Ron Capps knew it was coming.It didn’t happen the first year, 2022, when Capps won his second consecutive – third overall – NHRA Funny Car championships. It didn’t happen in 2023 when he and the NAPA team picked up three wins and finished fourth in the championship. But it has...

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NAPA Auto Parts has extended its agreement with Hendrick Motorsports, the organization announced Tuesday.NAPA will continue to be the primary sponsor on Chase Elliott's No. 9 Chevrolet in 26 races through the 2022 season. NAPA joined Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series when he joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2016 after...

NAPA Auto Parts has extended its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports with a new agreement that immediately expands its majority sponsorship of driver Chase Elliott and the No.9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team in 2018 and extends its support for another two years through the 2020 racing season.The new agreement increases NAPA's...

It wasn't that long ago Martin Truex Jr. sat on his porch and thought his days racing in the NASCAR Cup Series were soon to be over. Or at the very least he'd never be competitive again."It was late in the season, found out I wasn't going to have a...

Alexander Rossi had to wait more than a year, dating back to his shocking win at the 2016 Indy 500, to cross the finish line under full power on the way to Victory Lane. Fuel saving and risky strategies weren't required on Sunday as the Andretti Autosport driver gassed it...

As RACER previously reported, Alexander Rossi has come to a multi-year agreement with Andretti Autosport after the organization signed a multi-year agreement to remain with Honda."As always, this silly season is a challenging one for everyone involved, but I am very thankful to have such incredible support from Andretti Autosport,...

Ron Capps' 2016 Funny Car world championship season and hot start to the 2017 season has earned him a nomination for an ESPY award in the Best Driver category, it was announced this week. This is the first time he has been nominated for the prestigious honor in his 23-year...

A debut win with Takuma Sato at the Indy 500 has inspired the Japanese driver's primary sponsor to return for this weekend's doubleheader on the streets of Belle Isle. Indiana-based Ruoff Home Mortgage will continue to adorn Sato's No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda for the Dual in Detroit, albeit in...

Ron Capps raced his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to his third consecutive Funny Car victory this season Sunday at the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their...