Allen Johnson has done almost everything he has to do this year to chase down Pro Stock point leader Mike Edwards. He's won poles, he's gone rounds, but he has yet to win a race.

Second in the point standings, Johnson hopes this is the weekend he finally breaks through to a victory.

“I'm hoping this is our breakthrough for the season,” said Johnson after nailing down the top spot in the Pro Stock class. “We've figured out every way in the world to lose this year in the finals. Maybe this one will carry the banners for Mopar, bring home that first win and hone in on that championship.”

Allen Johnson has done almost everything he has to do this year to chase down Pro Stock point leader Mike Edwards. He's won poles, he's gone rounds, but he has yet to win a race.

Second in the point standings, Johnson hopes this is the weekend he finally breaks through to a victory.

“I'm hoping this is our breakthrough for the season,” said Johnson after nailing down the top spot in the Pro Stock class. “We've figured out every way in the world to lose this year in the finals. Maybe this one will carry the banners for Mopar, bring home that first win and hone in on that championship.”

Until this weekend, Anderson has been the only driver to show the strength to get the job done over Edwards on Friday and Saturday. It just hasn't been there on Sunday.

With Mopar the title sponsor and the pit area filled with Mopar and Dodge representatives, Allen believes his pockets may be filled with the luck he needs to break through with a win.

“We've got a lot of good luck charms here this weekend with all the Mopar folks. We want to show off for them.”

If his final pass is any indication, the good luck might just be there.

“That last run, the cloud cover came over, the track really got cool – awesome conditions. Same thing happened last year in the fourth qualifying run.

“That Moper Dodge Avenger is cooking.”

Johnson, who has won two of the last three finals at this event, will face Bob Yonke in the first round.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE - Team Mopar Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson and his father and engine builder, Roy Johnson, took part in the “Go Red for Women” awareness walk on Saturday morning at Bandimere Speedway. The event was hosted by the American Heart Association and St. Anthony Central Hospital to raise awareness of heart disease in women, the No. 1 killer of women over the age of 20.
 
The cause hits especially close to home for the Johnsons. Roy Johnson was stricken by a near-fatal heart attack while working in the pits with his son at the 2007 NHRA Phoenix event. With first-hand knowledge of the effects of heart disease, the father-and-son Team Mopar duo was happy to join with a large group of participants for the walk along the Thunder Mountain quarter-mile.
 
“We came out to support the walk this morning because we know the results of heart disease,” said Johnson. “It’s a very worthwhile cause, and we were glad to be out there.”