2008: Enjoyed his best season on record with six wins in seven final-round appearances, one more win than he’d earned in his previous 11 years combined; Entered the Countdown to the Championship playoffs first in the point standings; Led the points for a portion of the playoffs, but dropped to second after a first round loss to Mike Neff at Las Vegas 2; A first round loss to John Force at Pomona 2 officially ended his bid for the title.
2007: Lowered his four-year-old career best time by 36 hundredths; Earned first No. 1 qualifiers (Bristol, Dallas) since Brainerd 2004; Advanced to four semifinals, including at two of the last three races; Advanced out of the first round at five of the last eight races.
2006: Qualified for 16 of 23 events; Advanced to the quarterfinals at Englishtown and Brainerd.
2005: Set career best for speed; Advanced to one final round (St. Louis); Finished 11th in the point standings; Qualified for final 22 events.
2004: Won two events for the second consecutive season; Tied career-best finish in final point standings; Established career-best for speed (323.75 mph) and elimination rounds won (23); Qualified No. 1 at Gainesville and Brainerd; Qualified No. 9 for quickest Funny Car field in NHRA history (Pomona 2).
2003: Won the prestigious Mac Tool U.S. Nationals, from the No. 15 qualifying spot; tied career-best finish in the final Funny Car standings; No. 1 qualifier at Pomona 1 and Denver; highest round-win total (19) since 1998 (20); recorded career-best performance numbers.
2002: Finished 12th in the standings despite missing seven national events; Qualified for every event he entered; Advanced to the semifinals a career-high five times.
2000: Competed in limited schedule while sharing duties as team owner, driver and crew chief.
1999: Won first event in a tire-smoking battle with John Force (Chicago); Drove half the season for John Costanza.
1998: Career-high NHRA points finish; No 1 qualifier at Indianapolis.
1997: Runner-up at Indianapolis in first career final round.
1996: Became the seventh Funny Car driver to break the four-second barrier
