Kalitta still seeking 50th career win; Ron Capps, Greg Anderson lead in Funny Car, Pro Stock
Defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday at Brainerd International Raceway as he looks to win the 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals for a seventh time.
“ Guido and I had a talk and he said, 'It's going to be hot tomorrow, and I don't want to not be in the top half – but we can't improve. I don't want to throw down and miss it and smoke the tires. There are 17 cars.’ But I just looked at him and said, 'Dude, go for it. Throw down.' He just smiled. He didn't throw down as much, but it was enough.”In Top Fuel, Doug Kalitta made the quickest run in the opening session, going 3.757 at 330.
Greg Anderson, a five-time champion, is the driver to beat this weekend in Brainerd after a strong run Friday.In Pro Stock’s first appearance at Brainerd since 2019, it was the hometown guy who stole the show on Friday, as Duluth native Greg Anderson grabbed the provisional No. 1 position with a run of 6.597 at 205.79 in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro.
“Being back home is cool,” Anderson said. “This is where I grew up, where it all started for me. It's pretty darn cool to come back after a long four years. The facility is wonderful, the racetrack is great, the weather is great – it's just like I remember it. It's been a really good Friday, and we got all the points that they had to give today with two pretty much flawless runs.
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