Team Press Releases

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/t_schumacher06.jpg" alt="t_schumacher06" align="left"borders="0"/>Schumacher to start fourth U.S. Army NHRA drivers Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher will start from the upper half of the field here Sunday in the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Schumacher, who handles the controls of the U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster, took the fourth starting position while Battling extreme heat and thin air conditions due to the altitude, Schumacher still maintained his standing from Friday's qualifying action. He will face off with 13th-place qualifier, Morgan Lucas, in the first round of eliminations beginning at 12 noon MDT. "Yet again, it was tough out there today," offered...

Conway Automotive A/FD continues partnership with Knoll Gas Motorsports JOLIET, Ill. - Defending NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster World Champion Team Owner/Crew Chief Tom Conway announced today that the Conway Automotive A/Fuel Dragster will continue their marketing partnership with Knoll Gas Motorsports and the Torco Race Fuels line of products. The team will once again compete with driver Lee Callaway at the wheel during this weekend's NHRA Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway just outside of Chicago. Conway, who operates his team from Tulsa, Okla., is pleased to continue his partnership with Evan Knoll's line of companies following the departure of former driver Steve Torrence. "We would like to...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/2/0/t_wilkerson.jpg" alt="t_wilkerson" align="right"borders="0"/>Wilkerson looking to learn from adversity Denver, Saturday: Funny Car pro, Tim Wilkerson went into the second day of qualifying at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway with high hopes for his Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevrolet Monte Carlo. But by the end of the day, those hopes were shattered. On both of today's qualifying attempts, Wilkerson smoked the tires, unable to improve upon his previous runs. So, his best of 5.440 from last night landed him in the No. 17 spot. And even though Wilkerson is on the outside looking in, he is surprising positive about his misfortune. "Unfortunately, we just had...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/BradfordEtown31.jpg" alt="BradfordEtown31" align="left"borders="0"/>Bradford in the .30's When Tom Bradford qualified number 1 in St. Louis, he and the Balbayis Asset Consulting/Hal's Speedshop NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team celebrated with lobster combos. But Tom went out early on raceday in St. Louis-round 1 early. "We're staying away from lobster this time," said Bradford, who remained qualified second behind screamin' Chip Ellis at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver. "It didn't suit me very well last time with a first round exit, so we're doing the Texas Roadhouse scene this time." qualifying round 3 2nd Tom Bradford right lane 7.399 at 180.55 mph...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/RyanDenverSaturday061.jpg" alt="Ryan Denver Sat. 06" align="right"borders="0"/>Schnitz Improves to 5th Ryan Schnitz jumped up to 5th in the qualifying order in the second day of timed runs for the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colorado. Ryan's first pass of the day was a pretty good one on the Trim-Tex/Muzzy's Buell, and put the team in contention with the rest of the frontrunners. qualifying round 3 5th Ryan Schnitz right lane 7.435 at 179.80 mph In the final round, a bolt came out of the ram that connects to the air-shifter lever and Ryan was out of the throttle early. "We checked out the transmission and it all looks good,"...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/S_Carlson.jpg" alt="S_Carlson" align="left"borders="0"/>ROOKIE CARLSON BREAKS IN NEW CAR AT MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS MORRISON, Colo. (July 15, 2006) - Pro Stock rookie Shaun Carlson entered this weekend's 27th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals with a brand-new Jerry Haas-built 2006 Dodge Stratus. With only one pass under his belt in the new car during testing before this event, Carlson was unable to place the Team Mopar/SRT Dodge Stratus R/T in the 16-car NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pro Stock field. Carlson did not make a pass in the first qualifying session on Friday when he was timed-out for taking too long to stage the Stratus. He could not see all of his brake-line...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/E_Enders.jpg" alt="E_Enders" align="right"borders="0"/>ERICA ENDERS TEAM SCHUMACHER DODGE STRATUS R/T Pro Stock driver Erica Enders, in her first race under the DSR banner, qualified No. 13 for Sunday's eliminations with a qualifying pass of 7.127 seconds at 192.96 mph. "I'm getting more used to the car. My first pass was on Friday, and it's taken my a little time to get used to it. I told the guys to just bear with me for a little while, and they've been great," she said. "I feel like getting into the show is hard enough in itself. This class is so competitive. I'm happy to be in the show, and tomorrow is going to be tough in the heat." Enders faces Ron Krisher in first...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/g_wilson.jpg" alt="g_wilson" align="left"borders="0"/>GENE WILSON SCOTT GEOFFRION TRIBUTE MOPAR DODGE STRATUS R/T Pro Stock driver Gene Wilson, in a one-time effort driving under the Don Schumacher Racing umbrella, missed qualifying the Scott Geoffrion Tribute Mopar Dodge Stratus R/T car this weekend at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals His 7.153-second elapsed time pass at 192.33 mph placed him in the No. 17 spot, just one position from making the ultra-competitive 16-car NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series field. "This was quite an occasion running the Geoffrion tribute car. I feel like we made pretty good runs this weekend, and we were out here to have a really fun time. I believe we...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/w_bazemore06.jpg" alt="w_bazemore06" align="right"borders="0"/>BAZEMORE NO. 7 QUALIFIER IN DENVER MORRISON, Colo. (July 15, 2006) - Whit Bazemore drove the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to No. 7 in qualifying for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals today. The two-time Bandimere Speedway Funny Car winner recorded a 4.952-second pass at 302.35 mph in the final qualifying session. His other attempts resulted in three consistent passes of 5.174/294.24 (second quickest of that round), a 4.985/311.70 and a 5.129/276.13 (second quickest of that round as well). "We've had a great weekend so far," said Bazemore. "We have a new car here and some new crew guys. Phil...