NHRA Mopar Beckman US Nationals Qualifying FINAL
Contact: Pat Caporali Mopar Dodge Driver Beckman Collects $100,000 Traxxas Funny Car Shootout Win, Claims NHRA U.S. Nationals Pole Mopar-powered 2015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car driver Jack Beckman scores his first career pole at the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals Points leader Beckman has now earned four consecutive No. 1 spots Beckman is looking to double up tomorrow with his first-ever U.S. Nationals victory Five HEMI-powered Dodge Charger R/T Funny Cars will race for the U.S. Nationals win on Monday Allen Johnson, also seeking his first “Big Go” triumph, will lead four Mopar Dodge Dart NHRA Pro Stock cars into battle at Lucas Oil Raceway September 6, 2015, Brownsburg, Indiana - Mopar HEMI®-powered 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car driver Jack Beckman is $100,000 richer and one step closer to his goal of capturing a first career win at the prestigious National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) U.S. Nationals. Beckman outran Robert Hight to bank the Traxxas Funny Car Shootout bonus money on Sunday, and will start from the pole on Monday as he seeks to double up at Lucas Oil Raceway near Indianapolis, Indiana. The Traxxas Funny Car Shootout victory is the second career at the all-star bonus event for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Mopar Dodge driver Beckman, who also captured the 2013 Shootout win. The No. 1 spot is his fourth in a row, fifth of the season and 15th of his career. After claiming the pole, track records and the $100,000 check, all that remains to cap off “Fast Jack’s” dream weekend is a main-event triumph at the “Big Go.” After setting both ends of the track record and seizing the provisional pole on Saturday night with a 3.936-second elapsed time at 323.74 mph, 2012 Funny Car World Champ Beckman kept the pedal down on Sunday.
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