In this photo provided by NHRA, Jack Beckman sets the Funny Car national record, racing to his fourth No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals ... more 

In this photo provided by NHRA, Jack Beckman sets the Funny Car national record, racing to his fourth No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals drag races at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa. Beckmans elapsed time of 3.989 seconds from Friday became the national record in the 8,000-horsepower category after he certified the performance with a time of 4.003 seconds on Saturdays first qualifying attempt. (AP Photo/NHRA, Jerry Foss) less