Ron Capps (racing driver)

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

Ron Capps
Capps in 2016
Born	(1965-06-20) June 20, 1965 (age 60) San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S.
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series career
Debut season	1995
Current team	Ron Capps Motorsports
Car number	28
Engine	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Supra
Crew chief	Dean Antonelli & Tom Buckingham
Championships	3
Wins	75 in Funny Car, 1 in Top Fuel
Poles	38
Fastest laps	3.821 secs/339.28 mph
Best finish	1st in (2016, 2021-2022)

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.^[1]

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. ^[2]

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.^[3]

Motorsports career results

Superstar Racing Experience

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

Superstar Racing Experience results
Year	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	SRXC	Pts
2023	28	STA	STA II	MMS	BER	ELD 10	LOS	21st	01