When Tony Schumacher, the eight-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion returned to full-time competition this year, his rail was run by Don Schumacher Racing, his father’s eponymous team.
What can we learn from the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing series pass through the west about the state of drag racing and what’s coming up next?
Tony Schumacher prepares to represent the single-car Top Fuel team for Don Schumacher racing as drag racing season kicks off.
Day one of the 2021 Performance Racing Industry show featured race royalty, new fuels, a Chevy Performance partnership, and a (slight) name change for the “IRP.”
There is no cure for drag racing. That’s what eight-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, 51, discovered after stepping out of his dragster at the final 2018 race in Pomona, following the departure of long-time sponsor the U.S. Army.
We hope everyone has been enjoying their holiday season and reminiscing on the year they had. RacingJunk had quite the 2019, from breakthrough new products, Cool Car Finds, to good news and somber, all of that makes us equally excited for what 2020 has to bring. But before we dive into the new year, let’s take a look back at RacingJunk’s Top 10 Articles of 2019.
In 1999 in Phoenix, Ariz., Tony Schumacher became the NHRA’s first drag racer to meet or exceed the lightning-fast pace of 330 mph.
However a return to competition occurs, it can’t happen too soon. Tony Schumacher is a missing cog that keeps Top Fuel exciting. And keeps guys like Steve Torrence honest. The sport really needs him.
Tony Schumacher, the eight-time NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion with 84 national event wins in his overall’s pockets, will be absent from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals this weekend.
Don Schumacher Racing has elected to make a major commitment to concussion research, the team announced prior to their first qualifying runs at the 39th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Mopar.
