Maddi Gordon, Ron Capps Motorsports

Maddi Gordon Pre-Race Report: St. Louis

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Oct

MADDI GORDON
Driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Top Fuel Dragster

Last Event (Rockingham):
Qualified ninth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Justin Ashley in E1; defeated by Doug Kalitta in E2)

2026/Career Statistics:

  • 16 races: one win, one runner-up finish
  • Career-best E.T.: 3.695 seconds (Brainerd 2026)
  • Career-best speed: 340.22 mph (Valdosta 2026)

Noteworthy:

  • Will make her St. Louis debut aboard the NAPA Auto Care Top Fuel dragster
  • The Rookie of the Year contender begins the third event of the 2026 Countdown to the Championship tied for seventh and within one competition round of the Top 5
  • On Saturday, St. Louis native and multi-time NASCAR winner and former FOX NASCAR reporter Kenny Wallace will climb into Gordon’s NAPA Auto Care Top Fuel dragster and fire it up ahead of the weekend’s third qualifying session

Fan Events:

  • Thursday, 5:30 – 7 p.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver appearance, McKay NAPA Auto Parts (10408 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights)
  • Friday, 3:30 – 4 p.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Carlyle Tools Outlaw trailer
  • Saturday, 9:30 – 10 a.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Carlyle Tools Outlaw trailer
  • Saturday, 1:15 – 1:45 p.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Monster Energy midway

Quotable:
“We’re really excited for the NAPA Auto Parts Midwest Nationals. I know I keep saying excited, but we have some really cool stuff in the works at this weekend’s St. Louis race. This will be the first time in history that NAPA Auto Parts will have primary branding on a Top Fuel dragster, so that’s really cool and our whole team is pumped up to be part of racing history with the NAPA blue and yellow. A NAPA race car at a NAPA race to match Ron Capps’ NAPA Auto Care colors will help give us that extra mojo for race three of the Countdown. We’ll kick off the weekend with a NAPA NHRA customer race with the local dealers, followed by our NAPA store visit. We’re also going to host Kenny Wallce, so, just a lot of fun things happening.”