Veteran driver would welcome a mix of distances in 2009 …
The IHRA has plans to incorporate 1,000-foot drag racing into a mix of eighth-mile and traditional quarter-mile venues in
2009. The NHRA has yet to reveal whether 1000 foot racing will continue beyond 2008.
The NHRA announced a temporary scale back to 1,000 foot drag racing for
the nitro division through the 2008 season following the tragic death
of Funny Car racer Scott Kalitta during the NHRA Supernationals in
Englishtown, NJ.
Veteran nitro Funny Car racer Ron Capps, a drag racing purist by his
own admission, wouldn’t mind seeing the NHRA run quarter-mile at
certain venues while scaling back to 1,000-foot on those tracks with
shorter shutdown areas.