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Juggling family life with work life a real challenge for Funny Car star Capps

By Joe Breeze
ESPN.com

Friday, August 8, 2008

Ron Capps absolutely loves his job. He gets to travel. He gets rock-star treatment at drag strips across the country. And he gets to wrestle an 8,000-horsepower, fire-breathing Funny Car at backbreaking speeds. The worst part of the profession? Meet Shelley, Taylor and Caden. Shelley is his wife of almost 16 years. Taylor is his 12-year-old daughter who'll be a cheerleader in the seventh grade this fall. Caden is his 7-year-old son who wants to go racing, just like Dad. They are the ones ...

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