Alexis DeJoria Racing Qualifying Report- 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals

Alexis DeJoria: Driver of the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry The Results: Q1: 4.118 ET at 307.02 MPH Q2: 5.431 ET at 127.30 MPH Q3: 9.852 ET at 81.72 MPH            Q4: 4.145 ET at 305.42 MPH The Competition: No. 14 Alexis DeJoria vs. No. 3 Jack Beckman Quotables: Alexis DeJoria, Driver “I’m really happy […]

Drag Racing and Mammograms- an Unlikely Combination

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (October 1, 2013)— Alexis DeJoria, driver of the 10,000-horsepower Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car, will compete in two races during the weekend of October 25-27 in Las Vegas- the NHRA Toyota Nationals, and an even harder-fought battle- the race to help defeat breast cancer. Alexis DeJoria Racing is proud […]

Team Patrón Just Shy of Round One Win in St. Louis

MADISON, Ill. (September 29, 2013)— After making three solid qualifying runs throughout Friday and Saturday at the 2nd annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team faced reigning world champion Jack Beckman in round one of eliminations on Sunday morning. As the final […]

Alexis DeJoria Racing Qualifying Report- 2nd annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

The Results: Q1: 4.294 ET at 242.04 MPHQ2: 4.076 ET at 308.00 MPHQ3: 4.178 ET at 299.53 MPHQ4: 4.792 ET at 169.55 MPH The Competition: No. 9 Alexis DeJoria vs. No. 8 Jack Beckman Quotables: Alexis DeJoria, Driver “We made it down the track three times out of four during qualifying at Gateway Motorsports Park […]

Playoff Races Tight as the 2013 NHRA Countdown Visits St. Louis

Countdown to the Championship, the top two competitors in three of the four categories are separated by less than a dozen points. With just four races left in the 2013 “playoffs,” all four categories are still too close to call, and points will likely get even tighter when the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series […]

Drag racing’s top rivals to share in common mission; bringing awareness to the needs of the people of South Sudan, Africa.

St. Louis, MO (September 26, 2013) – Hope4Sudan.org announced today that several of NHRA’s top drivers will join the fight to feed, educate and immunize the South Sudanese people.  The campaign will take place at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on September 27-29, 2013.  Twenty-one teams, including Kalitta Motorsports, have committed to displaying Hope4Sudan […]

Kalitta Wins in Dallas to Pick Up Emotional First Win of 2013; Vaults Into Share of NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel Points Lead

DALLAS, (Sept. 22, 2013) – The wait is over. Doug Kalitta, driver of the “Big Red” Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, is once again in the winner’s circle at an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. Kalitta and his team lead by crew chief Jim Oberhofer were victorious Sunday in eliminations at the annual […]