Team Kalitta Qualifying Recap – Sonoma Nationals – Sonoma

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SONOMA, Calif. (August 1, 2015) – Kalitta Motorsports, the nitro-fueled, four-car NHRA drag racing team based in Ypsilanti, Mich., has completed qualifying for the Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Results and quotes follow.

J.R. Todd Driver of the Red Line Oil Top Fuel Dragster:

Q1: 3.766 sec., 326.16 mph (One bonus point for the third best run of the session.)
Q2: 3.724 sec., 328.30 mph (One bonus point for the third best run of the session.)
328.30 mph is J.R. Todds career best speed
Q3: 5.102 sec., 140.81 mph
Q4: 3.791 sec., 323.04 mph (One bonus point for the third best run of the session.)

No. 3 Qualifier

Doug Kalitta Driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster:

Q1: 3.913 sec., 269.19 mph
Q2: 7.548 sec., 87.22 mph
Q3: 3.825 sec., 323.12 mph
Q4: 3.812 sec., 315.12 mph

No. 11 Qualifier

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

Q1: 4.036 sec., 310.91 mph
Q2: 3.974 sec., 320.13 mph
3.974 seconds and 320.13 mph are career-best numbers for Alexis DeJoria.
Q2: 4.123 sec., 307.09 mph
Q4: 4.093 sec., 307.93 mph

No. 6 Qualifier

Del Worsham Driver of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car:

Q1: 4.071 sec., 314.24 mph
Q2: 4.027 sec., 320.43 mph
Q3: 4.086 sec., 310.27 mph (Two bonus points for the second best run of the session.)
Q4: 4.104 sec., 307.86 mph

No. 8 Qualifier

First Round Competition:

3) J.R. Todd v. 14) Jenna Haddock

11) Doug Kalitta v. 6) Clay Millican

6) Alexis DeJoria v. 11) Cruz Pedregon

8) Del Worsham v. 9) Chad Head

Quotables:

J.R. Todd, driver of the Red Line Oil Top Fuel Dragster: Basically our season started this weekend. We have put the past behind us. The Red Line Oil car is running really well this weekend and hopefully the run we made in Q4 will get us set-up well for tomorrow.

Doug Kalitta, driver of the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster:It was great to get some consistency back in the Mac Tools dragster today. Tough first round match-up with Clay in the morning, but we will approach it with what we learned today and hopefully are able to get around him.

Alexis DeJoria, driver of the Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car: We just ran four solid runs this weekend. We have the consistency and also ran our best elapsed time and speed to date. This weekend has really started off amazing and I am excited to go into raceday tomorrow and see what happens.

Del Worsham, driver of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car: It was great to have our friend, Frank Bradley out this weekend with his wife. Our DHL Toyota Camry has ran well. Not excited to have to race Chad in the morning, but that is how this works and we will do our best to be prepared.

ESPN TV Schedule:

  • 08/01 Qualifications8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. EST (ESPN2)
  • 08/02 Eliminations – 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. EST (ESPN2)

    Times and dates subject to change.

    Event Schedule:

    Sundays eliminations begin at 11:00 a.m. PST.

    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) Mello Yello 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 Tequila Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car. J.R. Todd drives the Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster while Connies 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 Tequila Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car, and by Jim Oberhofer on the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster. Connie serves as crew chief on the Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster.

Associate sponsors on Kalitta Motorsports race cars include Justice Brothers, Kalitta Air, Patrón XO Café Incendio, Phoenix Fuel Converter, Red Line Oil, SealMaster, Summit Racing Equipment, Technicoat Companies, TMS Titanium, Toyota and Ziebart.

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