Up until a last minute charge by Del Worsham, Ron Capps had the quickest Funny Car mark during the Palm Beach International Raceway test with a 4.098 elapsed time at 299.66 mph in seven runs.

Capps was appreciative of the efforts made to ensure this weekends test was successful for those who participated.

"This track is great. Every time you go to a track for the first time you don't know what to expect, especially in preseason testing. It's not just the crew chiefs testing, it's not just the crews testing, it's everybody, including the drivers. We're just trying to get used to the cars again. And this facility is great. It's 100 percent concrete. They've bent over backwards and have done everything as far as preparation of the track goes and it's been a real pleasurable experience. Up until a last minute charge by Del Worsham, Ron Capps had the quickest Funny Car mark during the Palm Beach International Raceway test with a 4.098 elapsed time at 299.66 mph in seven runs.

Capps was appreciative of the efforts made to ensure this weekends test was successful for those who participated.

"This track is great. Every time you go to a track for the first time you don't know what to expect, especially in preseason testing. It's not just the crew chiefs testing, it's not just the crews testing, it's everybody, including the drivers. We're just trying to get used to the cars again. And this facility is great. It's 100 percent concrete. They've bent over backwards and have done everything as far as preparation of the track goes and it's been a real pleasurable experience.

"We've been spoiled with having Las Vegas to go to for testing in the past and we always go to Phoenix. And Las Vegas it's just too cold and it's been in the 70s here, which is just right. So, it's a great track, great facility.

The one thing about test sessions Capps will readily admit, those big numbers are great to have, but it’s the lessons learned for future use, even on an early shut-off, that are most gratifying.

"We got to experiment with some things. I tell you, (crew chief) Ed McCulloch has come out with fire in his eyes,” Capps admitted. “We're really angry that we didn't do better than we did last year, especially at the end of last year. We finally got the fire we were talking about it since the last race at Pomona. We're extremely motivated to start to get some race wins for NAPA AUTO PARTS, and you can tell. You can tell by the mood of everybody in the pit area, because this stuff trickles down from the top. I can tell by driving the car that it's a completely different animal, and I'm excited.”

Capps may have stumbled in last season’s championship pursuit, but headed into 2009, he’s on solid ground.

"We've got ourselves a really good hot rod right now and it's only after four runs. The first full run down the track was a 4.09, so that tells you how good this NAPA team is going to be this season."