Team Kalitta – Englishtown At A Glance

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 […]

Team Kalitta Topeka Results; Kalitta Extends Top Fuel Points Lead

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 – Topeka At A Glance; Top Fuel Points Leader Kalitta Leads Team Kalitta To Kansas

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 […]

Kalitta Races to Runner-Up Finish in Atlanta; Takes over Mello Yello Top Fuel Points Lead

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 […]

Team Kalitta Qualifying Results – Atlanta; Kalitta and DeJoria claim No. 1 Qualifying Positions in Top Fuel and Funny Car

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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, […]

Team Kalitta – Atlanta At A Glance

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 […]

Drag racing champ Connie Kalitta still feeling need for speed

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(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 […]

Team Kalitta Qualifying Results – Houston; Worsham Qualifies DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car at No. 1

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 […]

Jesse James to unveil Jesse James Firearms Unlimited Top Fuel Dragster at Houston NHRA Event

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, […]