Reigning and three-time NHRA Funny Car champion Ron Capps will strap back behind the wheel of a stock car the summer as part of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX). The series announced this week that Capps will join the SRX field at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway on August 10th, 2023. Capps, a highly decorated NHRA driver, comes to SRX representing a new discipline of racing as the first full-time drag racer to compete in SRX.
Capps competed in every edition of the Prelude to the Dream dirt late model race at Eldora, alongside NASCAR, IndyCar, and World of Outlaws drivers, from 2005 to 2012. He’s also driven in the famed Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, and is widely known as an online racing simulation aficionado, competing regularly in online racing events with other professional drivers in a range of disciplines, including dirt oval track racing.
“SRX pretty much took the motorsports world by storm three years ago. We all grew up watching the IROC series, and Thursday Night Thunder was something I never missed as a fan. To have these two things together is a dream for both the fans and racecar drivers,” said Capps. “It is such an honor to be selected to join the SRX series this year. I’ve been a huge fan of the concept to the point where we would make sure we got to a TV when we were at our NHRA races to catch the SRX races.”
“It’s incredible to know that I’ll be joining some of the best racecar drivers in the world on such a historic and fast racetrack in Eldora Speedway. The coolest part is for our NHRA fans to know that they can tune in and watch one of their own battle with the best on the high banks of Eldora Speedway. I’ll be a little out of my comfort zone, but I’m going to try and make our fans proud,” said Capps.
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“Ron is the first NHRA driver in the history of SRX to join the ranks of the very best circle track drivers in the world,” said Don Hawk, Chief Executive Officer of SRX. “I’ve seen Ron drive a straight line in NHRA so many times I’ve lost count. He’s also a three-time world champion who’s not a total stranger to dirt racing. Ron is a great guy, he’s good for racing, good to and for his sponsors, and will be very good for SRX.”
SRX will air on six consecutive Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App, bringing back the iconic “ESPN Thursday Night Thunder” branding.
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