Robert Hight, Ron Capps battle for NHRA Funny Car title

POMONA — In the past 13 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series seasons, Ron Capps has been involved in two of the closest Funny Car points races. Those were only half of his four career second-place finishes.
The Carlsbad resident finally broke though in 2016, not only winning the season-ending Auto Club Finals at Pomona but also securing his first driving championship. Capps drove his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger to a 52-point margin over teammate Tommy Johnson Jr., ending a title dro