{"id":7237,"date":"2025-11-01T23:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=7237"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:42:32","slug":"final-round-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=7237","title":{"rendered":"Final Round Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NHRA\u2019s popular Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series – ended it\u2019s 2025 season with another rousing version of the iconic California Hot Rod Reunion<\/strong> (presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports) \u2014 (Oct 24-26th) \u2014 at Bakersfield CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Capps, who is the older brother to NHRA fuel Funny Car driver Ron Capps prevailed for the event\u2019s marquee Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car title, defeating a very swift and well attended program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capps, who is based from Las Vegas and driver for the Matthews Motorsports \u201970 Camaro, got the best of Canada\u2019s Nathan Sitko in the championship round.  Capps clocked a convincing 5.543 secs at 263.31 mph to defeat the Sitko-driven Hodgson Racing Firebird which ran 5.696 secs at 252.45 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Capps<\/strong> scored for Nitro Nostalgia FC class racing at the CHRR season finale.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Capps, who qualified third, had eliminated Drew Austin, Todd Miller and Mike Peck in earlier rounds of competition.  Capps\u2019 5.488 secs recorded in round two winning over Miller \u2014 was low ET for the event.  His event triumph also locked in a 3rd place finish for the final Hot Rod Heritage Series 2025 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canada’s Nathan Sitko<\/strong> battled his way to a highly impressive 2nd place finish in final NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series points in 2025. Shane Westerfield (far lane) was the series champion.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Sitko making the tough 16-car field (5.777 secs bump) – two other Canadian drivers made the cut \u2014 including Toronto native Jeff Arend (7th – 5.618 secs) and Edmonton\u2019s Tim Boychuk (8th – 5.643 secs) \u2014 however both those drivers bowed out after round one of eliminations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edmonton’s Tim Boychuk<\/strong> finished high in final Hot Rod Heritage Series FC points — placing #4 in the final season tally.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeff Arend<\/strong> – the defending 2024 CHRR winner – qualified well – but lost out in round 1 this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Bruce Biegler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos by Phil Hutchison <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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