20 Results for tony schumacher

End is near for Bud-Bernstein marriage

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

What will life be like for Kenny Bernstein Racing after its three-decade run with Anheuser-Busch comes to a close? Kenny and Brandon Bernstein are wondering the same thing.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Massey making himself at home in car

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Spencer Massey has big shoes to fill at Snake Racing, pedaling a car for the legendary Don Prudhomme. Massey's off to a pretty good start as the NHRA heads to St. Louis.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

No A.J., no problem for Schumacher

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

"The Sarge" has served notice: The NHRA Top Fuel title goes through five-time defending champion Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army dragster.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Dixon gets it done quickly

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

...take long to start a Wally collection, between eight-time champion Johnson and several crewmen from Tony Schumacher's perennial champ team, and sure enough the first win came in the third event of...

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Variable-timing tree puts drivers to test

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Using guesswork to beat a stronger opponent off the line just got a lot more difficult in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing. The new wrinkle? It's all in the tree.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009

New rules create new headaches for Truck teams

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

AP Photo/Will Lester One driver not adversely affected by the rules changes Saturday at Cali was race winner Kyle Busch. Camping World Truck Ser...

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Capps, Kalitta hope to build on hot starts

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Ron Capps and Doug Kalitta had 2008 seasons that flat-out wore them down. Things are looking much better after one race for the NHRA stars, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009

No finale flourish for Schumacher, but it's still a year for the ages

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Will 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, 2008

Cruz Pedregon wins Funny Car title with help of friends and family

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Cruz 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, 2008

Tony Schumacher wins Top Fuel again; is Funny Car next?

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Tony Schumacher wrapped up his sixth Top Fuel title -- his fifth in a row -- simply by qualifying at Las Vegas on Saturday. What's left for him to accomplish in the class? Probably nothing, and that's why he's thinking of a move to Funny Car, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2008

Funny Car Countdown battle now Cruz Pedregon's to lose

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Cruz Pedregon won for the second consecutive race to overtake Tim Wilkerson for the points lead in NHRA Funny Car.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2008

Top Fuel standards continue to fall to Schumacher at Big Go

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Is 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, 2008

Crew chief's departure a distraction, but Schumacher's car still the one to beat

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Will 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.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2008

Johnson to leave Schumacher Racing to form own team

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

Alan Johnson, the most decorated Top Fuel crew chief in history with 75 national event wins and seven championships including the last four years with Tony Schumacher, is leaving Don Schumacher Racing at the end of the season to become a team owner.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2008

It's do-or-die time as the Countdown turns to Memphis

John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com

John Force in trouble? Whit Bazemore and Warren Johnson, too? As the NHRA's Countdown to the Championship moves on to Memphis, it's do-or-die time for several heavy hitters, writes John Schwarb.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2007