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‘IT BLOWS MY MIND:’ CAPPS SET TO COMPETE IN 600TH RACE

Ron Capps

This year has been one of amazing achievements for Ron Capps. In his second reign over the Funny Car class, he debuted as a team owner, advanced to the finals in the season-opener, won two races, forged an alliance with Toyota to drive one of its brand-new Supra entries, as the so-called regular season rushes

Topeka Pre-Race Report

Ron Capps

Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Topeka Event Highlights: Four-time event champion (1998, 2006, 2009, 2017) Two-time runner-up (2000, 2012) 2021 Topeka Recap: Qualified ninth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by J.R. Todd in E2) Last Event (Seattle): Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Robert Hight

Capps and NAPA Team Opted for ‘Big Picture’ Approach in Seattle

KENT, Wash. (July 31, 2022) – With only two races remaining between the NHRA Northwest Nationals and the U.S. Nationals, the final event of the NHRA’s ‘regular season,’ the Ron Capps Motorsports team used Seattle’s three qualifying rounds to help prepare them for the upcoming Indianapolis event and the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Dramatic Early Round Win Helps Capps Advance to Norwalk Semifinals

NORWALK, Ohio (June 26, 2022) – Starting from the pole position for the fourth time during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Series season, Ron Capps advanced to the semifinals on Sunday afternoon at the NHRA Norwalk Nationals. Capps’ Ohio outing marked the seventh time through the first 10 events of the year that he has

Ron Capps First to Take New Toyota Supra Funny Car to the Pole Position

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

NORWALK, Ohio (June 25, 2022) – Fresh off of an impressive win last weekend, two-time and defending NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps carried the momentum of his Bristol, Tenn. triumph into the NHRA Norwalk Nationals by qualifying his NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra in the No. 1 spot. Capps earned the pole