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Chat | August 28, 2007
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Chat | August 28, 2007
No finale flourish for Schumacher, but it's still a year for the ages
John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.comWill any driver from here on out be able to do what Tony Schumacher did this year in his U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster? Consider the numbers: a sixth overall championship, 15 national event titles, 76 round wins. "The Sarge" is in total command, writes John Schwarb.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008Pedregon wins 2nd Funny Car title; Krawiec takes Pro Stock motorcycle crown
Associated PressCruz Pedregon won his second NHRA Funny Car season championship, and first in 16 years, with a victory Sunday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Southern California.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2008Cruz Pedregon wins Funny Car title with help of friends and family
John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.comCruz Pedregon played the NHRA's playoffs game to perfection, winning his second career Funny Car title Sunday at the Auto Club Finals, writes John Schwarb.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2008Losing was a letdown, but focus always was on title, not records
Tony Schumacher, Special to ESPN.comWas finally losing a letdown to Top Fuel leader Tony Schumacher? Of course it was. But he writes in his diary that it also put the focus back on the most important thing to him, winning a title.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008Hight earns No. 1 qualifying spot, trails Pedregon, Beckman by one point
Associated PressRobert Hight moved within one point of Funny Car leaders Cruz Pedregon and Jack Beckman in the standings Saturday after qualifying his Auto Club of Texas Ford Mustang in the top spot in 4.063 seconds, at 301.81 mph.
Story | Conversation | September 20, 2008Dixon fastest in Top Fuel qualifying; Hight tops in Funny Car
Associated PressLarry Dixon led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals, running 1,000 feet at Texas Motorplex in 3.820 seconds at 310.70 mph.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2008Schumacher passes Amato in career wins; Beckman stays hot
Associated PressTony Schumacher broke a tie with Joe Amato for the Top Fuel career victory record Sunday, taking the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway for his 53rd triumph.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2008Record-setting Schumacher as close to a sure thing as you'll ever see
Terry Blount, ESPN.comThe records keep piling up for Tony Schumacher. "The Sarge" passed Joe Amato on the Top Fuel career victory list Sunday by winning the inaugural Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2008Four No. 1 qualifiers from Friday keep top spots after Saturday's runs
Associated PressLarry Dixon took the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA Carolinas Nationals, while Funny Car icon John Force failed to qualify in his debut at the zMAX Dragway.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2008Dixon provisional No. 1 in Top Fuel, Hawley tops in Funny Car at Nationals
Associated PressLarry Dixon capped the first day of qualifying in the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals with a 3.846-second run at 310.20 mph to claim the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2008Top Fuel standards continue to fall to Schumacher at Big Go
John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.comIs it the tuner or is it the driver? Whatever it is, Tony Schumacher's record-setting Top Fuel run in the Alan Johnson-tuned U.S. Army dragster continued at the U.S. Nationals. And there's plenty of credit to go around, writes John Schwarb.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2008Grubnic, Kalitta clinch Countdown berths in Top Fuel, others have end in sight
Associated PressMeanwhile, the Countdown to 1 playoff picture came into focus as the Top Fuel field was set with Dave Grubnic and Doug Kalitta securing the final two berths by virtue of Morgan Lucas's DNQ.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 2008Crew chief's departure a distraction, but Schumacher's car still the one to beat
John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.comWill the impending departure of famed crew chief Alan Johnson derail Tony Schumacher's magical season in Top Fuel? We could find out as soon as this weekend's Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, writes John Schwarb.
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