Ron Capps capped a dominating weekend Sunday by upending Ashley Force Hood in the Top Fuel Funny Car finals of the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway located outside of Denver, Co.

Capps clocked a 4.18-second time in his Don Schumacher Racing NAPA Dodge machine, while Force Hood came in at 4.231 seconds in her Castrol GTX/Auto Club Ford Mustang.

"We were testing both lanes today and during one of the rain delays, he (Ace McCulloch his crew chief) came back and peeked his head in with me and the crew guys and asked me what lane I wanted (in the final)," Capps said. He has never asked me that ever in my career. I told him we ran a track record (4.12) in the left and then I get strapped in the car and heard on the radio that we're taking the right lane. At least he asked. The car rattled the tires pretty good on that last run and I got ready to pedal it and then it cleared up and took off. I could hear her car over there somewhere. I just hoping we could get down there and we did."

Ron Capps capped a dominating weekend Sunday by upending Ashley Force Hood in the Top Fuel Funny Car finals of the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway located outside of Denver, Co.

Capps clocked a 4.18-second time in his Don Schumacher Racing NAPA Dodge machine, while Force Hood came in at 4.231 seconds in her Castrol GTX/Auto Club Ford Mustang.

"We were testing both lanes today and during one of the rain delays, he (Ace McCulloch his crew chief) came back and peeked his head in with me and the crew guys and asked me what lane I wanted (in the final)," Capps said. He has never asked me that ever in my career. I told him we ran a track record (4.12) in the left and then I get strapped in the car and heard on the radio that we're taking the right lane. At least he asked. The car rattled the tires pretty good on that last run and I got ready to pedal it and then it cleared up and took off. I could hear her car over there somewhere. I just hoping we could get down there and we did."

This was Capps’ fifth win of the season and left him tied with Force Hood for first in the points chase at 965. Tony Pedregon is third at 911 points.

"We debuted our new car at Norwalk and got a few runs under it and look out West Coast swing," Capps said.

Don Schumacher now has 132 career NHRA wins as an owner, thanks to Capps' victory.  

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