Team owner Don Schumacher said Saturday that Antron Brown and his Matco Tools Dragster would remain part of his seven-team organization in 2010. However, other than saying he might add "possibly something in the bikes," Schumacher was coy about his plans for next season.
 
He did say that he expects to make an announcement this coming Monday or Tuesday.  
 
Addressing two rumors that have him negotiating with an Abu Dhabi-related fuel-car team and that have him hiring two-time Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon, Schumacher said, "There's so much conversation and so much B.S."

Team owner Don Schumacher said Saturday that Antron Brown and his Matco Tools Dragster would remain part of his seven-team organization in 2010. However, other than saying he might add "possibly something in the bikes," Schumacher was coy about his plans for next season.
 
He did say that he expects to make an announcement this coming Monday or Tuesday.  
 
Addressing two rumors that have him negotiating with an Abu Dhabi-related fuel-car team and that have him hiring two-time Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon, Schumacher said, "There's so much conversation and so much B.S."
 
He did say that he was in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, "A month ago" but declined to discuss whether he has been working out details with principals of a possible new Top Fuel or Funny Car team.
 
"When I have something to announce, I'll tell people," Schumacher said. "I have nothing that's confirmed. Nothing's nothing at this point."
 
As for Pedregon, who's also rumored to be joining the Funny Car operation of close friend Bob Tasca III, Schumacher called the DSR-related talk "such B.S., off-the-chart stuff. I haven't talked with Tony Pedregon since Charlotte. We talked about the thing with John Force at Indianapolis."

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