Topic: Tony Schumacher

Antron Brown gets third Top Fuel win of season

San Francisco Chronicle - 195 days ago
0 . Antron Brown raced to his third Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday and clinched a berth in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship ...

Hagan leads Funny Car qualifying in finale

AP News - 457 days ago
Matt Hagan leads Funny Car qualifying in season-ending NHRA FinalsFunny Car points leader Matt Hagan took the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, earning three bonus points with a blistering 4.139-second pass ...

The Other Schumacher

Road & Track - 465 days ago
Tony Schumacher can cover ground for short distances quicker than any other human being. Schumacher's records in NHRA drag racing, the 21st century form of jousting, are unmatched in the history of the sport. In 2009, he and his U.S ...

Force, Schumacher and Anderson win big in Las Vegas, Pomona showdowns up next

AutoWeek - 468 days ago
The NHRA's championship chases that looked like runaways when the weekend started at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway tightened up considerably on Sunday at the conclusion of the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.. John Force beat Matt Hagan in the ...

Engine blowups make for a long day in Las Vegas

AutoWeek - 469 days ago
Embarrassed" became the word of the day at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals on Saturday.. "It wasn't the best you could hope for," Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier Tony Schumacher said. Diehl's engine kept running so he powered into the ...

Schumacher, Force Hood, Johnson lead at Las Vegas

AutoWeek - 470 days ago
The NHRA Full Throttle Series is down to its final two races of the season, and drivers on the edges of contention are not going down easily.. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car) and Allen Johnson (Top Fuel) all ...

Schumacher wins Top Fuel final

Forbes - 499 days ago
Tony Schumacher raced to his fifth Top Fuel victory of the season and first in the playoffs, beating Shawn Langdon in the final round Sunday in the NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. With the victory and rival Larry Dixon's ...

Wilkerson, Dixon, Johnson top NHRA Saturday qualifying in Texas

AutoWeek - 504 days ago
After a lost weekend in Charlotte, N.C., a week ago, NHRA Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson is back with a vengeance. Wilkerson knew if he was going to have any chance to stay alive in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs ...

Larry Dixon wins Route 66 NHRA Nationals

AP News - 615 days ago
Larry Dixon wins rain-delayed Route 66 NHRA Nationals, beating Schumacher in Top Fuel finalLarry Dixon beat defending Top Fuel series champion Tony Schumacher on Sunday night in the rain-delayed Route 66 NHRA Nationals.Matt Hagan, Mike Edwards and LE Tonglet also won ...

Schumacher wins 7th Top Fuel title

AP News - 818 days ago
Tony Schumacher wins 6th straight NHRA Top Fuel title, 7th overallTony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points in the closest season title race in NHRA history.Schumacher was on ...