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Schumacher Rewrites Record Book At U.S. Nationals

By Dean Pantazi

Schumacher Rewrites Record Book At U.S. Nationals

September 9, 2012 Updated Sep 9, 2012 at 11:51 PM EDT

CLERMONT, INDIANA (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Tony Schumacher raced to a record ninth Top Fuel victory Sunday at the rain-delayed Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis.

Mike Neff (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock), and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the final regular-season event in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.

Schumacher moved past “Big Daddy” Don Garlits for most Indy Top Fuel wins and into a tie with Pro Stock great Bob Glidden for most Pro category wins at the world’s most prestigious drag race. In the final round,



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