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Recap from the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.
In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
Event 20 of 20
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
Pomona, Calif.
Nov. 14 – 16, 2025
Ron Capps Wraps Up 2025 Season Ranked No. 4 in Funny Car Standings at
Rainy NHRA Finals
POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2025) – Ron Capps’ 2025 campaign came to an
early close on Sunday when persistent rain forced NHRA officials to
cancel the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona
Dragstrip. The driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra Funny Car
ended the season ranked No. 4 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing
Series standings, securing his 21st consecutive Top 10 finish. While the
three-time world champion was eager to make a final charge in front of
the Pomona faithful, Capps wrapped up his fourth year as a team owner
proud of Ron Capps Motorsports’ performance in 2025 and energized by
the momentum and opportunities ahead.
Capps entered the NHRA Finals seeking his second win of the season. He
opened 2025 with a runner-up finish at the NHRA Gatornationals at
Gainesville Raceway and added another runner-up finish a few races later
at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Capps went on to win the
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, then raced to another
final round at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. In the
six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Capps notched his
fourth runner-up finish of the season at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at
the Texas Motorplex.
Off-track highlights for Capps included the spring announcement that Ron
Capps Motorsports will expand into a two-car team in 2026, adding a Top
Fuel dragster driven by Top Alcohol Funny Car star Maddi Gordon. At the
recent SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Capps and Gordon announced that Carlyle
Tools will serve as the primary sponsor for Gordon’s rookie season in
Top Fuel.
Capps and crew chief Dean ‘Guido’ Antonelli were prepared to fight
challenging weather conditions and a stacked Funny Car field at the
In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, but rainstorms washed away Friday and
Saturday’s four planned qualifying sessions, as well as Sunday
eliminations.
“It’s an unfortunate situation,” Capps said. “Every time you get
to Pomona, a championship is all you think about. We always feel like we
have a championship team and we strive for that. With that being said,
it was another great year. We won Bristol and we finished in the Top 5
again. There’s a lot of exciting things coming up with adding the
Carlyle Tools Top Fuel car with Maddi. We always wait for the banquet,
and then you can start focusing on next year, and that’s what we’re
going to do. It’s unfortunate we didn’t get to make runs in front of our
Pomona crowd and all the fans, but we’ll be back here in April.”
Capps and his team will reflect on their 2025 season at the NHRA Mission
Foods Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 17, at the
Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif.