LAS VEGAS (November 3, 2024) – Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps was in the mix for a late-season win at the NHRA Nevada Nationals Sunday afternoon with the third-quickest pass of the cutthroat Funny Car quarterfinals. Capps faced the quickest driver of the round, though, with Jack Beckman defeating Capps in a

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Highlights: Four-time event champion (2001, 2005, 2011-2012) Two-time runner-up (2020, 2021) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2011, 2020) The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overall Highlights: Six-time winner Four-time runner-up Three-time No. 1 qualifier 2023 NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Recap: Qualified fourth; First round exit

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 13, 2024) – In a rematch of the 2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Funny Car final round, three-time world champion Ron Capps came up .011 seconds short to four-time world champion Matt Hagan Sunday evening at the Texas Motorplex. It was the second consecutive final round for Capps and his NAPA Auto Care

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Highlights: Two-time event champion (2021-2022) Three-time runner-up (2011, 2016-2017) Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1997, 2005) Note: With his 1998 Spring race victory (now discontinued), Capps is a three-time overall winner at the Motorplex 2023 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap: Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated

MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 29, 2024) – For the third consecutive year, Funny Car driver and team owner Ron Capps raced to the final round Sunday afternoon at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway outside St. Louis. Capps, already the winningest Funny Car driver at St. Louis, came up one win-light short of

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 5th NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Highlights: Four-time event champion (1997, 2005, 2007, 2017) Three-time runner-up (2009, 2022, 2023) 2009 No. 1 qualifier 2023 NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Recap: Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated Tim Wilkerson in E1, Alex Laughlin in E2, Blake Alexander in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 22, 2024) – With three past NHRA Carolina Nationals victories to his name, Ron Capps knows how to find the winner’s circle at the fall race at zMAX Dragway outside Charlotte. Capps and his NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra appeared to be on the path to victory again Sunday afternoon, but

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