Team Kalitta Qualifying Report – Phoenix; Kalitta Claims Second Consecutive No. 1 Qualifying Position to Begin Season

CHANDLER, Ariz., (Feb. 22, 2014) – Doug Kalitta, driver of the 10,000-horsepower Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, will once again begin Sunday’s eliminations in the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series from the No. 1 qualifying position. Two weeks ago, Kalitta led the way in time trials at the season-opening event in Pomona, Calif., […]

Team Kalitta Prepped for Phoenix Hoping to Build on Success from Season Opener

CHANDLER, Ariz., (Feb. 19, 2014) – The four-car, nitro racing assault of Kalitta Motorsports returns to action this weekend in Phoenix after a wildly successful start to the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series at the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. two weeks ago. Team Kalitta hopes to keep that winning momentum rolling at the […]

Team Kalitta Qualifying Report – Pomona 1; Kalitta Qualifies No. 1 for the Season Opener

POMONA, Calif., (Feb. 8, 2014) –Doug Kalitta, driver of the “Big Red” Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster parlayed the third quickest run in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history into the No. 1 qualifying spot for the season-opening 54th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.). Kalitta’s jaw-dropping 3.713-second […]

Bittersweet Ending for Team Patrón

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POMONA, Calif. (November 10, 2013)— After qualifying in the No. 15 spot on the Funny Car ‘Quick 16’ ladder, Alexis DeJoria, driver of the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car, faced No. 2 qualifier Matt Hagan in round one of eliminations on Sunday morning at the 49th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, […]

Alexis DeJoria Racing Qualifying Report- 49th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals

Alexis DeJoria: Driver of the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry   The Results: Q1: 4.719 ET at 173.65 MPH Q2: 4.152 ET at 264.70 MPH Q3: 4.138 ET at 307.16 MPH Q4: 4.137 ET at 311.13 MPH The Competition: No. 15 Alexis DeJoria vs. No. 2 Matt Hagan Quotables: Alexis DeJoria, Driver “We really […]

Kalitta Motorsports to Run Special Lung Cancer Awareness Decals at NHRA Finals in Pomona

POMONA, Calif., (Nov. 6, 2013) – The four-car, nitro-racing contingent of Kalitta Motorsports will be running special decals this weekend at the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ season-ending NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona, Calif. to honor November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The decals will adorn the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster driven by […]

Mac Tools Extends Primary Sponsorship with Kalitta Motorsports and Doug Kalitta Through 2016

YPSILANTI, Mich., (Nov. 5, 2013) – Mac Tools, a worldwide leader in the automotive tool and equipment business, and Ypsilanti, Michigan-based Kalitta Motorsports, a Top Fuel and Funny Car professional drag racing team competing in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association), announced today that they will continue to fly the red, yellow, and white colors […]

Free Mammograms in the Pits’ Event Exceeds Expectations

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (October 30, 2013)— More than 100 free mammograms were performed this past weekend at the 13th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, thanks to a partnership between Alexis DeJoria Racing and the Nevada Health Centers. The Nevada Health Centers parked their ‘mammovan,’ a mobile mammography unit […]