No victory was bigger, though, than a final round conquest of Fast Jack Beckman, the man who taught not only her, but her younger sisters and her mother to drive competitively.
Relegated to the troublesome right lane that all day long was the undoing of drivers with far more experience, the 26-year-old graduate of Cal State Fullerton was not intimidated. She left the starting line first and never trailed, recording a 1,000 foot time of 4.122 seconds at 306.19 miles per hour, second quickest of the day and easily the best in the right lane. Beckman trailed
