Ron Capps (racing driver)

{{short description|American NHRA Funny Car racer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Ron Capps

| image = Ron Capps (28174892856).jpg

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| caption = Capps in 2016

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|20}}

| birth_place = San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S.

| current series = NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series

| first year = 1995

| current team = Ron Capps Motorsports

| car number = 28

| engine = NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Supra

| crew chief = Dean Antonelli & Tom Buckingham

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| championships = 3

| wins = 75 in Funny Car, 1 in Top Fuel

| poles = 38

| fastest laps = 3.821 secs/339.28 mph

| best finish = 1st

| year = (2016, 2021-2022)

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| title years = 2016, 2021-2022

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

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.Burk, p.60.

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. Burk, p.62 caption.

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.{{cite web|title=Ron Capps wins NHRA Funny Car season title|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/nhra/story/_/id/18034692/ron-capps-wins-nhra-funny-car-season-title|website=ESPN.com|date=13 November 2016|accessdate=13 November 2016}}