Virginia NHRA Nationals Highlights:
2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Alexis DeJoria in E1; defeated by Austin Prock in E2)
Last Event (Bristol):
Qualified third; Event champion (defeated Matt Hagan in E1, J.R. Todd in E2, Dave Richards in E3, Paul Lee in E4)
2025 Statistics:
Eight races; one win, two runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
657 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“We’ve talked time and time again about this point in the season, where we’ve got a lot of races back-to-back, it’s hot out, hotter track temperatures, trickier conditions for the drivers and crew chiefs to navigate. With our upcoming race this weekend in Richmond, Va., it’s looking like it’s going to be very warm and that bodes well for our team. Coming off a win like we did at Bristol where we saw conditions change so rapidly, it always goes back to me bragging about the NAPA Know How with Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and our NAPA Auto Care team and being able to adapt quickly. Coming up to an event that has all three qualifying runs on Saturday and then the race on Sunday, it’s looking like it’s going to be a great show for the fans. And, one thing about this facility, when they redid the track they really did it right. It’s one of the best track surfaces on tour and with the conditions we’re expecting to see this weekend, it’s going to test every team. We feel great, but you can never count anything out with the Funny Car class with it being as tough as it is right now.”
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- 2019 event champion
- Two-time runner-up (2000, 2007)
2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Alexis DeJoria in E1; defeated by Austin Prock in E2)
Last Event (Bristol):
Qualified third; Event champion (defeated Matt Hagan in E1, J.R. Todd in E2, Dave Richards in E3, Paul Lee in E4)
2025 Statistics:
Eight races; one win, two runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
657 races; 77 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Snapped a 33-race winless streak at the previous event on tour, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
- Capps’ Bristol Dragway triumph makes him the winningest Mission Foods Series driver at the facility and moved him one position up to fourth in the Funny Car point standings
- Capps’ Bristol win was No. 9 for the Ron Capps Motorsports team making the next win a milestone 10th for the fourth-year organization
- By advancing into the semifinals in Bristol, Capps has earned his spot in the Richmond running of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge
- Celebrating a milestone 60th birthday on Friday leading into the race weekend
Fan Events:
- Saturday, 8:30 – 9 a.m., Mission #2Fast2Tasty driver autograph session at the Mission Foods midway display
Quotable:
“We’ve talked time and time again about this point in the season, where we’ve got a lot of races back-to-back, it’s hot out, hotter track temperatures, trickier conditions for the drivers and crew chiefs to navigate. With our upcoming race this weekend in Richmond, Va., it’s looking like it’s going to be very warm and that bodes well for our team. Coming off a win like we did at Bristol where we saw conditions change so rapidly, it always goes back to me bragging about the NAPA Know How with Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and our NAPA Auto Care team and being able to adapt quickly. Coming up to an event that has all three qualifying runs on Saturday and then the race on Sunday, it’s looking like it’s going to be a great show for the fans. And, one thing about this facility, when they redid the track they really did it right. It’s one of the best track surfaces on tour and with the conditions we’re expecting to see this weekend, it’s going to test every team. We feel great, but you can never count anything out with the Funny Car class with it being as tough as it is right now.”
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