Don Schumacher Racing
DSR NHRA Houston Qualifying Report
Baytown, TX
DSR Qualifying Highlights:
– All DSR nitro pilots will start race day from the top half of the field, and all will have the advantage of lane choice.
– Ron Capps is the only DSR driver that had the opportunity to make two runs over the course of the weekend. All other DSR teams will start race day having made only one run on the Houston Raceway Park track.
– Leah Pruett was second-quickest of Top Fuel Q1, and Antron Brown was third-best. In Funny Car, Matt Hagan was third-quickest of Q1.
– Both Pruett (Top Fuel) and Capps are carrying qualifying streaks that have allowed them to start from the quick-half of the field at each of the first five events of the 2021 NHRA season
DSR ready for Renewal in Houston!
Baytown, TX – Noteworthy:
– Recent Atlanta winner Antron Brown enters the event ranked second, and has finished in the semifinals or better at the last six events
– Reigning Funny Car world champ Matt Hagan comes to Houston fourth in points, one spot ahead of teammate Ron Capps in fifth as both drivers chase their first wins of the year
– For the second time this season, Leah Pruett is back to pulling double-duty as she battles for wins at Houston aboard her Top Fuel dragster and behind the wheel of her new 2021 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
– 2021 marks the first time the Factory Stock Showdown Series will run a full event at Houston. Last year’s FSS Houston race was a carryover from the rained-out St. Louis event
– All five Don Schumacher Racing drivers have been victorious at Houston Raceway Park at least once in their careers, including three who achieved ‘firsts’ in Baytown:Brown won his first Top Fuel race at the 2008 Houston event
– Hagan won his first Funny Car Wally trophy at the 2010 event
– Factory Stock Showdown Series competitor Mark Pawuk won his first NHRA Pro Stock national event at the 1992 Houston race
Brown Advances to Finals – DSR Charlotte Race Recap
Concord, NC – DSR Elimination Highlights:
– Antron Brown advanced to the final elimination quad where he recorded a semifinal finish to maintain his No. 2 ranking in the point standings
– Brown’s zMAX Dragway outing marked the sixth consecutive event where he advanced to the semifinals or beyond
– Along his way to the final elimination quad, Brown earned his 750th round win, making him just the sixth driver in NHRA history to accomplish that feat
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of Matco’s ‘Tools for the Cause’ Toyota Top Fuel Dragster
Matco’s ‘Tools for the Cause’ to benefit the Fisher House Foundation
DSR NHRA Charlotte 4 Wide Final Qualifying Report
Concord, NC – DSR Qualifying Highlights:
– Leah Pruett and Ron Capps lead DSR in qualifying at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Both will start race day from the No. 3 position in 
their respective categories
– Capps was second-quickest of both Saturday sessions, and earned four bonus points
– Both categories will feature intramural battles in round one with Atlanta winner Antron Brown and Pruett in the same Top Fuel quad, while Capps and Matt Hagan are in the same round-one Funny Car quad
– Brown will be looking to become just the sixth driver in NHRA history to achieve 750 round wins on Sunday. He will start the day with 749
– Hagan recorded a runner-up finish at the 2021 Vegas Four-Wide Nationals last month, and the reigning world champ is looking to go one step further and breakthrough for his first win of the season on Sunday
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
DSR NHRA Charlotte 4 Wide Qualifying Report
Concord, NC – DSR Friday Qualifying Highlights:
– Leah Pruett kicked off her race weekend by powering the Mopar Dodge Top Fuel dragster to the third-quickest pass of Friday’s lone 
qualifying session to earn a bonus point and the provisional No. 3 spot
– Antron Brown was right behind his Top Fuel teammate, clocking the fourth-quickest run of the round
– In Funny Car, Ron Capps and Matt Hagan closed out Friday night occupying spots in the top half of the field
– All four DSR cars will start day two of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals from the top of the leaderboard
Driver Information:
Top Fuel:
ANTRON BROWN
Leah Pruett Selected as Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s 2021 Honorary Chairperson
Pruett will Help to Welcome the MSHFA’s ‘Class of 2021,’ which features an Unprecedented Three Female Inductees
BROWNSBURG, IN – Don Schumacher Racing’s Leah Pruett has been selected by the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) to 
serve as the Honorary Chairperson for the Hall’s upcoming ‘Class of 2021’ induction ceremony.
As the Honorary Chairperson, Pruett will help to welcome ‘Class of 2021’ inductees Davey Allison, John Cobb, Larry Dixon, Jr., Janet Guthrie, Nicky Hayden, Robin Miller, Fran Muncey, Ray Nichels, and Judy Stropus to the MSHFA’s prestigious ranks on Wednesday, September 29, at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Mich.
“It is such an incredible honor to be selected as the Honorary Chairperson of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s 2021 class, especially this year since three of the nine inductees are women, the most of any class in the Hall’s history,” said Pruett, an eight-time NHRA Top Fuel event winner, 2018 NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series world champion, and the 2010 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nostalgia Funny Car champion. “These women have helped to knock down barriers and pave the way for other females, like myself, to have an opportunity to compete on an even playing field. The women who came before me helped to redefine how women were perceived in motorsports, and it’s my goal to help contribute to their legacy, and make all of the 2021 inductees proud.
“It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to be surrounded by such greatness, and every single person that will be inducted that evening is a true legend in our industry,” added Pruett, driver of the Mopar Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster for NHRA team owner Don Schumacher, a MSHFA ‘Class of 2019’ inductee.
DSR Ready for NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Charlotte
Concord, NC – Noteworthy:
– Antron Brown returns to zMAX following a win in Atlanta, his first of the 2021 season and second in four eventsWith 68 overall wins,
2021 NHRA Southern Nationals
Brown has his sights set on tying Kenny Bernstein’s 69 victories, which would rank him sixth on the NHRA’s all-time list
Brown is also eyeing another milestone in Charlotte as he seeks to become just the sixth driver in NHRA history to earn 750 round wins (currently at 749)
– Brown occupies the No. 2 spot in the standings and is within two rounds of the Top Fuel point lead
– The last time the NHRA competed at the zMAX Four-Wide Nationals (2019), Leah Pruett and reigning Funny Car world champion Matt – – Hagan raced to the final elimination quad in their respective categories
– Hagan recorded a runner-up finish at the 2021 Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas last month; Brown and Ron Capps were semifinalists
– Brown leads the class in most zMAX Dragway victories (five, tied with Steve Torrence)
– Both Brown and Capps will pilot cars decked out in special paint schemes this weekend.Brown returns to the seat of Matco’s ‘Tools for the Cause’ dragster, benefitting the Fisher House Foundation for the second of three races
– Capps returns to the track aboard the popular blue chrome Pennzoil/NAPA livery for its first of four events in 2021
Western Technical College Students Join DSR on the 2021 NHRA Tour
DSR welcomes Western Tech students back into the pits for a hands-on experience
BROWNSBURG, IN – Four new faces were present in the Don Schumacher Racing pits during the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta 
Dragway, the most recent event on the NHRA tour, as drag racing’s winningest organization kicked off its eighth year of hosting interns from Western Technical College.
Since 2013, DSR has welcomed Western Tech students into the pits to provide a hands-on experience of what it’s like to work in the world of professional motorsports. The aspiring mechanics are offered a unique opportunity to turn wrenches and work alongside championship-winning crew members as they prepare the fastest accelerating machines on earth for on-track competition.
In addition to the Atlanta race, DSR’s current class of interns will also be on-site at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, and the Mopar Express Lane Spring Nationals Presented by Pennzoil. Ultimately, DSR will host 20 Western Tech interns (five groups of four) throughout the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season. The alliance allows DSR’s four nitro teams to benefit from the addition of an extra set of hands, while Western Tech students have the opportunity to gain real-world high-performance automotive experience, which may help them determine if a career in professional motorsports is one they would like to pursue upon graduation. Many of the DSR-hosted Western Tech interns have gone on to work in professional motorsports, including Josh Munoz, Cylinder Head Specialist on Leah Pruett’s Mopar Dodge//SRT Top Fuel Dragster.
DSR Becomes Exclusive Trackside Distributor of Dayco Supercharger Belts for Top Fuel and Funny Car Teams at NHRA Events
BROWNSBURG, IN – Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) and Dayco are pleased to announce they have expanded their partnership through 
the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season, and the relationship has evolved to include DSR as the sole trackside distributor of Dayco’s supercharger belts for Top Fuel and Funny Car teams at all NHRA events, and via DSR’s performance e-boutique, www.dsr.parts.
DSR excels at sending its fleet of championship-winning race cars down the dragstrip at mind-blowing speeds – and, being able to rely on the most superior parts and pieces in the industry is a necessity. Supercharger belts are no exception. The Dayco supercharger belt was specifically engineered using real-world on-track data that enables it to withstand the rigors of 11,000-horsepower Top Fuel and Funny Car racing, making it the ‘belt of choice’ for many of NHRA’s top-tier teams.
Since adopting this belt ahead of the 2019 NHRA season, DSR has added 26 Wally trophies to its current win count of 359, including 11 from the team’s undefeated 2020 Funny Car run, and captured the 2020 Funny Car series title.
Hagan Drives Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to Semifinals at NHRA Southern Nationals
Commerce, GA – Coming off a runner-up finish at the previous National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Camping World Drag Racing Series 
event, Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) pilot Matt Hagan was once again the top finishing Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car with a semifinal appearance at the 40th annual Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Hagan, the reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion, was back to the familiar Mopar blue and white livery on his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car this weekend and looking to chase down his first victory of the 2021 season for the final NHRA event at the historic track (due to local area development.)
After trouble negotiating tricky track conditions on his first qualifying pass, Hagan came back with a stout 4.001-second run at 314.02 mph, the second-quickest run in the final session to earn a third place starting position and two bonus points.
