Capps nets No. 5 in Vegas qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 6 of 23
11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
April 16-18, 2010

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CAPPS NETS NO. 5 IN VEGAS QUALIFYING

LAS VEGAS (April 17, 2010) - Under sunny and hot conditions during both days
of qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ron Capps planted
the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger Funny Car in the No. 5 spot, posting a
4.221-second elapsed time at 291.70 mph in the cooler Friday evening
session.

His earlier pass on Friday produced a 4.105/241.93 (No. 8), and he came up
short in today's two final tire-smoking tries: 7.846/82.28 (No. 4) and
7.130/91.29.

"We tested the waters today to see how far we could push the track and
obviously it didn't make it down," said Capps, defending event champion.
"But we're learning. The conditions are very difficult and you could see
that by the number of cars not getting down the track .

"Tomorrow is going to be another hot day, so it's going to be just as
treacherous, especially in the middle of the day. And first round is
probably going to see the best conditions we're going to see all day.

"Unfortunately, we have to run our teammate Jack Beckman in the first round.
We hate to do that, but, as always, no matter where we qualify and how we
run, I always feel like we have a great chance of winning on Sunday."

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