Ron Capps, the reigning NHRA nitro Funny Car world champion, isn’t about to surrender his title to his competition without a fight.

The veteran brought the fight to his fellow drivers and walked away as the winner of the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas Sunday.

In a season full of great accomplishments, Erica Enders added another – the Texas two-step.

After winning the Houston race in the spring, the Texas native captured the title at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas Sunday.

The eyes of Texas were upon five-time and reigning champion Matt Smith and aggressive newcomer Joey Gladstone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class at Sunday’s Texas NHRA Fall Nationals. They had been trading leads for the past few Countdown to the Championship races. 

But Hector Arana Jr., of East Northport, N.Y., ultimately commanded the attention at Texas Motorplex, south of Dallas.  Though unqualified for the Countdown, ineligible for a title because finances have relegated him to part-time status, Arana earned his 16th victory in just his fifth start this year. 

Final round-by-round results from the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 20th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 20th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -

Sunday's final results from the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. The race is the 20th of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

​Angelle Sampey keeps on battling to stay in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship hunt.

Sampey, riding a Vance & Hines Suzuki, blazed to a 6.728-second elapsed time at 202.05 mph on Friday and that remained in the No. 1 qualifying position after the preliminary sessions concluded Saturday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas.

Erica Enders is doing everything possible to capture her fifth NHRA Pro Stock world championship. 

The Texas native arrived at the Texas NHRA FallNationals this weekend with a 120-point lead over her Elite Motorsports teammate Aaron Stanfield.
Enders kept gradually adding to her points lead, culminating with her No. 1 qualifying spot with a 6.524-second elapsed time at 210.53 mph from Friday night.

Melanie Salemi checked off one of the three things on her team’s to-do list – qualifying No. 1 in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive – Saturday night as she chases a Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) world championship. Salemi’s 3.579-second pass at 209.46 MPH from Friday night stands as the quickest pass of the Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger so far. Next, she needs to break her own elapsed-time record and win the race to maintain her championship hopes.