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NHRA Today: Funny Car's top seed Capps eyes championship run

12 Sep 2016
NHRA News
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Ron Capps enters the Countdown to the Championship as the top seed in Funny Car after a strong regular season that included five wins in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger. For all of his successes, the veteran racer and 50-time tour winner has yet to win a season championship, having just missed one on four occasions -- 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2012 -- when he finished second, begging the question once again: Is this the season when Capps finally wins his long-awaited championship?

If he can, it will have to be in the wake of his wild trip into the sand trap at the recent Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals that provided a setback to the team entering the Countdown.

From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, NHRA's Amanda Busick spoke to Capps via Skype to talk about his Indy experience, the team's plan, and his confidence heading into the Countdown.