Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 12 qualifier in the rain-shortened qualifying process at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. During the second of two qualifying sessions, Kalitta made a 3.779-second run at 312.93 mph.
Eliminations: Kalitta raced his teammate, Shawn Langdon, in the first round. Both cars left the starting line together. Kalitta was leading the race when the Mac Tools dragster smoked the tires, and Langdon cruised to the win with a 3.727-second run to Kalitta’s 5.399-second effort.
Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves St Louis in fourth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails his teammate, third-place Shawn Langdon, by 27 points, leads fifth-place Steve Torrence by one point and trails points leader Antron Brown by 87 points with three races remaining in the season.
Kalitta on St. Louis: “A first round loss in St. Louis was definitely not what we were looking for this weekend. We just overpowered the race track, but it’s interesting how it all worked out. We’re still in the hunt. This whole Mac Tools Toyota team is a pretty resilient group – it’s just a matter of shaking it off and hitting the ground with some good performances from here on out.”
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Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 12 qualifier in the rain-shortened qualifying process at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. During the second of two qualifying sessions, Kalitta made a 3.779-second run at 312.93 mph.
Eliminations: Kalitta raced his teammate, Shawn Langdon, in the first round. Both cars left the starting line together. Kalitta was leading the race when the Mac Tools dragster smoked the tires, and Langdon cruised to the win with a 3.727-second run to Kalitta’s 5.399-second effort.
Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves St Louis in fourth place in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series point standings. He trails his teammate, third-place Shawn Langdon, by 27 points, leads fifth-place Steve Torrence by one point and trails points leader Antron Brown by 87 points with three races remaining in the season.
Kalitta on St. Louis: “A first round loss in St. Louis was definitely not what we were looking for this weekend. We just overpowered the race track, but it’s interesting how it all worked out. We’re still in the hunt. This whole Mac Tools Toyota team is a pretty resilient group – it’s just a matter of shaking it off and hitting the ground with some good performances from here on out.”
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