Posted on November 8th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Larry Vellequette, former Toledo Blade reporter, has made his first days at Automotive News count with a story about delays in the dual-clutch automatic transmission meant for use in the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger. The state of the art transmissions, engineered and built by Fiat, increase efficiency by providing the mechanical linkage of a [...]
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Posted on July 31st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Allen Johnson’s Mopar/J&J Racing Dodge Avenger tore up the track on Saturday, setting a new track record ET of 6.538 seconds at 211.56 miles per hour and defending his No. 1 position going into Sunday’s eliminations at the 24th Annual Fram/Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. “In the morning run, we made [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Team Mopar made it only to the first round of eliminations at the 14th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals. NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson’s Mopar/J & J Racing Dodge Avenger got shut down by Roger Brogdon in The Edge GXP in Sunday’s first matchup. Johnson was first [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Pro Stock drivers Allen Johnson and Vincent Nobile were ranked ninth and tenth, respectively, after four rounds of qualifying at the 14th O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals. V. Gaines in a new Kendall Oil Dodge Avenger failed to qualify in all four rounds. All three Dodge drivers had [...]
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Posted on June 27th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Three drivers, three Dodges, three different tracks equaled two wins, a third-place finish and a couple of top tens over the weekend. Plus a bonus for everyone who has a Shell Saver Card. On Saturday, Kurt Busch in the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T crossed the finish line 2.685 seconds before anyone else, winning [...]
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Posted on June 20th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Mopar Dodge Avenger NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson fell short in his quest for victory at his home track of Bristol Dragway, running to the semifinals today at the 11th Annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Johnson advanced to his second straight semifinal at the quarter-mile he calls home, losing to Erica Enders by a [...]
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