Beckman nabs his fifth No. 2 of season in Pomona qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Final Round of Countdown to One
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals
Pomona (Calif.) Raceway
Nov. 1-4, 2007

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BECKMAN NABS HIS FIFTH NO. 2 OF SEASON IN POMONA QUALIFYING

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2007) - Local favorite Jack Beckman earned his fifth
No. 2 qualifying spot of the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series today at
the Auto Club NHRA Finals, recording a 4.786-second elapsed time at 320.89
mph in both the first and the third qualifying sessions (what are the odds
of that happening?).

Beckman, of North Hills, Calif., also solidified for the Mail Terminal
Services Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car team the No. 1 spot in the 2007 Funny
Car Full Throttle NHRA Pit Crew Championship, awarded for consistency in
qualifying throughout the year.

Uncharacteristically for the MTS team, he smoked the tires in the second
session, slowing to a 10.589/76.96. In his final attempt he established a
4.829/295.85.

"It looks like it probably would have been a 4.80," said Beckman of that
final pass, "but it spun the tires at the top end, and I think it hit the
rev limiter. Two 4.78s - one of them pretty close to race-day conditions for
tomorrow - and that last run was a pretty decent run. Not bad for the Mail
Terminal Services Dodge team and crew chiefs Phil Shuler and Todd Okuhara.

"We've run good in both lanes and qualified second for the fifth time this
year. Don't know who we race, don't care, because they're all tough. Want to
close on a positive note. Time to win. Period. Exclamation point. Done."

Beckman actually faces Gary Densham in the opening round of eliminations on
Sunday.

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