Category Archives: Ron Capps Motorsports

Ron Capps has been vying for a Texas NHRA FallNationals trophy for more than 20 years, and on Sunday afternoon, the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Funny Car driver finally realized his goal of winning the event’s signature black champions’ cowboy hat when he raced to victory at the 36th running of the Ennis race. Capps’

Ron Capps put on a stellar performance throughout qualifying during the NHRA Midwest Nationals, earning  the No. 2 qualifying position to start race day.. During Sunday’s elimination rounds, Capps’ NAPA Dodge continued to impress, clocking two sub-four second passes, but he suffered a rare holeshot loss in the quarterfinals, ending his day early. Championship-contender Capps

NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car pilot Ron Capps began his race weekend at zMAX Dragway occupying the No. 3 spot in the Countdown to the Championship standings, and after rocketing to the second-quickest run of Q3 and advancing into the semifinals on race day, Capps and the NAPA team jumped to the top of the

Despite a strong start to the weekend which included a session-best run on Saturday, Ron Capps fell to his teammate in round two of eliminations in an exciting side-by-side drag race at Maple Grove Raceway at the first event of the 2021 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. 2016 Funny Car world champion Capps entered Maple

Aboard the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car, Ron Capps raced to a runner-up finish at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals and successfully clinched the ‘regular season’ championship to start the Countdown to the Championship playoffs from the No. 1 position. Capps began his march to the finals by qualifying his 11,000-horsepower

Ron Capps started race day at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals in Brainerd, Minn., from the seventh seed, and faced John Force in the opening round of eliminations. After posting a 3.953 E.T. to defeat the winningest Funny Car driver of all time, Capps squared off against Cruz Pedregon in the quarterfinals. Once again, Capps was

By qualifying for the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park, NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car pilot Ron Capps became the first Funny Car driver to clinch a spot in the 2021 Countdown to the Championship playoffs. He is on track to finish in the top ten for the 17th consecutive season and has earned

Ron Capps broke through to drive his 11,000-horsepower NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to victory for the first time in 2021. He posted a 4.151-second at 297.75 mph pass to earn his 66th Funny Car trophy, and 67th overall. Prior to Sunday, Capps had come close to tasting victory with his new Dean

After running low E.T. of Q1 and Q2, Ron Capps started race day from the pole for the third time in nine events and 28th time of his career on Sunday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. As the No. 1 qualifier, Capps drew Tony Jurado in round one and took his NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge

Ron Capps’ impressive 2021 streak of qualifying fifth or better continued at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. He began his weekend at Bandimere Speedway aka ‘thunder mountain’ by roaring to the third-quickest pass of Q1 which helped him to secure the No. 4 seed to start race day. For the third race