NHRA star Ron Capps' funny car explodes, crashes during Arizona Nationals

National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) comic car operator Ron Capps was progressive successful a scary clang during the Arizona Nationals connected Sunday.

Capps’ conveyance came disconnected the starting enactment accelerated and successful the blink of an eye, the apical of his car exploded. He careened crossed the dividing enactment and into the near defender wall. Capps was capable to get retired of his conveyance nether his ain power.

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NHRA comic car operator Ron Capps during qualifying for the Arizona Nationals astatine Firebird Motorsports Park successful Chandler, Ariz., connected March 21. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The NHRA said helium was examined by the on-site aesculapian squad earlier helium was released.

"It was an unfortunate archetypal round, & we are thankful that @RonCapps28 was capable to get retired & locomotion away," Ron Capps Motorsports wrote connected X. "The @NHRA Safety Safari was close there, & the information instrumentality & chassis did its job. Thanks to our awesome sponsors similar @theNAPAnetwork and Toyota we volition beryllium successful Pomona!"

Capps has 75 wins successful a comic car and has made 151 last rounds. He had 3 wins and was a runner-up 4 times during the 2023 season. In 2024, helium reached the last circular successful 4 events but failed to unafraid a victory.

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So acold this season, helium reached the last circular successful Gainesville, Florida, successful the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Capps finished 3rd successful the comic car standings past year. He was down champion Austin Prock and John Force, who suffered his ain scary clang backmost successful June.

NHRA comic car operator Ron Capps finishes qualifying for the Arizona Nationals connected March 22, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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Force has been backmost astatine the way this play to basal for his household members and drivers arsenic helium deals with a traumatic encephalon wounded stemming from the crash.

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