Chat with Jack Beckman

...cancer survivor, sits fifth in the points standings in Funny Car, only 40 points behind leader Ron Capps. With six events remaining, Beckman has earned two wins in 2007 - in Denver and Seattle. When...

Chat | August 28, 2007

Capps out of title hunt, but still within striking distance of year's first win

It's been a disappointing season for Funny Car driver Ron Capps. But a victory at Vegas would help take away some of the sting, he writes in his diary.

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'Kentucky Kid' gets acquainted with new ride at Valencia test session

AP Photo/Alberto Saiz MotoGP fans swarm American rider Nicky Hayden, far right, before the Valencia Moto Grand Prix. MotoGP: Hayden already in 2...

With Funny Car title out of grasp, NAPA team focuses on race wins

Chances are slim Ron Capps can win a Funny Car points title in 2008. But getting a race win at Virginia Motorsports Park is another matter, he writes in his diary.

Good won't be good enough with four races left in Countdown

Ron Capps has a hole to dig out of if he's going to be factor in the Countdown to 1. He writes in his diary that good won't be good enough over the final four races.

Countdown picture in Funny Car a jigsaw puzzle after playoff opener

If Ron Capps learned anything from the inaugural Countdown in 2007, it's that anything can happen -- and it usually does, he writes in his diary.

John Force on the sidelines as eliminations for first Countdown event roll

Funny Car legend John Force showed again Saturday why the NHRA gets it right. You have to go fast to race in Sunday's show. Force is going to have to watch after failing to qualify at the new zMax Dragway, writes Terry Blount.

Capps & Co. anxious to put on a show at Carolinas Nationals

The Countdown to 1 kicks off this week at the new zMAX Dragway in Concord, N.C. Want to see a good show? Don't miss this one, Ron Capps writes in his diary.

The key to Kahne's misery in 2008? Plain ol' bad luck

Don't blame Kasey Kahne and the 9 team for not making the Chase. Blame the two heartbreaking DNFs Kahne & Co. had to swallow at Michigan and Bristol, writes Marty Smith.

Crew chief's departure a distraction, but Schumacher's car still the one to beat

Will the impending departure of famed crew chief Alan Johnson derail Tony Schumacher's magical season in Top Fuel? We could find out as soon as this weekend's Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, writes John Schwarb.

Prestigious U.S. Nationals -- the NHRA's Super Bowl -- on center stage at Indy

Ron Capps already has clinched a spot in the NHRA's Countdown to 1, but that doesn't make this week's U.S. Nationals at Indy any less important, he writes in his diary.

Neff's inclusion in Countdown gives JFR four cars in POWERade playoffs

Mike Neff can cross one goal off his to-do list: advancing to the NHRA's Countdown to 1. Can his first victory -- and perhaps even a Funny Car title -- be too far behind?

Some softball and some racing await at Maple Grove

Ron Capps writes in his diary that he loves racing on back-to-back weekends. He's also looking forward to a little softball at Maple Grove.

Juggling family life with work life a real challenge for Funny Car star Capps

Funny Car driver Ron Capps has a dream job, but he pays a steep price. Spending so much time away from his wife and children is the "absolute worst part," writes Joe Breeze.