Ron Capps (racing driver)

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Ron Capps
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Capps in 2016
NationalityAmerican
Born (1965-06-20) June 20, 1965 (age 60)
San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S.
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series career
Debut season1995
Current teamRon Capps Motorsports
Crew chiefDean Antonelli & Tom Buckingham
Former teamsDon Schumacher Racing
Championships3 (FC)
Wins77 (76 FC, 1 TF)
Fastest laps
  • Best ET
  • 3.821 seconds [1]
  • Best Speed
  • 339.28 mph (546.02 km/h) [1]
Championship titles
2016, 2021, 2022NHRA Funny Car Champion
Awards
1997Auto Club Road to the Future Award
Statistics up to date as of September 15, 2025.

Ron Capps (born June 20, 1965) is an American NHRA Funny Car racer who owns and drives the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Supra.

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Capps drove for Don Prudhomme, who recruited him from Top Fuel dragsters, and later for Don Schumacher, winning twenty NHRA Funny Car national events and three Skoal Showdowns, coming second in the NHRA title race 5 times, twice behind John Force, once (while with Schumacher) trailing teammate Gary Scelzi. [2]

Capps has earned 75 of 76 of his NHRA national event wins in the Funny Car class. He also finished second in the championship 5 times. [3]

His best career elapsed time is 3.821 seconds. His best career speed is 339.28 mph. Capps won his first NHRA Funny Car championship in 2016. [4]

Motorsports career results

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
YearNo.123456SRXCPts
2023 28 STA STA II MMS BER ELD
10
LOS 21st01

References

  1. 1 2 "Ron Capps". NHRA. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. Burk, p.60.
  3. Burk, p.62 caption.
  4. "Ron Capps wins NHRA Funny Car season title". ESPN.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

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