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Schumacher's unlikely comeback a jaw dropper

By Bill Stephens
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, November 13, 2006

POMONA, Calif. -- "I have the best tuner in the sport. I'm not worried in the least. We're not out of it yet and before the year is over, if there's anyone out there who isn't a believer, they will be." Those were the words of Tony Schumacher six months ago as his 2006 Top Fuel season appeared to be spinning deeper and deeper into an uncontrollable nose dive. The driver of the U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster, tuned by the incredibly talented Alan Johnson, was winless over the course of the season's ...

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