Jack Beckman (Born June 28, 1966, at

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and also known as Fast Jack,) is a professional drag racer currently driving for

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in the

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Funny Car class. Prior to that, he raced for Don Schumacher Racing until 2020. Beckman won the Super Comp (8.90 second class) championship in 2003, his first Funny Car championship in November 2012 and achieved the third fastest Funny Car time in NHRA history in 2015. He raced the quickest time in Funny Car history earlier in that same month. Beckman was let go at the end of the 2020 season as part of Don Schumacher cutting back and did not race in a professional race until August 2024. Off the track, Beckman was an instructor for Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, the official driving instruction school of the National Hot Rod Association, and currently serves as a consultant. For over 11 years, Beckman instructed over 7,000 different students. He is currently documenting the sport's history and is taking part in the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding. Beckman is a former sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and in May 2013 he was presented with the U.S. Air Force Wall of Achievers honor in Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex of

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. On July 30, 2024, Beckman came out of retirement to drive for John Force Racing in the primary Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet as a substitute driver after

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had a season-ending injury at

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in a session with the Cornwell Tools Night of Fire event, which legally is a test session in a non-championship, non-pressure situation.

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Jack Beckman
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