Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Drag Racing Online: Beckman betters his record run on Friday

NHRA Funny Car racer Jack Beckman posted a time quicker than the current national record that he owns and veteran Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher almost bettered the national record in his category Friday during the NHRA Nitro Spring Training Friday, Feb. 5, at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix.

Beckman powered his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger to a time that would better the current national elapsed time record in Funny Car, a 3.880 second blast with a speed of 325.77 mph. It is the third straight day that Beckman, who owns the national Elapsed Time mark in Funny Car at 3.884 seconds, has had the quickest Funny Car.

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