Ron Capps Tops Funny Car Field At Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) – Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field Sunday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals to take the season lead with one race left in the regular season, and Erica Enders raced to her third Pro Stock victory of the season and second in a row.

Capps powered away from 15-time series champion John Force in the final round for his third victory of the season, third at Brainerd International Raceway and 36th of his career.

Capps cruised to a final-round performance of 4.134 seconds at 304.05 mph in a Dodge Charger, while Force’s Ford Mustang lost traction and finished in 6.633 at 116.35.

Enders outran series points leader Allen Johnson in the final round with a 6.649 at 208.26 in a Chevy Cobalt. She’s the first female driver to win at BIR since Shirley Muldowney won a Top Fuel title in 1982.

Morgan Lucas won the Top Fuel division, and Eddie Krawiec topped the Pro Stock Motorcycle field.