Gary Beck (born January 21, 1941) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in the United States, Beck married a Canadian and they made their home in her native Edmonton, Alberta. He competed in stock car racing before switching to …

Driver, crew chief, tuner. The Seattle native shocked the world when he won the 1972 U.S. Nationals two weeks after getting his Top Fuel license. It wasn’t a fluke.

2008年4月25日 · Gary Beck, not really a Canadian. Who knew? A couple of years ago, I wrote a well-received and still-discussed April Fools' story proclaiming that "Aussie Dave" Grubnic was not in fact Australian...

2011年1月16日 · Already immortalized by the 1972 Indy win, Beck won again in 1973 with the Beck & Peets car, setting low e.t. (5.96) in the semifinals and top speed (243.90 mph) in a come-from-behind final-round win over Carl Olson.

2011年8月11日 · Gary Beck, honored as the NHRA Legend in his native Seattle this past week at the O’Reilly Northwest Nationals, spoke with Competition Plus about building the Space Needle and his own drag-racing career.

Gary Beck was perhaps the most dominant top fuel racer of the '70s and early '80s. Not able to stay away from racing any longer, Beck listened enthusiastically as another club member, Ken McLean, laid out his plans to form a Top Fuel team.

2007年12月13日 · Gary Beck, drag race driver (b at Seattle, Wash 21 Jan 1941). Beck raced stock cars for 12 years before becoming a drag racer, operating from his home in Edmonton, Alberta. He was an outstanding competitor in this sport during the 1970s.

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Glasgow born producer and DJ Gary Beck has long been established as a primary figure in techno. Known and respected for his unique sound, he has gained support from the best names in the business and released music on some of the genre's leading labels, including Mutual Rytm, Soma, Cocoon, Minus, as well as his own BEK Audio imprint.

One of the most successful teams in Canadian motorsport history, Gary Beck and Ray Peets captured the 1974 National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel World Championship, the highest honour in the toughest and fastest class in drag racing.