1988           *Won first  NHRA national event driving family-owned Top Alcohol

 Funny Car at National Trail Raceway in Hebron , Ohio

 

1989          *Earned Top Fuel license

 

1990          *Became the 14^th member of the Cragar 4-second Club

 

1991          *Top Fuel runner-up at Denver

 

1993                    *Earned first professional Top Fuel victory at Seattle in his first full season of professional competition.

*Runner-up at Brainerd

 

1994          *Became the 15^th member of the Slick 50 300 mph Club and one of only five drivers to hold spots in both the 300 mph club and the Cragar 4-second Club.

*Notched second career Top fuel win in Memphis and held the speed record for three months at 306.64 mph.

*First career No. 1 qualifier, Sonoma , CA .

 

1995          *Last full season driving family-backed dragster and his best Top Fuel finish n point standings (8^th)

*Runner-up in Brainerd

 

      1999          *Joined Joe Gibbs’ Funny Car team for the final 13 races. 

                        *Won his first Funny Car event in Reading , PA.   Also won in Memphis .

                        *Runner-up in Topeka and Dallas 2

                        *Ran his career-best speed to become only the third driver in the category to exceed
                         320 mph

                        *Became the 12^th NHRA driver to win events in both nitro categories.

                        *No. 1 qualifier at St. Louis and Indianapolis

 

2000          *Replaced Cristen Powell in the Helen Hofmann-owned Funny Car and competed in the final 11 events of the season, qualifying No. 1 at Indianapolis .  Joined Don Prudhomme Racing in December.  

   

2001          *Earned victory at Las Vegas 1, two days after his birthday (April 6)

                        *Runner-up at St. Louis .

                        *No. 1 qualifier at Pomona 1

 

2002          *Made a career-high four final round appearances.  Runner-up at Las Vegas ,

Houston , Indianapolis , and Pomona 2

     

2003                    *One of four Funny Car drivers to qualify for all 23 events.

*Runner-up at Chicago 1

 

2005          *Won NHRA season-opening Winternationals in Pomona .

*Runner-up in Topeka

 

2006          *Earned victories at Phoenix and Brainerd , MN

*Runner-up at Las Vegas 2

*Also posted a runner-up finish in Skoal Showdown.

 

2007         *Won in Englishtown , NJ .

                        *Joined Kenny Bernstein Racing in December.

 

 

 

TOMMY JOHNSON JR. CAREER NHRA VICTORIES

 

TOP FUEL

 

         1993             Jolly Rancher Nationals, Seattle , WA                                   (1)

 

         1994             Mid-South Nationals, Memphis , TN                                    (2)

 

 

 

FUNNY CAR

 

         1999             True Value Keystone Nationals, Reading , PA                 (3)        (1 Funny Car)

                              AutoZone Nationals, Memphis , TN                               (4)        (2 Funny Car)

         2001             SummitRacing.com Nationals, Las Vegas , NV              (5)        (3 Funny Car)

         2005             CarQuest Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona , CA       (6)        (4 Funny Car)

         2006             Checker Schuck’s Kragen Nationals, Phoenix , AZ         (7)        (5 Funny Car)

                              Lucas Oil Nationals, Brainerd , MN                              (8)        (6 Funny Car)

         2007             ProCare RX Supernationals, Englishtown , NJ                (9)        (7 Funny Car)