CHANDLER, Ariz. (Feb. 25, 2017) - Jack Beckman and the Infinite Hero Foundation team, sponsored by Terry Chandler, had a consistent race car throughout qualifying and they hope to carry that momentum into Sunday's eliminations.
"On half of our runs we got bonus points that means we were one of the three best in two sessions. That's a great feeling," Beckman said. "The nice thing is, the one run we didn't make it, I love what happened.
"The car responded to every change and we were slightly too aggressive. But without knowing where the edge is you don't really know how far to push it."
His best pass of the weekend was on Saturday with a 3.869-second run at 328.46 mph.
"Those are always runs that on the racetrack to the fans it might look like you missed it, but back here in the trailer when you download the data you say okay that's the one that will help us win the race on Sunday.
"The car responded to every change and we were slightly too aggressive. But without knowing where the edge is you don't really know how far to push it."
On Friday, Beckman opened qualifying with a pass of 3.873 at 329.18 mph. Then during the second session, he went into tire shake and coasted to a 5.187 lap at 140.52 mph.
Then on Saturday, he ran a 3.869 pass at 328.46 mph, his best lap of the weekend. Finally, he made a pass of 3.881-seconds at 322.11. He will enter race day as No. 6 qualifier and will face Gary Densham for the opening round of competition on Sunday.
"Those are always runs that on the racetrack to the fans it might look like you missed it, but back here in the trailer when you download the data you say okay that's the one that will help us win the race on Sunday."
JACK BECKMAN, Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T
Crew chiefs: John Medlen, Dean Antonelli, Neal Strausbaugh
First round opponent: Gary Densham
QUALIFYING
FRIDAY: 3.873 sec., 329.18 mph, (Session 1); 5.187, 140.52, (Session 2)
SATURDAY: 3.869, 328.46, (Session 3); 3.881, 322.11, (Session 4)
About Infinite Hero Foundation
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Infinite Hero Foundation combats the most difficult front line issues - mental and physical - facing returning military heroes and their families. The Foundation funds programs that drive innovation and the accessibility of effective treatments for military heroes and their families dealing with service-related mental and physical injuries. For more information, visit: www.infinitehero.org.
About Don Schumacher Racing
Don Schumacher Racing, headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., fields eight professional NHRA teams. In Top Fuel, the U.S. Army dragster driven by eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher, the Matco Tools dragster driven by three-time world champion Antron Brown; the Papa John's Top Fuel dragster driven by Leah Pritchett and 2013 Top Fuel world champion Shawn Langdon and in Funny Car, 2011 and 2014 world champion Matt Hagan in the Mopar Express Lane 2015 Dodge Charger R/T, 2012 NHRA world champion Jack Beckman in the Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge, the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge of Ron Capps and the Make-A-Wish Dodge driven by Tommy Johnson Jr.
DSR has won 295 NHRA national event titles and 16 world championships.
FULL ARTICLE
