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Racing one last time with the No. 1 competition number on his car for the 2023 season, outgoing NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps went out early at the … Continue Reading Outgoing Champ Capps Bows Out Early at NHRA Finals, Finishes Season in Fourth
A quick, consistent qualifying effort had Ron Capps looking forward to a long day of racing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, but for the second consecutive event, the reigning Funny … Continue Reading Capps Experiences Déjà Vu in First-Round Exit in Las Vegas
After back-to-back Dallas wins, a first-round loss at the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals was the last thing Ron Capps was expecting when he started Sunday eliminations at the Texas Motorplex. … Continue Reading Capps Leaves First-Round Exit at Dallas Looking Ahead to Las Vegas
With just two first-round losses in the first 16 races of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Series season, three-time and defending Funny Car world champion Ron Capps wasn’t expecting an … Continue Reading Tire Smoke Bites Capps in Rare First-Round Exit at Carolina Nationals
Fifty years after Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme won the 1973 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Funny Car, reigning event champion Ron Capps put the iconic ‘Snake’ Hot Wheels livery back in … Continue Reading Capps Puts Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme Tribute Funny Car in U.S. Nationals Winner’s Circle
Three-time and reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps secured a milestone victory Sunday afternoon when he defeated Robert Hight in the final round of the NHRA Nationals at … Continue Reading Capps Takes Points Lead with Brainerd Win, Reaches Milestone 75th Victory
NHRA Funny Car star Ron Capps went into the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor chasing his fifth Topeka win and the 75th event title of his career. His pursuit … Continue Reading Capps Maintains No. 2 Points Position after Quarterfinals Finish in Topeka
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps announced today that NAPA, Capps’ longtime primary partner in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, will be along for the ride … Continue Reading Capps, NAPA Team Up for NHRA World Champ’s SRX Debut
Three-time and reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps parlayed a strong qualifying effort at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals into a late-round finish Sunday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway. The … Continue Reading Capps Misses Sonoma Final Round by .006 Seconds
Ron Capps continued his quest for a fourth Funny Car world championship as the NHRA returned to Pacific Raceways near Seattle for the NHRA Northwest Nationals, the second of three … Continue Reading Capps’ Successful Seattle Outing Falls Short of Event Win