Beckman pumped by three strong passes to grab No. 11 in Topeka qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 8 of 23
O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals
Heartland Park Topeka (Kansas)
June 1-3, 2007

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BECKMAN PUMPED BY THREE STRONG PASSES TO GRAB NO. 11 IN TOPEKA QUALIFYING

TOPEKA, Kan. (June 2, 2007) - Jack Beckman qualified the Mail Terminal
Services Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car in No. 11 for the O'Reilly NHRA Summer
Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka during only three of four qualifying
rounds. The Friday night round was cancelled because of rain.

Beckman is pumped after posting three consistent and solid passes, including
Friday's single lap of 4.914 seconds at 313.88 mph, followed by Saturday's
4.909/306.81 and finally his quickest of 4.891/309.56.

"I feel good, I feel great," he said. "I tell you, this is just what we
needed. Three runs within a hundredth (of a second) in pretty different
track conditions, and maybe, most important, Saturday's qualifying runs look
like they'll be a good tune-up for Sunday. Friday is pretty much the
let-it-hang-out one and we weren't as quick as we should have been, and
that's why we didn't qualify higher than 11th.

"But, if you look at how our numbers stacked up in the last two sessions, we
were a top-four or -five car in both sessions.

"We're in good shape for tomorrow."

Beckman faces Tommy Johnson Jr. in the opening round of eliminations.

TV Reminder:  
Sunday, June 3 ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise NHRA Race Day, at 11 a.m.
(ET).         
Sunday, June 3 ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise three hours of eliminations
at 4 p.m. (ET).

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