Del Worsham

In the final, Johnson came up against Del Worsham, and he was good and ready. A brilliant .040-second reaction time set Johnson off on a strong note, and he carried the advantage to a holeshot win, beating Worsham with a 4.073, 308.00 to 4.042, 307.51.

"When they told me I won on a holeshot, I went a little crazy. As a driver, you can't make the car go any quicker, but you can certainly slow it down and be late and get beat on a holeshot," said Johnson. "I was very happy with that light, and so happy to get the win for Terry Chandler, Don Schumacher, and the Make-A-Wish kids all across the country who support us. When you win these races and you have all the Make-A-Wish kids cheering on their car, all the kids that we've met who are now fans and watching us on TV, you know it gives them a boost in their step despite the troubles they're going through. That makes a win mean a little more.

Worsham, one of the three drivers to have a Top Fuel and Funny Car win at Seattle, was appearing in his third final of the season in the DHL Toyota Camry. He defeated John Hale, Tim Wilkerson and John Force en route to the final. Worsham is fifth in points.

For Beckman and the Infinite Hero team, which clinched a spot in the Countdown to the Championship playoff, the weekend was memorable as its Dodge was dominant throughout including its run of 3.912 seconds at 322.88 mph that is the quickest ever by a Funny Car.

That followed the previous weekend at Sonoma, Calif., when Jack recorded a time of 3.921 that at the time was the quickest ever and he was able to back up that time with another run within 1 percent to set the NHRA national elapsed time record.

The Infinite Hero team, which trailed Hagan by 189 points before the Western Swing began, has sliced off 184 points.

Tim Wilkerson had Rottler as the lead position at this event. He got past Cruz Pedregon in the first round, but then fell to Tommy Johnson.