Rather conveniently for mythological purposes, tommy byrne, one of six children, was born in 1958, in the back of a car speeding towards our lady of lourdes hospital in drogheda. Don schumacher founded don schumacher racing dsr in 1998 and has since won more than 250 nhra event titles and 16 nhra world championships. Son of funny car pioneer don schumacher, owner of don schumacher racing. Tommy kendall born october 17, 1966 is an american race car driver and television broadcaster. Don schumacher racings funny car drivers, from left, jack beckman, tommy johnson jr. Jett was based out of idaho, and ran funny cars for most of his carrer prior to switching to jets.
Don schumacher racing krogers international womens day. It was finding partners and sponsors that believe in my dreams and believe that he he wanted wanted to to be be the the fastest fastest fastest and and and quickest quickest quickest person person, person. I wanna be a professional race car driver and they wouldnt laugh like good luck where you gonna come up with three million dollars a year. Ginamaria was born in 1997 and is now a microcart driver while their formula racing son mick was born in 1999. Dodge drag racing fast jack beckman funny car racing hemi jack beckman leah pritchett matt hagan mello yello drag racing series mopar mopar blog motorsports nationals nhra performance race recaps ron capps tommy johnson jr. The cocky co louth racing driver who was better than senna. As of april 2017, schumacher is competing in the nhra top fuel class, of which he is an. But unlike most teams, driver tom sneden and wrench dave reitz didnt seem to have too much concern with painting their race car green. He is best known for his imsa gt championship and scca transam series career. This week, the f1 legends manager and doctor hit back at claims by former driver philippe streiff, who declared that while schumacher is unable to speak, he is starting to recognize those close to him. Michael schumacher tribute the most successful driver of all time. Steve torrence chases more history and second title. I got out of racing for a number of years 19751997 to focus on schumacher electric and then came back with my son tony and brought all that business knowledge and experience back to the sport, said schumacher who turned schumacher electric corp. Don schumacher racing proving todays racing sponsorships.
See more ideas about racing, car humor and drag racing. He began competing in the nhra top fuel class in 1996 and drivers the u. Tony schumacher, the eighttime nhra top fuel champion, certainly isnt enjoying his involuntary break from the mello yello drag racing series. Mopar dodge charger rt dodge funny car driver ron capps celebrates his fifth win of the 2017 season after winning an allmopar finals at bristol dragway. Michael schumachers condition a mystery, four years after. Eighttime champion tony schumacher, the winningest driver in nhra top fuel. R during night practice at the 24 hours of daytona. He isnt satisfied that hes sitting out at this weekends lucas oil winternationals at pomona, calif. Tony schumachers decision in the mid1990s to pursue a career in professional drag racing is what brought his father and legendary funny car driverowner don schumacher back to the sport after a 24year hiatus. Michael schumacher latest news updates, pictures, video. Tommy got a hold of the car and it was the fastest any driver had ever taken it around silverstone, including lauda and watson, and he just blew the barn doors open.
Top fuel drivers antron brown and leah pritchett, as well as. The 2018 funny car final marked the first time the chandler familys giving cars, piloted by beckman and tommy johnson jr. Speaking about his victory with mobil 1 the grid, the young racer said the track. Don schumacher racing dsrs pennzoil pit talk, episode 3. Tommy johnson funny car driver at don schumacher racing avon, indiana sports. He is just really a calm, caring, wonderful individual. Tony schumacher won dsr its 100th event title in 2007 at pacific raceways in kent, wash. He was notable for having only one functional eye, a disability that would have disqualified him from competing in modern motorsports. Chequered past of formula ones greatest driver tommy. Drivers tony schumacher antron brown leah pruett ron capps jack beckman matt hagan tommy johnson, jr. Like many east coast floppers of the early 70s, the team came up through the gas injected fc ranks in the late 60s, moved up to a supercharged nitro burner in 1970. Even though schumacher was by then an f1 star, the lure of going back in time prompted the german driver to compete in a karting race. Michael schumacher often cries when he hears the voices of his family members, according to a report in the italian magazine autosprint. Tommy johnson funny car driver don schumacher racing.
In the funny car final, it was jack beckman against tommy johnson, jr. Many years later a mechanic on the test day, tony vandungen told tommy the pit lane had been given instructions to hold back the throttle when setting up the car for byrne, this was apparently due to concerns about tommy damaging the race car, whatever the reason he could have gone even faster. Tony schumacher born december 25, 1969 is famous for being race car driver. Beckmans final round appearance was his second of the season, and fourth consecutive for a dsr funny car driver. Michael schumacher suffered a horrific brain injury which left him in a. Except for that 400acre campground they call the zoo and all of the craziness that goes on there. United states, england, finland, sweden, australia and united arab. While tony schumacher will not be racing this weekend, his six teammates will be. He drove his md anderson dodge charger srt hellcat to the winners circle in an alldsr battle against jack beckmans. Eddie jordan, who worked with both senna and michael schumacher has said. Tony schumachers decision in the mid1990s to pursue a career in professional drag racing is what brought his father and legendary funny car driverowner.
The man who practically owns nhra top fuel and funny car. The four don schumacher racing drivers, capps, beckman, matt hagan and tommy johnson, jr. Gray has driven the don schumacher racing funny car under the pitch energy banner in 20 and has funded the year with his sister, terry chandler, who will continue to sponsor the operation for. Widely regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers ever, and regarded by some as. Tony schumacher has won eight nhra championships during his career. But the affable schumacher, the cornerstone of the racing empire his father has built at don schumacher racing, remains mia.
They plan to continue giving even more after theyre gone. Tony schumacher will not be racing in this weekends nhra. He broke a record in 1999 when he was the first driver to exceed 330 miles per hour during. Funny car driver jack beckman advanced to the final round to lead dsr at the nhra heartland nationals in topeka, kansas. On friday, dsr announced that all seven drivers jack beckman, antron brown, ron capps, matt hagan, tommy johnson jr. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Ride along with tommy milner in the new corvette c7. Chequered past of formula ones greatest driver tommy byrne.
After repainting and renaming it became, jet force. Shop nhra tees, hats, shirts, jackets and ladies at the official online store of the national hot rod association. What happened to michael schumacher and how is his health now. Driver of the makeawish foundation dodge charger srt hellcat. Nhras don schumacher, all 7 of his drivers to donate. As these races progress, and as we move toward the countdown, i feel really good about what were doing with this race team and race car. Racing driver michael schumacher has spent too long in coma and is unlikely to recover michael schumachers family offered their heartfelt thanks to fans on his website yesterday as fears. I am the social media specialist here at don schumacher racing and we are joined this week by tommy johnson junior driver of the md anderson cancer center, dodge charger, srt hellcat he stopped in we were supposed to be doing this edition of the pennzoil pit talk in gainesville this last week on saturday, however, due to the current landscape of things we. Michael schumacher german racecar driver britannica. Gray has driven the don schumacher racing funny car under the pitch energy banner in 20 and has funded the year with his sister, terry chandler, who will continue to sponsor the operation. The pass a fire car was a charlie handtommy obrien car that chuck haynes bought and ran.
In this race driver reacts video, i analyse the collision between michael schumacher and damon hill during the 1994 australian gp, offering my point of view as a racing driver. Multiyear nhra drag racing champion who debuted in the top fuel class in 1996, setting a speed record in 1999 in the quartermile at 337. Tony schumacher born december 25, 1969, is an american drag racer who is an eighttime nhra champion. Don schumacher racing trusts pennzoil motor oil pennzoil.
As a pioneer funny car driverowner in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the chicago native won five nhra event titles. Schumacher is currently the driver of a top fuel dragster seeking sponsorship. Michael schumacher celebrating winning the f1 chinese gp in 2006 credit. One of 17 drivers who have won nhra events in funny car 15 and top fuel 2 driven for three motorsports halloffame team owners don schumacher, don prudhomme, kenny bernstein, and nfl halloffame member joe gibbs has won drag racing events in six countries. Don schumacher racing will be racing for a cause for the seventh consecutive year.
All seven drivers in the don schumacher racing stable give it their all on the racetrack. Racing driver michael schumacher has spent too long in. Thomas schumacher racing career profile driver database. Better than senna tommy byrne was the greatest racing. Michael schumacher visited by former f1 drivers after undergoing stemcell treatment michael schumacher it is believed that formula one associates visited the seventime world champion in hospital. Within two years of starting a top fuel team for his son and establishing don schumacher racing, the younger schumacher won the. Top fuel star antron brown was successful in producing win no. Thomas tommy milton november 14, 1893 july 10, 1962 was an american race car driver best known as the first twotime winner of the indianapolis 500.
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