2007: Advanced to Countdown to 4 and Countdown to 1; Won four races, including two in the NHRA Playoffs; Eighth top-five finish in 11 seasons
2006: Picked up one victory in three final-round appearances; Set a career-best speed at Pomona 1; Had a 23-21 round record
2005: Won the tightest Funny Car world championship race in NHRA history; Joined Kenny Bernstein as the only two drivers in NHRA history to win championships in Funny Car and Top Fuel; Earned three victories in five final round appearances; Had six No. 1 qualifiers, including three of the final five events
2004: Became the first Funny Car driver in NHRA history to eclipse the 330-mph barrier (Chicago 1); All three wins came against series champ John Force; Finished third in the final point standings in his second full season of Funny Car competition; Qualified for all 23 events, upping his streak to 42 consecutive events without a DNQ dating back to Las Vegas 1 2001
2003: Became 13th driver in NHRA history to win a national event in Funny Car and Top Fuel; established a Funny Car national record for speed (329.18 mph); made the five fastest runs in Funny Car history; finished sixth in the standings in his first full season of Funny Car competition
2002: Made transition to Funny Car after winning three Top Fuel championships in five seasons; Was the runner-up at Gainesville, his third career start in Funny Car
2001: Qualified for all 24 national events; His 25th career victory placed him fifth all-time in the Top Fuel category; Recorded career-best speed for Top Fuel at Chicago 1
2000: NHRA Top Fuel champion for the third time in four years of competition; Won an NHRA-record-tying nine Top Fuel races; Led category with nine No. 1 qualifying positions; Was never lower than third in the point standings; Won $100,000 at Budweiser Shootout for the third time
1999: Won the $100,000 Budweiser Shootout; Led category with six No. 1 qualifying positions; Established Top Fuel career-best elapsed time with 4.480-second pass
1998: NHRA Top Fuel champion; Became the first NHRA driver to win back-to-back NHRA championships in his first two seasons; Became the first NHRA driver to eclipse the 325-mph mark
1997: NHRA Top Fuel champion; First rookie to win NHRA championship; NHRA Rookie of the Year; Became first driver to win his first two professional starts; Became second rookie ever to win the Budweiser Shootout; Advanced to the semifinals or better for the first 11 races of his professional career
