TOMMY JOHNSON, JR.
Driver of the Make-A-Wish Funny Car
WINNER - St. Louis - October 4, 2020
NHRA FUNNY CAR DRIVER
ABOUT TOMMY JOHNSON, JR.
23 CAREER WINS
62 Career Final Rounds
332.02 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.
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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.
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RT @competitionplus: There’s a war coming this weekend and the battle amongst three DSR Funny Car teams promises to be epic. #DragRacingNew…
Read MoreRT @NHRADragster: After key Houston win, @TommyJohnson_Jr and team ready for title challenge; @JohnKernanNHRA chats with TJ about this week…
Read MoreRT @NHRADragster: It's no surprise that the Funny Car title battle is between @shoeracing drivers @MattHagan_FC, @TommyJohnson_Jr, and @Fas…
Read MoreRT @shoeracing: Scenes from DSR's double-up at @HoustonRaceway #PoweredbyPennzoil are up over on our Facebook page! 📸: https://t.co/46iUyY…
Read MoreRT @JohnKernanNHRA: I’ll never do that again!!
Read MoreRT @NHRA: .@TommyJohnson_Jr is in the middle of the @CampingWorld Funny Car championship hunt heading into the @Dodge #NHRAFinals presented…
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