Johnny Gray

Gray Motorsports/Pitch Energy

Dodge Charger Funny Car

Hometown: Artesia, New Mexico
Date of Birth: March 20, 1953

Height: 5’ 11”

Weight: 208 pounds

Marital Status: Married to Terry

Children: Sons Shane and Jonathan

Grandchildren: Bryce, Tanner and Taylor (Shane)

Milliann, Jeighton and Locklyn (Jonathan)

Occupation: President & Co-owner, Marbob Energy Corp.,
an independent oil company

Hobbies: Bass fishing, golf, and riding Harley Davidsons

Personal Car: 2009 Buick Enclave

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Music: Oldies

Favorite Movie:   Westerns
Funny Car Crew Chief:         Rob Wendland
Funny Car Career Best Elapsed Time:    4.010
Funny Car Career Best Speed:                  319.45

Pro Stock Crew Chief: Craig Hankinson

Pro Stock Career Best Elapsed Time: 6.573

Pro Stock Career Best Speed: 209.14

Career Statistics

2012 Finished career-best 6th in NHRA Full Throttle Series Funny Car standings
Won national events in Sonoma and Englishtown
Was the No. 1 qualifier in both Phoenix and Norwalk
Reset career-best speed in Reading
2011                 Raced to first career victory in Brainerd
                        Posted career bests for time and speed
                        Finished 11th in NHRA Full Throttle Series Funny Car standings
2010                 Made second-straight Countdown to the Championship appearance
                          in Pro Stock
                        Runner up in Seattle
2009                 Finished 9th in NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock standings

Runner-up at Reading and Dallas

2008 Finished 12^th in NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Championship

Recorded career-best time and speed

Returned to Pro Stock class after spending several years

competing in the Funny Car class

2006 Competed in one Funny Car event
2004 Drove Don Schumacher’s Wonderwagon Funny Car at last six

events of the season, qualifying in Indianapolis

2003 Finished 10^th in NHRA Powerade Funny Car Championship

Runner up at Pomona1, Atlanta, and Indianapolis

2002 Finished 10^th in NHRA Powerade Funny Car Championship

Advanced to Semi-finals at three events

2001 Finished 13^th in NHRA Powerade Funny Car Championship

Advanced to Semi-finals at three events

First full season competing in Funny Car

Qualified for the quickest Funny Car field in history at the

Winternationals in Pomona
2000 Qualified 8^th on his first run in Funny Car while acting as his own

crew chief

Qualified for 5 of 7 events he attended in this first year

Qualified for the quickest Funny Car field in history in Houston

1999 Bought his first Funny Car from Paul Smith

Earned his Funny Car license

1998 NHRA Division 7 Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion

Finished fifth in NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national points

Won the Mile-High Nationals in Denver, CO after qualifying second

Won one divisional event

1997 NHRA Division 5 Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion

Finished fifth in NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national points

Won the Pennzoil Nationals in Memphis, TN after qualifying

number one with a 5.69 second E.T.

Won two Divisional events

1996 Finished sixth in NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster national points

Finished second in Division 4 Top Alcohol Dragster points

Won the Mile-High Nationals in Denver, CO after qualifying

number one with a 5.79 second E.T.

Won two divisional events

1993 First to exceed 200 mph in a gasoline powered car with a

6.68 at 201 mph in Houston

Made first Comp eliminator run in the 6.60’s

Made first Comp eliminator run in the 6.70’s

Has competed in seven different NHRA eliminator categories during his career – Gas Dragster, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Funny Car, Pro Stock