Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th
Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Highlights:
Note: With his 1998 Spring race victory (now discontinued), Capps is a three-time overall winner at the Motorplex
2023 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Alex Laughlin in E1)
Last Event (St. Louis):
Qualified third; Event runner-up (defeated Buddy Hull in E1, Bobby Bode in E2, Blake Alexander in E3; defeated by Jack Beckman)
2024 Statistics:
17 races; four runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
646 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“The old cliché ‘everything’s bigger in Texas’ definitely holds true for us in the NHRA. The FallNationals is what I call a momentum weekend, and it always has been. It’s either going to put you in the place you want to be with two races left to go in the Countdown to the Championship, or it can be the place that takes you completely out of the hunt. In the years we won the championship and had good seasons where we battled for the title, the Dallas race at Texas Motorplex was always one that was sort of a make it or break it for us, and a lot of other teams as well. So, for us, we’re looking to this race to build on the momentum our NAPA Auto Care team has after coming off another final round in St. Louis.
“There’s a lot going on with this event. You’ve got everything that goes on with Friday night qualifying and the extra prize money they put up. The conditions at this facility are some of the best that we see, and the fact that you can pretty much throw everything at this track, especially during that Q2 run on Friday night, that bodes well for having a crew chief like ‘Guido’ (Dean Antonelli). I’ve been lucky enough to win at Dallas. We’ve had a lot of races where we gut-checked them out where you roll into Sunday and you’re not quite sure that you have a car that’s as dominant as you’re used to, but you end up winning the race, and those are great weekends, especially when you do it at the Texas Motorplex. So, we’re looking forward to going to the FallNationals, continuing the Stampede of Speed events, we’ve got the champions’ dinner on Wednesday, Fanfest in Waxahachie on Thursday. Just a great week and a great weekend of racing coming up.”
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Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Highlights:
- Two-time event champion (2021-2022)
- Three-time runner-up (2011, 2016-2017)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (1997, 2005)
Note: With his 1998 Spring race victory (now discontinued), Capps is a three-time overall winner at the Motorplex
2023 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Alex Laughlin in E1)
Last Event (St. Louis):
Qualified third; Event runner-up (defeated Buddy Hull in E1, Bobby Bode in E2, Blake Alexander in E3; defeated by Jack Beckman)
2024 Statistics:
17 races; four runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
646 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Capps begins the FallNationals ranked fourth in the standings after having powered to a runner-up finish at the most recent event on tour
- The team’s final round appearance in St. Louis was No. 20 for the third-year organization
- The driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra has three wins at the Ennis facility and after four runner-up finishes this season, Capps is hoping the FallNationals is where he breaks through for his first win of the year
- Capps won at Dallas in 2021 and ’22, and went on to win the Funny Car championship both years
- Capps is seeking a fourth Funny Car championship and second overall for the Ron Capps Motorsports team. The owner-driver is on track to finish in the Top 10 for the 20th consecutive season in 2024
Fan Events:
- Thursday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Stampede of Speed Pre-Stage Fanfest, Waxahachie Railyards
- Saturday, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m., Team Toyota autograph session, Toyota Racing Experience midway display
Quotable:
“The old cliché ‘everything’s bigger in Texas’ definitely holds true for us in the NHRA. The FallNationals is what I call a momentum weekend, and it always has been. It’s either going to put you in the place you want to be with two races left to go in the Countdown to the Championship, or it can be the place that takes you completely out of the hunt. In the years we won the championship and had good seasons where we battled for the title, the Dallas race at Texas Motorplex was always one that was sort of a make it or break it for us, and a lot of other teams as well. So, for us, we’re looking to this race to build on the momentum our NAPA Auto Care team has after coming off another final round in St. Louis.
“There’s a lot going on with this event. You’ve got everything that goes on with Friday night qualifying and the extra prize money they put up. The conditions at this facility are some of the best that we see, and the fact that you can pretty much throw everything at this track, especially during that Q2 run on Friday night, that bodes well for having a crew chief like ‘Guido’ (Dean Antonelli). I’ve been lucky enough to win at Dallas. We’ve had a lot of races where we gut-checked them out where you roll into Sunday and you’re not quite sure that you have a car that’s as dominant as you’re used to, but you end up winning the race, and those are great weekends, especially when you do it at the Texas Motorplex. So, we’re looking forward to going to the FallNationals, continuing the Stampede of Speed events, we’ve got the champions’ dinner on Wednesday, Fanfest in Waxahachie on Thursday. Just a great week and a great weekend of racing coming up.”
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