 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Schrader akaberekerwa muFenton, Missouri. Muna 1971, akanga ari shasha yomutambo paLake Hill Speedway muValley Park. Gore iroro, akachinjira kumotokari dzomumhanyi, achikwikwidza munzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana kuMidwest. Muna 1980, akatanga kumhanya muUSACs Stock Car Division, uye aive mutambi mutsva wegore. Akadzokera kuUSACs Stock Car Division gore rimwe gare gare, achipedza wechitatu mumapoinzi. Pakuvamba mumakore gumi, akatamira kumakwikwi eUSAC, achikwikwidza mumakwikwi ayo akasiyana-siyana emotokari. Schrader akaedza kupinda muIndianapolis 500 ya1983asi akaparadza motokari yake panguva yokurovedza. Mumakwikwi eUSAC, akahwina makwikwi mana eUSAC emota, makwikwi matanhatu eSilver Crown, 21 muUSAC midgets, uye makwikwi e24 midget mune mamwe madhipatimendi. 