After suffering back-to-back first-round losses in Indianapolis and Reading, Ron Capps drove Don Schumacher's Brut Stratus to victory at the Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals in Chicago and back into the Funny Car title hunt. (Jerry Foss and Randy Anderson photos)
TOP FUEL by Candida Benson
When Tony Schumacher beat Larry Dixon in the Reading final and built his lead in the national standings to 100 points, he said that having that advantage took some pressure off his team. If that was the case, then his U.S. Army bunch must be feeling very little pressure now.
FUNNY CAR by John Jodauga
While Top Fuel's Tony Schumacher and Pro Stock's Greg Anderson tightened their grip on their points leads in their respective classes, things got crazier in Funny Car, and the person who was most responsible for that was event winner Ron Capps.