Name	Tony Schumacher
Height
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	25-December-1969
Place of Birth
Famous for	Drag Racer

Tony Schumacher is an American drag racer who is a seven-time NHRA Champion and also the son of NHRA legend Don Schumacher. Tony is currently competing in the NHRA Top Fuel class, of which he is a seven-time champion (breaking a record set by fellow drag racer Joe Amato), winning the last six years consecutively (2004–2009).

In 1999 he was the first driver to exceed 330 mph in competition. He also has the world record for fastest 1/4 mile top fuel run: 337.58 mph, earned in 2005 at Brainerd, Minnesota. On September 14, 2008 at the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, North Carolina, Schumacher surpassed Joe Amato as the winningest driver in NHRA Top Fuel history with his 53rd career victory. On April 15, 2012, at zMax Dragway, Schumacher was the first top fuel driver to reach the 330 m.p.h mark in the 1,000 foot NHRA era. However Schumacher would not keep the record long as Spencer Massey would break the record the same day going 332.18 m.p.h. Schumacher is the son of former funny car driver Don Schumacher and drives for his father's multi-team organization. He has been sponsored for several years by the U.S. Army and his intense personality and buzzcut hairstyle has earned him the nickname "Sarge." In 2008, Tony had the most dominant season in Top Fuel ever. He won 15 events, 7 in a row, and visited 18 final rounds. He won at least 1 round at every race that year. He passed Joe Amato for most championships with six, and most race wins, with 53 after winning in Charlotte, NC.

Schumacher won the 2009 Top Fuel championship in dramatic fashion. He was in contention coming into the last race of the season it Pomona, California. His longtime and biggest rival, Larry Dixon and Tony were tied for 1st. 3rd place was held by Tony's teammate, Cory McClenathan. 4th place was held by Tony's other teammate, Antron Brown. 5th place was Brandon Berenstien. By the end of qualifying, round 1, Larry was in front by 1 point. At the end of the qualifying, round 2, Larry was leading by 2 points. At the end of qualifying, round 3, Larry was leading by 1 point. At the end of qualifying, round 4, Tony was leading by 2 points. Tony got ahead by running the second quickest rin in history, a 3.772. Brandon Berenstien was eliminated from the title in qualifying. Antron Brown was eliminated in the 1st round when Tony Schumacher got his round win.

Antron was still in contention for the race win, though, and went to the semi-finals to face Tony. Larry Dixon and Cory McClenathan squared of in round 2, with the loser being eliminated from the championship. Ultimently, Larry advanced to the semis to race strong rookie driver Spencer Massey. Spencer defeated Larry, which gave Tony the championship. Antron beat Tony in the semi-finals, though, and went on to win the race over Spencer Massey.