Maynard Family Racing Pre-Race Report: Topeka (1 Viewer)

[4onthefl4]

Topeka Pre-Race Report​

Menards NHRA Nationals
Presented by PetArmor
Event 14 of 22
Heartland Motorsports Park
Topeka, Kan.
Aug. 12-14, 2022​

---

---

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

​

---

---

Noteworthy:
Schumacher enters the race weekend fresh off a win from Seattle, the NHRA Camping World Series’ most recent event
Joe and Cathi Maynard will be looking to extend their undefeated streak as team owners after Schumacher’s NHRA Northwest Nationals victory, their first event since taking over the Schumacher-piloted Top Fuel team
This weekend’s event marks Schumacher’s first time competing at Heartland Motorsports Park since 2018
Despite having not competed in Topeka since 2018, Schumacher still holds the track’s E.T. record of 3.660 seconds, which he achieved at the 2017 event
Through their partnership with A Soldier’s Child, the Maynard Family Racing team, along with support from Ron Capps, will be hosting a Gold Star Family at Heartland Motorsports Park during the race weekend. The family will be recognized during NHRA’s pre-race ceremonies on Sunday morning
Fan Events:
Thursday, August 11, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Schumacher will be visiting Premier Farm and Home (900 SW University Blvd, Topeka)
Thursday, August 11, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Schumacher will be making an appearance at Menards in Topeka (6401 SW 17th St.)
*Both events are free and open to the public. Autograph cards will be provided.
Quotable:
“It's great to be going to Topeka this weekend after our big win in Seattle two weeks ago. We didn’t have all of the performance we wanted but we’re moving in the right direction. After Seattle, we spent the week at Scag headquarters in Wisconsin where we got to hang with the CEO, CFO, the plant managers, got to tour the facility, and the best part was, we brought our Scag Top Fuel dragster to their company picnic and fired it up for everyone.
“I can’t wait to get back to Heartland Motorsports Park. It’s been several years since I last raced there, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone out there this weekend. We still hold the track record from 2017, which is pretty neat. Phil Shuler is able to join us again this weekend, working alongside Todd Okuhara and Marc Denner, and it’s always nice to have an extra set of eyes. The goal is to go for two-in-a-row this weekend, and hopefully, we can end our Sunday in the winner’s circle again.”

---

---

About Maynard Family Racing:​

Established in 2022, the Maynard Family Racing organization (JCM) is a single-car NHRA Top Fuel team owned by Joe and Cathi Maynard, along with their partners Eric and Kim Lehman, all of Clarksville, Tenn. The Maynards first became involved in NHRA Drag Racing in 2021 as an associate sponsor of Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) before expanding their involvement to an ownership level during the 2022 NHRA season. It was announced in July 2022 that the Maynards and Lehmans had partnered with Don Schumacher to assume a majority ownership stake of the multi-time championship-winning team.
Headlining the Maynard Family Racing team is eight-time world champion and 86-time NHRA national event winner Tony Schumacher, the most decorated Top Fuel driver in the history of the sport. The team competes on the 22-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of Scag Power Equipment and Okuma.
For more information, visit @Maynard_Racing on Twitter, @MaynardFamRacing on Facebook, and @MaynardFamilyRacing on Instagram.

---

---