When Ron Capps returns to Thunder Valley for the May 15-17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, he will not have to worry about those pesky left turns.
Capps, one of the drivers who participated in the Scotts Saturday Night
Special at Bristol Motor Speedway, returns to Bristol Dragway to do
what he does best, rocket straight down the legendary track on a quest
for victory. Seeing the win light is something he has grown accustomed
to thus far in the 2009 campaign.
Capps has collected three wins in 2009 and currently sits first in the
championship standings. After snagging the first two events of the
season, Capps said he felt the weight of a giant bull’s-eye on his
back. Add the competitive nature of the Funny Car category and it is
easy to see why he felt the pressure.
“No one had ever three-peated [at the start of the season], and there
was a lot of hoopla,” said the California native. “One thing we found
is that a lot of guys were taking shots at us on the track. There is
something to be said about momentum, but a lot of those guys look at
you and want to get you out of the headlines.