Johnson, who earned his first No. 1 starting spot at National Trail Raceway in 1978, had a track record 6.723 seconds at 205.10 mph in a Pontiac to lead the 16-car field. It is Johnson's fourth top qualifying effort of the season and his ninth at the quarter-mile drag strip located just east of Columbus.
Larry Dixon, Whit Bazemore and G.T. Tonglet also led their respective divisions in qualifying.
Dixon earned his 24th career No. 1 spot and first at National Trail Raceway by powering his Top Fuel dragster to a time of 4.510 at a track-record speed of 331.94.
Whit Bazemore claimed the top qualifying spot for the 29th time in his career, with a track-record 4.762 seconds at 322.34 mph in a Dodge Stratus.
Tonglet took his first top qualifying position of the season and second of his career in Pro Stock Motorcycle with a 7.090 at 187.03 on a Harley-Davidson.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2005/5/133959