The hauler fire will cause ron capps to miss this weekends test in las vegas, but hell be ready for next weekends season opener in pomona, california. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ron s connections and. Ron capps and cruz pedregon take on world of outlaws and nascar in a virtual sprint car and dirt late model racetunein tonight at 8 p. Robert hight, ron capps battle for nhra funny car title. Napa auto parts dodge charger srt hellcat funny car.
Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Nhra fans love the smell of nitromethane in the morning. This weeks event adds iracing legends and realworld racing standouts ty majeski and ron capps to the entry list, which was already stacked with professional talent thanks to. Almost everything has gone according to plan for ron capps during the nhra mello yello drag racing series countdown to the championship and now the funny car standout is on the verge of clinching his first career world title. If paul mansell allows you to race this paint, you will receive a notification. Send request to race napa racing ron capps as your paint in iracing. Ron cappss phone number, email, address, public records spokeo. View the profiles of professionals named ron capps on linkedin. Ron capps eracing escapades on tap this week racingjunk. Find ron cappss phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Five wars in ten years, a book that details his own experiences with ptsd posttraumatic stress disorder. After a thrilling debut in with nascar cup series cars at atlanta motor speedway just over a week ago, the replacements expands to an eightrace series that will alternate between cup cars and street stocks. The wife of tony pedregon, twotime nhra funny car champion, andrea called upon 11 more drag racers wives and one husband to assist in the production of a fullcolor nhra full throttle drag racing. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Ron capps is the founder and director of the veterans writing project, a 501c3 nonprofit based in washington, dc. Ron capps has a 2016 nhra mello yello series nitro funny car world championship on his resume. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rons connections and jobs at similar companies. Behind the wheel of the pennzoil syntheticsnapa auto parts dodge, ron capps moved into the top five in the funny car point standings by advancing to the semifinals at the nhra arizona nationals. Ron capps might be a rockstar funny car driver, but his brother jon, well. View ron capps s business profile at the evening sun. The 51yearold driver will be on hand with his daughter at this weekends nfl game between the san francisco. Get great deals on ron capps nhra funny diecast racing cars. The national hit rod association driver ron capps, who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger, will visit the chiefland napa store on thursday, march 14 from 3. Ron capps is the napa funny car driver in the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Ron capps was thrilled to be the first funny car winner on the new home of nhra on fox. Along the way, capps picked up milestone round win no. Napa racing ron capps by paul mansell trading paints. Ron capps scored his first victory of the year at the 39th annual arbys nhra southern nationals at atlanta dragway, as steve torrence and andrew hines clinched wins in top fuel and pro stock.
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Find everything in one place on ron capps including their. That training led him, in the earliest days of the racing simulation business, to join forces with iracing in 2008 when the organization was just getting its start. Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger. Ron capps and cruz pedregon take on world of outlaws and. Ron capps is ahead in the points standings and ready for atlanta. Ron capps, don schumacher racings dsr 2016 championship driver of the napa dodge charger srt hellcat funny car, went to college to be a software engineer. Im standing on a fourfoothigh podium smack dab on the starting line of the zmax dragway in charlotte, nc. By participating in three iracing events occurring this week, the 2016 nhra mello yello funny car world champion will have the opportunity to showcase his virtual racing skills through highlypublicized online events, all of which boast a slew of stars. Capps, torrence, hines win southern nationals in atlanta. Ron capps phone, address, background info whitepages. Ron capps on verge of first funny car title speed sport. Last time out, capps qualified fifth before falling in the quarterfinals to. Ron capps nhra fan apparel and souvenirs for sale ebay. Nhras ron capps pulls a world class stunt on john force.
Veteran nitro funny car driver ron capps chase to catch an elusive nhra world championship is down to two races las vegas oct. Get nhra driver ron cappss career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge charger 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 three times, twice behind john force, once while with schumacher trailing teammate gary. Amanda busick sat down with ron for an indepth look at his career and life as a race car driver. For our catching up with capps column, ron sends us occasional updates on his life as a professional racing driver from his own unique perspective. Twitter page for nhra nitro funny car world champion driver ron capps i like to travel at ludicrous. And even though hes a seasoned professional, nothing gets him giddy like a kid more than the. What capps doesnt have is a trophy from the prestigious march meet at auto club famosa raceway in bakersfield, calif. Jul 03, 20 ron capps drives the napa funny car in the nhra mello yello drag racing series.
Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Twitter page for nhra nitro funny car world champion driver ron capps i like to travel at ludicrous speed. Jan 25, 2019 she was on the way to the future award as the rookie of the year. She will also be against ron capps for the title first female funny car driver in the final. Shop nhra tees, hats, shirts, jackets and ladies at the official online store of the national hot rod association. The vwp provides nocost writing seminars and workshops for veterans, service members and their families. They have also lived in sumter, sc and currie, nc plus 2 other locations. Ron capps on winning, family and driving an unpredictable. Find everything in one place on ron capps including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Trending newest collections painters hall of fame paint of the week. Jon, who drives a nostalgia funny car in the nhra heritage series, works as a stunt driver in hollywood and is currently working on a new movie scheduled to come out.
The first question ron capps always gets when he goes on the road to talk about what he does for a living is what the heck is a funny car. Ot driver roster for the world of outlaws iracing invitationals, including kyle busch. Capps is leading the points standings 64 points in front of tommy johnson jr. He was my favorite driver of the bunch so i got the pleasure of editing his profile nhra driver dinner profiles 2011. Join facebook to connect with ron capps and others you may know. Location carlsbad, ca tweets 3,7k followers 54,8k following 1,0k account created 27012011 18. Its not unusual for nhra drag racers, even ones about to race each other in the first round of eliminations, to exchange pleasantries beforehand. Torrence, capps, butner and tonglet take home wally trophies at the lucas oil nhra southern nationals. Newlycrowned nhra funny car champion ron capps is getting set for a busy weekend. By participating in three iracing events occurring this week, the.
Ron capps, driver of the napa auto parts dodge charger srt hellcat, checked in with nhras lewis bloom to catch up, and talk about a very special. People from san luis obispo, california 1965 births racing drivers from california living people american auto racing biography stubs. Nascar drivers are signing digital autographs for fans. Yeah and thats kind of since the beginning when i started doing that with the nostalgia funny cars with del in the beginning, i had a lot of people im sure other racers that had the. Ron capps is an american nhra funny car racer who drives the napa auto parts dodge. Unable to prevent the loss of a childhood friend to melanoma last august, andrea pedregon instead is beginning a fight against the deadly skin cancer in unique fashion. March 24, 2020 don schumacher racings ron capps is gearing up for a busy few days of ontrack competition, all from the comforts of his own home.
Driver ron capps napa auto parts dodge charger funny car had an engine failure during the nhra winternationals 2014, which resulted in an enormous fireball and the rear section of his car blowing away in spectacular fashion. The trailer hauling ron capps nhra funny car suffered significant damage after catching fire outside amarillo, texas. Incredibly, neither capps nor anyone near the track was injured. Nhra champion drag racer ron capps was on the forefront in the early days of webbased racing entertainment iracing. Get the best deals on ron capps nhra fan apparel and souvenirs when you shop the largest online selection at. Brother jon capps of las vegas is a parttime funny car driver in nhra. Ron is related to deborah christine capps and michael r capps as well as 3 additional people. It also proved that mopar dodge charger rt funny car pilot ron capps is the driver to beat in the.
Capps has raced against and for smoke and flipped the car in midgets and done the. They were doing this to a lot of drivers at the gate. After clinching his first nhra funny car world championship on saturday night after qualifying for the nhra finals at pomona, calif. Talking about her drag car racing, in the year 2011, she debuts in the game. To kick off the 20 season, force was qualified as 1st position. Jun 12, 2016 old bridge steve torrence, ron capps and greg anderson raced out of high qualifying positions sunday to take the wins in top fuel, funny car and pro stock at the 47th annual nhra summernationals.
Ron capps beats jonnie lindberg in the funny car final at the aaa insurance nhra midwest nationals in st. View ron capps profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Don schumacher racing ron capps nhra check in facebook. Fire damages ron capps hauler, will miss preseason test.
Capps will miss this weekends test in las vegas but will be ready to go for. Funny car driver ron capps explodes his engine during the opening round of eliminations as john force races by for the round win sunday october 29, 2017 at the nhra toyota nationals at the strip. Aug 29, 20 ron capps grew up like many california kids in the late 1960s and early 70s obsessed with drag racing, toy cars and racing magazines. Earns win in allmopar dodgesrt funny car final round battle it was an allmopar dodge srt funny car final round showdown at the arizona nationals with don schumacher racing dsr driver tommy. Nhra veteran ron capps stars on track, in the movies. The theme of the film is the 1966 edition of the 24hours of lemans its about the feud. Ron capps to participate in series of iracing events. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rons connections and.
Bio twitter page for nhra nitro funny car world champion driver ron capps i like to travel at ludicrous speed. This is the 20th in a series of exclusive autoweek blogs by 2016 nhra funny car champion ron capps. Ron capps raced his napa auto parts dodge charger rt to his third consecutive funny car victory this season last sunday at the 37th annual lucas oil nhra southern nationals at atlanta dragway. Don schumacher racings ron capps is gearing up for a busy few days of ontrack competition, all from the comforts of his own home. For news and information on the march 29 wwtr throwback 500 featuring ron capps and a host of professional drivers click here brownsburg, ind. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. By participating in three iracing events occurring this week, the 2016 nhra mello yello funny car world champion will have the opportunity to showcase his virtual racing skills through highlypublicized online events, all of which boast a slew of stars drawing. Ron capps, driver of the napa funny car and 2016 nhra funny car world champion helped celebrate gettysburg napas 50year anniversary. Ron capps nhra funny diecast racing cars for sale ebay. Jun 14, 2018 you do not need a facebook profile to participate. Ron capps and his daughter to work nfl sidelines on christmas. Capps has won 64 nhra national event wins 63 in funny car and one in top fuel. Jon capps hopes to lend brother a hand competition plus. He and cruz both grew up racing dirt before they got into drag racing.
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