2008: Posted runner-up finishes at Seattle and Pomona 2; Inked major sponsorship deal with NAPA Auto Parts.
2007: Finished the regular season in first place after leading the standings from Race 1 to Race 17.
2006: Advanced to a career-high eight final rounds and tied a career-high with five wins; Led the standings after 17 of first 19 events; Opened the season with three wins, two runner-ups and a semi in first six events.
2005: Finished second in POWERade Series standings for third time in career; Ended season just eight points behind teammate Gary Scelzi in closest Funny Car finish in NHRA history; Recorded first No. 1 qualifier (Dallas) since 2000; Won three events to rebound from winless 2004; His seven final rounds and 37 round-wins led the Funny Car category.
2004: Established career-best speed at Las Vegas 1; Qualified No. 3 at Reading; Recorded top speed of the event at Houston.
2003: Finished in the Funny Car top 10 for the seventh consecutive season; won at least one NHRA national event for the fourth consecutive season and for the seventh time in the last nine seasons; established career-best time and speed.
2002: Won the Funny Car bonus race at Indianapolis and collected the $100,000 bonus for the third time in his career; Won at Columbus, sharing winner’s circle with teammate Larry Dixon.
2001: Earned four victories and two runner-up finishes.
2000: Went to seven finals, collecting one win, and was runner-up in the standings to John Force for the second time in three years.
1999: Won the Funny Car bonus race for the second consecutive year, joining Al Hofmann as the only back-to-back winners of the lucrative bonus event.
1998: Won a career-best five races and gave John Force one of his toughest championship battles, finishing 135 points behind Force; Won Funny Car bonus race.
1997: Won twice in three final rounds in first Funny Car season, finishing fifth in points; Became first driver in his category to exceed 315 mph with a 315.45 mph run at Houston 2; Named Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award winner.
1996: His driving abilities caught the eye of Don Prudhomme while he ran a limited six-race schedule in Top Fuel, qualifying four times.
1995: Made Top Fuel driving debut in Roger Primm’s dragster; Earned first career win (Seattle)
