Category Archives: Kalitta Motorsports News

Photo Caption: Team Kalitta crew members, from all Kalitta teams, celebrate Kalitta’s 2019 U.S. Nationals victory at the starting line. (Photo Courtesy: Gary Nastase) YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2023) – Doug Kalitta’s grandmother, Evelyn, had a bottle of champagne she was saving to drink when her son, Kalitta Motorsports team owner Connie Kalitta, won the […]

J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.  eastern Tuesday, Aug. 22 on FS1 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 2 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals; it was his best qualifying position of the season. Todd’s best qualifying attempt came in the Friday night session when he posted […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 15, 2023) – J.R. Todd’s season has undergone quite an evolution. He and his DHL GR Supra team went from pre-season title contender through a rough patch, and now, Todd has advanced to at least the semifinals at five of the last six races including a win and a runner-up finish. With […]

J.R. Todd, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 9 p.m. – midnight eastern Wednesday, Aug. 16 on FS2 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 7 qualifier at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor; his best qualifying attempt came during the third and final session when the DHL GR Supra reached the finish line in […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Aug. 9, 2023) – J.R. Todd is still basking in the glow of his win two weeks ago in the Denso Sonoma NHRA Nationals in California, but the DHL Funny Car driver rolls into Topeka hoping to keep the roll going. The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season resumes with the final […]

J.R. Todd, FUNNY CAR RACE WINNER, DHL Funny Car Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 on FS2 Qualifying: J.R. Todd was the No. 8 qualifier at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. His best qualifying effort came in the first pass of the weekend when he ran a 3.966-second pass at 324.90 mph Friday […]

SONOMA, Calif. (July 29, 2023) — J.R. Todd and his DHL Toyota team raced to the winner’s circle in the Sonoma Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge featuring a rematch of the semifinals and finals from last week’s race near Seattle. It was the second Team Kalitta #2Fast2Tasty win; Doug Kalitta won the inaugural event earlier this season […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (July 26, 2023) – With five Sonoma Top Fuel wins to his credit, Doug Kalitta is the winningest Top Fuel driver in Sonoma Raceway history, and to say the Michigan driver’s Mac Tools Toyota team is hungry after two runner-up finishes at the last two races would be a monumental understatement. The 2023 […]

Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Finals Broadcast Replay: 8-11 p.m. Wednesday, July 26 on FS1 Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 2 qualifier at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals continuing his impressive qualifying streak. Kalitta qualified in the top six at six of the last seven races, and he qualified No. 2 this […]

YPSIANTI, Mich. (July 19, 2023) – So close, but yet so far. Doug Kalitta reached the final round last weekend in Denver. That elusive 50th win appeared within reach, but it was not to be so the 49-time race winner will try to make it one round further in Seattle this weekend. The NHRA Camping […]