Note to bracket racers: never forget your tricks and experience because you never know when it might come in handy.
Jack Beckman, a former Super Comp world champion and avid bracket
racer, looked more like he was racing a bracket dragster than Don
Schumacher’s Valvoline/MTS-sponsored Funny Car.
At one point in his march to the finals, Beckman strapped a .002 light on one opponent.
“I think it was almost survival of the fittest here this weekend,”
Beckman said. “It’s hot, it’s humid, these firesuits don’t breathe very
well in there and we got pulled up there and had a lot of down time, I
mean god bless the safety safari they’re fast but importantly they are
effective. Ten minutes in that car more than what you’re used to will
bear on you.