 In 1994, he became the first Top Fuel driver to have four straight event wins (Columbus, Topeka, Denver, and Sonoma), and he won five events that season.He won six events and 45 rounds of competition in 1995 to win the championship.His 1996 season had him win the $100,000 Budweiser Shootout at Sonoma en route to a second-place points finish.