Jack Beckman tops Funny Car field at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Jack Beckman won the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday for his second straight victory and fifth of the season, beating Tommy Johnson Jr. on Sunday in the Funny Car final.

Beckman had a 4.037-second run at 310.63 mph in a Dodge Charger to pull away from Johnson.

Beckman also received a 20-point bonus this weekend for setting the national elapsed-time record of 3.921 seconds. He earned 147 of 150 available points in the event.

"I feel like I have the best crew in drag racing right now," Beckman said about his team led by crew chief Jimmy Prock. "Winning the race and being No. 1 qualifier and setting the national record is icing on top of icing on top of the cake. It couldn't have been any better. I don't think this weekend will sink in until I'm on the plane going to Seattle."

Antron Brown won in Top Fuel, Chris McGaha in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle, marking the first time in NHRA history that all four No. 1 qualifiers also won the event.

Brown raced to his fourth win of the season and 51st of his career, outrunning Dave Connolly with a 3.787 at 320.74. McGaha earned his first career Pro Stock victory, beating Jason Line with a 6.531 at 212.13 in a Chevrolet Camaro. Krawiec, also the NHRA Pro Bike Battle winner Saturday, won for the second time this season and 29th overall, topping Jerry Savoie with a 6.881 at 191.00 on a Harley-Davidson to his second consecutive victory and third overall at this event with a performance of 6.881 at 191.00.

Final Finish Order

TOP FUEL — 1, Antron Brown. 2, Dave Connolly. 3, Tony Schumacher. 4, J.R. Todd. 5, Clay Millican. 6, Larry Dixon. 7, Steve Torrence. 8, Richie Crampton. 9, Doug Kalitta. 10, Troy Buff. 11, Jenna Haddock. 12, Brittany Force. 13, Shawn Langdon. 14, Terry McMillen. 15, Steven Chrisman. 16, Spencer Massey.

FUNNY CAR — 1, Jack Beckman. 2, Tommy Johnson Jr.. 3, Robert Hight. 4, Cruz Pedregon. 5, Ron Capps. 6. Matt Hagan. 7, John Force. 8, Chad Head. 9, Del Worsham. 10, Courtney Force. 11, Paul Lee. 12. Tony Pedregon. 13, Tim Wilkerson. 14, John Hale. 15, Alexis DeJoria. 16, Jeff Diehl.

PRO STOCK — 1, Chris McGaha. 2, Jonathan Gray. 3, Jason Line. 4, Jeg Coughlin. 5, Greg Anderson. 6, Bo Butner. 7, Erica Enders. 8, Vincent Nobile. 9, Larry Morgan. 10, Shane Gray. 11, Allen Johnson. 12, Alex Laughlin. 13, V. Gaines. 14, Matt Hartford. 15, Aaron Strong. 16, Deric Kramer.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE — 1, Eddie Krawiec. 2, Jerry Savoie. 3, Jim Underdahl. 4, Scotty Pollacheck. 5, Andrew Hines. 6, Karen Stoffer. 7, Steve Johnson. 8, Hector Arana Jr. 9, Hector Arana. 10, Melissa Surber. 11, Katie Sullivan. 12, Freddie Camarena. 13, Mike Berry. 14, Angie Smith. 15, Matt Smith. 16, Chip Ellis.

Final Results

Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.787 seconds, 320.74 mph def. Dave Connolly, 3.808 seconds, 319.14 mph.

Funny Car — Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.037, 310.63 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.073, 308.99.

Pro Stock — Chris McGaha, Chevy Camaro, 6.531, 212.13 def. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.560, 211.03.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.881, 191.00 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.891, 194.13.

Super Stock — Justin Lamb, Chevy Cobalt, 8.724, 147.96 def. Dave Bridgewater, Chevy Camaro, 9.623, 137.12.

Stock Eliminator — Jimmy DeFrank, Chevy Camaro, 10.655, 120.13 def. Kyle Seipel, Camaro, 11.047, 114.36.

Super Comp — Robert Naber, Dragster, 8.920, 168.03 def. Val Torres, Dragster, 8.898, 179.95.

Super Gas — Barry Willoughby, Chevy Camaro, 9.928, 146.85 def. Rick Cates, Chevy Corvette, foul.

Super Street — Ryan Giacone, Ford Thunderbird, 10.900, 138.70 def. Bernie Polvadore, Pontoiac Grand Prix, 10.916, 159.49.

Top Dragster — Kyle Seipel, Dragster, 6.838, 195.31 def. Dean Hall, Dragster, 6.730, 203.58.

Top Sportsman — Ted Kellner, Pontiac Firebird, 7.495, 177.70 def. Jeff Gillette, Pontiac GTO, 6.957, 199.46.

Final round-by-round resultsTOP FUEL

ROUND ONE — Clay Millican, 3.738, 322.34 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.782, 324.20; Steve Torrence, 3.812, 322.96 def. Troy Buff, 3.911, 272.78; Dave Connolly, 3.784, 322.50 def. Terry McMillen, 4.726, 155.02; Antron Brown, 3.769, 321.27 def. Steven Chrisman, 6.090, 102.81; J.R. Todd, 4.050, 298.40 def. Jenna Haddock, 4.127, 219.19; Tony Schumacher, 3.767, 325.69 def. Brittany Force, 4.280, 201.25; Larry Dixon, 4.051, 269.83 def. Shawn Langdon, 4.445, 165.09; Richie Crampton, 3.805, 323.27 def. Spencer Massey, 6.383, 92.29.

QUARTERFINALS — Connolly, 3.792, 325.06 def. Dixon, 3.818, 322.42; Todd, 3.790, 323.66 def. Millican, 3.793, 319.98; Brown, 3.805, 318.09 def. Crampton, 4.536, 165.99; Schumacher, 3.810, 321.58 def. Torrence, 3.821, 320.43.

SEMIFINALS — Brown, 3.797, 319.45 def. Schumacher, 3.816, 322.34; Connolly, 3.787, 326.40 def. Todd, 3.887, 310.55.

FINAL — Brown, 3.787, 320.74 def. Connolly, 3.808, 319.14.

FUNNY CAR

ROUND ONE — John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.891, 174.12 def. John Hale, Dodge Charger, 4.983, 157.15; Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.993, 314.09 def. Tony Pedregon, Toyota Camry, 4.127, 295.72; Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.099, 313.15 def. Paul Lee, Toyota Solara, 4.105, 307.44; Ron Capps, Charger, 4.376, 260.56 def. Jeff Diehl, Solara, 10.602, 70.95; Robert Hight, Chevrolet Camaro, 4.052, 314.24 def. Courtney Force, Camaro, 4.081, 317.64; Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.319, 225.56 def. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 6.091, 100.37; Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 4.070, 309.63 def. Tim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 4.508, 190.06; Chad Head, Camry, 4.040, 315.86 def. Del Worsham, Camry, 4.065, 310.48.

QUARTERFINALS — Johnson Jr., 4.126, 305.98 def. Hagan, 4.139, 306.53; Beckman, 3.979, 319.67 def. Head, 7.415, 101.74; Hight, 4.095, 312.21 def. Capps, 4.113, 311.27; C. Pedregon, 4.051, 306.67 def. J. Force, 4.175, 310.63.

SEMIFINALS — Johnson Jr., 4.109, 307.93 def. C. Pedregon, 11.675, 67.24; Beckman, 4.037, 310.91 def. Hight, 4.095, 311.27.

FINAL — Beckman, 4.037, 310.63 def. Johnson Jr., 4.073, 308.99.

PRO STOCK

ROUND ONE — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.531, 211.93 def. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.530, 212.39; Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.516, 211.93 def. Allen Johnson, Dodge Dart, 6.537, 211.83; Jonathan Gray, Camaro, 6.519, 211.49 def. Deric Kramer, Dart, broke; Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.534, 211.33 def. Larry Morgan, Camaro, foul; Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.529, 211.36 def. Matt Hartford, Pontiac GXP, 6.567, 211.10; Jason Line, Camaro, 6.518, 211.53 def. Aaron Strong, Camaro, 6.603, 208.68; Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.530, 212.19 def. V. Gaines, Dart, 6.561, 211.33; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.502, 211.99 def. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.556, 211.76.

QUARTERFINALS — McGaha, 6.514, 212.13 def. Enders, 6.529, 211.93; Coughlin, 6.537, 211.03 def. Nobile, 6.534, 211.83; Line, 6.528, 211.39 def. Butner, 6.527, 211.66; J. Gray, 6.533, 210.54 def. Anderson, 6.518, 211.86.

SEMIFINALS — J. Gray, 6.544, 211.10 def. Line, 6.514, 212.09; McGaha, 6.531, 212.29 def. Coughlin, 6.551, 211.20.

FINAL — McGaha, 6.531, 212.13 def. J. Gray, 6.560, 211.03.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

ROUND ONE — Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.858, 194.60 def. Katie Sullivan, Suzuki, 7.008, 189.36; Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.869, 195.76 def. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.926, 193.32; Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.921, 192.33 def. Mike Berry, Buell, 7.025, 186.54; Scotty Pollacheck, Buell, 7.031, 185.59 def. Chip Ellis, Buell, broke; Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.901, 196.47 def. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 7.010, 193.16; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.858, 192.88 def. Melissa Surber, Buell, 6.975, 187.81; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.963, 191.92 def. Angie Smith, 7.025, 183.87; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.975, 192.36 def. Matt Smith, 7.155, 191.97.

QUARTERFINALS — Savoie, 6.832, 195.05 def. Stoffer, 6.911, 191.84; Krawiec, 6.859, 193.18 def. Johnson, 6.936, 192.00; Pollacheck, 7.002, 187.94 def. Arana Jr, foul; Underdahl, 6.878, 195.36 def. Hines, 6.900, 191.08.

SEMIFINALS — Savoie, 6.861, 195.08 def. Underdahl, 6.884, 195.39; Krawiec, 6.887, 193.27 def. Pollacheck, 7.053, 185.79.

FINAL — Krawiec, 6.881, 191.00 def. Savoie, 6.891, 194.13.