NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Event 5 of 21
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 28 – 30, 2023
RON CAPPS: Driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra Funny Car
Noteworthy:
The last time Capps competed at zMAX Dragway (2022 NHRA Carolina Nationals), he powered to victory which helped propel him to the 2022 Funny Car series title
Reset the zMAX Dragway Funny Car speed record when he drove his NAPA Supra to a 335.07 mph pass during the Fall 2022 event
Announced a partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing North America ahead of the 2022 Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals race weekend; the 2023 event marks the one-year anniversary of Capps' partnership with Toyota
Fan Events:
Capps will join his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates at the Toyota midway display from 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. on Saturday for a Team Toyota autograph session
Quotable:
“This is always a fun part of the season for me with the back-to-back four-wide events. This early in the year, you’re not necessarily watching the points per se, and these two four-wide races are kind of one-off events that you have to approach differently. I’ve always thought of them as sort of an all-star race because if you can succeed and win a four-wide, you’ve really achieved something.
“At this point, all of the teams are trying to get their tune-ups dialed-in in preparation for Indy and the playoffs later in the year, and ‘Guido’ (crew chief Dean Antonelli) and our NAPA AutoCare team have done a good job of that so far. We’ve got two final rounds, a pole, we’re second in points and we have a race car that can win on any given weekend. You really can’t ask for more than that, so, I’m very pumped to head to zMAX Dragway for our last four-wide race this year. We’ve had a lot of success at zMAX in the past, and we’re in NASCAR country, so we’ll have a lot of Toyota teammates coming to hang with us and of course NAPA Auto Parts isn’t far from Charlotte. It should be a fun weekend with a lot of great support from our sponsors.”
About Ron Capps Motorsports
Established in 2021, Ron Capps Motorsports is a single-car NHRA Funny Car team owned and operated by reigning and three-time world champion Ron Capps. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., the team made its on-track debut in 2022 and competes on the 21-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of NAPA Auto Parts, Toyota, and GearWrench.Capps, who serves as both the owner and driver of his namesake operation, is the second-winningest Funny Car pilot in NHRA history with 72 wins in the category. His 73 overall wins (1 Top Fuel) rank sixth amongst NHRA’s four premier classes. The 2023 NHRA season marks Capps’ 29th year competing in the sport’s professional ranks.
