REBELRACER Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 from jayski.com # Kyle Busch Tops Tony Schumacher In Battle of Top Guns at zMAX Dragway: Kyle Busch and Tony Schumacher, the top drivers this season from NASCAR and the NHRA, dueled Tuesday at zMAX Dragway @ Concord to promote the upcoming playoff events at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In the coming weeks, the legendary motorsports complex will become the world's first to host both the NHRA Countdown to One with the Sept. 11-14 NHRA Nationals and the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup with the Bank of America 500 on Oct. 11. Racing identically prepared Toyota Camry pace cars, Busch and Schumacher matched up for a best two-out-of-three on the concrete quarter-mile dragway. The only advice that the five-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Schumacher gave his opponent was, "Don't wait to leave on green." Apparently, that advice was more than enough, as "Rowdy" Busch beat "The Sarge" Schumacher off the line and onto victory to go up 1-0. Schumacher, ready for revenge, was a little too anxious at the start of the second race, red-lighting to give Busch the win by default. But a last minute amendment to the rules by Lowe's Motor Speedway President and General Manager Marcus Smith, gave the competitors one more race, winner take all. Busch used a .102-second reaction time to again beat Schumacher off the line and onto victory with the best pass of the day, a 14.544 elapsed time and top speed of 97.33 mph. Afterward, Busch celebrated by honking the horn and feigning a bow out the side of the car window. Despite the loss, Schumacher was all smiles, joking that after only three races, "I already don't like him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 thats pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProTree Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 .102 reaction,the boy was taking a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 .102 reaction,the boy was taking a nap. Dude...a toyota camry? Thats not exactly fine drag racin' equipment there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 I'm surprised he didn't spin anyone out!!! Maybe he'll stay over there and the rest of the NA$CAR field will be safe thoughout the chase(stupid chase ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPosse Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Article says nothing about whether or not he had to pin his ears back to reduce the drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny66 Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 A publicity stunt!!! They let the shrub take the wins!!! Lenny66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarchuck Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Article says nothing about whether or not he had to pin his ears back to reduce the drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitive Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Those cars ran 14.50's?That's not too shabby for a grociery getter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 My dad would load my mom, brothers and me in our grocery getter back in the mid 60's and go to Little River. He run in the 14's...load us back up and drive us back home to Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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