Ron Capps (racing driver)
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Ron Capps (born June 20, 1965) is an American NHRA Funny Car racer who owns and drives the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Supra.
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 five times, twice behind John Force, once (while with Schumacher) trailing teammate Gary Scelzi.
Capps has earned 77 of 78 of his NHRA national event wins in the Funny Car class. He also finished second in the championship five times.
Capps' 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.
Motorsports career results
Superstar Racing Experience
(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
Sources
- Burk, Jeff. “50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 3” in Drag Racer, November 2016, pp.52-64.
External links
- driver statistics at Racing-Reference