RON CAPPS
Driver of the Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra
NHRA Gatornationals Event Highlights:
2024 NHRA Gatornationals Recap:
Qualified third; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jim Campbell in E1; defeated by J.R. Todd in E2)
Career Statistics:
649 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“With such a historic event like the Gatornationals, you really couldn’t ask for a better place to start the NHRA season. You can feel the energy heading into this weekend’s race. Obviously, it was a great start for our NAPA team getting the win at the PRO Superstar Shootout race last month. It was definitely the best way to kick off our 2025 campaign, and we feel like we’re getting off on the right foot. Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) is very focused on the tune-up and is very happy with the way the car is responding so I can’t wait to hop in and get the weekend under way.
“For us, we have a lot of really cool things planned. We’re running a special car to kick off the season with a black-and-green Carlyle scheme that we’ll also run in Indy and Las Vegas 2. It’s a totally different look for us and I think our fans are going to be very excited about it. Obviously, when you decide to do something special, there are only a few races you can pick that are worthy of doing something like that. With the Gatornationals being such a historic race and where we kick off the season, we thought it was the perfect place to come out with this new scheme.”
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Driver of the Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra
NHRA Gatornationals Event Highlights:
- Four-time event winner (2006, 2007, 2015, 2020)
- Two-time runner-up (2000, 2016)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2021, 2023)
2024 NHRA Gatornationals Recap:
Qualified third; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jim Campbell in E1; defeated by J.R. Todd in E2)
Career Statistics:
649 races; 76 wins, 37 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- 2025 marks Capps’ fourth year as an NHRA team owner. Capps is seeking his second Funny Car title as an owner and fourth overall after winning the 2022 championship during Ron Capps Motorsports’ rookie season
- Competing in his 650th NHRA event during the Gainesville race – he is the third most tenured driver among both active and inactive Mission Foods Series competitors
- Looking to tie former boss Don Prudhomme’s five Gainesville Funny Car wins, which would make him tied for the second-winningest Funny Car driver in the track’s history
- Debuting a three-race Carlyle Tools livery during Gainesville. Capps will be back behind the wheel of the Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra in Indianapolis and the Las Vegas 2 event in October
- Enters the weekend after having powered to victory at the PRO Superstar Shootout pre-season event in Bradenton, Fla. last month
Fan Events:
- Saturday, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m., Team Toyota driver autograph session at the Toyota midway display
Quotable:
“With such a historic event like the Gatornationals, you really couldn’t ask for a better place to start the NHRA season. You can feel the energy heading into this weekend’s race. Obviously, it was a great start for our NAPA team getting the win at the PRO Superstar Shootout race last month. It was definitely the best way to kick off our 2025 campaign, and we feel like we’re getting off on the right foot. Guido (crew chief Dean Antonelli) is very focused on the tune-up and is very happy with the way the car is responding so I can’t wait to hop in and get the weekend under way.
“For us, we have a lot of really cool things planned. We’re running a special car to kick off the season with a black-and-green Carlyle scheme that we’ll also run in Indy and Las Vegas 2. It’s a totally different look for us and I think our fans are going to be very excited about it. Obviously, when you decide to do something special, there are only a few races you can pick that are worthy of doing something like that. With the Gatornationals being such a historic race and where we kick off the season, we thought it was the perfect place to come out with this new scheme.”
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