BROWNSBURG, Ind. (April 2, 2013) - Jack Beckman felt bad last April at Las Vegas when Ron Capps failed to qualify for Sunday's eliminations in the NHRA national event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.He was concerned when the crew chief for his... Read More
2/16/2013 - Beckman likes home-track advantage heading to Pomona as reigning Funny Car champBROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 12, 2013) - Jack Beckman won't be the only racer competing this week in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series opener at Pomona, Calif., to claim the fabled facility as his home track.But none could declare squatter's rights to... Read More
8/17/2012 - Beckman stays busy prior to NHRA drag racing event at Brainerd, cautiously optimistic with revamped Valvoline NextGen Funny CarBROWNSBURG, Ind. (Aug. 14, 2012) - It's that time of the season when even if Beckman's Goodyear tires aren't revolving, Beckman never stops moving. Following NHRA's three-race "Western Swing," Beckman has been a busy man, juggling his time between family... Read More
7/23/2012 - Beckman wins Mopar Mile-High title after claiming pole and his Valvoline NextGen team no longer a longshotMORRISON, Colo. (July 22, 2012) - Jack Beckman finished second for the NHRA Funny Car world championship last season, but after four races this year not many of his fans believed he would challenge for the prestigious crown this year. Don Schumacher,... Read More
7/18/2012 - 'VIP' Beckman to get fast tour of NORAD as tune-up for unique Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals near DenverBROWNSBURG, Ind. (July 17, 2012) - Jack Beckman spent six months near Denver in 1984 for training when he was in the U.S. Air Force. He knew well of the nearby, top-secret Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station facility better known as NORAD but never... Read More
3/12/2012 - Valvoline, Don Schumacher Racing extend marketing partnership in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing SeriesBROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 9, 2012) - Valvoline and Don Schumacher Racing today announced they have extended their marketing partnership in NHRA drag racing with a multiyear agreement. The iconic oil brand has been affiliated with the biggest team in... Read More
2/20/2012 - Beckman likes run in semis for Schumacher Electric, but Arizona Nationals loss still like 'punch in the gut'CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 19, 2012) - Jack Beckman was denied his third straight NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series title at Firebird International Raceway, but the Schumacher Electric Corp. driver was not dismayed. "You can't throw a tantrum," he said... Read More
2/7/2012 - Tobler Tunes Beckman to Career-Best Elapsed Time - Valvoline NextGen Team is Primed for NHRA OpenerBROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 6, 2012) - Jack Beckman earned his nickname "Fast Jack" several years before he set the NHRA Funny Car speed record last year. His moniker could be changed to "Fast and Quick Jack" after he posted the quickest elapsed time of his... Read More
1/25/2012 - Beckman's Career Best Has Valvoline NextGENBROWNSBURG, Ind. (Jan. 23, 2012) -- The 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season is unofficially under way now that Don Schumacher Racing has returned to its Brownsburg headquarters with reams of information obtained during testing last week in South... Read More
10/16/2011 - Brown Loses In Finals at Firebird Raceway; Schumacher Exits in SemifinalsU.S. Army Racing Top Fuel driver Antron Brown lost in the finals to Larry Dixon here Sunday in the Arizona NHRA Nationals at Firebird Raceway. With his final round effort in the Valley of the Sun, Brown jumped into the Top Fuel points lead as the NHRA's... Read More
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