Tight race in NHRA Funny Car

Jack Beckman continued his hot streak in the NHRA Funny Car division. Unfortunately so did Tim Wilkerson and Tony Pedregon, the only two drivers ahead of him in the Funny Car standings.
Beckman, a driver from North Hills, advanced to the semifinals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas on Sunday. He lost to Pedregon, who lost to Wilkerson in the Funny Car final.
After two races in the Countdown to One playoffs, Wilkerson leads the Funny Car standings by nine points over Pedregon and 29 over Beckman.
Beckman has advanced to the semifinals in five straight events, winning two of them. He talked about his recent stretch with Craig Wack at go2geiger.com.
The Countdown continues this weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park in Tennessee. Meanwhile, in the Top Fuel division, Larry Dixon advanced to the quarterfinals at Texas, losing to Tony Schumacher. Dixon, a graduate of Van Nuys High, is fourth in the Top Fuel standings, and trails Schumacher, the leader in the Top Fuel standings, by 129 points.