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<\/p>\nJack Beckman kept his 2025 qualifying record perfect Saturday, and all three John Force Racing Chevrolets locked up advantageous starting positions for Sunday\u2019s 40th NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n
Reigning Mission Foods Series and Arizona Nationals champion Austin Prock regained some of the swagger lost in a disappointing opening race at Gainesville, Fla., and will start his 341.68 mile per hour Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car from the No. 2 position Sunday on the strength of a Friday run of 3.883 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beckman will launch his bid for a fourth desert victory from a No. 3 start in a PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevy SS that was quickest in both sessions Saturday even though it didn\u2019t improve on Friday\u2019s 3.895. Two-time World Champion Brittany Force will pursue her first Phoenix title from the No. 2 starting position in her national-and-track-record-holding Monster Energy dragster after failing to improve on Friday\u2019s 3.705.<\/p>\n
In fact, there were few position changes at all on the final day of preliminaries, especially at the top where Bob Tasca III retained the No. 1 spot in Funny Car and Doug Kalitta did the same in Top Fuel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Beckman turned heads with times of 3.925 and 3.930 seconds that enabled him to extend to six, the number of consecutive sessions in which he has earned at least one qualifying bonus point. That\u2019s every round of qualifying this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was actually really surprised when the time slip said 3.92 because it spun (the tires) at the top end, put a hole out (dropped a cylinder) and moved over,\u201d said the 35-time Funny Car winner. \u201cI really didn\u2019t expect it was going to be that quick. If we do this tomorrow, we\u2019re going to leave with the trophy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could not be more confident, satisfied and enthusiastic with the way our PEAK Chevy team has looked,\u201d said the 2012 Funny Car World Champion. \u201cWe were second quickest, third quickest, quickest and quickest. And perhaps most important, the two sessions that we were the quickest Funny Car out there were the conditions that are most likely going to be replicated on race day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the fact that, as quick as our PEAK Chevy is on great, cool racetracks, it might even be better, relative to the field, when things get hot and nasty out there,\u201d he said. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to suit up and sweat on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ufeffSince last August when he took over the seat of the PEAK Chevy from an injured John Force, \u201cFast Jack\u201d has been top three in 24 of 35 qualifying sessions and quickest overall in 10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only Funny Car driver to have earned more bonus points over that 10-race span is Prock, who, on the way to the 2024 championship, was the No. 1 qualifier at 15 of the 20 races. Prock\u2019s best on Saturday was 3.951.<\/p>\n
\u201cProud of our John Force Racing team this weekend,\u201d said the driver of drag racing\u2019s quickest and fastest fuel Funny Car. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had this strong of a weekend as a whole in a while. Conditions are going to be pretty similar tomorrow and all three of our race cars ran phenomenal, so I\u2019m looking forward to standing on the gas in this Cornwell Tools \/ Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet SS and trying to turn on four win-lights.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beckman will start Sunday against No. 14 qualifier Dave Richards; Prock against No. 15 starter Buddy Hull. With only 14 Top Fuel cars participating, Brittany will open her bid against No. 13 qualifier Steve Chrisman.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood start to the weekend for this Monster Energy team,\u201d Brittany said. \u201cWe had three solid passes. We\u2019re running pretty good, especially in the heat and we\u2019re excited to be teamed up this weekend with Powers Affordable Housing. They\u2019re based right here in Phoenix and they\u2019re definitely someone you want to check out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday, she hopes to earn a breakthrough win in an event in which her dad prevailed a record eight times. If she does, he\u2019ll be there to celebrate the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cQualifying was fun for me today; getting out there on the starting line,\u201d said the 16-time series champion. \u201cI have no complaints. It was some real drag racing. Cars ran good today and had no breakage. We just have to get ready for tomorrow. Daniel Hood, Tim Fabrisi and Chris Cunningham, they did a good job on the PEAK Chevy. (David) Grubnic did a great job (on the dragster) and so did Jimmy Prock with his kid. Let\u2019s see where it goes tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
This story was originally published on March 23, 2025. <\/p>\n
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