It's a spectacle like none other according to Pacific Raceways president, at an media event featuring three-time world champion Funny Car driver Ron Capps at Muckleshoot Casino.
For three decades, Ron Capps has been a staple in the National Hot Rod Association, winning 76 races overall, three Funny Car world championships, and reaching a top speed of close to 340 miles per hour. But his very first professional win - in the Top Fuel division - came right here in the Pacific Northwest."This place gives me goosebumps," Capps said. "As soon as my plane lands, I mean I just feel like we have such great fans and we have such a great chance of winning.
Added Capps: "For somebody who hasn't seen it live, I mean it's 15-foot flames out of both sides of the car, side-by-side 330+ miles per hour runs!"And yet this week's event comes just three weeks after the NHRA world was turned upside down, when 75-year-old legend John Force was involved in a crash, resulting in a traumatic brain injury and fractured sternum. Force is still recovering at a rehab facility after being moved from the hospital last week.
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