Terry Capp

Terry Capp is a Canadian drag racer best known for his achievements in Top Fuel drag racing during the 1970s and 1980s. He gained international recognition after winning the prestigious Top Fuel championship at the 1980 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis Indiana, one of the most significant victories in Canadian drag racing history.

Early career Capp’s drag racing career began in 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta, when he teamed up with Bernie Fedderly, a partnership that would become one of the most successful in Canadian motorsport. Their first car, a 1951 Anglia B/Gasser, quickly made an impression by winning the Western Canadian Championship Series in its debut season.

Later career and legacy Though he entered semi-retirement after 1980, Capp returned to Top Fuel racing in 1988 with a new team including Ron Hodgson, Gordon Jenner, and Dale Adams.

In 2004, Capp set a Canadian quarter-mile speed record of 319.78 mph in 4.72 seconds while driving the Royal Canadian dragster, further cementing his status as one of Canada’s fastest racers.