Friday 25th April 1997

Warren Johnson made the first 6.8 second 1/4-mile run (6.894 seconds) and the first 200 mph pass (200.13) in a Pro Stock drag racer in NHRA history, at Richmond, Virginia. He is the driver with the most wins in pro stock with 97 career wins, and the only current active driver in the Pro Stock class to win more than three championships, with six, earning himself the nickname “The Professor of Pro Stock.”