Category Archives: Kalitta Motorsports News

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Sept. 26, 2023) – It’s been a pretty good September for Doug Kalitta and his Mac Tools Toyota team. After a nearly three-year win drought, the Michigan driver won the first two Playoff races, his 50th and 51st-career wins, and claimed the points lead for the first time since 2020. The NHRA Camping […]

Prior to the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports introduced the 2023 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express and Kalitta Air to accelerate the fight against food insecurity. For six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending with the Nevada NHRA Nationals […]

TOP FUEL WINNER, POINTS LEADER Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. eastern Tuesday, Sept. 26 on FS1 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. eastern Wednesday, Sept. 27 on FS2. Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 3 qualifier at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals; it was his 11th top-four qualifying effort […]

Following Race Two of Six Prior to the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports introduced the 2023 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express and Kalitta Air to accelerate the fight against food insecurity. For six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Sept. 20, 2023) – Doug Kalitta’s long and winding road to win No. 50 finally reached its destination at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania last weekend, and the win pushed him up to third in points and into the championship conversation. Now, it’s time make that 50th win mean even more. The NHRA […]

Finals Broadcast: 9:30-11:30 p.m. eastern Monday, Sept. 18 on FS1 Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 3 qualifier at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals; it was his 10th-top four qualifying effort of the season. During the Friday-evening session, Kalitta raced to a 3.696-second elapsed time at 331.45 mph for his best qualifying attempt. As the […]

MOHNTON, Pa. – – (Sept. 17, 2023) Mac Tools Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta will race a backup car in today’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals following an incident during yesterday’s final round of qualifying. As the Mac Tools dragster completed its 3.748-second qualifying run at 332.10 mph Saturday afternoon, the right-rear tire shredded damaging the […]

Prior to the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals, Kalitta Motorsports introduced the 2023 “Race to End Hunger,” a partnership among Kalitta Motorsports, DHL Express and Kalitta Air to accelerate the fight against food insecurity. For six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing national events, starting with the U.S. Nationals and ending with the Nevada NHRA Nationals […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2023) – It was quite a ride. That’s one way to look at J.R. Todd’s regular season, but regardless of the twists and turns in the road, the destination was spot on: Todd and his DHL GR Supra team will start the 2023 NHRA Playoffs as the No. 5 seed. The […]

The Big Go lives up to its name with millions of viewers on television and social media, big payouts, huge crowds and massive entry list INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 8, 2023) – The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series drew an impressive audience for the world’s biggest drag race, as nearly 2.1 million viewers tuned into original […]