2008: Earned two runner-up finishes (Gainesville, Sonoma); Earned first career playoff appearance.
2007: Qualified in the top half of the field five times; Qualified for 19 of 23 events; Upset playoff contender Gary Scelzi twice in three meetings.
2006: Earned first No. 1 qualifier (Denver) since Houston in 2004; Qualified for 21 of 23 events; Upset 2006 POWERade Series champion John Force in the first round at Columbus.
2005: Advanced to semifinals at St. Louis; Advanced to quarterfinals at Phoenix; Qualified for 18 of 23 events.
2004: Won the prestigious 50th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals and the $100,000 Skoal Showdown, earning a $50,000 ‘double-up’ bonus from the NHRA for winning both events over the same weekend; Victory at Indianapolis made him the most senior Funny Car event winner in NHRA history; Won two events for the fourth consecutive season, giving him eight victories in 12 finals since September 2001; Finished in the top five in the final point standings for the third consecutive season; Made the fourth quickest Funny Car pass in NHRA history (4.706 seconds) at Pomona 2; With a 30-21 win-loss record in elimination rounds, was one of seven full-time Funny Car drivers to have a winning percentage over .500; Qualified for all 23 events, upping his streak to 31 consecutive events without a DNQ dating back to Sonoma 2003, tying him for 13th longest streak among all active pro drivers prior to the start of the 2005 season.
2003: Finished in the top five of the Funny Car standings for the third straight season; made the fourth quickest pass in Funny Car history (4.723 seconds); won two events for the third consecutive season after going winless for the first 243 events of his career; earned a career-best three No. 1 qualifying positions (Houston, St. Louis, Reading).
2002: Finished a career-high fourth in the Funny Car standings; Set the national record for speed; Earned two victories for the second consecutive season; Was the No. 1 qualifier twice; Won a career-high 31 elimination rounds; Qualified for all 23 events and led the Funny Car standings for four events beginning with win at Englishtown.
2001: Claimed his first career national event victory, winning at Memphis in his 244th NHRA national event start; Earned his first No. 1 qualifying position (Bristol); Posted a winning record in head-to-head competition for the first time in 20 years.
1999: Runner-up at Pomona 1.
1996: Lost to John Force at Englishtown in only final-round appearance of the season.
1995: Raced in three final rounds; Earned first career top 10 finish in NHRA driver standings.
1994: Reached final round for the first time before losing to John Force in the Funny Car finals at Brainerd.
1989: Won first round of racing by beating Mike Dunn in first round at Seattle.
1982: At season's final event in Irvine, made first career NHRA start, qualifying No. 16 before losing to Kenny Bernstein in the first round.
