Team Kalitta Friday Qualifying Results – Las Vegas 1

Del Worsham – Driver of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car:

• Q1: 4.210 seconds, 296.63 mph
• Q2: 4.069 seconds, 311.99 mph (Two bonus points for second quickest of the session.
• Provisional No. 2 Qualifier

Doug Kalitta – Driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster:

• Q1: 4.605 seconds, 166.13 mph
• Q2: 3.797 seconds, 319.75 mph (One bonus point for third quickest of the session)
• Provisional No. 3 Qualifier

Alexis DeJoria – Driver of the Patrón XO Café Toyota Camry Funny Car:

• Q1: 4.185 seconds, 303.64 mph
• Q2: 4.102 seconds, 308.64 mph
• Provisional No. 7 Qualifier

David Grubnic – Driver of the Bounty Hunter Special Top Fuel Dragster:

• Q1: 5.102 seconds, 134.70 mph
• Q2: No Time (Broke)
• Provisional No. 15 Qualifier

Event Schedule:

The 15th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals resume Saturday with two more qualifying sessions at 1:30 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. (PT). The top 16 qualified cars in both Top Fuel and Funny Car will race Sunday in eliminations beginning at 11:00 a.m

Times and dates subject to change.

ESPN2 TV Schedule:

• 03/29/2014 Qualifying 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET/5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PT
• 03/30/2014 Eliminations 11:00 PM – 1:30 AM ET/8:00 PM – 10:30 PM PT
• Times and dates subject to change.

About Kalitta Motorsports:

Based in Ypsilanti, Mich., Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. The team was founded and is owned by drag racing icon Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. For more than 50 years, Connie has been involved in the sport as a driver, tuner, and an owner. Kalitta Motorsports is one of the most successful teams in the history of auto racing with five world championships and over 50 national event titles in five different professional drag racing sanctioning bodies since it was established by Connie in 1959.

Del Worsham drives the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car for Team Kalitta. Alexis DeJoria pilots the Patrón XO Café Toyota Camry Funny Car. David Grubnic drives the OPTIMA Batteries Top Fuel dragster while Connie’s nephew, Doug Kalitta, pilots the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster. Connie serves as head tuner for all Team Kalitta entries. He is assisted by co-crew chiefs Jon Oberhofer and Nick Boninfante on the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car, by Tommy Delago and Glen Huszar on the Patrón XO Café Toyota Camry Funny Car,  and by Jim Oberhofer on the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster. Connie serves as crew chief on the OPTIMA Batteries Top Fuel dragster.

Associate sponsors on Kalitta Motorsports’ race cars include Patrón XO Café, Red Line Oil, Technicoat Companies and Summit Racing Equipment.

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