Ashley Force Hood’s quarter-final win over Ron Capps represented more than just a win light. The winner of the match up was guaranteed to leapfrog past incoming point leader Tony Pedregon, who lost in the first round to Jim Head.

On the starting line, Capps staged and then Force Hood rolled in and lit both bulbs. She apologized to Capps at the finish line.

Ashley Force Hood’s quarter-final win over Ron Capps represented more than just a win light. The winner of the match up was guaranteed to leapfrog past incoming point leader Tony Pedregon, who lost in the first round to Jim Head.

On the starting line, Capps staged and then Force Hood rolled in and lit both bulbs. She apologized to Capps at the finish line.

“I got screwed up with this whole staging thing … changing your [starting line] routine is not what you’re supposed to do,” she said. “I was so amped up for that race … that’s a great team and a great driver … I was so pumped up that I went in and lit both bulbs. I am just glad that I didn’t do anything real stupid like cross any barriers.”

Mrs. Force Hood promised to back off of the Full Throttles prior to the semis, where she lost a tough race to fellow Ford driver Bob Tasca. 

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