Alan Johnson has literally been knock, knock, knocking on the door of victory in the NHRA Pro Stock division over the past few months. For whatever reason, the door just wouldn't open.

It's open now.

Johnson bored his way through a stout Pro Stock field going from the number one qualifying spot to the winner's circle after beating Jeg Coughlin in the final round of the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Coughlin had issues during the final round run, but Johnson was confident he had Coughlin covered all the way as he powered down the track to his first win of year.

Allen Johnson raced to his first Pro Stock victory of the season and his third win in the last four years at Bandimere Speedway to finish off a successful weekend for his team Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event near Denver.

Johnson took his eighth career Pro Stock win from the No. 1 qualifying position when he outran Jeg Coughlin in the final round. Johnson powered his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger to a 6.974 second run at 198.26 mph to finish in front of Coughlin, whose JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt slowed at mid-track and posted a 7.858 at 135.09.

It's time to head west for the Super Chevy Show.

The national touring series will conclude its 30th anniversary season with two of its final four races out west, the first scheduled for Friday, Aug. 20-Sunday, Aug. 22 at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colo. Then, following events in Houston and Bristol, Tenn. the season concludes at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix on Friday, Oct. 22-Sunday, Oct. 24.

"We've been involved with Super Chevy Show for years," said racing personality Lucky Hudson, who will be at both events as a racer and sponsor, representing Currie Enterprises, with manufactures high-performance rearends. "There's a lot of excitement for the series with the new owners. We're a West-based company, so these two events are very important to us and our customers."

Extreme was the word for the weekend at the ADRL Texas Drags: Extreme racing, extreme conditions, and, for John Montecalvo and team, extremely good outcomes. Montecalvo went two for two in the Texas double-header, and after winning the last completed ADRL event in Martin, Mich. Montecalvo is on a three race winning streak. Such success has now given him the points lead in Extreme Pro Stock.

In the first race of the weekend, Monte qualified third with a 4.074 at 178.50. From there he consistently stole his way through the rounds. Richard Penland was a no-show in round one. Then Monte took out Cale Aronson and heavy hitter Brian Gahm to line up against Elijah Morton for the final. Elijah took a stab at the tree and turned on the red light, giving Montecalvo the easy win, although Monte’s .008 light and 4.132 (low ET of eliminations) made him nearly unstoppable anyway.

Final round-by-round results from the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:  

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -  

Top Fuel

1.  Larry Dixon, 1,520; 2.  Tony Schumacher, 1,291; 3.  Cory McClenathan, 1,259; 4.  Doug Kalitta, 1,160; 5.  Antron Brown, 1,127; 6.  Brandon Bernstein, 1,049; 7.  Shawn Langdon, 761; 8.  Morgan Lucas, 725; 9.  Steve Torrence, 673; 10.  David Grubnic, 609.

Last Ditch Qualifying At The Mile-Highs

First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.  Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

After long delays during the final Top Fuel qualifying session, track temperatures dipped to 90 degrees as Hagan prepped for his final pass. With near ideal conditions for a track a mile high in the atmosphere, Hagan made an outstanding 4.161-second run at 301.33 mph to eclipse Force's 4.191, 296.76, set on Friday night under the lights.