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J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 10 qualifier at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Todd’s best run, a 3.964-second effort at 324.12 mph, came during the opening qualifying round Friday evening. Eliminations: Todd defeated Blake Alexander, Bob Tasca and Cruz Pedregon to advance to the final round. After […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. — After a successful endeavor in four races one year ago, Kalitta Motorsports, long-time partner DHL Express and Kalitta Air are partnering again to accelerate the fight against food insecurity by helping those who need it most — working families, children and senior citizens – through a six-race program in 2023: The “Race […]

Photo Caption: Team Kalitta crew members, from all Kalitta teams, celebrate Kalitta’s 2019 U.S. Nationals victory at the starting line. (Photo Courtesy: Gary Nastase) YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2023) – Doug Kalitta’s grandmother, Evelyn, had a bottle of champagne she was saving to drink when her son, Kalitta Motorsports team owner Connie Kalitta, won the […]

J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.  eastern Tuesday, Aug. 22 on FS1 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 2 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals; it was his best qualifying position of the season. Todd’s best qualifying attempt came in the Friday night session when he posted […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 15, 2023) – J.R. Todd’s season has undergone quite an evolution. He and his DHL GR Supra team went from pre-season title contender through a rough patch, and now, Todd has advanced to at least the semifinals at five of the last six races including a win and a runner-up finish. With […]

J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 9 p.m. – midnight eastern Wednesday, Aug. 16 on FS2 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 7 qualifier at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor; his best qualifying attempt came during the third and final session when the DHL GR Supra reached the finish line in […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 9, 2023) – J.R. Todd is still basking in the glow of his win two weeks ago in the Denso Sonoma NHRA Nationals in California, but the DHL Funny Car driver rolls into Topeka hoping to keep the roll going. The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season resumes with the final […]

J.R. Todd, FUNNY CAR RACE WINNER, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 on FS2 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 8 qualifier at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. His best qualifying effort came in the first pass of the weekend when he ran a 3.966-second pass at 324.90 mph Friday […]

SONOMA, Calif. (July 29, 2023) — J.R. Todd and his DHL Toyota team raced to the winner’s circle in the Sonoma Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge featuring a rematch of the semifinals and finals from last week’s race near Seattle. It was the second Team Kalitta #2Fast2Tasty win; Doug Kalitta won the inaugural event earlier this season […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (July 26, 2023) – With five Sonoma Top Fuel wins to his credit, Doug Kalitta is the winningest Top Fuel driver in Sonoma Raceway history, and to say the Michigan driver’s Mac Tools Toyota team is hungry after two runner-up finishes at the last two races would be a monumental understatement. The 2023 […]