NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car points leader Ron Capps advanced to the quarterfinal round at the NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway after defeating Bob Bode in the
opening face-off. He maintains his No. 1 status in the standings, and
is now 57 markers ahead of today's winner, Del Worsham.
Driving the NAPA Adaptive One Brakes Dodge Funny Car for the first and
only time this season before he returns to his usual mount, the NAPA
AUTO PARTS Dodge, Capps took the win over Bode with a 4.217-second lap
at 251.16 mph, despite dropping a cylinder which caused engine damage,
an oildown and a lengthy clean-up of the track surface.
With repairs effected and without lane choice, Capps faced Tony
Pedregon in the second round. Capps was first off the line with a .045
reaction time (.000 is perfect) to Pedregon's .108, but the NAPA Dodge
was soon up in smoke and It was Pedregon's win at the finish line, with
a 4.143/300.26 to Capps' 4.503/262.90.