Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 4th
NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Highlights:
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overall Highlights:
2023 NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Alex Laughlin in E1)
Last Event (Dallas):
Qualified fifth; Event runner-up (defeated Dave Richards in E1, Blake Alexander in E2, Austin Prock in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
2024 Statistics:
18 races; five runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
647 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“Hard to believe we’ve only got two races left. I’ve been doing this for so long, year after year, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly the season goes by, especially once we get started with the playoffs. You get so engrossed in trying to win a world championship, everything else just seems to fly by. So, it was nice to get a couple of weeks off after our Dallas race. Our NAPA Auto Care team took advantage of that and got a lot of things prepped and ready to hit the West Coast for these last few weeks.
“Vegas is looking like it’s going to be a fast, fast weekend. Cool conditions, and it’s already a fast track. I’m just so proud of our team. “Guido” (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and our NAPA guys have continued to improve our points standing throughout the Countdown. We moved ourselves into the Top 5 and then into fourth place after our weekends in St. Louis and Dallas. We had a great race car in Dallas and it just seems like it’s getting better and better. We’re only two rounds out of second place in the championship point standings, so just really proud of our team. Looking to get this Toyota GR Supra flying this weekend. Conditions are telling us it’s going to be track-record speeds, and Guido’s never been shy about going for it.”
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NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Highlights:
- Four-time event champion (2001, 2005, 2011-2012)
- Two-time runner-up (2020, 2021)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2011, 2020)
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overall Highlights:
- Six-time winner
- Four-time runner-up
- Three-time No. 1 qualifier
2023 NHRA Nevada Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Alex Laughlin in E1)
Last Event (Dallas):
Qualified fifth; Event runner-up (defeated Dave Richards in E1, Blake Alexander in E2, Austin Prock in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
2024 Statistics:
18 races; five runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
647 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Capps enters the weekend after having powered to back-to-back runner-up finishes at St. Louis and Dallas. He has five final round appearances throughout the first 18 events and is seeking his first victory of the season with two races remaining
- Currently ranked fourth in the Funny Car standings, Capps is on track to finish in the Top 10 for the 20th consecutive season. He begins the weekend within striking distance of the No. 2 ranked driver (less than two elimination rounds)
- Capps clinched his first win as an NHRA team owner at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he raced to victory at the 2022 Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals to earn his first of eight wins for Ron Capps Motorsports
Fan Events:
- Saturday, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m., Team Toyota autograph session at the Toyota midway display
Quotable:
“Hard to believe we’ve only got two races left. I’ve been doing this for so long, year after year, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly the season goes by, especially once we get started with the playoffs. You get so engrossed in trying to win a world championship, everything else just seems to fly by. So, it was nice to get a couple of weeks off after our Dallas race. Our NAPA Auto Care team took advantage of that and got a lot of things prepped and ready to hit the West Coast for these last few weeks.
“Vegas is looking like it’s going to be a fast, fast weekend. Cool conditions, and it’s already a fast track. I’m just so proud of our team. “Guido” (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and our NAPA guys have continued to improve our points standing throughout the Countdown. We moved ourselves into the Top 5 and then into fourth place after our weekends in St. Louis and Dallas. We had a great race car in Dallas and it just seems like it’s getting better and better. We’re only two rounds out of second place in the championship point standings, so just really proud of our team. Looking to get this Toyota GR Supra flying this weekend. Conditions are telling us it’s going to be track-record speeds, and Guido’s never been shy about going for it.”
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