{"id":1257,"date":"2016-03-19T22:59:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T03:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2016-03-19T22:59:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T03:59:17","slug":"jack-beckman-sets-national-record-during-qualifying-at-nhra-gatornationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/19\/jack-beckman-sets-national-record-during-qualifying-at-nhra-gatornationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Beckman sets national record during qualifying at NHRA Gatornationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of the NHRA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla.\u00a0 \u2013 Jack Beckman set a national record and raced to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Richie Crampton (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers at the third of 24 events in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.<\/p>\n

Beckman posted a 3.879-second at 329.26 mph sprint in his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R\/T to reset the elapsed time national record and become the No. 1 qualifier. His time was a Gainesville Raceway track record. He has 17 No. 1 qualifiers in his career and two so far in 2016. This is his first No. 1 at Gainesville Raceway and he will hope to secure his first win at the facility tomorrow. Beckman will open eliminations against Jeff Diehl.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always excited to come here,\u201d said Beckman. \u201cThis place was setting records long before I ever came out here when I was reading about it in National Dragster. Driving for (crew chief) Jimmy Prock, we can set records most places we go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courtney Force qualified second in her Traxxas Chevrolet Camaro SS with a 3.893 at 322.96. Force will open eliminations against Dave Richards. Her John Force Racing teammate, Robert Hight, pushed his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS to a 3.921 at 327.43 to qualify third. Hight will face Terry Haddock in Sunday\u2019s first round.<\/p>\n

Phoenix winner Tim Wilkerson will enter eliminations as the fourth qualifier and race Cruz Pedregon. Pomona winner Ron Capps is fifth and will meet John Hale in the opening round.<\/p>\n

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Crampton powered his Lucas Oil dragster to the fifth-quickest Top Fuel pass in NHRA history with a 3.698 at 317.42, earning his first No. 1 of 2016, fourth of his career and first ever at Gainesville Raceway. Crampton, a South Australia native, will open Sunday\u2019s eliminations against Chris Karamesines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe struggled a bit yesterday and we were looking forward to the overcast conditions today because we didn\u2019t know what (crew chief) Aaron Brooks could do when the weather was like that, with a cool track temperature,\u201d said Crampton, the 2014 Rookie of the Year. \u201cTo do what we did in the first qualifying session today and then run a 3.6 was very cool. Hats off to Aaron Brooks and my Lucas Oil guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clay Millican raced to a 3.722 at 326.71 in his Parts Plus \/ Great Clips dragster to qualify second. Millican was the runner-up in Gainesville in 2013. He will face Ike Maier in Sunday\u2019s first round.<\/p>\n

Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown pushed his Matco Tools dragster to the No. 3 spot with a 3.729 at 318.54. The 2013 Gainesville event winner will battle Terry McMillen in the opening round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

Phoenix winner Leah Pritchett is fourth and will meet Tripp Tatum in the first round, while Phoenix runner-up Brittany Force is fifth and will race Morgan Lucas.<\/p>\n

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In Pro Stock, Line raced his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro to the No. 1 qualifier with a 6.584 at 208.84. Line, riding momentum from his recent win in Phoenix, has 42 No. 1 qualifiers in his career. After a first round bye, Line will meet the winner of Shane Gray versus Vincent Nobile in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made good runs,\u201d said Line, a four-time Gatornationals winner. \u201cWe struggled a little bit with the race car but my Summit hot rod is pretty fast right now. My car has been very good and that\u2019s probably one of the reasons she\u2019s been a little faster than everybody else\u2019s. We fell a little bit short but still had very good runs today and I\u2019m very happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Line\u2019s Ken Black Racing teammate, Bo Butner, pushed his Jim Butner Auto Chevy Camaro to the No. 2 qualifier with a 6.591 at 209.26. Butner will open Sunday\u2019s eliminations against V. Gaines. Greg Anderson, the third member of the Ken Black Racing team, qualified third with a 6.595 at 209.65 in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro. The defending event winner will go up against Matt Hartford Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

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Krawiec posted a 6.801 at 196.42 on his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to become the No. 1 qualifier at the first of 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events in 2016. Krawiec has 28 No. 1 qualifiers in his career and two at Gainesville Raceway. He has won this event three times and was the event runner-up one year ago. Krawiec will face Michael Phillips in the first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to get back on that motorcycle,\u201d said Krawiec, a three-time world champion. \u201cDefinitely wanted to come out here to Gainesville, blow the dust off, get the cobwebs behind me and start moving forward. The key yesterday was making a good lap off the trailer and setting the tone for the weekend. Anybody could win. Every round is important and every round you have to do your best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hector Arana qualified second with a 6.821 at 197.10 on his Lucas Oil Buell and will go up against Mike Berry in Sunday\u2019s opening round.\u00a0 Chip Ellis posted a 6.829 at 195.34 on his Junior Pippin Trucking Company Buell to qualify third. Ellis will battle Hector Arana Jr. in the first round.<\/p>\n

Five-time and defending world champion Andrew Hines pushed his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to the fourth place qualifier and will begin eliminations against Angie Smith.<\/p>\n

Eliminations at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 47th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.\u00a0 Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Richie Crampton, 3.698 seconds, 319.37 mph\u00a0 vs. 16. Chris Karamesines, broke; 2. Clay Millican, 3.722, 326.71\u00a0 vs. 15. Ike Maier, 3.937, 301.00; 3. Antron Brown, 3.729, 319.07\u00a0 vs. 14. Terry McMillen, 3.895, 308.57; 4. Leah Pritchett, 3.744, 325.69\u00a0 vs. 13. Tripp Tatum, 3.862, 317.05; 5. Brittany Force, 3.745, 320.81\u00a0 vs. 12. Morgan Lucas, 3.810, 315.64; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.754, 315.12\u00a0 vs. 11. Shawn Langdon, 3.783, 318.84; 7. Steve Torrence, 3.757, 325.22\u00a0 vs. 10. J.R. Todd, 3.779, 323.35; 8. Doug Kalitta, 3.761, 324.05\u00a0 vs. 9. Dave Connolly, 3.762, 325.45.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 3.879, 329.26\u00a0 vs. 16. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 11.122, 83.59; 2. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.893, 322.96\u00a0 vs. 15. Dave Richards, Ford Mustang, 7.160, 195.68; 3. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.921, 327.43\u00a0 vs. 14. Terry Haddock, Solara, 6.288, 161.32; 4. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.928, 321.65\u00a0 vs. 13. Cruz Pedregon, Toyota Camry, 5.143, 146.42; 5. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.929, 321.27\u00a0 vs. 12. John Hale, Charger, 4.170, 290.19; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.953, 323.74\u00a0 vs. 11. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.041, 314.61; 7. Chad Head, Camry, 3.957, 321.04\u00a0 vs. 10. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.016, 307.65; 8. Del Worsham, Camry, 3.958, 320.28\u00a0 vs. 9. John Force, Camaro, 3.996, 299.20.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.584, 210.44\u00a0 vs. Bye; 2. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.591, 209.33\u00a0 vs. 15. John Gaydosh Jr, Chevrolet Camaro, 6.724, 206.01; 3. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.595, 209.65\u00a0 vs. 14. V. Gaines, Dodge Dart, 6.685, 208.17; 4. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.614, 209.04\u00a0 vs. 13. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.663, 207.91; 5. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.616, 208.94\u00a0 vs. 12. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.651, 208.17; 6. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.627, 208.30\u00a0 vs. 11. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.644, 208.46; 7. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.628, 207.91\u00a0 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.636, 208.33; 8. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.631, 208.17\u00a0 vs. 9. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.632, 208.62.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.801, 197.71\u00a0 vs. 16. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.938, 194.49; 2. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.821, 197.10\u00a0 vs. 15. Mike Berry, Buell, 6.937, 190.11; 3. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.829, 195.34\u00a0 vs. 14. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.917, 194.13; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.844, 194.94\u00a0 vs. 13. Angie Smith, Victory, 6.914, 192.85; 5. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.847, 195.70\u00a0 vs. 12. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.907, 197.22; 6. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.850, 196.04\u00a0 vs. 11. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.901, 193.65; 7. Melissa Surber, Buell, 6.853, 194.86\u00a0 vs. 10. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.885, 196.47; 8. Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 6.862, 195.82\u00a0 vs. 9. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.868, 196.62.\u00a0Did Not Qualify: 17. Matt Smith, 6.942, 193.71; 18. Cory Reed, 6.950, 191.40; 19. Shawn Gann, 6.965, 190.59; 20. Kalle Lyren, 6.967, 193.21; 21. Karen Stoffer, 6.968, 193.63; 22. Joe DeSantis, 6.978, 192.58; 23. Brian Pretzel, 7.017, 193.90; 24. David Hope, 7.058, 188.86; 25. Katie Sullivan, 7.136, 187.26; 26. Lance Bonham, 7.212, 187.21.<\/p>\n

Story and photos courtesy of the NHRA<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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