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
Ron Capps and the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car team have been quick and consistent all season, and they maintained their ‘class best’ qualifying average at the NHRA Norwalk Nationals by earning the coveted No. 1 qualifying spot. Starting from the pole for the 27th time in his career and second time in 2021, Capps
Ron Capps and the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Funny Car team were solid during qualifying at the NHRA New England Nationals, posting the third-quickest run of Q2 followed by the quickest run of Q3 to earn four bonus points and the No. 2 starting position. The NAPA team had finished as the runner-up at the
Ron Capps rocketed to a runner-up finish during his 127th career final round on Monday afternoon at the rain-delayed Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented by Pennzoil. Capps’ march to the final began by keeping his 2021 streak of top-five qualifying positions alive with a 3.941-second pass aboard the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT
Flying the chrome blue Pennzoil Synthetics/NAPA AUTO PARTS colors on his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Ron Capps was looking to break through for his first win of the 2021 season at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. A stellar qualifying performance yielded bonus points and a No. 3 starting position, but Capps found himself
Ron Capps returned to Atlanta Dragway as the defending NHRA Southern Nationals Funny Car event champion and was looking to claim one last Wally from ‘Georgia’s House of Speed’ at the final running of the event. After a No. 1 qualifier at the season-opener and a final elimination quad appearance at the previous event, Capps
It’s been nearly two years since the NHRA last contested a four-wide style event, which features four lanes of side-by-side drag racing action instead of the traditional two. Ron Capps and the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car team overcame a rough start to the weekend by securing a No. 4 qualifying position to begin race
Ron Capps’ competition debut with his new team, led by proven tuners Dean ‘Guido’ Antonelli and John Medlen, got off to a hot start at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Aboard the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Capps unleashed with a monster 3.895-second run in Q1, the quickest of the weekend,