NHRA Mile-High Nationals
Event 11 of 22
Bandimere Speedway
Morrison, Colo.
July 15-17, 2022
Schumacher Out Early in Denver
Qualified: No. 11 (3.885 E.T. at 302.96 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 4.124 E.T. at 244.21 MPH defeated by Clay Millican 3.906 E.T. at 282.54 MPH
MORRISON, Colo. (July 16, 2022) – After a wild ride during the final qualifying session that saw his Maynard Family Racing/Kaizen Collision Centers Top Fuel dragster up on two wheels, Tony Schumacher and his Todd Okuhara-led team rolled out their backup car for race day at the NHRA Mile-High Nationals, a DSR Performance-crafted machine which was featured on the premiere episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette alongside Jordan Vandergriff earlier in the week. As the No. 11 qualifier, Schumacher, one of only seven Camping World Series competitors who can claim to have ‘swept the Swing,’ faced Clay Millican as his first-round opponent. With a category-best 41 Bandimere Speedway round wins, Schumacher was eager to add to his total but dropped cylinders early into the run caused his 11,000-horsepower machine to slow and Millican was able to score the round win.Qualified: No. 11 (3.885 E.T. at 302.96 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 4.124 E.T. at 244.21 MPH defeated by Clay Millican 3.906 E.T. at 282.54 MPH
“That was a bummer, but I love this place anyways. Heck of a ride Saturday night; brand new car, just got front-halved and we bent it on a wheel stand,” said Schumacher of his dragster, which featured ‘A Soldier’s Child’ branding, a nonprofit organization near-and-dear to the hearts of the Maynard Family.
“We had to take out our back up car, and it’s disappointing to have such a great crew, such a great car with such great sponsors at such a great event and have such bad luck at the same time. But we’ll move on, we’ll go to Sonoma with this back-up car while the guys are back at the shop putting a new front end on our original car, and hopefully we’ll get to run it either at Sonoma or in Seattle. These guys are great at their jobs, and I have no doubt they’ll get it figured out.”
Schumacher leaves Bandimere Speedway occupying the No. 12 spot in the Top Fuel standings and is eager to return to Sonoma Raceway where he is a two-time event champion.
About Don Schumacher Racing
Established in 1998, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) has grown to become the winningest organization in NHRA Drag Racing history, and further cemented its position as one of motorsports’ elite teams when it surpassed the ‘350 wins’ milestone during the 2020 season. DSR owns 19 world championships in three different NHRA categories and including hall-of-fame team owner Don Schumacher’s five NHRA Funny Car triumphs from the 1970s, DSR has been successful in capturing 366 national event victories overall.Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, DSR campaigns the Maynard Family/Scag Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with fan-favorite Tony Schumacher at the helm. As an eight-time world champion and 85-time NHRA national event winner, Schumacher is the most decorated Top Fuel driver of all time.
DSR also campaigns three entries in the Factory Stock Showdown Series. The trio of DSR Dodge Drag Paks is piloted by former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk, David Davies, who made his NHRA debut with DSR in 2021, and Warren Walcher, who is set to compete in his first full FSS season in 2022.
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