Capps goes for second E'town victory; will race in Prelude tonight

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 11 of 23
41st annual NHRA SuperNationals
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
June 11-13, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438;
jstropus@earthlink.net

CAPPS GOES FOR SECOND E'TOWN VICTORY
Capps will compete in Prelude to the Dream tonight. See Preview on SPEED
Channel tonight before HBO PPV

CARLSBAD, Calif. (June 9, 2010) - Driving the NAPA Batteries Dodge Charger
again at this weekend's 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown,
N.J., Ron Capps is looking for his second victory at this historic event,
the second of a string of four in a row in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag
Racing Series.

"We're in the middle of a multi-race swing on the East Coast before we get a
break and go to the West Coast," said Capps, who won in Englishtown in 2006
and currently is sixth in the point standings. "We saw conditions in Chicago
last weekend with the weather coming in and that threw curve balls to the
crew chiefs, so we're eager to see what the Englishtown race will bring.

"I've talked many times about how historic this race is at Old Bridge
Township Raceway Park. As a kid growing up in California I always wanted to
race there, and to finally win it was something that I had only dreamed
about.

"They do such a great job getting the track prepped and ready. I think, if
the conditions warrant it, we'll see great elapsed times. We always have a
Friday night session there and it's the closest we get to getting fans from
the New York City area. It's a race we definitely all look forward to, and
it's still one of the biggest races on the tour.

"In Chicago last weekend, we slipped a little bit. We're still doing a some
experimenting and it's a learning curve right now. It was great to see my
teammate Matt Hagan win. We work real close together with that team and they
did a great job."

Capps was also runner-up in 2003 and 2005 in Englishtown.

In the lead-up to the live 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) HBO Pay-Per-View®
telecast of the sixth annual Prelude to the Dream on Wednesday, SPEED is
airing a one-hour live pre-race special ­ the Prelude to the Dream Countdown
Show ­ at 6 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. PDT).

HBO Pay-Per-View¹s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95
and is available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO
Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming in the
pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing
information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org
<http://www.PreludeToTheDream.org>  or www.HBO.com <http://www.HBO.com> .

RON CAPPS QUICK FACTS:
* No. 6 in 2010 Funny Car points, after nine events (one runner-up, two
quarterfinal, four semifinal, three first rounds)
* Has one win in Englishtown, in 2006; two runner-ups in 2003 and 2005
* Qualified No. 10 at 2009 E'town event; lost first round to Tim Wilkerson
* Ended 2009 season No. 3 in the point standings
* Won class-best five events in 2009 - Pomona 1, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Topeka,
Denver - in seven final rounds
* Entered 2009 Countdown to 1 No. 2 in 2009 Funny Car "regular season" after
leading standings in 12 of the first 14 events
* Qualified No. 1 three times in 2009 (Phoenix, St. Louis, Denver); none in
2010 so far
* Has nine career No. 1 qualifiers
* No. 8 in 2008 Funny Car points; two runner-up, five semifinal, four
quarterfinal finishes, 13 first-rounds
* Is tied with Tony Pedregon with longest qualifying streak among active
Funny Car drivers: 73
* No. 4 in 2007 Funny Car point standings
* Led 2007 Funny Car point standings by as much as 154 points through 14 of
the first 17 races of the season
* NAPA AUTO PARTS is primary sponsor for third straight season
* Joined Don Schumacher Racing in 2005
* Has three U.S. Smokeless Showdown titles: 1998, 1999 and 2002
* Third in 2006 final point standings, with class-best five wins
* Had three wins, four runner-up finishes in 2005 (St. Louis was his first
win for DSR in '05)
* 2005 Funny Car championship runner-up, eight points short of title
* A perennial fan favorite, Capps has driven and won in both Top Fuel and
Funny Cars since he began his pro NHRA career in 1995
* His best season points finishes were seconds in Funny Car in 1998, 2000
and 2005
* He has 30 event wins in 62 final rounds to his credit (29 national event
wins in Funny Car, one in Top Fuel)
* His career-best elapsed time (established during an event) is 4.694
seconds, set in 2005 in Dallas (racing to 1320 feet)
* His career-best speed is 331.61 mph (Pomona 1, '07) - racing to 1320 feet
* Capps' career round win-loss record is 385-284
* Capps' career-best speed racing to 1000 feet is 313.80 mph (Concord 2010)
* (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOUR-WIDE RACE IN CONCORD) Capps' career record
against 14-time champion John Force is 22-42 in round wins. He's won 14 of
the last 20 meetings against Force, and has won five of the last seven
first-round match-ups over Force. His final-round record against Force is
3-1
* Age 44 (June 20, 1965); born and raised in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
* Lives in Carlsbad, Calif., with wife Shelley and daughter Taylor (7/25/96)
and son Caden (7/1/01)
* Has tested for IROC Series and competed in Skip Barber Formula Ford, Dirt
Late Models, Mini-Sprints and Go-Karts

SCHEDULE:  
FRIDAY, June 11 ­ FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, June 12 ­ FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at noon and 3 p.m.
SUNDAY, June 13 - Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.
FULL THROTTLE SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
 
TELEVISION:   
Saturday, June 12, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise two hours of qualifying
highlights at 11 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, June 13, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise NHRA Race Day, a 30-minute
race preview show, at 3:30 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, June 13, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise three hours of coverage
starting at 4 p.m. (ET).
 
SATELLITE:  
Friday, June 11, 8:30 - 9 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 5K
(Digital SD feed)    Saturday, June 12, 6:30 - 7 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 /
Transponder 5K 
Sunday, June 13, 7:30 - 8 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 5K (11800 MHz,
horizontal; Data Rate: 18.295441161 Mbp; Symbol Rate: 13.235 Ms; FEC: 3Ž4;
Bandwidth: 18 Mhz)
Video news release contains race action highlights each day and winners¹
interviews on Sunday.
 
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