Ron Capps cannot bring himself to leave an autograph-seeking fan sitting at the ropes of his pit area.

“It’s that one person you can walk away from, and maybe it’s a kid, that gets to you,” Capps admitted.

Capps remembers, as a kid, drawing the wrath of Funny Car legend Don Prudhomme for seeking an autograph while walking through a restaurant.

“He was eating and I wanted his autograph,” Capps recalled. “I remember him yelling at me.”

Capps rewinds the memory of his devastation every time he’s tempted to walk away, leaving a fan. Ron Capps cannot bring himself to leave an autograph-seeking fan sitting at the ropes of his pit area.

“It’s that one person you can walk away from, and maybe it’s a kid, that gets to you,” Capps admitted.

Capps remembers, as a kid, drawing the wrath of Funny Car legend Don Prudhomme for seeking an autograph while walking through a restaurant.

“He was eating and I wanted his autograph,” Capps recalled. “I remember him yelling at me.”

Capps rewinds the memory of his devastation every time he’s tempted to walk away, leaving a fan.

“You could walk away and some five-year old kid could be devastated,” Capps said. “You want to sign them all but sometimes the situation is tough, and our fans are good about knowing when you need your space and when you need to go get dressed.”

One of the most prolific autograph signers is none other than 14-time champion John Force. Capps is quickly gaining on Force in terms of processing sheer volumes of the autograph-seekers.

“John’s got the ‘JF,’ signature,” Capps said. “When Force is in a hurry his name becomes JF. I always joke with my teammates because my name is really short that I’m lucky.”

In the ultimate autograph showdown between Capps and Force, Capps knows he’d lose in head-to-head competition.

“He’s the best driver to ever put on the fire boots and also the best to sign an autograph,” Capps admitted. “He can work a crowd.”