Jack Beckman closed out the 2024 season NHRA season with a thrilling Funny Car victory at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Beckman outran John Force Racing teammate and world champion Austin Prock in the final round to close out the 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.

In the teammate versus teammate final round, Beckman went a career-best 3.812-secs at 327.35 mph in his PEAK Chevrolet Camaro SS to defeat Prock and pick up his second win of the season since taking over driving duties for John Force in August.

It’s been a magical ride for Beckman, a former world champion, who won his 35th career race on Sunday.

To get to the final round on Sunday, Beckman knocked off Terry Haddock, Blake Alexander and Ron Capps, ensuring Prock and Force/Beckman finished first and second in the loaded Funny Car ranks.

“It doesn’t get any higher than this,” Beckman said. “It’s just magical at your home track. It’s special when it’s the Winternationals when the Winternationals was the first race of the year, but the Finals is finals, right? Whoever wins here gets a couple months to say we were the baddest on race day.”

“This season has just been just pinch-me moment after pinch-me moment. The way John went out was terrible, but he’s still with us, and I think he’s just as valuable standing on the starting line as he is strapped in the car at the starting line. Having John here doesn’t make us want to win more. We want to win every time we go out there. It just made winning that much more special.”

Austin Prock, who had mathematically clinched the 2024 season championship by qualifying the day before, advanced to his 12th final round in his dazzling championship season.

Prock managed to put another explaination point on all this with a resounding performance to open eliminations when he sped to an unheard of and barrier breaking 341.68 mph!

That terminal speed was the first ever official 340+ mph recorded and fastest ever in the sport – obviously drawing everyone in attendance attention.

“I’m comfortable in this thing,” Prock said. This is unreal to run 3.80 last night and go 341.68 today. This is one fast Chevrolet and we’re the first NHRA team to do it.”

Prock’s incremental times including reaching 289.69 mph by 660-feet and then his Camaro made a hard charge to the finish line to eclipse the 340-mph barrier in remarkable fashion.

In-N-Out Burger Finals – Funny Car Class Summary

WIN: Jack Beckman – 3.812 secs 327.35 mph (Career win #35)

R/UP: Austin Prock – 5.028 secs 165.42 mph

Low ET: Austin Prock – 3.804 secs

Top MPH: Austin Prock – 341.68 mph!!

Bump: 5.413

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Posted with files by NHRA Communications & Bruce Biegler

Photos Courtesy of NHRA