Eight-time Top Fuel champion and 88-time race winner Tony Schumacher announced Wednesday that he will run a partial schedule for Rick Ware Racing this season. The winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history hopes to turn the part-time gig into a full-time ride in 2026.

Tony Schumacher, the winningest NHRA Top Fuel driver, has found a home with Rick Ware Racing. Schumacher will contest a limited Top Fuel season for Ware alongside teammate and the organization’s

Tony Schumacher will race Top Fuel for Rick Ware Racing in 2025, preparing for a full NHRA comeback in 2026 alongside teammate and veteran driver Clay Millican.

Tony Schumacher is teaming with Rick Ware Racing for what the eight-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion says will be a limited schedule with eyes on a return to full-time racing in 2026.