Top Fuel pilot Brandon Bernstein, Funny Car driver Jack Beckman and Pro Stock Motorcycle world
champion Eddie Krawiec will attend this weekend's Coca-Cola 600, as special guests of NHRA's series
sponsor, Full Throttle Energy Drink and The Coca-Cola Company.
The drivers will make a guest appearance on the Coca-Cola Stage at Speed Street, participate in an
autograph session and conduct a fan meet-and-greet on Saturday, May 23, as part of Lowe's Motor
Speedway's Speed Street in downtown Charlotte. In addition, the three will participate in the
pre-race driver's meeting prior to the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600, followed by a visit to
the media center.
Bernstein is currently third in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings.
He has appeared in three final rounds this year, having yet to win and extending a drought that has
reached nearly two years. Bernstein's last win came in Brainerd, Minn. in 2007. Beckman is in
the midst of a heated Funny Car points battle, sitting fifth after the first eight races.
Kraweic, who won the Full Throttle Series world championship in Pro Stock Motorcycle last year
despite not winning an event, claimed his first career victory earlier this year in Atlanta. He
followed that up with a win in St. Louis and currently is at the top of the series points standings
in the two-wheel category, 16 points ahead of North Carolina-native Matt Smith.
As part of their visit, the three will be promoting the upcoming NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing
Series event at zMAX Dragway, across the street from Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sept.
17-20. For more information about tickets for the Second Annual NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway,
call the track's ticket office number, (800) 455-FANS (3267).
