Alan Johnson (racing driver)

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Alan Johnson
Born (1957-10-03) October 3, 1957 (age 66) [1]
Phelps, New York
Modified racing career
Debut season1974
Car number14J
Championships37
Wins560+
Championship titles
1981, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2006 Mr. Dirt Champion
1997, 1998. 2001, 2005 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion
2006 Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour
Awards
2004, 2007 EMPA North East Driver of the Year
Last updated on: August 1, 2024.

Alan Johnson (born October 3, 1957) is an American Dirt Modified racing driver who has earned over 560 feature event at 39 tracks in seven states and two Canadian provinces. [2] [3]

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Racing career

Alan Johnson began his racing career in 1975 with a win at the Canandaigua Speedway NY, and claimed at least one feature event victory annually over the next 48 years. [2] He has competed and been victorious at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including Black Rock Speedway NY, Fulton Speedway NY, Orange County Fair Speedway NY, Ransomville Speedway NY, and Weedsport Speedway NY. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Johnson captured the 1983, 1989, and 2003 Super Dirt Week 300 on the Syracuse Mile and was crowned the overall Mr. DIRT champion five times. [7] He was honored by the Eastern Motorport Press Association as driver of the year in 2004 and again in 2007, and was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2017. [3] [8] [9]

Personal life

Johnson comes from a racing family. As he was growing up, his father, Milt, was racing at Central New York tracks and building race engines. Eventually his younger brother Danny got into the driver's seat, and in 2018, Daniel Johnson, Danny's son, began the third generation in racing. [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alan Johnson - Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 O'Brien, Dick (June 26, 2022). "Alan Johnson wins 127th Land of Legends modified main event". The Post-Standard . Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame announces 2017 entrees". The Citizen (Auburn, New York) . March 8, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Boogie, Tom (June 14, 1988). "Odds favor a Johnson in Fonda spring race". The Daily Gazette . p. 28. Retrieved July 28, 2023– via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Elkins, Doug (July 8, 1999). "DIRT racer Alan Johnson scrambles for new engine, then drives to victory". The Post-Standard . Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ Levanduski, Ron (April 23, 2015). "Modified aces face off in Black Rock opener". Star-Gazette . Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Ott, Larry (October 9, 1989). "Johnson Celebrates 2nd Dirt Bonanza". The Buffalo News . Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ Zyla, Greg (February 21, 2007). "Racing". Bradford Journal-Opinion . p. B4. Retrieved July 31, 2023– via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "The History of EMPA". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Yasinsac-Gillespie, Robin (May 31, 2019). "Danny Johnson boasts nearly 600 victories". The Citizen (Auburn, New York) . Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ Foley, Bill (September 20, 2021). "Daniel Johnson: Another generation ready to go". Dirt Track Digest. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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