Ron Capps
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NORWALK, Ohio (June 28, 2026) – In just her 10th career NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event, Rookie of the Year candidate Maddi Gordon became the eighth woman in NHRA history to win in Top Fuel Sunday afternoon at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Gordon’s triumph
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NORWALK, Ohio (June 26, 2026) – Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car and current Funny Car points leader in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, leapt to the top of the timing sheets on Friday afternoon at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. If the three-time Funny Car world champion remains
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MADDI GORDON Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster Last Event (Bristol): Qualified 12th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Billy Torrence in E1; defeated by Tony Stewart in E2) Noteworthy: Previously competed in Norwalk in Top Alcohol Funny Car and finished as the event runner-up in 2024 Fan Events: Wednesday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ron
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RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA Norwalk Nationals Event Highlights: 2016 event champion Four-time runner-up (2011, 2013, 2014, 2024) Three-time No. 1 qualifier (2019, 2021, 2022) 2025 NHRA Norwalk Nationals Event Recap: Qualified third; Semifinal finish (defeated Paul Lee in E1, Dave Richards in E2; defeated by Austin Prock) Last Event
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Maddi Gordon, Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Team Work Through Challenges at Bristol
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 14, 2026) – NHRA Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon’s first trip to Bristol Dragway came to an end in the second round of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals as she lost to 2025 regular season champion Tony Stewart. It was another learning experience for Gordon and the upstart
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Newly Crowned ‘Legend of Thunder Valley’ Ron Capps Charges to Semifinals at Bristol
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 14, 2026) – Just days after being named the newest member of Bristol Dragway’s ‘Legends of Thunder Valley,’ Ron Capps raced to a third consecutive semifinal finish Sunday afternoon at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Capps, crew chief Dean ‘Guido’ Antonelli, and the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team set
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MADDI GORDON Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel Dragster Last Event (Epping): Qualified 10th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Tony Stewart in E1; defeated by Leah Pruett in E2) Noteworthy: Making her Bristol Dragway debut aboard the Carlyle Tools dragster Fan Events: Friday, 3:30 – 4:00 p.m., Ron Capps Motorsports driver autograph session, Carlyle Tools midway
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RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Event Highlights: Eight-time event champion (2001, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025) 2015 event runner-up 2016 No. 1 qualifier 2025 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Event Recap: Qualified third; Event champion (defeated Matt Hagan in E1, J.R. Todd in E2, Dave
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RON CAPPS, THE WINNINGEST NHRA FUNNY CAR DRIVER IN BRISTOL DRAGWAY HISTORY, INDUCTED INTO LEGENDS OF THUNDER VALLEY AS ONLY THE THIRD ACTIVE PARTICIPANT BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 14, 2026) – Ron Capps, the winningest NHRA Funny Car driver in Bristol Dragway history, has been named the 2026 honoree for the prestigious Legends of Thunder Valley,
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Funny Car Points Leader Ron Capps Records Another Semifinal Finish at NHRA New England Nationals
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EPPING, N.H. (June 7, 2026) – Ron Capps continued to lead the way in the NHRA Funny Car championship chase Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, driving the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car to his second consecutive semifinal finish. The three-time Funny Car world champion entered the eighth event of