Category Archives: Ron Capps Motorsports

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Highlights: Three-time event champion (2012, 2018, 2022) zMAX Dragway Overall Highlights: Four-time winner One No. 1 qualifier 2023 NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Recap: Qualified fifth; First round exit (defeated by Dave Richards in E1) Last Event (Reading): Qualified fifth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Buddy Hull in E1;

Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Event 15 of 20 Countdown Event 1 of 6 Maple Grove Raceway Mohnton, Pa. Sept. 13 – 15, 2024 READING, Pa. (September 15, 2024) – A red-light start by just two thousandths of a second ended Ron Capps’ mission to start the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship with a win

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 5th NHRA Reading Nationals Event Highlights: 2017 event champion Three-time runner-up (1999, 2000, 2016) 2019 No. 1 qualifier 2023 NHRA Reading Nationals Event Recap: Qualified second; Semifinal finish (defeated Dave Richards in E1, John Force in E2; defeated by Robert Hight in E3) Last Event (Indianapolis): Qualified seventh; Event runner-up

INDIANAPOLIS (September 2, 2024) – Sporting a special Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme Army tribute look on his NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra, Ron Capps raced to the Funny Car final round of the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals for the fourth year in a row on Monday evening. Capps, who won the prestigious

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (August 28, 2024) – One year after driving his Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme Hot Wheels tribute car to the Funny Car victory at the 2023 NHRA U.S. Nationals, Ron Capps will pay tribute to his former team owner yet again at this weekend’s 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

BRAINERD, Minn. (August 18, 2024) – When three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps lost a close race in the opening round of the NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the third-year driver and team owner was the first to take responsibility for the holeshot loss. The driver of the NAPA AutoCare Toyota GR Supra was obviously

NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Highlights: Seven-time event champion (1998, 2001, 2012-2014, 2019, 2023) Four-time runner-up (1997, 2009, 2011, 2022) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2000, 2023) 2023 NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Recap: Qualified No. 1; Event champion (defeated Jim Campbell in E1, Tim Wilkerson in E2, Bob Tasca in E3, Robert Hight in E4) Last Event (Sonoma): Qualified

SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2024) – Just one week after Ron Capps suffered a violent explosion that sidelined his primary NAPA AutoCare Toyota GR Supra, the three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion bounced back with a runner-up finish in his backup car at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. In a rematch of Capps’ last final-round appearance

SONOMA, Calif. (July 26, 2024) – GearWrench, the official hand tool of the championship-winning Ron Capps Motorsports team, will be prominently displayed on the rear quarter panels and hood area of Ron Capps’ 12,000 horsepower NAPA AutoCare Toyota GR Supra Funny Car this weekend at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, California. As part

NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Highlights: Four-time event champion (1997, 2010, 2011, 2013) Four-time runner-up (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1998, 2021) 2023 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Recap: Qualified third; Semifinal finish (defeated Tim Gibbons in E1, Robert Hight in E2; defeated by Chad Green in E3) Last Event (Seattle): Qualified second; First