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Enjoy some great chat and BBQ from Bristol in latest episode of #CUEandA with Capps
The Bristol edition of #CUEandAwithCAPPS is now live on the Ron Capps Motorsports YouTube channel! It can also be found here: https://youtu.be/Pan3qWltCDc
This week’s featured guest was NHRA announcer and host of WFO Radio, Joe Castello. Ahead of the Thunder Valley Nationals race weekend, Ron and Joe visited Bristol Gardens & Grill in Bristol, Tenn.
Ron later went on to become the winningest driver in Bristol Dragway history when he picked up his seventh Thunder Valley Nationals trophy on Sunday.
Enjoy!
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