CONCORD, N.C. — Jack Beckman topped Funny Car qualifying Friday night at zMAX Dragway in the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Beckman had a 3.891-second run at 321.42 mph in his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat during NHRA’s Friday Prime Time Night Of Fire that featured pyrotechnics and special music for each driver.
« I forgot about the fire. And I found myself having a very fan moment in the race car, » Beckman said. « The icing on the cake was to have the car run as good as it did. I don’t know if the 3.89 will hold, but it gives the other teams something to shoot for. And more importantly, it gives us something to shoot for. »
Mike Salinas led the Top Fuel field and Karen Stoffer topped the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Salinas had a 3.687 at 327.43, and Stoffer ran a 6.864 at 195.17 on a Suzuki.
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