...by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) CAPTION: Nov. 15, 2009; Pomona, CA, USA; NHRA top fuel driver Tony Schumacher celebrates his 7th top fuel championship following the semifinal round of eliminations at the Auto Club...

Tony Schumacher's win in Dallas was his fifth of the season. A sixth would secure his sixth...

Tony Schumacher and Danica Patrick

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 15: Professional racecar driver Tony Schumacher arrives at the 2009 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009...

May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US...

CAPTION: May 30, 2009; Topeka, KS, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher during qualifying for the Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US...

Tony Schumacher

...a wall at Fort Knox, Ky., Thursday, March 19, 2009. Stewart and NHRA top fuel racer Tony Schumacher visited the base; both are sponsored by the U.S. Army. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke

...a visit to Fort Knox, Ky., Thursday, March 19, 2009. Stewart and NHRA top fuel racer Tony Schumacher visited the base; both are sponsored by the U.S. Army

In this photo provided by Auto Imagery, Tony Schumacher and his US Army dragster wins Top Fuel at the 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at...

...in London, England.(R)Nov. 2, 2008; Las Vegas, NV, USA: NHRA top fuel dragster driver Tony Schumacher prior to the Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip in Las Vegas

Jimmie Johnson, Tony Schumacher, and Carl Edwards

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Tony Schumacher

Tony Schumacher

The NHRA's four pro champions for 2008 -- clockwise from top left, Tony Schumacher, Cruz Pedregon, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Ed Krawiec -- got it done in four distinct ways