Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 5th
NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Highlights:
2023 NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated Tim Wilkerson in E1, Alex Laughlin in E2, Blake Alexander in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
Last Event (Charlotte 2):
Qualified eighth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Austin Prock in E2)
2024 Statistics:
16 races; three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
645 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Quotable:
“Headed to World Wide Technology Raceway, a place we always look forward to going to for several reasons. For one, it’s close to home for our team members, being only a few hour drive from Indy. Second, I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to win there several times, so that is definitely a track I surely like to see on the schedule. But, the conditions we see this time of year can go either way. It’s such an adaptive type of race track, and I’ve always bragged on Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) on being very adaptive when it comes time to tune the car. We made a little bit of ground up last race, and this is the third of three-in-a-row and then we get a small break before Dallas. So, you definitely want to go into that break after having a great weekend. Hopefully we can make up some more ground. We only have four races left, and Pomona is points-and-a-half, so you definitely want to make some good points moves here before heading into the final stretch. The NAPA Auto Care guys have been giving me a great race car, and we’ve got our eyes on the winner’s circle.”
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NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Highlights:
- Four-time event champion (1997, 2005, 2007, 2017)
- Three-time runner-up (2009, 2022, 2023)
- 2009 No. 1 qualifier
2023 NHRA Midwest Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated Tim Wilkerson in E1, Alex Laughlin in E2, Blake Alexander in E3; defeated by Matt Hagan in E4)
Last Event (Charlotte 2):
Qualified eighth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chad Green in E1; defeated by Austin Prock in E2)
2024 Statistics:
16 races; three runner-up finishes
Career Statistics:
645 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- With four St. Louis victories, Capps is the winningest Funny Car driver at World Wide Technology Raceway
- Powered to a runner-up finish in 2022 and 2023, and is looking to extend his St. Louis win count to five triumphs in 2024
- Won his first NHRA Funny Car race in 1997 at World Wide Technology Raceway’s inaugural event while driving for drag racing icon Don “The Snake” Prudhomme
Quotable:
“Headed to World Wide Technology Raceway, a place we always look forward to going to for several reasons. For one, it’s close to home for our team members, being only a few hour drive from Indy. Second, I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to win there several times, so that is definitely a track I surely like to see on the schedule. But, the conditions we see this time of year can go either way. It’s such an adaptive type of race track, and I’ve always bragged on Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) on being very adaptive when it comes time to tune the car. We made a little bit of ground up last race, and this is the third of three-in-a-row and then we get a small break before Dallas. So, you definitely want to go into that break after having a great weekend. Hopefully we can make up some more ground. We only have four races left, and Pomona is points-and-a-half, so you definitely want to make some good points moves here before heading into the final stretch. The NAPA Auto Care guys have been giving me a great race car, and we’ve got our eyes on the winner’s circle.”
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