Let the record reflect that at 5 PM, September 24, Don Schumacher smiled for the first time this season as a result of success earned by his Pro Stock team.

Schumacher made the decision earlier in the month to join forces with Team Mopar teammate Allen Johnson and the results were enough to make the beleaguered team owner happy.

“It certainly has turned my Pro Stock operation around,” Schumacher said. “There’s a lot of work left to be done on both our car and Alan Johnson’s. It’s a good deal and we’ve certainly worked hard to get it to this point.”

Schumacher and Johnson intended to debut their joint effort in Reading but rain delays enabled them time for two test sessions in preparation for the Dallas debut.

With the immediate success of this venture, winning driver Richie Stevens couldn’t help but wonder why Schumacher and Johnson didn’t take this route earlier.

“It makes you wonder,” Stevens admitted. “We started out with Bob Glidden doing our engines and Bob is a helluva engine builder but Don didn’t feel like he was doing things the right way. He brought in David Nickens and felt the same way. He’s got Roy and Allen Johnson now and we tested very well. I’m surprised that mark Ingersoll adapted to the car and everything so immediately. We made four good runs in a row and that won it for us.”

Let the record reflect that at 5 PM, September 24, Don Schumacher smiled for the first time this season as a result of success earned by his Pro Stock team.

Schumacher made the decision earlier in the month to join forces with Team Mopar teammate Allen Johnson and the results were enough to make the beleaguered team owner happy.

“It certainly has turned my Pro Stock operation around,” Schumacher said. “There’s a lot of work left to be done on both our car and Alan Johnson’s. It’s a good deal and we’ve certainly worked hard to get it to this point.”

Schumacher and Johnson intended to debut their joint effort in Reading but rain delays enabled them time for two test sessions in preparation for the Dallas debut.

With the immediate success of this venture, winning driver Richie Stevens couldn’t help but wonder why Schumacher and Johnson didn’t take this route earlier.

“It makes you wonder,” Stevens admitted. “We started out with Bob Glidden doing our engines and Bob is a helluva engine builder but Don didn’t feel like he was doing things the right way. He brought in David Nickens and felt the same way. He’s got Roy and Allen Johnson now and we tested very well. I’m surprised that mark Ingersoll adapted to the car and everything so immediately. We made four good runs in a row and that won it for us.”