Category Archives: Ron Capps Motorsports

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 3rd NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Highlights: Three-time event champion (2012, 2018, 2022) Overall zMAX Dragway Highlights: Four-time winner 2025 Charlotte 1 runner-up One No. 1 qualifier 2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Event Recap: Qualified eighth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Austin Prock in E2) Last Event (Reading):

READING, Pa. (Sept. 14, 2025) – Ron Capps’ 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship campaign kicked off with an eventful outing at the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pa. The three-time Funny Car world champion and his Ron Capps Motorsports team had to thrash to repair

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th NHRA Reading Nationals Event Highlights: 2017 event champion Three-time runner-up (1999, 2000, 2016) 2019 No. 1 qualifier 2024 NHRA Reading Nationals Event Recap: Qualified fifth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Buddy Hull in E1; defeated by Bob Tasca in E2) Last Event (Indianapolis): Qualified third; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Spencer Hyde in

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2025) – One day after racing to a runner-up finish in the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout, three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps took his Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra to a quarterfinal finish at the NHRA U.S. Nationals Monday afternoon at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Though Capps hoped

NHRA U.S. Nationals Event Highlights: Two-time event champion (2022, 2023) Three-time runner-up (2017, 2021, 2024) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2022, 2023) 2024 NHRA U.S. Nationals Event Recap: Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated J.R. Todd in E1, Buddy Hull in E2, Jack Beckman in E3; defeated by Austin Prock in E4) Last Event (Brainerd): Qualified fourth;

BRAINERD, Minn. (August 17, 2025) – Driving the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra, three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps qualified in the top four and advanced past the first round on race day at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. While his bid for an eighth Brainerd victory came

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Event 13 of 20 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn. Aug. 15 – 17 RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra 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) 2024 NHRA Brainerd Nationals

SONOMA, Calif. (July 27, 2025) – California native Ron Capps posted a strong showing at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, highlighted by his fifth career Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory on Saturday and a season-best speed in Sunday eliminations. Coming off a runner-up finish at Seattle, the veteran driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra

SONOMA, Calif. (July 26, 2025) – Ron Capps powered to victory on Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, picking up his second Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Aboard the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra, the three-time Funny Car world champ clocked a winning 3.904-second at

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) 2024 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Recap: Qualified third; Event runner-up (defeated Cruz Pedregon in E1, J.R. Todd in E2, Matt Hagan in E3; defeated by Bob Tasca in E4) Last