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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
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Top Fuel Rookie Maddi Gordon Gains More Experience at NHRA New England Nationals
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EPPING, N.H. (June 7, 2026) – Maddi Gordon experienced another first in her Top Fuel rookie campaign Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, where the Ron Capps Motorsports driver had to pedal her Carlyle Tools dragster for the first time in competition during a second-round loss to Leah Pruett. Competing
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MADDI GORDON Driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel DragsterLast Event (Potomac): Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Will Smith in E1) Noteworthy: This year’s event will mark Gordon’s first New England Nationals outing Gordon’s Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster will carry increased OKUMA branding in Epping as part of a six-race collaboration with
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NHRA New England Nationals Event 8 of 20 New England Dragway Epping, N.H. June 5 – 7, 2026 Driver Information: RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car NHRA New England Nationals Event Highlights: Two-time event champion (2014, 2016) 2016 No. 1 qualifier 2025 NHRA New England Nationals Recap: Qualified 11th; First round
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OKUMA Joins Ron Capps Motorsports as Official CNC Machining Partner
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 1, 2026) – Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) announced today a new partnership with OKUMA, naming the global leader in machine tool design and manufacturing the official CNC machining partner of the championship-winning organization. While this marks the first official collaboration between RCM and OKUMA, the relationship between the two extends back to
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Ron Capps Strengthens Funny Car Points Lead with Semifinal Finish at NHRA Potomac Nationals
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MECHANICSVILLE, Md. (May 31, 2026) – Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps entered the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals tied for the points lead with J.R. Todd after capturing two wins in three final rounds in the first six races of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. By reaching the semifinal round