11-03-06
Jack Beckman Cashes in at Las Vegas

In case you missed the race in Las Vegas we wanted to let everyone know about our instructor and friend Jack Beckman. Jack got the opportunity of a lifetime this year at Reading, PA when he jumped into the seat of the Matco Tools Dodge which was, until then, driven by Whit Bazemore. In only his 4th start as a Nitro Funny Car driver, Jack won the AC Delco Nationals in Las Vegas. “The chance to drive for a Don

Schumacher team in the Matco Tools Dodge has been an unbelievable opportunity for me. The pressure was really on. I was trying to fill some big shoes by taking over for Whit Bazemore. The team gave me a lot of support. The mental techniques I used to perform correctly under this kind of pressure are the same ones I teach to our students during every class at Frank Hawley’s NHRA Drag Racing School”.

Jack is our chief instructor at the Pomona School and also races his own Super Comp dragster when he’s not behind the wheel of a Nitro Funny Car.