Jack beckman heads into the 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing series auto club nhra finals at pomona sitting in second place in the. There wasnt going to be a loser, said johnson of his final round meeting with beckman and the infinite hero foundation funny car team. The don schumacher racing dsr teams head to wild horse pass motorsports park in chandler, arizona this weekend for the second event of the 2020 mello yello drag racing season, the nhra arizona nationals. Nhra winternationals beckman races dodgesrt moparpowered funny car to finals. Don schumacher announced today that nhra super comp champion and top fuel racer jack beckman will replace funny car driver whit bazemore at this weekends toyo tires nhra nationals at maple grove raceway in reading, pa. If were going to win this championship, the car has to be to right and the driver has to be right. Jun 04, 2015 its been feast or famine for nhra mello yello drag racing series funny car driver jack beckman. From past to present, fast jack beckman has drag racing. Nhra funny car champion fast jack beckman and his 1968 chevy. Nhra funny car driver jack beckman snapped lengthy winless streaks in sundays final roun. The 2012 nhra full throttle championship in funny car was won in pomona californ. Jack beckmans dodge charges to funny car qualifying lead friday night in indy.
Jack is the driver of the infinite hero foundation funny car for don schumacher racing. Crew chief john medlen explains what happened to jack beckmans funny car in phoenix. Its been over a year since jack beckman parked his infinite hero foundation dodge charger srt hellcat funny car in an nhra winners circle but on sunday at the 35th annual mopar express lane nhra nationals presented by pennzoil he came out on top. Jack beckman to replace whit bazemore at dsr drag race central. Nhras steve torrence, jack beckman speak on fights with. Jack beckman suddenly on track for nhra funny car title norco resident is atop the points race as the series rolls into illinois for the second stop of the six race playoffs. Funny car racer jack beckman raced to the current no.
Courtney force, winningest female funny car driver and. Jack beckman collects first winternationals funny car victory. Las vegas the plan for jack beckman is to have a chance to race for an nhra mello yello drag racing series world championship at the final race of the season. Its been an interesting year, beckman said in a nhra media release.
Sep 19, 2019 for a while, nhra mello yello series funny car observers wondered if jack beckman might join top fuels rob bruins 1979 and pro stock motorcycles eddie krawiec 2008 in winning a series. Its been feast or famine for nhra mello yello drag racing series funny car driver jack beckman. Hooked on drag racing at age 7 while hanging on the fence at historic digs. As drag racing is on hold for now, the nhra will be checking in with our drivers during this time. If you cant understand they are saying they want to ride in jack beckmans car. Moparpowered dodge charger srt hellcat funny car driver fast jack beckman was seeking a lot of f. Its been over a year since jack beckman parked his infinite hero foundation dodge charger srt hellcat funny car in an nhra winners circle but on sunday at the 35th annual mopar express lane nhra nationals presented by pennzoil he came out on. Nov 08, 2012 funny car driver jack beckman suffered a major explosion in his valvoline nextgen dodge charger funny car during the opening round of qualifying at the auto club nhra finals in pomona.
At our houston race, i visited the oncology ward of the childrens. Yes, this is fast jack beckmans first car, and its mostly a truck. Driver of the infinite hero foundation 2017 dodge charger rt funny car for don schumacher racing. Known in the drag racing community as fast jack, jack beckman is a professional drag racer in the nhra funny car category. Fast jack beckman secures victory at the mopar express lane. Behind the wheel with funny car driver fast jack beckman. Harry torgerson bought the car from barrys wife, rene. The winner will also receive a pair of nhra tickets to the race of the winners choice.
Jack beckman joined the united states air force when he was 17. Winning ways return for nhra funny car driver jack beckman. Jack beckmans infinite hero dodge charger exploded and shreded the composite shell at the eighthmile mark during the third qualifying session at the 2016 nhra new england nationals at new. Aug 10, 2015 fast jack beckman is the fastest driver in funny car history, again fresh on the heels of last weekends funny car e. Jack beckman 2time nhra champion jack beckman, the 50yearold driver of terry chandlers infinite hero dodge charger rt funny car for don schumacher racing, began to pursue his drag racing passion in 1998 when he became a driving instructor for frank hawleys nhra drag racing school and went on to help more than 7,000 students earn their nhra competition racing licenses. First win of the 2019 season catapults beckman to top of nhra countdown to the championship points race. John force is also lurking in fourth place, 72 points out of first place.
Nhra infinite hero foundation driver jack beckman races for a. Jack beckman nhra sonoma nationals race report motor. Hight holds a 46point lead over beckman and 56 points over hagan. Nhra infinite hero foundation driver jack beckman races for a cause. Jack beckman suddenly on track for nhra funny car title. Jan 09, 2020 is the answer another funny car driver like ron capps. Fuel funny car driver jack beckman competes during the third round of a qualifying session for the 28th annual nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway. May 15, 2018 nhra infinite hero foundation driver jack beckman races for a cause. Jack beckman and the infinite hero foundation team secured victory in. Has been licensed in 12 different nhra competition categories.
Jack beckman, winners of funny car, march, 2015 visits uncle joes garage the sound jack beckman, winners of 4wides funny car, march, 2015 visits uncle joes garage 100. Fast jack beckman is the fastest driver in funny car. Nov 12, 2019 yes, this is fast jack beckmans first car, and its mostly a truck. Jack beckman was born in san fernando on june 28, 1966. Funny car driver jack beckman enters the nhra arizona nationals as the most recent winner and funny car point leader. Dodge srt hellcat driver jack beckman has his sights firmly set on. Johnson defeated fellow giving car driver and the winner of the seasonopener, jack beckman, in the final round to earn his 20th nhra victory and second at wild horse pass motorsports park. Jack beckman sets funny car record the mercury news. Motorsports minute news winning the first race of the nhras countdown to the championship has set the tone for funny car driver jack beckmans dsr team. Its a different meaning looking back on it as it was being a 17 21 year old man being 1,100 miles away from home, away from the friends i grew up with single best decision i ever made in my life, beckman. Is the answer another funny car driver like ron capps. Jul 10, 2016 joliet, illinois when it comes to special occasions, nhra funny car driver fast jack beckman likes to rise to the occasion.
Jack beckman looking to continue strong start speed sport. Nov, 2019 beckman, the 2012 funny car champion and driver of the infinite hero foundation dodge srt hellcat, is sandwiched between points leader robert hight of john force racing and beckman s teammate and. Beckman, the 2012 funny car champion and driver of the infinite hero foundation dodge srt hellcat, is sandwiched between points leader robert hight of john force racing and beckmans teammate matt hagan. The plan for jack beckman is to have a chance to race for an nhra mello yello drag racing series world championship at the final race of the season. Youre going to learn more about your car under race conditions. The win for beckman, his 30th career funny car class victory, concluded a season where four drivers raced dodge charger srt hellcat funny cars to 11 wins in the 24 race nhra campaign. Follow along as he explains how he went from elevator repair to funny car world champion. Jun 04, 2016 jack beckman s infinite hero dodge charger exploded and shreded the composite shell at the eighthmile mark during the third qualifying session at the 2016 nhra new england nationals at new. Fast jack beckman is more than just a championship funny car driver. There were plenty of times during his treatment when the power of his spirit greatly outranked the ability of his flesh. Sep 16, 2019 the thrill of victory has been within his grasp several times in 2019, but sunday in the final of the 35th annual mopar express lane nhra nationals at maple grove raceway, jack beckman seized the opportunity and registered his first funny car class victory of the season. Nhra funny car driver jack beckman walks away from huge. Dodge srt hellcat driver jack beckman has his sights firmly.
Joliet, illinois when it comes to special occasions, nhra funny car driver fast jack beckman likes to rise to the occasion. Ap funny car leader jack beckman topped qualifying friday in the seasonending automobile club of southern california nhra finals with a. During qualifying for the 28th nhra sonoma nationals, jack beckman became the quickest driver in funny car category history, running through. Mopar express lane nhra nationals jack beckman earns. Get nhra driver jack beckmans career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. The 2012 funny car world champion, jack beckman, is heading to the final race of the mello yello regular season on the outside looking in. About jack career stats, personal, racing, notable facts. Jack beckman is a professional drag racer who currently drives a nhra fuel funny car for don schumacher racing.
Beckman s positive spirit wouldnt allow him to quit living or racing. Nhra infinite hero foundation driver jack beckman races. He is known in the drag racing community as fast jack. Beckman was an instructor for frank hawleys drag racing school. Funny car leader jack beckman topped qualifying friday in the seasonending automobile club of southern california nhra finals with a 4. Remembering when fast jack beckman made drag racing history. During qualifying for the 28th nhra sonoma nationals, jack beckman became the quickest driver in funny car category history, running through the 1,000foot drag strip at an astonishing 3. Apr 09, 2019 the driver of the md anderson cancer center car this weekend is, himself, no stranger to the disease. The 2012 series champion, who won the title on the final day of the season at auto club dragwa. Uncle joe benson sits down with nhra funny car driver jack beckman.
July 26, 2017 the annual visit to the nhra sonoma nationals in the wine country near san francisco means more to 2012 funny car world champion jack beckman than going for his third mello yello drag racing series event title this season with terry chandlers infinite hero dodge charger rt funny car team. Funny car driver jack beckman waits in his hot rod prior to qualifying. A fast start to the 2020 nhra mello yello drag racing series season doesnt necessarily mean lateseason success and a world championship, but jack beckman isnt about to turn down what his team has accomplished thus far. Race car driver by weekend, normal dad by week, he said.
Beckmans nhra funny car honors md anderson cancer center. When beckman renews his car insurance, he has the option to check the threemonth, sixmonth or oneyear box. For the first time in his career, jack beckman was victorious in a funny car at the winternationals, defeating the sports most successful driver to do so. Beckman and fellow dodgesrt mopar and dsr driver matt hagan made strong championship bids, but both came up short in the end. Official twitter of 2012 nhra funny car champion jack beckman. When youve got a great hotrod, you drive better, and when you go more rounds, you get more data. Beckman, millican, anderson, krawiec lead vegas qualifying october 26, 2018 6. Dodge srt hellcat driver jack beckman has his sights. The thrill of victory has been within his grasp several times in 2019, but in the final of the 35th annual mopar express lane nhra nationals at maple grove raceway, jack beckman seized the opportunity and registered his first funny car class victory of the season. Theyre all great and successful drivers in their own right, but each one is also over 50 years old. Jack beckman updates the fans with lewis bloom youtube.
Beckman, the 2012 funny car champion and driver of the infinite hero foundation dodge srt hellcat, is sandwiched between points leader robert hight of john force racing and beckmans teammate and. Beckman battled and overcame nonhodgkins lymphoma in 2004. Beckman was an instructor for frank hawleys drag racing school, the official driving instruction school. Jack beckman drives dodgesrt charger hellcat to funny. Jack beckman don schumacher announced today that nhra super comp champion and top fuel racer jack beckman will replace funny car driver whit bazemore at this weekends toyo tires nhra nationals at maple grove raceway in reading, pa. Nationals champ led a funny car performance parade under the lights at lucas oil raceway at indianapolis, grabbing the no. The driver of the md anderson cancer center car this weekend is, himself, no stranger to the disease. Barry was the top sprint car driver in minnesota at the time of his death. Scroll below and check more details information about current net worth as well as monthlyyear salary, expense, income reports. Infinite hero foundation dodge charger srt hellcat funny car. Like pruett, beckman is no stranger in getting it done at the nhra arizona nationals.
Jack beckman suddenly on track for nhra funny car title orange. The championshipcontending funny car driver described the experience as extremely fulfilling. Jack beckman, the 50yearold driver of terry chandlers infinite hero dodge charger rt funny car for don schumacher racing, began to pursue his drag racing passion in 1998 when he became a driving instructor for frank hawleys nhra drag racing school and went on to help more than 7,000 students earn their nhra competition racing licenses. Driver of the don schumacher racing infinite hero foundation dodge funny car. But for that to happen, the former funny car world champion knows he must perform at the penultimate race of the season, the dodge nhra nationals presented by pennzoil, oct. Its an awesome feeling, and every team and every driver aspires to be in that position, beckman said. Kalitta, beckman, coughlin victorious at winternationals. Funny car driver jack beckman suffered a major explosion in his valvoline nextgen dodge charger funny car during the opening round of qualifying at the auto club nhra finals in pomona.
The infinite hero foundation and makeawish foundations logos adorn the funny cars driven by 2012 class champion jack beckman and by tommy johnson jr. Over a period of 11 years, beckman instructed over 7,000 different students. Jack beckman collects first winternationals funny car. Jack beckman checked another box off of his career todo list as the southern californian scored his first funny car victory at the lucas oil nhra winternationals, defeating john force in the. Like we said earlier, beckman comes into the second race of the season first place in the funny car points and a big win at the winternationals. On celebs trend now, he is one of the successful racing driver. For the first time in his career, jack beckman was victorious in a funny car at the winternationals, defeating the sports most successful driver to. Mopar express lane nhra nationals jack beckman earns first. When someone hands you a trophy, youve earned it in this class. Jack beckman focused on finishing strong speed sport. Jack beckman born june 28, 1966 at san fernando, california is a professional drag racer who currently drives a nhra fuel funny car for don schumacher racing. Aug 27, 2014 the 2012 funny car world champion, jack beckman, is heading to the final race of the mello yello regular season on the outside looking in. Fast jack beckman piloting his infinite hero foundation dodge charger srt hellcat widebody funny car.
Funny car leader jack beckman tops qualifying sports. Norco resident is atop the points race as the series rolls into illinois for. Nhra funny car champion fast jack beckman and his 1968. His primary mission at indy will be to earn enough points to secure a top 10 points position and advance to the countdown playoffs. Now, the former funny car world champ will try to keep that scorching start going at this weekends 51st annual amalie motor oil. Jack beckman, the 50yearold driver of terry chandlers infinite hero dodge charger srt hellcat funny car for don schumacher racing, began to pursue his drag racing passion in 1998 when he became a driving instructor for frank hawleys nhra drag racing school and went on to help more than 7,000 students earn their nhra competition racing. The thrill of victory has been within his grasp several times in 2019, but sunday in the final of the 35th annual mopar express lane nhra nationals at maple grove raceway, jack beckman seized the opportunity and registered his first funny car class victory of the season. Its something that hit my house hard and then came back years later. Nov, 2019 beckman, the 2012 funny car champion and driver of the infinite hero foundation dodge srt hellcat, is sandwiched between points leader robert hight of john force racing and beckmans teammate matt hagan. For a while, nhra mello yello series funny car observers wondered if jack beckman might join top fuels rob bruins 1979 and pro stock motorcycles eddie krawiec 2008 in winning a series.
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