FILE - Tony Schumacher stares out from the seat of his Top Fule dragster while his crew runs tests prior to his first qualifying run of the Menards NH

Age is just a number in drag racing, where older drivers like John Force excel at high speed

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FILE - Tony Schumacher stares out from the seat of his Top Fule dragster while his crew runs tests prior to his first qualifying run of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals drag races Friday, May 18, 2018, at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan. Schumacher has a standard answer ready when drag racing fans ask when the 54-year-old three-time world champion plans to retire. Schumacher gives them the response he’s used much of the past two decades: “About another 10 years.” (Chris Neal/The Capital-Journal via AP, File)

FILE - Funny Car driver John Force looks to get back on track for the last day of qualifying at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park, May 21, 2016, in Topeka Kansas. (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)

FILE - Top fuel driver Antron Brown, left, alongside funny car driver and teammate Ron Capps, celebrates after winning the NHRA Heartland Nationals, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. Antron Brown, 48, is winning at ages where drivers in other disciplines are out of the cockpit. (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)