Ron Capps
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NORWALK, Ohio (Aug. 2, 2026) – In a historic Top Fuel vs. Funny Car final round between Ron Capps Motorsports teammates Ron Capps and Maddi Gordon, Capps raced to victory to earn the inaugural “King of Nitro” title Saturday night at Summit Motorsports Park’s 49th annual Night Under Fire. The unique match race format featured
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Ron Capps Staying Focused on Big Picture Following Early Exit at Seattle
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KENT, Wash. (July 26, 2026) – Funny Car points leader Ron Capps bowed out in the opening round of eliminations Sunday morning at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, but he’s staying focused on the championship picture as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads into the final two races of the regular
Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports
Gordon Reaches New Personal Best Elapsed Time at the NHRA Northwest Nationals
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KENT, Wash. (July 26, 2026) – Maddi Gordon, the driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster, is leaving Pacific Raceways with a new personal best elapsed time, made in the opening round of competition today at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals as Gordon endeavored to turn on the win light against racing
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NHRA Northwest Nationals Event Highlights: Four-time event champion Funny Car (1998, 2016, 2018) Top Fuel (1995) Six-time runner-up (2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2025) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1997, 2012) 2025 NHRA Northwest Nationals Event Recap: Qualified fourth; Event runner-up (defeated Hunter Green in E1, Daniel Wilkerson in E2, Spencer Hyde in E3; defeated by
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Last Event (Sonoma): Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Leah Pruett in E1) 2026/Career Statistics: 11 races; one national event win Noteworthy: Won her first NHRA trophy during the 2024 Northwest Nationals while driving her family’s Top Alcohol Funny Car With the victory, she became the 100th woman to win an NHRA national event
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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