![]() 2 position moving into the Countdown to the Championship. As an added bonus, his win in the Pep Boys Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday put an extra $80,000 in his pocket.Ĭapps’ successful weekend moved him past Matt Hagan in the standings, giving him the No. It was like I was held back, and held back, and held back, and then, the flood gates opened,” Capps said.Ĭapps certainly left his mark on Indy this year, defeating points leader Robert Hight with a breathtaking, 3.912-second run in the final round of eliminations. “To not only win at Indy on Monday, finally, but to win the big callout race and get pole position all in one weekend. Nationals and in his first season as a team owner. The victory came in his 27th attempt at the U.S. Nationals trophy with his wife and children by his side. Two years later, he took on IRP behind the wheel of a Funny Car and in 2017, he reached the final round of eliminations.īut on Monday, all the years of trying were made worth it as Capps finally hoisted the U.S. Nationals was in a Top Fuel dragster in 1995. The first time Ron Capps attempted to win at the U.S. (NHRA photo) After 27 Years, Ron Capps Wins At Indy Nationals trophy at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Funny Car driver Ron Capps hoists the U.S. Steve Torrence bested Force for the win in the specialty race on Saturday.įorce leads the standings entering the Countdown to the Championship. Meanwhile, Force emerges from Indy with her head held high, despite falling tantalizingly short of victory in both eliminations and the All-Star Callout. My team did an incredible job.”īrown’s emotional win allowed him to jump from outside the top-10 to sixth in the standings, giving him considerable momentum for the title chase. ![]() “To be here in Indy, our hometown – I live eight miles from the track – I’m just super proud. We’re making it happen,” said Brown, who is also in his first season as a team owner. ![]() “Thank God above, all the prayers, all the hard work. Force kept the momentum going during eliminations, stringing together four dominant victories before falling to Matco Tools/Toyota dragster driver Antron Brown in the final round.īrown overtook Force with a 3.706 run, securing his 54th Top Fuel victory and his second class win at the U.S. 1 of the season, Force’s run also landed her a spot as the fourth-fastest dragster in NHRA Top Fuel history. While it was more than fast enough to claim her seventh No. Especially since we struggled every lap and then we finally got it figured out. 1 qualifier mark with a 3.640-second pass at 337.75 mph. The Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac dragster driver was off to a solid start on Saturday as Force claimed the No. Brittany Force Breaks Records In Qualifying, Falls Short In Eliminations 15-18 at Pennsylvania’s Maple Grove Raceway. The Pep Boys All-Star Callout novelty races pressurized the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes on Saturday and Sunday before eliminations for the “Big Go” commenced on Monday.Īs the drivers and teams leave IRP, winners and losers alike, their attention turns to the Countdown to the Championship - the showdown is set for Sept. Nationals finale began on Friday as qualifying took center stage under the lights. ![]() Nationals to remember as Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) earned prestigious victories during Monday’s 68th annual event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Labor Day. ![]()
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