Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2008 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 20 of 24 Round 2 of six in Countdown to 1 Playoffs 23rd annual NHRA Fall Nationals Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas Sept. 19-21, 2008 ENNIS , Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) Jack Beckman is still riding on his Super Streak Express after nearly making it into his seventh final round (and fifth straight) of the season today at the 23rd...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2008 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 19 of 24 Round 1 of six in Countdown to 1 Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals zMax Dragway @ Concord Concord, N.C. Sept. 12-14, 2008 CONCORD , N.C. (Sept. 14, 2008) Jack Beckman continued his hot streak of reaching Funny Car final rounds by winning his third NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national event of the season...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2008 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 19 of 24 Round 1 of six in Countdown to 1 Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals zMax Dragway @ Concord Concord, N.C. Sept. 12-14, 2008 INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 8, 2008) "Fast" Jack Beckman is living up to his nickname as he enters the beginning of the Countdown to 1 playoffs at this weekend's Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2008) - Under a sunny sky and in temperatures in the high 80s, Jack Beckman scorched the track in the final qualifying session for the U.S. Nationals, recording the second-quickest pass of the round of 4.182 seconds at 293.92 mph. His Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps was the quickest, with a 4.173/295.92.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Defending Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin might have the toughest challenge, entering next week's event near Richmond, Va., leading Kurt Johnson by just 32 points with five others within 100 after three of six events. Tim Wilkerson has more breathing room in Funny Car with 76 points separating him from Jack Beckman, Robert Hight and defending champion Tony Pedregon, with Ashley Force...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... time of the day. The Funny Car race remains close with four events remaining. After Pedregon, Jack Beckman trails Wilkerson by 29 points with Robert Hight 50 back. Cruz Pedregon, who entered the weekend with the lead, is 69 points behind in fifth. Force vs. Force: For the fifth time in their careers, John Force raced head-to-head against his daughter Ashley Force. John got the victory...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
... leads funny car field. Robert Hight moved within one point of funny car leaders Cruz Pedregon and Jack Beckman in the standings after qualifying his Auto Club of Texas Ford Mustang in the top spot in 4.063 seconds at 301.81 mph at Ennis, Texas. In top fuel, Larry Dixon held on to earn his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the year, the 31st of his career. Jeg Coughlin (pro stock) and Eddie...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
... five. NHRA qualifiersRobert Hight moved within one point of Funny Car leaders Cruz Pedregon and Jack Beckman in the standings after qualifying his Auto Club of Texas Ford Mustang in the top spot in 4.063 seconds, at 301.81 mph. In Top Fuel, Tony Schumacher and Rod Fuller will square off in Round 1 from the Nos. 8 and 9 spots, respectively, as will teammates Doug Kalitta and Hillary...
Fastmachines.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
... sets of cars in the second round ran identical elapsed times — Ashley Force and Del Worsham, plus Jack Beckman and Tim Wilkerson. Robert Hight (who DNQ’d here last year) ended up as provisional pole winner with a 4.063 ET at 301.81 mph. Jerry Toliver is on the bump.“That was an unbelievable run,” said Hight. “It was perfectly straight and ran 267 mph at [660 feet]; it was flying....
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
In Funny Car, Robert Hight moved within one point of leaders Cruz Pedregon, who entered the weekend alone in the top spot, and Jack Beckman, who's since joined him, in the standings after qualifying his Auto Club of Texas Ford Mustang in the top spot in 4.063 seconds, at 301.81 mph. A quick look down the point standings show the driver who goes deepest into eliminations Sunday will leave...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
... Cruz, who will meet John Force in the first round of today's eliminations, is tied for first with Jack Beckman in the extremely close Funny Car standings. Tony is in fourth, two points behind Cruz, and faces Jeff Arend in the first round. Cruz has the lead despite not winning an event yet this season. Only one driver, Rob Bruins in Top Fuel in 1979, has won a professional class championship...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Worsham & Fink Racing POST-EVENT REPORT NHRA Carolinas Nationals zMAX Dragway Concord , N.C. QUALIFYING Del Worsham - No. 3 (4.704 seconds) ELIMINATIONS Del Worsham Defeated Gary Scelzi in round one Lost to Jack Beckman in round two Del Worsham wanted to win the race. Period, end of concept. Qualifying in the No. 3 spot, running well all weekend, and defeating Gary Scelzi in round one were all major...
Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... Auto Club Road to the Future award, continue to be in the hunt for this year’s season title. Jack Beckman continues to sizzle in the category as the winner of the last three races. Defending NHRA POWERade world champion Tony Pedregon also remains a man to beat. He won in Dallas in 2007.
Fastmachines.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... pulled back ahead to win with an ET of 3.882 sec and trap speed of 317.64 mph. In Funny Car, Jack Beckman came into the finals for the fourth time in a row and sixth of the season, meeting Cruz Pedregon, who would leave the event with the point lead regardless of the race results. Cruz had a better reaction time, leaving at 0.059 second, to Beckman’s 0.090 and held the lead...
Fastmachines.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
In Top Fuel, Tony Schumacher beat Doug Kalitta for his seventh victory, which breaks two of his own class records (most consecutive victories and most wins in a season.) This ties him with Joe Amato’s 52 career titles. In Funny Car, Robert Hight beat Jack Beckman in Hight’s third straight final round at US Nats (he won in 2006 and was runner-up last year.) In Pro Stock, 25-year-old Dave...
