"To follow our best outing so far was Houston, where we made it to the semis," Beckman said. "I know there's one less round here at Charlotte but we were in the final round and we'll go down in the history books as a runner-up."
The final round was made up of three of the four Don Schumacher Racing Funny Cars. Beckman faced his teammates Matt Hagan and Ron Capps as well as J.R. Todd of Kalitta Motorsports.
Beckman clocked a time of 3.959 seconds at 320.05 mph but Capps got to the finish line first with a 3.933 (322.65) to earn the title.
"We dug ourselves a hole in qualifying, we only made it down track one run but nobody hung their heads," Beckman said of their No. 10 qualifying position.
"[We] had a little bit of luck first round when it dropped a cylinder but the guys went and looked at data, they plugged away at it. And here we are with the runner up.
"We got a lot of points. The big deal right now for us, let's get back near the top of the point standings, let's get ourselves a couple of trophies and we'll go fight it out in the countdown."
After today's runner-up finish, the Infinite Hero Foundation team sits No.7 in points.
Next weekend the NHRA circuit travels to Atlanta Dragway for the Southern Nationals for the third of a three-race swing.
FUNNY CAR
Event winner: Ron Capps (Don Schumacher Racing)
No. 1 qualifier: Courtney Force (John Force Racing) 3.851 sec.-track record, 323.27 mph
(The two drivers advancing to next round are underlined.)
JACK BECKMAN, Terry Chandler's Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T
Qualified: No. 10
SUNDAY
First round: Robert Hight (3.884 sec., 327.66 mph), BECKMAN (4.025, 316.23), Tommy Johnson Jr. (4.288, 314.31), Jim Campbell (6.712, 98.34)
Second round: Ron Capps (3.920, 318.39), BECKMAN (3.959, 310.05), John Force (5.618, 128.54), Robert Hight (4.012, 318.39)
Final: Winner-Capps (3.933, 322.65), Runner-up-BECKMAN (3.959, 320.05), Third-J.R. Todd (4.103, 307.72), Fourth-Matt Hagan (8.820, 93.67)
QUALIFYING
FRIDAY: 3.970 sec., 323.12 mph, (Session 1); 4.379, 203.28, (Session 2)
SATURDAY: 4.725, 173.01, (Session 3); 4.384, 205.04, (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 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 303 NHRA national event titles and 16 world championships.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Wolf (wolfj@shoeracing.com), 702.524.1368
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