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NHRA New England Nationals Event Highlights: Two-time event champion (2014, 2016) 2016 No. 1 qualifier 2024 NHRA New England Nationals Recap: Qualified 12th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Matt Hagan in E1; defeated by Daniel Wilkerson in E2) Last Event (Chicago): Qualified sixth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Alexis DeJoria in E1; defeated by Matt Hagan in E2) 2025

JOLIET, Ill. (May 18, 2025) – Fan-favorite Funny Car driver Ron Capps powered his NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra to a quarterfinal finish today at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago. Despite challenging weather creating a variety of tricky track conditions all weekend long, the championship-winning Ron Capps Motorsports

Route 66 Raceway Highlights: Two-time winner 2017 Route 66 Nationals 2005 Fall race (discontinued after 2005) Five-time runner-up (2007, 2016, 2018, 2023; 2002 Fall race) 2013 No. 1 qualifier 2024 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Recap: Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1) Last Event (Charlotte 1): Qualified sixth; Event runner-up

CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2025) – With a special NAPA Auto Parts 100th Anniversary livery on his Toyota GR Supra, three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps raced to a runner-up finish at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on Sunday afternoon. Guided by crew chief Dean ‘Guido’ Antonelli, Capps fired off a 3.92-second pass at

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (April 23, 2025) – The Ron Capps Motorsports team will roll into this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway near Charlotte with a brand-new look as NAPA celebrates its upcoming 100th anniversary. Founded in 1925, NAPA was at the forefront of the transportation revolution, laying the groundwork for the automotive aftermarket industry

LAS VEGAS (April 13, 2025) – Unseasonably warm conditions at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway surprised competitors like three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps, who hazed the tires in his first-round quad on Sunday. Capps struggled in qualifying but rallied in the final session in his NAPA

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 10, 2025) – Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps plans to expand his team in 2026, adding a second car and driver to his Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) operation. As Capps has hinted at for months, he confirmed today that rising star Maddi Gordon will pilot a Top Fuel

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Event 4 of 20 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas April 11 – 13, 2025 NOTE: The Ron Capps Motorsports team is set to make a major announcement tomorrow, April 10, during the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals press conference, slated to begin at noon PT. A press release will be

POMONA, Calif. (March 30, 2025) – Just days after a violent crash in the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Ron Capps and his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team were back in action at the 65th NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. A cross-country trip and days of thrashing paid

POMONA, Calif. (March 28, 2025) – Five days after suffering a violent crash that destroyed his primary race car at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Ron Capps and his NAPA Auto Care team rebounded impressively on Friday at the NHRA Winternationals, recording the quickest run of each session to score the provisional pole after the first