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SONOMA, Calif. (July 19, 2026) – After nabbing her first professional win for Carlyle Tools two weeks ago in Norwalk, Ohio, Top Fuel rookie Maddi Gordon was eager to add another piece of hardware to her NHRA trophy collection. Unfortunately, tire smoke thwarted her efforts in the opening round of competition today against one of
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SONOMA, Calif. (July 19, 2026) – Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team went into Sunday eliminations at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals with serious momentum. He entered the weekend as the most recent Funny Car winner on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour after a historic double-up win with
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Ron Capps and NAPA Funny Car Team Secure First Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Win Of The Season
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SONOMA, Calif. (July 18, 2026) – Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car, skated into his first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the season on Saturday afternoon at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals. The California native defeated Alexis DeJoria and Jack Beckman in front of packed grandstands at Sonoma Raceway to win
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Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Highlights: Four-time event champion (1997, 2010, 2011, 2013) Five-time runner-up (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2024) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1998, 2021) 2025 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Recap: Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Spencer Hyde in E2) Last
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Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster Last Event (Norwalk): Qualified fifth; Event champion (defeated Spencer Massey in E1, Tony Stewart in E2, Shawn Langdon in E3, Antron Brown in E4) 2026/Career Statistics: 10 races; one national event win Noteworthy: Enters the race weekend after having captured her first professional victory aboard the Carlyle
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Dream Weekend for First-Time Top Fuel Winner Maddi Gordon as Ron Capps Motorsports Scores First-Ever Double-Up at Norwalk
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NORWALK, Ohio (June 28, 2026) – In just her 10th career NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event, Rookie of the Year candidate Maddi Gordon became the eighth woman in NHRA history to win in Top Fuel Sunday afternoon at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Gordon’s triumph
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NORWALK, Ohio (June 26, 2026) – Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car and current Funny Car points leader in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, leapt to the top of the timing sheets on Friday afternoon at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. If the three-time Funny Car world champion remains
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MADDI GORDON Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster Last Event (Bristol): Qualified 12th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Billy Torrence in E1; defeated by Tony Stewart in E2) Noteworthy: Previously competed in Norwalk in Top Alcohol Funny Car and finished as the event runner-up in 2024 Fan Events: Wednesday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ron
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RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA Norwalk Nationals Event Highlights: 2016 event champion Four-time runner-up (2011, 2013, 2014, 2024) Three-time No. 1 qualifier (2019, 2021, 2022) 2025 NHRA Norwalk Nationals Event Recap: Qualified third; Semifinal finish (defeated Paul Lee in E1, Dave Richards in E2; defeated by Austin Prock) Last Event
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Maddi Gordon, Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Team Work Through Challenges at Bristol
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 14, 2026) – NHRA Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon’s first trip to Bristol Dragway came to an end in the second round of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals as she lost to 2025 regular season champion Tony Stewart. It was another learning experience for Gordon and the upstart