Up until this point, automotive structures have been designed based on mechanical characterizations carried out on materials that have not been subjected to any stress. However, the majority of automotive structures are subjected to fatigue-type stresses prior to a crash. It is therefore essential to assess the residual properties of materials that have undergone partial fatigue-type loading under rapid loading conditions. The question that this study seeks to answer is as follows: This study aims to investigate the impact of fatigue-type loading on the residual dynamic behavior of composite materials with discontinuous reinforcements. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of fatigue-induced pre-damage on the dynamic tensile behavior of discontinuous-reinforced Advanced Sheet Molding Compounds (A-SMC). This study establishes a foundation for the topic by comparing the post-fatigue dynamic properties with those of the corresponding virgin material. Tension-tension fatigue preloads at a frequency of 30 Hz are conducted at varying levels of applied stress. Subsequently, the samples underwent tensile testing at varying strain rates, specifically 10⁻³ s⁻¹ (quasi-static), 1 s⁻¹ and 100 s⁻¹. It has been demonstrated that the overall quasi-static and dynamic responses are significantly influenced by the number of fatigue cycles accumulated prior to the imposition of the high strain rate load. Furthermore, the impact of pre-fatigue damage is also significantly influenced by the strain rate. The experimental results demonstrate that the damage threshold in terms of stress and strain increases with the strain rate. However, for a given strain rate, the damage threshold depends on the number of cycles applied during the fatigue preload. The results of this study, which provide valuable insights into the underlying phenomena, particularly damage, form an essential experimental basis. This is crucial for the development of new dimensioning tools tailored to structures under cyclic and dynamic loading.