He's finally done it! At last, RonCapps28 has won the USNats at RaceIRP.
from his racing white whale. He had picked up 70 wins over a career spanning two decades, but none, despite several close calls, came at the US Nationals. Monday, he found himself in the finals for the second straight year. This time he needed to overcomeAs Capps put his helmet on, his phone lit up. It was a text from Don “The Snake” Prudhomme. Prudhomme used to be Capps’ team owner, but before that he had a Hall of Fame career in drag racing.
Hight’s car fizzled out coming off the start line, making Capps’ winning sub-four-second run a moot point. The top qualifier from Sunday, Capps made it the first time the higher seed won every Funny Car race since adopting its current format.Greg Anderson, Brittany Force, Ron Capps take qualifiers for US Nationals
Hight never came. Capps’ win light popped on. He couldn’t believe it. Moments later, he stood outside his car with tears in his eyes, having exorcised not just his US Nationals demons, but overcome a difficult first year as both a driver and team owner. With the win, Capps moved into third place in the Funny Car standings. The season points will now reset when the playoffs begin with the NHRA Nationals in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 15.
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