LONGTIME BATTLE FOR CONSISTENCY ENTERS NEW PHASE FOR TODD, DHL TEAM

YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 23, 2024) – It’s a familiar storyline – “we just need to be more consistent.” But what happens when consistency is within reach? That’s something J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team are working on entering the season’s fifth race. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes April 26-28, […]

Shawn Langdon Looks to John Wooden

YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 23, 2024) – Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Winning breeds winning.” After winning two of the season’s first four races, Shawn Langdon and his Autodesk team enter the fifth race hungry and hoping the comment from the late UCLA coach, who won 885 games in his career, also applies […]

More Success Ahead in Charlotte for Doug Kalitta?

YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 23, 2024) – What started with Doug Kalitta’s 2023 NHRA Top Fuel title continued in the season’s first four races with the latest chapter of the Kalitta Motorsports resurgence coming two weeks ago in Las Vegas. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes April 26-28, 2024 at the NHRA 4-Wide […]

Shawn Langdon Suffers First Opening-Round Loss of Season

Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 on FS1. Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 8 qualifier at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. He recorded his quickest qualifying attempt in the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon when he ran a 3.798-second pass at 305.56 mph. Eliminations: […]

J.R. Todd Advances to Semifinals

J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 on FS1. Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. His best qualifying attempt came in the final session Saturday afternoon when he made a 3.930-second run at 322.19 mph. Eliminations: Todd and the DHL Toyota […]

Doug Kalitta Wins NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Doug and Mac Tools Team Win 4 wide.

TOP FUEL RACE WINNER: Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 on FS1. Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. It was his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 54th of his career. His best qualifying attempt […]

NEW CAR HAS DOUG KALITTA HUNGRY FOR FOUR-WIDE EFFORT TO STEP UP TITLE DEFENSE

YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 9, 2024) – Doug Kalitta’s title defense is underway, but it hasn’t gone as well as hoped…yet. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes April 12-14, 2024 at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kalitta has two Las Vegas wins in seven final-round appearances, […]

SHAWN LANGDON, KALITTA AIR CAREERS TEAM ENTER LAS VEGAS WITH TWO WINS IN THREE RACES

Photo Courtesy: NHRA YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 9, 2024) – As the old song said, “two outa three aint bad.” Shawn Langdon, Crew Chief Brian Husen and the Kalitta Air Careers team are on a tear entering the season’s fourth race with two wins in the first three. After a flawless season debut in Florida, Langdon’s […]

Points Leader J.R. Todd Marks a Decade at Team Kalitta

 J.R. Todd, left, enjoys a moment with team owner Connie Kalitta in 2014 after Todd joined the team during the spring Las Vegas race. (Photo Courtesy: Gary Nastase/Kalitta Motorsports) YPSILANTI, Mich. (April 9, 2024) – Ten years ago this race, J.R. Todd was a part-time Top Fuel driver sitting in Indianapolis watching college basketball on […]

Kalitta Advanced To The Quarterfinals

Sealmaster Dragster

Photo Provided By NHRA Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA Arizona Nationals; it was his best qualifying position of the season. Late Friday afternoon, Kalitta made a 3.697-second pass at 323.66 mph to claim the No. 3 position. Eliminations: Kalitta defeated Terry Totten before losing to Justin Ashley in the […]