DSR Post-Race Recap: Richmond (1 Viewer)

Tony Schumacher, David Davies Advance to the Quarterfinals at Richmond
Virginia NHRA Nationals
Event 7 of 22
Virginia Motorsports Park
North Dinwiddie, Va.
May 13 - 15, 2022​

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TONY SCHUMACHER: Driver of the Scag Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster

Qualified: No. 11 (3.758 E.T. at 321.50 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 3.792 E.T. at 319.52 MPH defeated Justin Ashley 8.368 E.T. at 76.72 MPH
E2: 5.309 E.T. at 253.56 MPH defeated by Steve Torrence 4.402 E.T. at 234.98 MPH
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NORTH DINWIDDIE, Va. (May 15, 2022) – Tony Schumacher recorded a 3.758 E.T. during Q2 to qualify the Scag Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster 11th for the Virginia NHRA Nationals. Schumacher drew Pomona winner Justin Ashley as his first-round competitor and used a 3.792 E.T. to earn the definitive win over Ashley, who lost traction as soon as he stepped on the throttle. Schumacher then faced another heavy-hitter in round two of eliminations, lining up against reigning series champion Steve Torrence. In a battle between two of the titans of the sport, Schumacher and Torrence went into the quarterfinals each having been victorious over the other 19 times in 38 prior rounds of competition. The winningest driver in NHRA Top Fuel history was looking to break the round-win tie but was up in smoke as soon as he launched off the starting line. In the opposite lane, Torrence had troubles of his own, double-stepping at the starting line before hazing the tires down track but was able to hang on for the win.
“It was tricky all day,” said Schumacher, the 2008 Virginia NHRA Nationals Top Fuel winner. “We made a bunch of runs down the track during qualifying, and it was cloudy and cooler, and all of a sudden, today it’s hot and slippery and 110 degrees on the surface. Hey, it’s the same for everybody. I don’t make excuses. We got beat. (Steve) Torrence went out and double-stepped it, and you think, ‘how do you not pull a red light out of that,’ but they held on and did a great job getting down the track. We smoked ‘em right away. As much as you want to blame this or that, we’ll go back and figure it out. We’ll come back out at Epping like the machine that we are, the guys will do their jobs, we have some new clutch plans and we’ll have a new system.”
Schumacher departs Virginia Motorsports Park ranked ninth and will look to improve his position in the standings when the NHRA returns to Epping, N.H. for the NHRA New England Nationals, June 3 – 6.
In the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series, David Davies’ quick reflexes during round one earned him the holeshot victory over Stephen Bell. Unfortunately, in round two, the tables were turned and Davies found himself on the losing end of a quicker E.T. when Jesse Alexandra’s starting line advantage allowed him to score the round win.
Factory Stock competitors will rejoin the NHRA tour during the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., June 17 – 19, the halfway point of the eight-event series.

NHRA Camping World Series Top Fuel Point Standings (Unofficial):

1	Brittany Force		605​
2	Steve Torrence		524​
3	Mike Salinas		521​
4	Justin Ashley		468​
5	Austin Prock		367​
6	Clay Millican		365​
7	Josh Hart		345​
8	Doug Kalitta		316​
9	Tony Schumacher		295​
10	Shawn Langdon		269​

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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series:
DAVID DAVIES: Driver of the D H Davies Racing® /Save our Allies Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 13 (7.884 E.T. at 176.44 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.880 E.T. at 177.09 MPH defeated Stephen Bell 7.876 E.T. at 174.68 MPH
E2: 7.868 E.T. at 176.67 MPH defeated by Jesse Alexandra 7.888 E.T. at 173.29 MPH​

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MARK PAWUK: Driver of the Empaco Equipment Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 10 (7.850 E.T. at 177.74 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.998 E.T. at 170.15 MPH defeated by David Barton 7.938 E.T. at 173.70 MPH​

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WARREN WALCHER: Driver of the Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 9 (7.839 E.T. at 177.46 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.901 E.T. at 174.57 MPH defeated by Daniel Condon 7.909 E.T. at 173.01 MPH​

Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series Point Standings (unofficial):

1	Bill Skillman		282​
2	David Barton		218​
3	Lenny Lottig		217​
4	Aaron Stanfield		166​
5	Anthony Troyer		154​
6	Stephen Bell		145​
7	Warren Walcher		141​
8	Dan Condon		134​
9	David Janac		126​
10	Mark Pawuk		125​
11	Ricky Hord		120​
12	David Davies III		116​

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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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