Highlights:
* Runner-up result for
* Defending NHRA Funny Car world champ
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A rain-shortened qualifying and then the postponement of Sunday's elimination rounds to Monday didn't deter Capps from getting the most out of his HEMI-powered Hellcat throughout the weekend; He was one of the few competitors to get in two qualifying passes on Saturday to put his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat No. 3 on the eliminations ladder and then advanced through eliminations to his 127th career final round appearance.
The four-time winner (2006, 2007, 2015 and 2017) and two-time runner-up (2012, 2020) at
Defending Funny Car world champion,
No. 4 qualifier
Prior to Sunday's rain delay, No. 2 qualifier
Pruett did get to race on Monday, only this time it was in Factory Stock Showdown (FSS) aboard her 2021 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak where she posted another impressive 0.029-second reaction time against
Teammate
The NHRA's 70th anniversary season continues with the next event, the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals, set to take place
ADDITIONAL NOTES and QUOTES
FUNNY CAR:
(No. 6 Qualifier - 3.961 seconds at 324.12 mph) Bonus point for third quickest Q1 run
Round 1: (0.082-second reaction time, 3.946-seconds at 312.78 mph) defeats No. 11
Round 2: (0.077/3.964/317.87) loss to No. 3
'It was a wild weekend here at
Round 2: (0.073/3.929/325.30) defeats No. 6
Round 3: (0.080/3.915/326.24) defeats No. 7
Round 4: (0.057/4.684/179.25) loss to No. 5
'I feel so bad for the Angel family and everyone who put the effort into putting this race on in the backyard of Pennzoil. We really wanted to show off and it was close. The car is much better than the results we've shown and it's just been weird stuff. I knew the momentum was coming. We have a great race car and we're going to have a lot of long days, and it's just really fun right now with the NAPA team. We lost lane choice in the finals but not by much. We had been in the left lane all day. Guido (
(No. 4 Qualifier - 3.943 seconds at 323.12 mph)
Round 1: (0.106-second reaction time, 3.971-seconds at 318.24 mph) defeats No. 13
Round 2: (0.082/3.991/319.14) loss to No. 5
'We qualified fourth and we've started from top-half of the field at every event so far this year, so we're still rolling strong and that feels great. We want to win every race of course, but we're in every race and our Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is consistent. We had a little hiccup there on the first run, but we recovered well and made a great 3.94 (seconds) at 323 (mph). I'm pleased that the team's working hard. We're going to keep chipping away. I talked to (Crew Chief) JC (
TOP FUEL:
(No. 2 Qualifier - 3.733 seconds at 312.86 mph)
Round 1: (0.020-second reaction time, 12.703 seconds at 60.13 mph) loss to No. 13
'Frustration is the word of the day. Unfortunately for us, we were not able to advance out of the first round. Our issues weren't caused by tune-up error, nor a driver error. We had a line and fitting that no longer wanted to be married to each other and they disconnected themselves, draining our CO2 bottle after the burnout. So, unfortunately, we did not have the proper pressure to set the clutch where it needed to be and when I hit the gas to leave, we had extra arms in play in the clutch that applied way more power than we had wanted. This is the ultimate proving grounds but I don't think anybody would be able to make it down the track when you apply all 12,000-horsepower at the same time at the hit. Silver lining in this for us is we still have so much confidence in this team - the driver, the crew chief, the car when it's not having a bad day. We're hoping to minimize these terrible days. Thankfully we are still early in the season. Are we impressed with where we sit in the standings? No, but we look forward to getting back after it in
FACTORY STOCK SHOOTOUT:
(No. 10 Qualifier - 7.959 seconds at 174.73 mph)
Round 1: (0.029-second reaction time, 7.893-seconds at 174.96 mph) defeats No. 7
Round 2: (0.047/8.042/163.77) loss to No. 15
'Overall I have to say the end result of this Factory Stock Showdown weekend here at
'After three pretty long days of bad weather and rain unfortunately the Empaco Equipment
NHRA Championship Points Standings:
Following the Mopar Express Lane SpringNationals at
FUNNY CAR (season wins in parentheses)
1. Bob Tasca III - 438 (2)
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3. John Force - 361
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TOP FUEL (season wins in parentheses)
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4. Brittany Force - 308
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