Team Kalitta Qualifying Recap – CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals

CHANDLER, ARIZ., (Feb. 21, 2015) – Kalitta Motorsports, the nitro-fueled, four-car NHRA drag racing team based in Ypsilanti, Mich., has completed qualifying for the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Results and quotes follow.

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

Q1: 4.989 sec., 144.86 mph
Q2: 3.733 sec., 329.02 mph (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session.)
Q3: 6.002 sec., 112.54 mph
Q4: 3.771 sec., 322.88 mph

No. 2 Qualifier

J.R. Todd – Driver of the Red Line Oil/Kalitta Air Top Fuel Dragster:

Q1: 3.766 sec., 323.97 mph (One bonus point for third quickest run of the session.)
Q2: 3.753 sec., 323.12 mph (One bonus point for third quickest run of the session.)
Q3: 5.990 sec., 110.74 mph
Q4: 6.797 sec., 96.07 mph

No. 4 Qualifier

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

Q1: 7.522 sec., 85.31 mph
Q2: 4.005 sec., 318.17 mph (One bonus point for third quickest run of the session.)
Q3: 4.326 sec., 216.69 mph
Q4: 3.997 sec., 319.98 mph (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session.)

No. 3 Qualifier

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

Q1: 4.069 sec., 306.19 mph
Q2: 4.000 sec., 313.58 mph (Two bonus points for second quickest run of the session.)
Q3: 5.322 sec., 136.72 mph
Q4: 5.228 sec., 142.25 mph

No. 4 Qualifier

First Round Competition:

2) Doug Kalitta v. 15) Clay Millican
4) J.R. Todd v. 13) Terry McMillen
3) Del Worsham v. 14) John Hale
4) Alexis DeJoria v. 13) Tony Pedregon

Quotables:

Doug Kalitta, driver, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster: “Excited to qualify second here in Phoenix. We have made some great passes this weekend aboard this Mac Tools dragster and I am ready to see what we can do against Clay (Millican) in round one.”

J.R. Todd, driver, Red Line Oil/Kalitta Air Top Fuel Dragster: “We struggled today. We tried a few things, but I think we got rid of all our Pomona gremlins on Friday. We know what we cannot do for tomorrow, and now we are going to prepare and get ready for the matchup against Terry McMillen.”

Del Worsham, driver, DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car: “Wow, what a great way to finish qualifying. My guys told me the DHL Toyota Camry was set up to run a 3 second run, and it went out there and did just that. We have a tough match-up tomorrow morning against (John) Hale and the Jim Dunn team, but we are going to go out there and do the best we can.”

ESPN TV Schedule:

02/22 Qualifying – 1:00 – 3:00 a.m. EST (ESPN2)
02/23 Qualifying – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST (ESPN2)
02/23 Eliminations – 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. EST (ESPN2)

Times and dates subject to change.

Event Schedule:

Sunday’s eliminations begin at 11:00 a.m. MT/ 1:00 p.m. EST

Times and dates subject to change.

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