![]() ![]() It brings a new conversation to the table and more eyes on the sport when the sport certainly could use some additional eyes,” Shumake said. “But I also do think it’s a really good thing for the sport. And I certainly don’t want to impose anything upon them,” he said. I’m sure there will be some hiccups along the way and people who are challenged by my sexuality. And I have to believe that it’s not just because people knew my dad. “All the interactions I’m having with people within the sport are very positive. He’s planning to make his NHRA debut at the Finals this fall – as the Camping World Drag Racing Series’ first openly gay driver. ![]() The 36-year-old son of the late Funny Car fan favorite Tripp Shumake truly has had a secret – but no longer. “I’m a secret race-car driver on the side,” he said, laughing. In this tony setting on Long Island, the development officer for a New York City-based global non-profit organization stole some time from the festivities to find a quiet spot to talk about the 330-mph, 11,000-horsepower world he’s preparing to enter. Travis Shumake was at a wedding in The Hamptons this past weekend.
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