Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Event 13 of 20
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 15 – 17
RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra
NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Highlights:
2024 NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1)
Last Event (Sonoma):
Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Spencer Hyde in E2)
2025 Statistics:
12 races; one win, three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
661 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Quotable:
“Brainerd is a unique race in and of itself, but for the teams, it’s always an event that you circle on the calendar because you want to make sure, performance-wise, you have a race car that’s ready to go for battle heading into the playoffs. By the time you leave there, you want to feel confident knowing that you can go win the U.S. Nationals. You don’t want to go into Indy and be searching for a tune-up at the biggest NHRA event of the year, but at the same time, you don’t want to overlook Brainerd because it is one of those tracks that can hold anything under good conditions. It surely can catapult you, confidence-wise, when you have a good race in Brainerd into Indy, and overall, it’s probably the most fun event we have on the circuit. We have a huge contingent of NAPA Auto Parts guests that come out, and it’s always a blast. I also like to make sure my guys have the opportunity to really enjoy the race. The NAPA folks put on a great fishing event every year on Thursday with our crew to kick the weekend off, and I love that the guys get a chance to have some fun before we get into racing.”
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Event 13 of 20
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 15 – 17
RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra
NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Highlights:
- Seven-time event champion (1998, 2001, 2012-2014, 2019, 2023)
- Four-time runner-up (1997, 2009, 2011, 2022)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2000, 2023)
2024 NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1)
Last Event (Sonoma):
Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Spencer Hyde in E2)
2025 Statistics:
12 races; one win, three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
661 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Seeking his third Brainerd final round appearance in four years after powering to victory from the pole in 2023, and a runner-up finish in 2022
- With seven Brainerd triumphs, Capps is the second-winningest Mission Foods Series driver at the Minn. facility, trailing only John Force who has 11 wins there
- The three-time Funny Car world champ starts the weekend ranked fourth in the point standings with two races remaining before playoff positions are set
Quotable:
“Brainerd is a unique race in and of itself, but for the teams, it’s always an event that you circle on the calendar because you want to make sure, performance-wise, you have a race car that’s ready to go for battle heading into the playoffs. By the time you leave there, you want to feel confident knowing that you can go win the U.S. Nationals. You don’t want to go into Indy and be searching for a tune-up at the biggest NHRA event of the year, but at the same time, you don’t want to overlook Brainerd because it is one of those tracks that can hold anything under good conditions. It surely can catapult you, confidence-wise, when you have a good race in Brainerd into Indy, and overall, it’s probably the most fun event we have on the circuit. We have a huge contingent of NAPA Auto Parts guests that come out, and it’s always a blast. I also like to make sure my guys have the opportunity to really enjoy the race. The NAPA folks put on a great fishing event every year on Thursday with our crew to kick the weekend off, and I love that the guys get a chance to have some fun before we get into racing.”
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