{"id":26248,"date":"2019-07-22T08:16:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T12:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=26248"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:20","slug":"johnson-thunders-to-first-ever-denver-victory-at-dodge-mile-high-nhra-nationals-presented-by-pennzoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2019\/07\/johnson-thunders-to-first-ever-denver-victory-at-dodge-mile-high-nhra-nationals-presented-by-pennzoil.html","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Thunders to First-ever Denver Victory at Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tommy Johnson Jr. ended his 35-year quest for a victory in Denver, driving his Mopar-powered Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to the win at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil on July 21, 2019, at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s win on Sunday, his 19th career NHRA victory and second of 2019, was also the sixth triumph by a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat pilot in 2019, and fifth in the last eight events for a Mopar-powered competitor. 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Johnson\u2019s win on Sunday, his 19th career NHRA victory and second of 2019, was also the sixth triumph by a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat pilot in 2019, and fifth in the last eight events for a Mopar-powered competitor. 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