MOHNTON, Pa. — Tommy Johnson Jr. gained the Mopar Categorical Lane NHRA Nationals on Sunday instead driver for Matt Hagan, beating John Pressure within the Humorous Automotive closing within the playoff opener.

With Hagan recovering from COVID-19, Don Schumacher Racing turned their Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat over to the 53-year-old Johnson final week in Indianapolis. On Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, he beat the 72-year-old Pressure with a 3.926-second move at 330.23 mph for his twenty second profession Humorous Automotive victory.

“It is exhausting to sit down out that lengthy,” Johnson stated. “To maintain up and hold forward of the automobile. You may drive them however to have the ability to drive them effectively, you need to be forward of the automobile. Every run, it obtained extra comfy and extra comfy.

“Because the day went on, I stored getting extra relaxed and by the ultimate spherical, it was like, `Hey there’s nothing to it now.’ It was fairly cool. Once I threw the chutes and the win mild got here on, I simply burst out laughing as a result of I could not consider it.”

Hagan obtained the factors Johnson’s earned.

Billy Torrence gained in Prime Gas, Greg Anderson in Professional Inventory and Steve Johnson in Professional Inventory Motorbike.

Torrence edged Justin Ashley with a 3.720 at 326.08, Anderson tied Warren Johnson for profession wins at 97, edging Erica Enders with a 6.578 at 208.30 in a Chevrolet Camaro, and Steve Johnson beat Eddie Krawiec with a 6.775 at 196.87 on a Suzuki.