Frank Hawley Drag Racing School: About Us-Meet Our Staff

Jack Beckman
Driver Matco Tools Funny Car (Don Schumacher Racing) 2003 NHRA World Championship in Super Comp	Jack Beckman, chief instructor at the California school, holds licenses in eight NHRA categories and has driven Top Fuel Dragsters, Nitro Funny Cars, Top Alcohol Dragsters, Top Alcohol Funny Cars, Front Engine Nostalgia Dragsters and Super Comp Dragsters. After winning the 2003 NHRA World Championship in Super Comp, Jack drove the Menards Top Fuel Dragster for the 2005 season. In 2006 Jack started driving the Matco Tools Nitro Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing. In his 4th start he won the Nationals in Las Vegas and followed two weeks later with a runner-up in Funny Car at the Auto Club Finals in Pomona. At that meet Jack also got a national record and became the fastest Funny Car driver in history at 333.66 mph. Jack Beckman came to Frank Hawley’s NHRA Drag Racing School having served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, and has instructed thousands of students at Frank Hawley’s NHRA Drag Racing School.

Kathy Fisher
	Kathy fisher is no stranger to the world of Drag Racing. Kathy was licensed in Super Comp at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School in 2003. Since then she has added IHRA Quick Rod and Super Rod, along with Top Dragster in both sanctioning bodies to her license list. To date she has an IHRA Quick Rod national event win, and a top 10 national finish. She was a Summit Racing Equipment All-Star Qualifier (all in 2007) and has been a constant top 10 finisher in IHRA Div 3 Quick Rod each year she has competed. When not working with the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School crew or competing in her Torco Race Fuels powered Performance by Fisher dragster, she can be found in front of the TV camera. Kathy hosts various shows such as “Inside Drag Racing”, “World of Trucks” and “Bidding Wars” among others.

Matt Milano
	Born May 13 1987 Hometown: Palm City Florida Current residence: Gainesville Florida Racing experience: began racing Jr. Dragsters at the age of 12 Finished with 22 wins and 2 division 2 runner-ups, and 2 Wally’s Currently races in nhra super-comp and top dragster along with local bracket races Favorite track: Bristol Hobbies: Drag Racing, being outdoors, trucks

Jimmy Montgomery
	On weekends Jimmy races his Super Comp Dragster. He is a three-time Super Pro Track Champion at Gainesville Raceway, 2004 National Dragster Challenge Super Pro winner, 2002 Valvoline Cup National Points Standings Runner-up and a recipient of the Forrest Myer Sportsmanship Award. Jimmy maintains Super Comp and Alcohol cars at the school’s Gainesville, Florida location. He has 13 years experience in race car fabrication working for one of the nation’s top chassis builders and operating his own chassis business.

Paul Shields
	Paul Shields started working at Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School in Gainesville, Florida in 1994 then moved to the California office in 1996. He is now back in Gainesville. Paul assists with classes, coordinates the drag racing programs for graduates of the school and takes a special interest in implementing the Christian Outreach Drag Racing Programs. Paul has been racing since 1992, is licensed in Super Gas, Super Comp, and ET.

Gary Stallone
	Gary Stallone, program representative with the Hawley school, services school clients on the phone lines and in the classroom at the Pomona school. Gary 's automotive background dates back to the 1980's when he worked with Ford's SVO program and GM's SL high performance programs. Gary, originally from New York ran in E/Stock and F/Stock in NHRA Division I.

Ronnie Swearingen
	Ronnie Swearingen literally grew up in drag racing, attending races and working on race cars at Lions Drag Strip when he was 10 years old. Ronnie is one of the most knowledgeable crew chiefs in drag racing and has multiple national event victories to his credit, having put drivers like Dean Skuza, Tim Wilkerson, KC Spurlock, Al Segrini and more in the victory circle.

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