Summary: Do you know the connection between chemotherapy and drag racing? Listen as we delve into one of the greatest comeback stories in motorsports history.Do you know the connection between chemotherapy and drag racing? Champion racer Jack Beckman could write a book about overcoming hurdles life has laid before him, including cancer. The last chapter would delve into one of the greatest comeback stories in motorsports history. Jack discusses how he began experiencing health problems that were ultimately diagnosed as high grade level 3B lymphoma, a cancer that had invaded his body from hip to neck. He underwent six months of chemotherapy treatments, but continued to teach at dragster driving school and race as a semiprofessional. Throughout the ordeal, Jack was inspired by an outpouring of support from family, friends and fellow racers. "People I barely knew would come up to me at the races and tell me they were thinking of me," he says. "I can't describe what that meant to me. It's also nice not having to die to know how much people care about you." He had his last chemotherapy treatment on October 25, 2004, and remains in remission.
