The three Don Schumacher Racing Funny Car teams scored a win, a
runner-up and a semifinal finish at the 2007 Route 66 NHRA Nationals.
"Fast" Jack Beckman was the semifinalist while Gary Scelzi and Ron
Capps were the winner and runner-up, respectively. For Beckman, in his
first full Funny Car season in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, it
was a strong performance.
This year, with a full NHRA tour and four victories in six final rounds
behind him and entering his 50th pro event of his career, the driver of
the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T is more
experienced and probably even hungrier to surpass his teammates. He'd
like to take home a victory at this weekend's event at the outstanding
Route 66 Raceway, where he lost the semis in '07 to Capps.
"It's all going to depend on the weather," said Beckman, who is 11th in
the point standings, just 11 markers out of the coveted top 10. "It is
one of the best race tracks that NHRA has out there.