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Read MoreTOMMY JOHNSON, JR.
Commentator for SPEED SPORT 1, SPEED SPORT 2 and IHRA.TV
Former driver of the Make-A-Wish Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing
NHRA FUNNY CAR DRIVER
ABOUT TOMMY JOHNSON, JR.
25 CAREER WINS
62 Career Final Rounds
333.82 MPH
Career Best Speed
3.837 SECONDS
Career Best E.T.
8 YEARS OLD
Racing career started
AT 15, EARNED
NHRA competition license
1988 Columbus, OH
First NHRA victory
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Johnson has competed in more than 450 NHRA pro events, which includes stints driving for four hall-of-famers (Don Schumacher, Kenny Bernstein, Don Prudhomme and the NFL’s Joe Gibbs).
In addition to winning event titles in seven countries – United States, Canada, England, Finland, Sweden, Australia and United Arab Emirates – he is one of only 17 drivers to win NHRA events in Top Fuel and Funny Car and one of only 18 to qualify No. 1 in both nitro categories.
HONORS
ACHIEVEMENTS
Became the 15th member of the Slick 50 300-mph Club as one of the first 16 nitro drivers to reach 300 mph (302.01, 1994).
Became a member of the Cragar 4-second Club as one of the first 16 nitro drivers to complete a quarter-mile run in less than 5 seconds (4.964, 1990).
In 2019, after 3 1/2 decades of attempts, he finally saw his own wish come true when he won the Dodge Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere (Denver, CO).
“I love to race,” she told Autoweek magazine in a 2015 article. “And bless my heart, I love to win. These gol-darned cars, I just love ’em.”
The Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car, is sponsored by Doug Chandler, in honor of his late wife, Terry Chandler. In 2019, the team finished in third place.