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<\/a><\/p>\nTobler began his drag racing career in 1971 and has won 70 national events and four world championships. In addition to his 2016 title, Tobler\u2019s other championships include the 1980 and 1982 Top Fuel titles with Shirley Muldowney, and the 2008 Funny Car championship with Cruz Pedregon. Tobler plans to enjoy his retirement in Southern Calif. with his wife, Ellen. His successor to take over the reins on the NAPA Funny Car will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
Rahn Tobler<\/u>
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a very storied career. I never thought when I started in 1971 with Dick Venables Sr. working with a local Top Fuel team in Houston, Texas, that I\u2019d still be doing this almost 50 years later. I\u2019m very fortunate to have worked with so many successful team owners and wonderful people. I think back on Shirley (Muldowney) and the success we\u2019ve had, my time with the Kalittas, and Cruz (Pedregon), but I\u2019d have to say, the best part of my career has been these last 10 years at DSR.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon Schumacher has given me so many unbelievable opportunities to be successful. Ron (Capps) and I had an incredible run. To win 33 races over what was almost nine seasons, and winning the championship in 2016, I\u2019m just so proud of what we were able to accomplish; what a way to go out. But, winning aside, what I\u2019ve enjoyed the most and also what I\u2019ll miss the most is the people. I\u2019ve made so many great friends along the way, but I\u2019m especially going to miss my crew guys. They\u2019ve become family. We would do things away from the track together, fun things on the road and back at home, I got to know their families. Without a crew, a crew chief is nothing. If you don\u2019t have that strong group behind you, you won\u2019t be successful. \u201cI\u2019m very fortunate to have worked in an industry that I\u2019ve enjoyed every single day, but I\u2019m now looking forward to this next chapter in life. My wife, Ellen, and I will be moving to Huntington Beach. That\u2019s been our plan all along. She\u2019s a Southern California girl, and when we first got together, I promised her we\u2019d go back to Huntington when it was time to retire, and let\u2019s be honest, it\u2019s not a bad place to retire.\u201d<\/p>\n Ron Capps<\/u> \u201cVery happy that he\u2019ll be able to go off and enjoy his retirement and spend time with his lovely wife, Ellen. He deserves it. He\u2019s been involved in the sport of drag racing since his teenage years, so this chapter closes, and a new one opens for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Don Schumacher<\/u>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-21-at-11.57.29-AM-e1611248371630.png\")
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\n\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken that our time racing together has come to an end. We\u2019ve had such a great amount of fun, and became such great\u00a0friends away from the race track. In the eight-plus years, the amount of races that we\u2019ve won, and great moments we\u2019ve spent together is just really incredible. We set the national record within a first few races together at Englishtown in 2012, won the championship in 2016, and then to run that 339-mph pass in Reading in 2019 was awesome. There\u2019ve just been so many great moments.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had a great run with Rahn, and while we are sorry to see him go, we understand and support his decision. He won a lot of races for DSR and NAPA over the years and was an integral part of our organization. He\u2019s a true champion and leaves this sport as one of the most respected names in our industry. We wish him the best of luck as he embarks on a slower-paced lifestyle away from the dragstrip.\u201d<\/p>\n
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