{"id":4108,"date":"2009-05-08T12:02:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T17:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:40:36","slug":"nhra-funny-car-star-ron-capps-ready-to-challenge-dirtcar-western-allstars-late-model-series-saturday-night-may-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ump\/factory-stocks\/nhra-funny-car-star-ron-capps-ready-to-challenge-dirtcar-western-allstars-late-model-series-saturday-night-may-9\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA Funny Car Star Ron Capps Ready To Challenge DIRTcar Western Allstars Late Model Series Saturday Night (May 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2986\" title=\"DIRTcar Western Late Model Series\" src=\"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/DIRTcar-Western-Late-Model-Series-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"DIRTcar Western Late Model Series\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/30114359\/DIRTcar-Western-Late-Model-Series-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/30114359\/DIRTcar-Western-Late-Model-Series.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Santa Maria, CA<\/strong> \u2014  The DIRTcar Western Allstars Late Model  Series and NHRA Funny Car drag racing are two completely different  motorsports disciplines, but straight-line star Ron Capps will do his  best to blur the distinctions between them this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Capps,  the current points leader in the powerful Funny Car division of the NHRA  Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, plans to challenge the Western  Allstars&#8217; standouts this Saturday night (May 9) when the tour pays a  visit to Santa Maria Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Carlsbad, Calif.,  Capps will take advantage of an open weekend on his drag-racing schedule  to make his first-ever start on the DIRTcar Western Allstars Late Model  Series. He will drive a dirt Late Model fielded by Zack Forster of  Bakersfield, Calif., and compete as a teammate to 2007 WAS champion Mike  Johnson of Lompoc, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Capps&#8217;s dirt Late Model will carry the  same NAPA Auto Parts logos and colors as the 330-mph, 7,000-horsepower  Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger that he campaigns on the NHRA Funny  Car trail. Victory Circle Chassis in Bakersfield, Calif., provided a new  body to Forster Racing so Capps&#8217;s machine could be customized with his  familiar sponsor and colors for Saturday night&#8217;s program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re  thrilled to have Ron Capps joining us for a night of DIRTcar Western  Allstars Late Model Series action at Santa Maria Speedway,\u201d said DIRTcar  Racing Western Region Director Chris Morgan, who oversees the operation  of the Western Allstars. \u201cHe&#8217;s a nationally-known Funny Car racer but  he loves to go dirt-track racing whenever he can, so a Western Allstars  show in his homestate gives him a perfect opportunity to fill his  dirt-track desires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecial thanks goes out to Chris Kearns of  Santa Maria Speedway as well as NAPA Auto Parts, Forster Racing and  Victory Circle Chassis for helping make Ron&#8217;s appearance a reality. This  type of special event adds excitement to the DIRTcar Western Allstars  Late Model Series and builds more momentum for the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While  the 43-year-old Capps has limited dirt-track experience, he&#8217;s made a  number of starts on clay ovals in each of the last six years. His dirt  debut came in 2003 behind the wheel of an open-wheel Midget in the famed  indoor Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., and he returned to  the Chili Bowl the following year. As for dirt Late Model racing, since  2005 Capps has competed annually in the Prelude to the Dream event \u2013 a  huge early-summer charity race comprised of nationally-recognized  drivers running dirt Late Models at NASCAR star Tony Stewart&#8217;s Eldora  Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio \u2013 and owns a top finish of fourth (2006).<\/p>\n<p>Capps,  who graduated from Santa Clara (Calif.) University (three-and-a-half  hours north of Santa Maria Speedway) with a Bachelor of Science degree  in software engineering, plans to once again enter next month&#8217;s Prelude  to the Dream at Eldora. He also hopes to make additional Western  Allstars appearances in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Maria Speedway returns to the  Western Allstars tour on Sat., May 9, after hosting the series for the  first time in 2008. Mike Johnson was victorious in last year&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>Additional info on all of the series, sanctioning and member tracks of DIRTcar Racing is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtcar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.DIRTcar.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Maria, CA \u2014 The DIRTcar Western Allstars Late Model Series and NHRA Funny Car drag racing are two completely different motorsports disciplines, but straight-line star Ron Capps will do his best to blur the distinctions between them this weekend. 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