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KALITTA MOTORSPORTS
2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

Media Contact: Todd Myers
tmyers@kalittaracing.com



Grubnic and the DHL Top Fuel dragster to make appearance at Norfolk Navy Exchange


NORFOLK, Va., (Oct. 7, 2008) – Native Australian Dave Grubnic, driver of the 8,000-horsepower, 300 plus-mph DHL Top Fuel dragster, along with the DHL dragster team and their Nitro-fueled NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) entry will be making a special appearance tomorrow, Oct. 8, at the Naval Exchange at Naval Station Norfolk (Virginia).

Grubnic and the DHL team will be on hand from 11:00 a.m. (ET) until 2:00 p.m. to meet and sign autographs for naval personnel including special guests Master Chief Keith Kemper and Captain Steven J.DiNobile, Commanding Officer. Grubnic and the team will be firing up the DHL dragster at noon.

Grubnic, along with his Kalitta Motorsports teammates Doug Kalitta, Hillary Will and Jeff Arend, will be competing at this weekend’s, Oct. 10-12, annual running of the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, Va., just a few miles from Richmond. The event at VMP will be the 22nd of 24 events in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Grubnic is currently in 10th place in POWERade championship points in Top Fuel, the world’s quickest and fastest class of drag racing.



About Kalitta Motorsports

Based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) POWERade Drag Racing Series. The racing operation was started in 1959 by now legendary drag racer and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. Connie’s nephew, Doug Kalitta drives the flagship Top Fuel dragster for Mac Tools. Native Australian Dave Grubnic drives the DHL Top Fuel dragster, Jeff Arend drives the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car, and Hillary Will drives the Ken Black-owned and Kalitta Motorsports-managed KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster.

Connie serves as head tuner for all Team Kalitta entries. He is assisted by crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer (KB Racing, LLC dragster) and Glenn Mikres (DHL Funny Car). Connie serves as crew chief on the DHL dragster with assistance from co-crew chief James Riola. Jon Oberhofer and Nick Boninfante are co-crew chiefs on the Mac Tools dragster.

Associate sponsors on all Kalitta Motorsports’ race cars include Mac Tools, Red Line Oil, Summit Racing Equipment, Technicoat Companies, K2M, and Toyota.