Tag Archives: Tony Schumacher

Brown, Hight, Line collect victories in Phoenix

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Antron Brown raced to his first win of the season in Top Fuel Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Int’l Raceway. Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) were also winners at the second of 23 … Continue reading →

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Massey, Force, Anderson collect season-opening wins in Pomona

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

John Force raced to his 134th career Funny Car victory Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Spencer Massey (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also … Continue reading →

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Vandergriff eyes three-car team for 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

On the heels of his breakthrough first NHRA Top Fuel victory late last season in Dallas, Bob Vandergriff Jr. is moving forward with an impressive initiative that may put as many as three cars on the track this season. Already … Continue reading →

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Hight (4.03), Schumacher (3.76) star in pre-season testing

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Former NHRA Full Throttle world champs Robert Hight in Funny Car and Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel posted the best numbers in a marathon Florida pre-season test session that for some teams spanned five days as teams geared up for … Continue reading →

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Pedregon in position to score third Funny Car championship

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon will try to put the final chapter of a third come-from-behind championship story in the NHRA record book at the 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-13 at … Continue reading →

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Dixon ready for championship charge

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Most of Larry Dixon’s 2011 season hasn’t gone how he had hoped, but with just two races remaining, he might end up with the ending that his Al-Anabi Top Fuel team was working toward: a repeat championship. As the NHRA … Continue reading →

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Wilkerson to run special-edition Mustang in Phoenix and Las Vegas

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Tim Wilkerson‘s Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang is typically one of the easiest cars to recognize at any NHRA event, but fans watching the upcoming NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events in Phoenix (Oct.14-16) and Las Vegas (Oct. … Continue reading →

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Brown sets national record en route to No. 1 spot; Gray, Line, Arana also lead fields

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Matco Tools pilot Antron Brown raced to the No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel with style Saturday when he recorded the second-quickest pass in NHRA history during the team’s final qualifying efforts at the Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals at Maple … Continue reading →

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Hight looking to gain Countdown momentum

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Robert Hight knows all about Countdown momentum. In 2009, he used three victories in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship — NHRA’s six-race postseason playoffs — to claim his first world-championship title in Funny Car. One of those victories … Continue reading →

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Hometown favorite Massey hungry for first Top Fuel victory at Texas Motorplex

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Spencer Massey, who grew up in nearby Fort Worth, Texas, and continues to call the famed steer city home today, is feeling no pressure as he heads to the Texas Motorplex as a top contender in round two of the … Continue reading →

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