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Don Schumacher (M) from
Park Ridge, Illinois
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1972 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 |
| "Stardust" Owned by Don Schumacher
from
Park Ridge, Illinois
USA
| Crew Chief: Don Schumacher |
| '72 Plymouth Cuda by
John Buttera |
Powered by Supercharged Nitro 474 Ed Pink Hemi with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
6.340 at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
227.00 at Union Grove WI 1972 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1972 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 95.35,
MPH 79.77 |
Entry is 0.93373 times average ET and 1.05936 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1972 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 6.294 ET, 235.64 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.520 ET, 189.00 MPH |
| 1972 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 6.790 ET, 214.28 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 4.780 ET, 184.00 MPH |
| 1972 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 7.290 ET, 199.58 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 5.110 ET, 172.12 MPH |
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Notes: Don Schumacher yellow Cuda. Car 1 of 3 car team. Don ran really well in '72. His season started at Beeline for the AHRA Winternationals. He lasted until round two, where he got out of shape and clicked it off in a loss to Gene Snow. His next stop was at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals. He qualified #3 with a 6.89, but he had problems in the opening round and lost to Roger Lindamood. Schumacher was at Lakeland early in March for the IHRA Winternationals, where he qualified #5 with a 6.91. He beat Paul Aray's Maverick in the first round, with a 7.14, but in round two, the 'Cuda broke a rear-end giving eventual winner Richard Tharp driving the "Blue Max" a solo into the semifinals. The following week (March 12) found the team at Fremont for the AHRA Northern Nationals. Unfortunately, the gremlins persisted, and he broke in the first round, against Henry Harrison, who was driving Mickey Thompson's Vega. It was then off to Gainesville for the NHRA Gatornationals. Don's 6.80 qualified #5 and a first-round 6.79/196 beat Lindamood. In the second round, he smoked the tires to a 7.09/161 loss to Pat Foster's Low ET and Top Speed of the meet 6.52/225 in the Barry Setzer Vega. Another round two loss came at the IHRA Pro-Am Championships at Rockingham, where he lost to Dale Pulde driving Mickey Thompson's Pinto. The trend continued at Green Valley for the AHRA Nationals. He only qualified #13 with a 7.41. Schumacher stopped a blower-popping Charlie Therwhanger in the first round, but his off-pace 7.72 in round two lost to Don Prudhomme's 6.90. At the NHRA Springnationals, it was more of the same. A 6.80 qualified #4, and he beat Al Marshall in the "Tyrant" in the opening round with a 6.88/198, but as usual, a second-round 7.16/168 lost to Butch Maas' 6.74/203. Finally, the following week (June 18), he won at Bristol. Traction wasn't great as 26 cars attempted to qualify for the sixteen-car field, and none got into the "sixes." Don's 7.24 qualified #4, and he picked up to 7.09/211.76 in the first round, to beat Fritz Callier in the "CKC" Vega. It was probably a relief when he beat Dave Mudrack driving the "Warhorse" in round two with a 7.12/204.54. He cracked the "sixes" in the semifinals with a 6.99/214.28 over Kenny Safford in the "Mr. Norm" car. But final round opponent Jim Paoli driving the "Ramchargers" car, had run a 6.97 in his semifinal race, so it was close. Sure enough, the two had a good race down to the wire with the "Shoe's" 7.01/206.42 getting the victory over the "Rams'" 7.07/215. A few days later, he won over an eight-car field at Union Grove, where he set both ends of the track record with a 6.47/227 (I hope I got this right as reporters often saw Schumacher's name on the side of the car and assumed that it was him. Bobby Rowe liked to drive it out the back door, but the report claimed it was Schumacher). Another win followed this one at the NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown. Don qualified #5 with a 6.64 and an improved 6.57 beat the "Ramchargers" car, which Clare Sanders was now driving. In round two, Ron Potter fouled against him, and in the semifinals, he beat 1972's "killer car," the "Trojan Horse" driven by Larry Fullerton. In the first two rounds, the car had just run 6.40/228 and 6.56/225. But Larry's off-pace 7.37/212 lost to Don's 6.63/214.79. In the final, he faced another "killer car" of the '72 season, the Demon of Ed McCulloch. Ed "slowed" to a 6.84/217 in the final after earlier running as quick as 6.51, and Schumacher picked up the win with a 6.63/213.76. The following weekend (July 22), he was at Martin Michigan for an eight-car show. McCulloch got a bit of payback there as he beat Schumacher in the first round. The next day they were at Rockford for the Manufacturer's Meet. Don had run some good times, such as 6.72 (over Fullerton) and 6.78 (over Tommy Grove), and the final came down to McCulloch and him. Once again, McCulloch got the measure of Don with a 6.87/217 beating his 7.01/215.82. Don ran 6.657/219.51 at the Tulsa PRA race. Formerly listed 220.00 for Don's best speed, if it turns out that the Union Grove 227 was Rowe. |
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Submitted by Danny White, Last updated on Sunday, September 21, 2025, 02:28:10 PM by
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Rankings updated: 09/22/25 03:04:04 am EDT
