By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
PEAK Funny Car driver Jack Beckman has won the Route 66th Nationals on Sunday. He won the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK over Austin Prock in an all-John Force Racing final round at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois.
Beckman went 3.935 at 325.77 mph to get the win. The 2024 Funny Car champion, Prock, went 3.933 at 329.02 mph in the losing effort.
“Every win is great and I have a lot of trophies from places like Indy and my home track in Pomona but winning here in Chicago, a track that was off the tour for a while is as good as it gets,” said Beckman, who was making his first appearance in Chicago since 2019. “It’s also the headquarters for PEAK and we’ve got 623 employees here.
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“I was off the tour since 2019 and I never thought I’d race here again. Austin Prock is great. Honestly, he’s .01 or .02 better than the rest of us. You just have to do your best. This time it all seemed to work out for us. Overall, we were good when we had to be. I try to keep an even keel but at this point, I’m more appreciative of every opportunity I get.”
Before this final round, Prock held a 3-2 advantage against Beckman. This was their third final round together.
Beckman and Prock shared the first two final rounds, as they split it 1-1.
The California native Beckman had a starting line advantage with a 0.049 reaction time. He had to hold on for a hole-shot win.
Beckman won by 0.0125 seconds or approximately six feet. Beckman captured his second Wally this season and the 37th of his Funny Car career.
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Prock had won two straight events. Beckman also won the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on March 30th.
John Force Racing has won four straight Funny Car events with Prock and Beckman. Chad Green and Paul Lee won the first two races of the season.
.@FastJackBeckman on a holeshot! @gerbercollision #Route66Nats presented by @peakauto pic.twitter.com/JsG43cUYyv
— NHRA (@NHRA) May 18, 2025
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