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JCM Racing Pre-Race Report: Seattle


NHRA Northwest Nationals

Event 11 of 20

Pacific Raceways

Kent, Wash.

July 19 – 21, 2024

TONY SCHUMACHER

Driver of the Leatherwood Distillery Top Fuel Dragster


NHRA Northwest Nationals Event Highlights:

Five-time event champion (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022)

Three-time runner-up (2005, 2009, 2011)

Four-time No. 1 qualifier (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)

2023 NHRA Northwest Nationals Event Recap:

Qualified 12th; First round exit (defeated by Justin Ashley in E1)

Last Event (Norwalk):

Qualified 15th; First round exit (defeated by Justin Ashley in E1)

2024 Statistics:

10 races; one national event win, two runner-up finishes, one Mission #2Fast2Tasty win

Career Statistics:

565 races; 87 wins, 88 No. 1 qualifiers

Noteworthy:

Joe and Cathi Maynard made their debut as NHRA team owners at the 2022 NHRA Northwest Nationals. Later that weekend, Schumacher powered to victory to record win No. 1 for the JCM Racing team, which now boasts nine national event wins overall


With five Seattle triumphs, Schumacher is the winningest Top Fuel driver at the facility among active competitors (tied with Joe Amato)


Schumacher leads the Top Fuel class in number of No. 1 qualifiers (four) at Pacific Raceways


Returns to the Leatherwood Distillery paint scheme this weekend for the first time since the Epping, N.H. event


Leatherwood Distillery recently launched a new sales promotion in which fifty cents of every bottle sold is donated to A Soldier’s Child with an additional fifty cent contribution going toward Brother's Keeper Veteran Foundation. This promotion runs through Veteran’s Day


Fan Events:

Friday, 6:45 – 7:15 p.m., Top Fuel/Funny Car Power Hour autograph session at each driver’s pit


Quotable:

“Seattle here we come. We’re the winningest Top Fuel team at that track. We won there in 2022, and although I don’t feel like we’re the old freight train (former NHRA announcer) Bob Frey used to call us, I definitely feel like we’re steadily adding coal. Our team tested over the break between Seattle and Norwalk and it went well. Looking forward to getting to Seattle and adding to the momentum.”

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