Racing Electronics is named official radio supplier to Ron Capps Motorsports for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, strengthening in-race communication across the team’s expanded programme.

The agreement covers the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car and Carlyle Tools Top Fuel entries, with equipment packages including radios, headsets, helmet and car wiring, batteries, chargers, and trackside service.

The rationale is straightforward. Sub-four-second runs at more than 330mph demand clear, reliable links between drivers and crew chiefs to manage procedures, react to incidents, and protect equipment.

Robust communication also underpins confidence. Consistent audio lets crews brief staging plans, monitor shutdown issues, and coordinate responses when runs deviate from expectation.

Team owner-driver Ron Capps welcomes the formalised relationship, noting the move to a two-car operation and rookie Maddi Gordon heightens the need for dependable, shared systems and language.

Capps works closely with crew chief Dean Antonelli on the Funny Car. The Top Fuel programme is led by Rob Flynn, ensuring both groups align on procedures and real-time expectations.

Beyond performance, the partnership carries visibility. Racing Electronics branding appears on both cars, with driver appearances planned at NHRA nationals, plus the PRI and SEMA trade shows.

The relationship itself forms through industry touchpoints, notably SEMA and PRI, which helped align technical objectives and support commitments.

Racing Electronics vice president Kevin Hughes frames the tie-up as proof of capability, positioning the company to validate hardware in drag racing’s punishing vibration, noise, and heat.

The timing aligns with Ron Capps Motorsports’ return on May 15-17 at the Route 66 Nationals near Joliet, where the team intends to lean on the radio package’s stability.

In a field defined by fine margins, dependable communication is a competitive tool as much as a safety layer, reinforcing the sport’s continuing shift toward integrated, proven technology.

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