Doug Kalitta Maintains NHRA Points Lead

Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster

Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 on FS1

Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 4 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt came in the Friday evening session when he made a 3.703-second pass at 326 mph.

Eliminations: In his 600^th-career race, Kalitta defeated Antron Brown in the first round before losing to his teammate, Shawn Langdon, in the second round. Neither Kalitta Motorsports car made a good run, but Langdon won the round with a 3.970-second run at 284.87 mph to Kalitta’s 4.378-second effort at 250.92 mph. Kalitta is the first Top Fuel driver in NHRA history to race in 600 national events.

Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta remains in first place NHRA Top Fuel point standings leaving Brainerd. He leads his teammate, Shawn Langdon, by 84 points with one race remaining in the regular season.

Kalitta on Brainerd: “It was just one of those deals for the Mac Tools team in the second round with both cars trying to pedal it, and Shawn got the better of me unfortunately. He must have gotten out on me a little bit before that before his car started smoking the tires. We’re gonna stick around here and test tomorrow, and hopefully be ready for Indy.

Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2024 at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com.  For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.