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Alan Johnson and Jasmine Salinas tell Sonoma Top Fuel tales

On this episode of the NHRA Insider presented by Speedmaster, Alan Johnson, the winning Top Fuel crew chief from Sonoma, and Jasmine Salinas, the Top Fuel runner-up driver from the same event, share their tales.
22 Jul 2026
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast


On this episode of the NHRA Insider presented by Speedmaster, Alan Johnson, the winning Top Fuel crew chief from Sonoma, and Jasmine Salinas, the Top Fuel runner-up driver from the same event, share their tales.

The story of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge is one for the ages. The upsets in Pro Stock, Gary Sclezi in the booth, exploding rear ends, Vandergriff vs. Prock, and the dogfight that was Top Fuel. Oh, and the sellouts!

Johnson talks about the race weekend he and his team had, how they managed to work out a win; he shares some great inside stories from the season, talks about what this time of the year means for him, and shares some great tales from his storied past.

Salinas is the second guest, and in this conversation, she takes us through the last-minute thrash to make the race, the performance of she and her team, how Sunday became the best race day of her life, and why this Scrappers team is poised for more success through 2026 and beyond.

Insight, emotion, and intelligence. This show's got all of it!