Top Fuel (first event: 1996)
By the Numbers:
Eight world championships
85 national event wins
154 final rounds
88 No. 1 qualifiers
Career Bests:
E.T.: 3.649-secs, Phoenix, 2018
Speed: 336.57-mph, Phoenix, 2018
Career Highlights:
•Winningest Top Fuel driver of all time
• Leads the Top Fuel class in:
o NHRA Camping World Series championships: Eight (1999, 2004-2009, 2014)
o Consecutive Camping World Series championships: Six (2004-2009)
o Event wins: 85 o Event wins in a single season: 15 (2008)
o Consecutive victories in a single season: 7 (2008)
o Round wins: 850 o Round wins in a single season: 76 in 2008 7
o Consecutive round wins in a single season: 31 (2008)
o Final rounds in a single season: 18 (2008)
o Consecutive final rounds: 11 (2008)
o No. 1 qualifiers: 88
o No. 1 qualifiers in a single season: 13 (2006)
• Has won at every track along the current NHRA tour
Track Records (among active venues):
Heartland Park Topeka E.T. record (3.660-secs, 2017)
Virginia Motorsports Park (Richmond) speed record (327.51 mph, 2018)
Bristol Dragway E.T. record (3.745-secs, 2015)
Personal:
Wife: Summer
Sons: Anthony and Michael
Daughter: Jacqueline
Height/weight: 5'9", 162 lbs.
Hobbies: Live music, sports, tactical shooting, learning to play the guitar, and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle
Notable: Son of Funny Car pioneer Don Schumacher, owner of Don Schumacher Racing
Social Media:
Instagram: @TheSargeTF1
Facebook: @TonySchumacherTF
