Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster

2025 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Recap: Qualified No. 9; lost to Josh Hart.

Doug Kalitta Career Stats: 634 events, 60 wins, 69 runners-up, 858 round wins, 68 No. 1 qualifiers.

Current Points Position: 2

Pre-Race Notes:

  • Doug Kalitta enters the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings; he trails his teammate, Shawn Langdon, by 100 points and leads third-place Leah Pruett by 119 points. Team Kalitta has been one-two in points since the second race of the season.
  • With Kalitta’s Charlotte win, and Langdon’s four wins, the Team Kalitta dragsters won five of the season’s first seven races, and including the Epping, N.H., final round in which Langdon will race Friday night, will have competed in 31 of the 32 rounds of racing. The two-time and defending NHRA Top Fuel champion has a win, three runners-up, three semifinals and two No. 1 qualifiers this season.
  • Kalitta’s 60 race wins place him fourth all-time in Top Fuel wins and 12th overall. His 68 career No. 1 qualifiers place him tied with Kenny Bernstein for seventh all-time. He is seventh all-time in round wins.
  • Kalitta has three wins in seven final-round appearances along with one No. 1 qualifier at Bristol Dragway.
  • Kalitta is a two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2023, ’25) and a member of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Pre-Race Quotes:

“The season’s been really good for our team. Connie (Team Owner Connie Kalitta) always gives us everything we need, and he’s a hard core drag racer. Then there’s (General Manager) Chad Head who’s worked tirelessly at everything about the fine details about what we’re doing including the people tuning our cars. We’ve assembled a helluva crew with Alan Johnson tuning my car and Brian Husen tuning Shawn’s car, and that’s proven to be a good move along with getting (Crew Chief) Mac Savage back on my team. It’s just all the people and the support from all our sponsors. It’s an incredible team effort with the sponsors to be able to support what we do.

“We really look forward to going to each of these things to get in the mix, try to qualify low and be in the mix at the end. Bristol is one of those places I remember going when I was working for Connie. Actually, when I was first there, the track had a curve to it. I started working for Connie in 1982 so I’ve worked for him for more than 40 years. That place has special memories because of when I started and what was going on at that time and that the facility has been completely redone. Now the track’s been repaved so I’m sure it’ll be a great race. Looking forward to getting there.”

Kalitta Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports

For Doug Kalitta’s 2026 race-by-race results, please click here.

TV Schedule (All times eastern):

  • Qualifying Show 1: 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, June 12 on FS1
  • Qualifying Show 2: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, June 14 on FS1
  • Finals: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 14 on FS1

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