ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., (May 29, 2014) – This weekend, May 30-June 1, Kalitta Motorsports, led by drag racing icon and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta, will compete for the third consecutive weekend with its four nitro-fueled racers, this time at the prestigious 45th annual NHRA Toyota SummerNationals at famed Old Bridge Township Raceway Park […]
Eliminations Round by Round Recap: J.R. Todd – Driver of the Optima Batteries/Advance Auto Parts Top Fuel Dragster: E1: Todd defeated Millican – 3.812 sec., 320.74 mph to 4.041 sec., 250.37 mph E2: Todd defeated Crampton – 3.808 sec., 316.30 mph to 3.828 sec., 312.64 mph E3: Todd defeated by Langdon – 3.862 sec., 292.08 […]
Team Kalitta Qualifying Results – Topeka J.R. Todd – Driver of the Optima Batteries/Advance Auto Parts Top Fuel Dragster: Q1: 3.747 sec., 322.65 mph (Career best elapsed time, Three bonus points for quickest of the session) Q2: Canceled due to rain Q3: 3.761 sec., 324.75 mph (Three bonus points for quickest of the session) Q4: […]
TOPEKA, Kan., (May 22, 2014) – This weekend, May 23-25, the nitro-fueled, four-car team of Kalitta Motorsports, helmed by drag racing legend and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta, will be competing in the 26th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan. Team Kalitta has had remarkable success racing at […]
COMMERCE, Ga., (May 19, 2014) – Doug Kalitta, driver of the 10,000-horsepower “Big Red” Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, raced to his fourth final round of the 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series today during eliminations of the 34th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga., a few miles […]
For the first time in the legendary history of Kalitta Motorsports, Team Kalitta nitro racers qualify No.1 in their respective classes at the same event. Team Kalitta racers also now currently hold elapsed time and speed track records at Atlanta Dragway in both nitro classes (Kalitta, both elapsed time and speed in Top Fuel, DeJoria, […]
COMMERCE, Ga., (May 15, 2014) – This weekend, May 16-18, the four-car, nitro-fueled straight line racers of Kalitta Motorsports, led by drag racing icon and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta, will be competing in the 34th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga., approximately 68 miles northwest […]
(Photo Steve Perez / Detroit News) – Ypsilanti — Connie Kalitta stood in the middle of his mammoth, state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot race shop, looking at his multiple Top Fuel and Funny Cars as numerous employees were busy at work around him. Kalitta, 76, is as passionate as ever for the sport of drag racing. Known as […]
Del Worsham – Driver of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car: Q1: 4.133 seconds, 303.84 mph (Three bonus points for quickest of the session)Q2: 4.051 seconds, 314.68 mph (Three bonus points for quickest of the session)Q3: 4.603 seconds, 178.50 mph Q4: 6.690 seconds, 95.21 mph No. 1 QualifierJ.R. Todd – Driver of the Jesse James […]
AUSTIN, Texas (April 18, 2014) – Who else other than Master Fabricator Jesse James to unite the two things Americans love most – guns and racing! Jesse is thrilled to introduce the new Jesse James Firearms Unlimited (JJFU) sponsored Top Fuel dragster at the upcoming 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in Houston, Texas, […]