{loadposition banner2} It’s been a good weekend to be Jim Epler. Epler, who recorded the first 300 mile per hour run behind a Funny In Topeka in 1993, climbed behind the wheel of a fuel Funny Car before qualifying on Saturday at the Menards NHRA Nationals. Just like the mural on the front wing of Justin Ashley’s Phillips Connect, the opportunity to warm up defending Funny Car champion Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car came as a total surprise. “I had no idea,” Epler admitted. “So Justin takes me over because we’re talking about doing some business with Ron…