LAS VEGAS (April 2, 2022) – Defending world champion and new team owner Ron Capps earned his second pole of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Series season on Saturday afternoon by powering the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car to a blistering 3.883-second pass in the heat of the day to claim his 31st No. 1
Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car Las Vegas 1 Event Highlights: 2009 LV1 event champion: Two-time event runner-up (2006, 2007) Note: The Las Vegas 1 four-wide format was first introduced in 2018 2021 Las Vegas 1 Recap: Qualified fourth; Semifinal finish (defeated Bob Bode, Jim Campbell in E1, Robert Hight, J.R. Todd in
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2022) – The NHRA Gatornationals got off to an unusual start when teams only had one qualifying session to secure a spot in the Sunday elimination show due to a rain-out on Friday, and unseasonably cold weather on Saturday. The reigning NHRA Camping World Series Funny Car champion’s sole qualifying run
Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car Four-time event champion: 2006, 2007, 2015, 2020 Two-time runner-up: 2000, 2016 2021 No. 1 qualifier 2021 Gainesville Recap: Qualified No. 1; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jim Campbell in E1; defeated by Bob Tasca in E2) Last Event (Phoenix): Qualified sixth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jim Campbell in E1; defeated
CHANDLER, Arizona (February 27, 2022) – Two-time and defending world champion Ron Capps continued to build upon his early-season momentum, which included a runner-up finish from the pole position in Pomona, Calif., by posting two 3.8-second passes in qualifying during the NHRA Arizona Nationals to start race day at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park as
RON CAPPS Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car NHRA Arizona Nationals Event Highlights: Three-time event winner (2003, 2009, 2013) Four-time runner-up (1998, 2000, 2005, 2017) Three-time No. 1 qualifier (2000, 2009, 2016) 2020 Phoenix Recap: Qualified eighth; Semifinal finish (defeated J.R. Todd in E1, Jeff Diehl in E2; defeated by Tommy Johnson Jr.
POMONA, Calif. (February 20, 2022) – It was a near-perfect weekend for defending NHRA Camping World Series Funny Car champion Ron Capps, who raced to a runner-up finish at his debut event as a team owner. In what can only be described as a dominant qualifying performance, Capps started race day from the No. 1
POMONA, Calif. (February 19, 2022) – Ron Capps couldn’t have scripted it better if he had tried. The defending NHRA Camping World Series Funny Car champion will start his first race day as a driver/team owner from the pole position, and will go head-to-head against John Force in his first elimination round racing under the
“To say this is the most excited I’ve ever felt heading into the Winternationals would be an understatement. Obviously, 1997, making my debut as a rookie driving for Don ‘the Snake’ Prudhomme was pretty exciting and overwhelming, but coming into this season as a team owner and driver, and defending our championship, and then you
Competition Plus – On his first day on the track as a team owner/driver, Ron Capps showed them who’s the boss. In one of the final pulls of Day Two testing at the PRO Nitro Spring Training event, Capps drove his way to the top of the Funny Car leader board with a 3.874-second, 325.14