![]() ![]() Nationals Funny Car title in the yellow Carefree Gum ‘Cuda, adding to his three Indy Top Fuel wins (seven-time overall Indy winner four Funny Car, three Top Fuel). Prudhomme became the first driver in drag racing history to win a national event in two Pro categories when he won the 1973 U.S. As a team-owner, Prudhomme added more than 50 additional wins in both nitro classes. Prudhomme’s list of accomplishments includes four consecutive NHRA Funny Car world championships (1975-78) and 49 combined wins in Top Fuel and Funny Car. It’s very cool to be someone who was picked to drive for him.” And thankfully, Katherine (Wooten) and Marti (Walsh) at (primary sponsor) NAPA understood the legacy and how cool this could be, and they made sure we did it the right way. Fast forward and we had a great season last year, and it’s just been in my head, wanting to do a real, true throwback. When I was first starting out as a team-owner, he would call and text to check in on me daily. “Between Don and his wife, Lynn, who was a big part of what he and ‘Mongoose’ (Tom McEwen) did, it was emotional. I just wanted him to come out and enjoy the drag races. I wasn’t calling him to help, or to see if he wanted to bring a sponsor. “I asked him if he’d like to come hang out. ![]() “ When I was going to go off and do my own thing as a team-owner, (Prudhomme) was the first person I called after my mom and dad,” Capps said. It was very cool.”Ĭapps is in his second season as owner/driver of Ron Capps Motorsports following a tenure with Don Schumacher Racing that produced “Flopper” championships in 20. This whole week has just been a blast and we earned every bit of it today. To win here, to win Indy with my brother Antron (Brown) again is massive. “You can hope and you can put all of this stuff together and do something fun and cool for Indy. You can’t dream this big,” said Capps, a 58-year-old resident of Carlsbad, Calif., whose hot rod is tuned by crew chief Dean “Guido” Antonelli. ![]() The pre-event hoopla generated by the RCM organization was punctuated by an emotional race day for Capps and Prudhomme. Nationals widely is considered the most prestigious drag racing event in the world because of its history, size and purse. The throwback look and matching team uniforms _ inspired by Prudhomme’s Hot Wheels Funny Cars from the early 1970s _ earned the Best Appearing Car and Best Appearing Crew awards. Prudhomme then slid into the cockpit to warm-up the 11,000-horsepower powerplant before the first qualifying session. Nationals victory for his fellow-Californian during that timeframe, he made up for it all weekend.Ĭapps unveiled the bright yellow “Snake” tribute livery in his Ron Capps Motorsports pit area on Friday. And while Capps wasn’t able to deliver a U.S. and fellow-three-time world champs Matt Hagan and Robert Hight at the facility in Clermont, Ind., outside Indianapolis.Ĭapps drove for Prudhomme’s Snake Racing team from 1997 through 2004, compiling 13 Funny Car wins. Capps held the lead throughout the lap en route to his third win of the season in six final rounds, and 76 th of his career. NHRA’s three-time/reigning Funny Car world champion, Capps covered the 1,000-foot distance in 3.986-seconds at 323.27 mph to trailer Todd in the championship round. ![]() In addition, Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) prevailed at the 15th of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Todd Monday in the final of drag racing’s signature event.Ĭapps, Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all swept the U.S. With Prudhomme standing behind Capps’ Hot Wheels/NAPA Toyota GR Supra on the starting line, Capps defeated J.R. Nationals in a ‘Cuda Funny Car, Capps wheeled the iconic “Snake” Hot Wheels livery into the Winner’s Circle at the 69th annual NHRA U.S. Inspired by the presence of his mentor, reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps spent Labor Day weekend adding to the nostalgia and magic of “The Big Go.”įifty years after drag racing legend Don “The Snake” Prudhomme won the 1973 U.S. Ron Capps and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme got together at the U.S. ![]()
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