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Capps To Join NASCAR Drivers On Eldora’s Dirt

Written by Josh Katinger · June 6, 2005

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Ron Capps, who drives the Brut Dodge Stratus Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series and will do so this weekend at the CARQUEST NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., will make a side trip to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 8, to run the Nextel Prelude to the Dream.


Capps, of Carlsbad, Calif., will join NASCAR stars Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Kevin Harvick, Dave Blaney, Kenny Schrader, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Green, Mike Wallace, as well as World of Outlaws’ Danny Lasoski, and the legendary Red Farmer, in dirt Super Late Model cars in this inaugural promotional event on the one-half-mile clay oval.

A brief practice session will acclimate the Prelude drivers to their assigned Late Models prior to taking single-lap qualifying runs to determine their placement in one of two preliminary heat races. Those finishing positions will then be used for placement in the Prelude finale, as the

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  1. Marc on June 6th, 2005 9:00 pm

    Thanks for directing me to this story, I posted something on it.

    I’m betting Capps won’t finish last dispite the fact there will be no “bleach box” to start from, and Red Farmer at 76 years young will score a top five.

    Any takers?

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