

Emotions Will Be Riding High In Reading

The powder keg of emotion building up to this weekend’s Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway puts the stress level of many of the competitors at a tempest. When you scope the entire NHRA Countdown...

Dallas’ Texas Motorplex Shaping Up The NHRA Full Throttle Countdo

Going into the second race of the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, it boils down to five races to go, starting with the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex this weekend. What makes...

Allen Johnson: Focused On The Countdown

Something I always enjoy is being able to take part in fundraisers for charity and one of my favorite causes is B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe), which Doug Herbert put together a few years ago...

NHRA Countdown Set: It's Go Time

The NHRA's 6 race Countdown to the Championship is set with the top ten in each category. Antron Brown, Allen Johnson and Robert Hight are all contributing writers to Motorsports...

Allen Johnson: Wrapping Up The West Coast

After returning home for a couple of days following the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, it was time to head back west for the event at Sonoma in California. We have a tradition of going to eat at Scoma’s on...

Can The NHRA Make It 11 For 11 In Western Swing Different Winners

It’s the last leg of the Western Swing and so far, we’ve seen some great competition. Going into Seattle this weekend the NHRA has displayed parity benefitting fans with some of the best racing of the season....

Getting Ready for the Stretch Run

We are getting down to crunch time now as the midpoint of the season is here and some big races are coming up. The first is my favorite event of the year, the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway...

Bristol Thunder Valley: NHRA Fireworks

The NHRA’s next stop is Bristols Thunder Valley where the night time qualifying is spectacular. Spencer Massey in Top Fuel wants the points lead, Mike Neff and Robert Hight are holding the John Force banner and...