Driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car
NHRA Arizona Nationals Event Highlights:
2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Blake Alexander in E1)
Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified No. 1; First round exit (defeated by John Smith in E1)
2026 Statistics:
One race; one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
669 races; 77 wins, 38 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“I think we all kind of had an idea of what the start of NHRA’s 75th anniversary season was going to be like but I’m not sure that the racers or fans anticipated what we saw in Gainesville. It was a huge turnout and just an incredible three days of legendary racers from the past. The Gatornationals brought a lot of excitement leading into the season and that carries right into this weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. Obviously, it was a monumental start to the year for our Ron Capps Motorsports team. Having (Top Fuel crew chiefs) Rob Flynn and Troy Fasching come on board has been such a strong addition to our program and it was great that Maddi finally got her chance at driving a Top Fuel dragster. It felt like that was such a long time coming, at least for me, personally. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and it was a blast to watch the team get off to such a great start in Florida. They raced within themselves and got to the semifinals. As for our NAPA team, we had a great NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car. We showed throughout testing that we have a car that’s going to contend for a championship once again, and then we went out and qualified No. 1 during the race weekend. So, very excited as a driver heading into Firebird Motorsports Park for the Arizona Nationals, and very excited as the team owner of the Carlyle Tools dragster to see them continue what they started. A lot of media leading into this weekend. We’ll visit with our friends from the High Limit Series this afternoon and do some stuff at the dragstrip, and then we’re going to attend their opening night. Should be a fun weekend for the team.”
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Event Highlights:
- Three-time event winner (2003, 2009, 2013)
- Five-time runner-up (1998, 2000, 2005, 2017, 2023)
- Three-time No. 1 qualifier (2000, 2009, 2016)
2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Recap:
Qualified fourth; First round exit (defeated by Blake Alexander in E1)
Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified No. 1; First round exit (defeated by John Smith in E1)
2026 Statistics:
One race; one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
669 races; 77 wins, 38 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Made his professional debut at Firebird Motorsports Park while competing in the Top Fuel category (1995)
Fan Events:
- Friday and Saturday at 8 a.m., RCM Driver Autograph session, Carlyle Tools midway display
Quotable:
“I think we all kind of had an idea of what the start of NHRA’s 75th anniversary season was going to be like but I’m not sure that the racers or fans anticipated what we saw in Gainesville. It was a huge turnout and just an incredible three days of legendary racers from the past. The Gatornationals brought a lot of excitement leading into the season and that carries right into this weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. Obviously, it was a monumental start to the year for our Ron Capps Motorsports team. Having (Top Fuel crew chiefs) Rob Flynn and Troy Fasching come on board has been such a strong addition to our program and it was great that Maddi finally got her chance at driving a Top Fuel dragster. It felt like that was such a long time coming, at least for me, personally. It’s been a lot of fun so far, and it was a blast to watch the team get off to such a great start in Florida. They raced within themselves and got to the semifinals. As for our NAPA team, we had a great NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car. We showed throughout testing that we have a car that’s going to contend for a championship once again, and then we went out and qualified No. 1 during the race weekend. So, very excited as a driver heading into Firebird Motorsports Park for the Arizona Nationals, and very excited as the team owner of the Carlyle Tools dragster to see them continue what they started. A lot of media leading into this weekend. We’ll visit with our friends from the High Limit Series this afternoon and do some stuff at the dragstrip, and then we’re going to attend their opening night. Should be a fun weekend for the team.”
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