Jack Beckley nació el 16 de agosto de 1918 en Estados Unidos. Estuvo casado con Harriet Beckley. Murió el 19 de enero de 2006 en Arizona, Estados Unidos.
Won 12 races as chief mechanic and finished second in the Indianapolis
500 twice with Jim Rathmann as driver. He also was on winning crews at
Indianapolis with Bill Vukovich and Gordon Johncock.