Fri, 27 Oct 2000, 07:06 PM Tony Schumacher withdraws from Matco Tools SuperNationals

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BAYTOWN, Teaxs -- Tony Schumacher has decided to withdraw from competition this weekend. He made a

Schumacher's qualifying attempt.

tire-smoking qualifying pass of 11.995 seconds. He explained, "I felt great mentally and when I saw Scelzi run the 4.599 right in front of me I could hear my heart beat, I was ready. Then when I went up in smoke on the run I did not feel like I could get my leg to react like it should. I am a professional and I am not willing to put any of my competitors in danger or myself. I plan on being around for a long time and contending for many more championships."

Bill Walsh will drive the Army sponsored dragster for the rest of the weekend.

Tony said he will see how his leg feels next week in Dallas before any decisions are made about competing at the rained-out O'Reilly Fall Nationals.