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Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals
Event 13 of 22
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
July 29-31
, 2022
RON CAPPS: Driver of the NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra Funny Car
Noteworthy:Capps won his first NHRA trophy in a professional class at the 1995 Seattle event while competing in the Top Fuel category
Capps has both Top Fuel and Funny Car wins from Seattle
The two-time and defending Funny Car world champ raced to a runner-up finish the last time the NHRA competed at Pacific Raceways (2019)
As an event winner in 2018, and runner-up in 2019, Capps is seeking his third consecutive Seattle final round appearance this weekend
Capps is currently participating in a fundraiser to benefit Speedway Children’s Charities and is auctioning off a bottle of his own custom-created wine. The auction ends this Sunday, 7/31, at noon PT. To bid: http://bitly.ws/t58X
Fan Events:
Capps will join his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates for an autograph session at the Toyota Midway display on Saturday, 7/30, from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Quotable:
“This West Coast Swing has really flown by this season. We haven’t been up to the Pacific Northwest since before the pandemic, and we’re all excited to get back up that way. Seattle was the sight of my first NHRA win, and I can tell you with the Canadians coming down and with all of our fans up in the area, we always get such a great crowd, and it’s a great race.
"We open with the first qualifying session scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on Friday, and we know how that track can be when conditions are prime; it’s as good as it gets. I know Guido (Dean Antonelli) and (John) Medlen will be ready to throw down. It’s such a great race for our team with NAPA hosting so many of our wonderful fans from Portland and the Seattle areas, and I’m looking forward to seeing so many people that we haven’t been able to see since 2019.”
About Ron Capps Motorsports
Established in 2021, Ron Capps Motorsports is a single-car NHRA Funny Car team owned and operated by reigning and two-time world champion Ron Capps. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., the team made its on-track debut in 2022 and competes on the 22-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of NAPA AUTO PARTS, Toyota, and GearWrench.Capps, who serves as both the owner and driver of his namesake operation, is the second-winningest Funny Car pilot in NHRA history with 69 wins in the category, and 70 overall (1 Top Fuel). The 2022 NHRA season marks Capps’ 28th year competing in the sport’s professional ranks.
