Don Schumacher Racing Post-Race Recap: Gainesville (1 Viewer)

NHRA Gatornationals
Event 3 of 22
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Fla.
March 11-13, 2022​

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Early Exit for Tony Schumacher at NHRA Gatornationals

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2022) – As the winningest Top Fuel driver in the history of Gainesville Raceway, Tony Schumacher entered the NHRA Gatornationals looking to add to his five Gainesville event wins. After rain washed out qualifying on Friday, and unseasonably cold weather forced NHRA to cut Saturday’s qualifying show short after the first session, Schumacher found himself starting race day from the No. 14 seed out of a 22-car field.
NHRA dubbed Schumacher’s first-round contest with Steve Torrence as the category’s marquee match-up. Against the reigning world champ, Schumacher scored the starting line advantage and maintained the lead aboard the Scag Power Equipment/Manyard Family dragster until just before the finish line when Torrence was able to chase him down and edge past, recording the win with a mere eight-foot margin-of-victory.
“It’s always unfortunate when you only have one opportunity in qualifying, and for us, we had an air line come loose on the fuel system so, we got qualified but ended up on the bottom half of the ladder and paired next to a good car,” said Schumacher of the weekend’s lone qualifying session. “And, that’s fine, I don’t mind running good cars. We put our best foot forward and made a great run. If we had a little more clutch lockup, we would’ve gone out there and won that round, but all-in-all, it’s a long, long season. We’re three races in, and I feel we have an incredibly talented group of guys and great support with Scag and the Maynard Family. I look forward to getting to Vegas for our next race, but for now, I’m looking forward to having a little time off and spending some time at home to regroup. We were on the road for three weeks straight between testing, Pomona, and Phoenix, and then after a few days off we were right back here, so I’m ready to go home and come out strong in Vegas.”

Qualified: No. 14 (3.983 E.T. at 266.32 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 3.735 E.T. at 313.29 MPH defeated by Steve Torrence 3.696 E.T. at 327.43 MPH​

NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Point Standings (unofficial):

1	Mike Salinas		256​
2	Justin Ashley		233​
3	Steve Torrence		209​
4	Brittany Force		178​
5	Clay Millican		173​
6	Tripp Tatum		160​
7	Josh Hart		157​
8	Doug Foley		155​
9	Austin Prock		146​
10	Doug Kalitta		130​
11	Tony Schumacher		120​

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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series:
DAVID DAVIES: Driver of the D H Davies Racing® Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 11 (7.787 E.T. at 182.50 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.738 E.T. at 181.84 MPH defeated by Ricky Hord 7.700 E.T. at 178.28 MPH​

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MARK PAWUK: Driver of the Empaco Equipment Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 1 (7.608 E.T. at 183.15 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.705 E.T. at 182.33 MPH defeated Carl Tasca 8.712 E.T. at 164.35 MPH
E2: Foul (Red light) defeated by David Barton 13.423 E.T. at 64.59 MPH​

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WARREN WALCHER: Driver of the Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak

Qualified: No. 3 (7.669 E.T. at 180.79 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 7.686 E.T. at 177.88 MPH defeated Dennis Chaisson 9.196 E.T. at 134.79 MPH
E2: 7.681 E.T. at 181.08 MPH defeated Ricky Hord 7.769 E.T. at 177.77 MPH
Note: After winning E2, the team discovered a mechanical issue, and with the tight turnaround time, opted to err on the side of caution and forfeit E3​

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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Series Point Standings (unofficial):

1	Lenny Lottig		112​
2	Anthony Troyer		91​
3	Warren Walcher		76​
4	David Barton		73​
5	Mark Pawuk		58​
6	Bill Skillman		54​
6	Ricky Hord		54​
8	Tripp Carter		52​
9	Aaron Stanfield		35​
10	Stephen Bell		33​
11	David Davies III		32​
11	David Janac		32​

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About Don Schumacher Racing​

Established in 1998, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) has grown to become the winningest organization in NHRA Drag Racing history, and further cemented its position as one of motorsports’ elite teams when it surpassed the ‘350 wins’ milestone during the 2020 season. DSR owns 19 world championships in three different NHRA categories, and including hall-of-fame team owner Don Schumacher’s five NHRA Funny Car triumphs from the 1970s, DSR has been successful in capturing 366 national event victories overall.
Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana, DSR campaigns the Maynard Family/Scag Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with fan-favorite Tony Schumacher at the helm. As an eight-time world champion and 85-time NHRA national event winner, Schumacher is the most decorated Top Fuel driver of all time.
DSR also campaigns three entries in the Factory Stock Showdown Series. The trio of DSR Dodge Drag Paks is piloted by former Pro Stock racer Mark Pawuk, David Davies, who made his NHRA debut with DSR in 2021, and Warren Walcher, who is set to compete in his first full FSS season in 2022.
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