RON CAPPS
Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th
Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Highlights:
Note: With his 1998 Spring race (now discontinued) victory, Capps is a three-time overall winner at the Motorplex
2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:
Qualified fifth; Event runner-up (defeated Dave Richards in E1, Blake Alexander in E2, Austin Prock in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
Last Event (St. Louis):
Qualified 13th; First round exit (defeated by Bob Tasca in E1)
2025 Statistics:
17 races; one win, three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
666 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“Well, we’re at the halfway point of the Countdown to the Championship, and I can’t think of a better track or event to kick off this final stretch of three races than the FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex. The Meyer family has gone above and beyond all these years to make this a can’t-miss event. Obviously, our NAPA Auto Care team needs to make up ground this weekend. We’ve had great success at this track, and I’ve always said, the FallNationals seems to produce a lot of championship drama. For us, if you look back at a few of our championship title runs, you can point right to the Dallas race as being a pivotal event. There’s a lot going on this weekend on top of running for a championship; the Stampede of Speed, the buildup, the excitement for all the fans, the Friday night qualifying bonus, and this year we’re celebrating a huge anniversary of the Motorplex. So, looking forward to getting out there, and we’ll see if we can’t have some of the success we’ve had there in the past and move back up in the points this weekend.”
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Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th
Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Highlights:
- Two-time event champion (2021-2022)
- Four-time runner-up (2011, 2016-2017, 2024)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1997, 2005)
Note: With his 1998 Spring race (now discontinued) victory, Capps is a three-time overall winner at the Motorplex
2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:
Qualified fifth; Event runner-up (defeated Dave Richards in E1, Blake Alexander in E2, Austin Prock in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
Last Event (St. Louis):
Qualified 13th; First round exit (defeated by Bob Tasca in E1)
2025 Statistics:
17 races; one win, three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
666 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Powered to a runner-up finish at the 2024 event
- Won at Dallas in 2021 and ’22, and went on to win the Funny Car championship both years
- Seeking his fourth final round appearance in five years
Fan Events:
- Thursday, 7 p.m., Texas NHRA FallNationals Fanfest driver autograph session, Railyard Park, Waxahachie
- Friday, 2:30 – 3 p.m., Signing autographs at the Texas Motorplex Welcome Center
- Saturday, 10 – 10:30 a.m., Team Toyota driver autograph session, Toyota midway display
Quotable:
“Well, we’re at the halfway point of the Countdown to the Championship, and I can’t think of a better track or event to kick off this final stretch of three races than the FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex. The Meyer family has gone above and beyond all these years to make this a can’t-miss event. Obviously, our NAPA Auto Care team needs to make up ground this weekend. We’ve had great success at this track, and I’ve always said, the FallNationals seems to produce a lot of championship drama. For us, if you look back at a few of our championship title runs, you can point right to the Dallas race as being a pivotal event. There’s a lot going on this weekend on top of running for a championship; the Stampede of Speed, the buildup, the excitement for all the fans, the Friday night qualifying bonus, and this year we’re celebrating a huge anniversary of the Motorplex. So, looking forward to getting out there, and we’ll see if we can’t have some of the success we’ve had there in the past and move back up in the points this weekend.”
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