One of the most inspiring performances of the Thursday night SRX event at Eldora Speedway won by Tony Stewart was the effort put in by three-time NHRA Funny Car champion Ron Capps.
Competing in his first race on dirt since 2012 (although he prepped for Thursday’s event by racing on his computer simulator), Capps did the straight-line community and his sponsor NAPA proud, proving that drag racers can indeed turn left when they have to.
Capps led early in Heat Race No. 1, and was bouncing back in Heat Race No. 2 before he hit the wall on Lap 6. He wrecked with 15 laps to go, losing control and spinning around, but unfortunately he wrecked with 15 laps to go, losing control and spinning around.
The SRX team made quick repairs, but Capps’ car gave up the ghost with five laps left when his car wouldn’t turn, officially ending his night..
Still, the Southern California resident had a heck of a lot of fun.
“My roundy-round stuff leaves a little bit to be desired,” Capps joked. “Man, this is fun, I’m so out of my comfort zone. It’s crazy.”
After the race, Capps was off for Topeka and this weekend’s Menards NHRA Nationals Presented by PetArmor. NHRA qualifications begin today.
Superstar Racing Experience Eldora – Results
Heat 1 Results
Tony Stewart
Bobby Labonte
Ron Capps
Ken Schrader
Brad Keselowski
Ryan Newman
Matt Kenseth
Austin Dillon
Hailie Deegan
Chase Briscoe
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti
Heat 2 Results
Tony Stewart
Matt Kenseth
Ryan Newman
Marco Andretti
Bobby Labonte
Ron Capps
Hailie Deegan
Ken Schrader
Brad Keselowski
Austin Dillon
Chase Briscoe
Tony Kanaan
SRX Eldora – Feature Results
Tony Stewart
Hailie Deegan
Ryan Newman
Bobby Labonte
Matt Kenseth
Marco Andretti
Chase Briscoe
Ken Schrader
Brad Keselowski
Ron Capps
Austin Dillon
Tony Kanaan
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