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Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team turned chaos into a commanding victory Sunday afternoon at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. The three-time world … Continue Reading Capps, NAPA Auto Care Team Win NHRA Arizona Nationals
A weekend of record high temperatures presented challenges for teams competing at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, but Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon and her Carlyle Tools Top Fuel … Continue Reading Gordon Adds Another Top Fuel Semifinal Appearance at Arizona Nationals
NHRA Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon made her presence known Sunday at the NHRA Gatornationals when she raced to a semifinal finish at Gainesville Raceway. Gordon piloted her … Continue Reading Statement-Making Top Fuel Debut Sends Maddi Gordon to Gatornationals Semifinal
Ron Capps kicked off NHRA’s 75th anniversary season by qualifying his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car in the No. 1 spot to score the first Funny Car pole of the year at the … Continue Reading Capps Opens 2026 NHRA Season with No. 1 Qualifier at Gatornationals
Ron Capps’ 2025 campaign came to an early close on Sunday when persistent rain forced NHRA officials to cancel the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. The … Continue Reading Capps Wraps Up 2025 Season Ranked No. 4 at Rainy NHRA Finals
Carlyle Tools, the private label hand tool brand of longtime Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) partner NAPA Auto Parts, will back NHRA drag racer Maddi Gordon as she embarks on her … Continue Reading Carlyle Tools to Power Maddi Gordon’s Rookie Top Fuel Season with RCM
While a close first-round loss at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway brought Ron Capps’ race day to an early end Sunday at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, the three-time … Continue Reading Capps Debuts Promising New Car at NHRA Nevada Nationals
After battling through three rounds of eliminations at the Texas Motorplex, Ron Capps and his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team met up with points leader Austin Prock in the … Continue Reading Ron Capps Scores Runner-Up Finish at Texas NHRA Countdown Event
The unpredictable nature of Funny Car competition in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship portion of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season bit three-time world champion Ron Capps … Continue Reading Capps Stays in the Game as Countdown Heats Up at NAPA Midwest Nationals
Ron Capps’ race day at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals came to a dramatic end in the second round Sunday afternoon as a massive engine explosion destroyed the body on … Continue Reading Capps Determined to Rebound from Body-Launching Explosion at Carolina Nationals