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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 7, 2026) – Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps opened the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season in commanding fashion, securing the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Capps powered his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car to the top of the field Friday
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Ron Capps Leads Funny Car Field with Provisional Pole at Season-Opening NHRA Gatornationals
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 6, 2026) – The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season opened in memorable fashion for three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps and his Ron Capps Motorsports organization Friday at the NHRA Gatornationals. Just hours after announcing a new partnership with Monster Energy and debuting as a two-car team with
Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports
Monster Energy Joins Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports for Multi-Year NHRA Partnership
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Monster Energy will support Gordon’s rookie Top Fuel campaign as Ron Capps Motorsports expands to a two-car program for the 2026 NHRA season GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 6, 2026) – Monster Energy has joined NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Maddi Gordon and the championship-winning Ron Capps Motorsports team in a multi-year partnership beginning with the
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RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA Gatornationals Event Highlights: Four-time event winner (2006, 2007, 2015, 2020) Three-time runner-up (2000, 2016, 2025) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2021, 2023) 2025 NHRA Gatornationals Recap: Qualified third; Event runner-up (defeated John Smith in E1, Bobby Bode in E2, Alexis DeJoria in E3; defeated by
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MADDI GORDON Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster Noteworthy: Making her professional debut aboard the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster The Gatornationals marks the third-generation racer’s first time competing at Gainesville Raceway Fan Events: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Fanfest at Burnyzz Speed Shop (1 Aspen Rd., Ocala) driver autograph session Saturday, 9 a.m., Q&A
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. 27, 2026) – Ron Capps Motorsports is proud to announce its partnership with Women in Motorsports North America (WIMNA), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing opportunities for women across all sectors of the motorsports industry. As part of the collaboration, the WIMNA logo will appear on the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster
Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports
Maddi Gordon Earns Top Fuel License, Reflects on First Runs Ahead of Pro NHRA Debut
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2026) – After making her first-ever runs in a 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster last week during the PRO preseason test session at Gainesville Raceway, rookie driver Maddi Gordon has officially completed her Top Fuel licensing process, clearing the way for her professional NHRA debut with Ron Capps Motorsports at the upcoming
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Brown, Capps, Anderson, Smith, Fletcher newest additions to Top 75 Drivers list
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NHRA 12 Jan 2026 – Antron Brown, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, Matt Smith, and Dan Fletcher have been announced as the second group of new members of NHRA’s Top 75 Drivers list. Five new additions to the prestigious list will be unveiled each Monday through Feb. 2. Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, Erica Enders, Andrew Hines,
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Rob Flynn Named Crew Chief of Maddi Gordon’s Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Nov. 19, 2025) – NHRA team owner/driver Ron Capps is pleased to announce the addition of crew chief Rob Flynn to his expanding Ron Capps Motorsports organization. Flynn has been named lead tuner of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster, which will be driven by Maddi Gordon in 2026 when she embarks on