ALLEN JOHNSON MARATHON PETROLEUM/J&J RACING QUALIFYING REPORT: 29TH ANNUAL NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS ROYAL PURPLE RACEWAY APRIL 29-MAY 1 Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Saved Best for Last in Qualifying, Positive for Sunday BAYTOWN, T.X. (April 30, 2016) – Allen Johnson drove his Marathon Petroleum Corporation/ J&J Racing Pro Stock Dodge Dart GT to the No. 5 spot and will race Shane Gray in the first round of eliminations on Sunday morning at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals. In Friday’s first session, Johnson made a solid pass down the track and clocked in with a 6.645-second pass at 207.62 mph. For Friday’s night session, he beat the muggy conditions and improved his time with a 6

ALLEN JOHNSON MARATHON PETROLEUM CO/J&J RACING RACE PREVIEW: 29TH ANNUAL NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS ROYAL PURPLE RACEWAY APRIL 29-MAY 1 Pro Stock Champion Allen Johnson Turns Page and Hits the Road to NHRA SpringNationals GREENEVILLE, T.N. (April 26, 2016) – After an early exit at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Allen Johnson and his Marathon Petroleum Corporation/J&J Racing team are looking forward to putting last weekend’s race behind them and bring home the win at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway. Johnson is no stranger to the final round at the Houston, Texas-based track. Johnson made final round appearances in 2007, 2010 and 2014. He also entered

CHRIS MCGAHA HARLOW SAMMONS CHEVROLET CAMARO RACE PREVIEW: 29TH ANNUAL NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS ROYAL PURPLE RACEWAY APRIL 29-MAY 1 Chris McGaha Welcomes Neuralog at NHRA SpringNationals ODESSA, T.X. (April 26, 2016) – Harlow Sammons Pro Stock driver Chris McGaha is taking his momentum from his final quad appearance at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and hopes to continue that path all the way to the winner circle at 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend. Also, McGaha welcomes Neuralog, a well log digitizing software, to his team this weekend. Neuralog is a company that provides services that capture, organize, and analyze oil and gas data. Neuralog provides industry-standard automat

SHANE TUCKER AUZMET ARCHITECTURAL RACE REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Shane Tucker’s First Raceday at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2016) – Auzmet Architectural Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker had his first raceday debut of the 2016 season since taking a hiatus from behind the wheel in 2014. With one pass made during qualifying, Tucker did not make it out of his quad in the first round of eliminations but the team sees more positives from this weekend than negatives. While other Pro Stock teams on the tour have had months to prepare for their debut race with the new fuel injection, Tucker and his team o

ALLEN JOHNSON MARATHON PETROLEUM CO./J&J RACING DODGE DART GT RACE REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Allen Johnson: Down But Definitely Not Out After First Round Loss CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2016) – Marathon Petroleum Co./J&J Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson competed at the Sixth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods but his raceday was cut short when he didn’t advance out of his quad in the first round of eliminations. The No. 9 spot was where Johnson started his raceday efforts on Sunday; his quad consisted of No. 1 Greg Anderson, No. 16 Shane Tucker and No. 8 Chris McGaha. Johnson made a clean pa

STAR RACING ANGELLE SAMPEY, CORY REED RACE REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Untimely Red Light Ends Angelle Sampey’s Day at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2016) – Angelle Sampey went to the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods before a red light halted Sampey’s consistency and potential for domination over the rest of the Pro Stock Motorcycle field. Sampey had a first round quad matchup against Shawn Gann, Karen Stoffer and Hector Arana Sr. Arana crossed the finish line first with a 6.836-second pass at 196.56 mph and Sampey wasn’t far behind with a 6.861,

CHRIS MCGAHA HARLOW SAMMONS CHEVROLET CAMARO RACE REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Chris McGaha Reaches Final Quad at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2016) – Harlow Sammons Pro Stock driver Chris McGaha battled strange conditions on his way to the final quad at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. McGaha reached the finals of the event and finished as a semifinalist at the end of the day. McGaha entered Sunday in the No. 8 spot after three rounds of qualifying. At the Four-Wide, the first two racers to cross the finish line advance to the next round. First round, McGaha clocked in with a

SHANE TUCKER AUZMET ARCHITECURAL CHEVROLET CAMARO EVENT PREVIEW: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Shane Tucker Enters First Four-Wide Raceday CONCORD, N.C. (April 23, 2016) – Auzmet Architectural Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker enters raceday with almost a sigh of relief after all the action that has happened in his pits so far at the Sixth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. Tucker made the Pro Stock field today when he qualified No. 16 for his first national event since 2014. After experiencing engine issues on Tuesday before the race, Tucker’s Denver, North Carolina-based team wanted to make sure the engine

ALLEN JOHNSON MARATHON PETROLEUM CO./J&J RACING DODGE DART GT QUALIFYING REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Allen Johnson Bounces Back in Saturday Qualifying for Favorable Raceday Momentum CONCORD, N.C. (April 19, 2016) – Allen Johnson, driver of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation/J&J Racing Pro Stock Dodge Dart GT, will enter raceday in the No. 9 spot at the Sixth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. With questionable weather all Friday, Johnson wasn’t positive any runs would be made that day. During the first qualifying run, Johnson experienced massive tire shake at the hit of the throttle and aborted

STAR RACING ANGELLE SAMPEY, CORY REED QUALIFYING REPORT: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Star Racing Qualifying Report: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals CONCORD, N.C. (April 23, 2016) – Angelle Sampey rode her Precision Service Equipment/ Star Racing Buell to the No. 3 spot after two days of qualifying at the Sixth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. In Friday’s first session, Angelle clocked in with a 6.856-second pass at 193.38 mph. Persistent rainfall caused Friday’s late session to be cancelled. With sunshine greeting the team on Saturday’s early qualifying run, Sampey was able to reset her career best with a 6.

SHANE TUCKER AUZMET ARCHITECURAL CHEVROLET CAMARO EVENT PREVIEW: SIXTH ANNUAL NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS ZMAX DRAGWAY APRIL 22-24 Shane Tucker Hopes Last Minute Mishaps Translate to Positive First Outing at Four-Wide Nationals STATESVILLE, N.C. (April 21, 2016) – Auzmet Architectural Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will appear in his first NHRA national event this weekend at the Sixth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Tucker has been preparing for his debut for months but experienced some unforeseen problems this week that he thought would cause him to withdraw from this weekend’s race. On Tuesday night, Tucker put his new fuel injected motor on the

STATESVILLE, N.C. (April 6, 2016) – Pro Stock standout Shane Tucker will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this season with his Auzmet Architectural/Rob Tucker Racing Chevrolet Camaro. The Australian racer plans to join the competition for seven races in 2016. Tucker took a year and a half hiatus from behind the wheel in 2015 to dedicate the entirety of his time to expanding his company Auzmet Architectural in the Dallas, Texas area. “After the U.S. Nationals in 2014, we had a huge architect firm named Boka Powell approach us after the companies Principal Don Powell who happens to be a huge NHRA fan himself, notice our car on the television broadcast,” saidTucker. “They

ALLEN JOHNSON MARATHON PETROLEUM CO./J&J RACING DODGE DART RACE REPORT: 17TH ANNAUL DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY APRIL 1-3 Quarterfinal Finish for Marathon Petroleum’s Allen Johnson Las Vegas, N.V. (April 3, 2016) – Allen Johnson drove his Marathon Petroleum Corporation/J&J Racing Pro Stock Dodge Dart GT to the second round of eliminations at the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. In his 460th raceday start, Johnson qualified No. 10 spot which gave him a first round matchup against Alex Laughlin. Laughlin left the starting line first butJohnson’s Marathon Petroleum Dodge powered over Laughlin to take the win.Johnson clocked in with