Ron Capps is an American

NHRA The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorspo ...

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racer who owns and drives the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Supra. Capps drove for Don Prudhomme, who recruited him from

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dragsters, and later for Don Schumacher, winning twenty NHRA

national events and three Skoal Showdowns, coming second in the NHRA title race three times, twice behind John Force, once (while with Schumacher) trailing teammate Gary Scelzi. Since he began driving funny cars, Capps has earned 67 NHRA national event wins and has come second in the championship three times. His best career elapsed time is 3.837 seconds. His best career speed is 339.28 mph. Capps won his first NHRA Mello Yello Series Funny Car championship in 2016.

References

Sources

*Burk, Jeff. “50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 3” in ''Drag Racer'', November 2016, pp.52-64.

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* People from San Luis Obispo, California 1965 births Racing drivers from California Living people {{US-autoracing-bio-stub