TOP FUEL WINNER:
Doug Kalitta, Mobil Delvac 100th Anniversary Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 on FS2
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 5 qualifier at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. He made his best qualifying attempt during the Friday-night session when he reached the finish line in 3.701 seconds at 338.71 mph.
Eliminations: Kalitta defeated Jasmine Salinas, Ida Zetterstrom and his teammate, Shawn Langdon, on the way to his fourth-straight final round in the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs. It was also his sixth final round in the last seven races. In the final against Steve Torrence, Kalitta made a brilliant 3.777-second pass at 333.04 mph to take his 59th-career victory. It was Kalitta’s second-straight race win, his second win in the Countdown and his fourth win in the last seven races. The elapsed times in Kalitta’s four rounds of eliminations were all within .054 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves Texas in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He leads second-place Justin Ashley by 141 points with two races remaining in the season.
Kalitta on Texas: “Alan (Crew Chief Alan Johnson) and my guys really have a handle on this thing, and it’s fun to drive. With the temperature swing we had today, and to be able to run that 77 (3.777 seconds) in the final is really impressive. Coming out of here with this win, when we’re trying to battle for this points thing, is incredible.
“I’m just real proud of my guys – Alan Johnson is just an incredible tuner with (Assistant Crew Chief) Mac Savage and all my guys that work on this Mobil Delvac car; we’re just really excited. We have Connie (Team Owner Connie Kalitta) in the house this weekend; he’s our patriarch around here for sure. I have the best in the business behind me; it’s an incredible feat to do what we’re trying to do and try to stay ahead; everybody’s hungry right now. Hats off to Mobil Delvac, Toyota, Mac Tools, Revchem, Kalitta Air, Superior, SealMaster and everybody else that supports us. It’s a huge relief to get this win here – it’s a real big deal for us.”
Kalitta Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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Doug Kalitta, Mobil Delvac 100th Anniversary Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 on FS2
Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 5 qualifier at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. He made his best qualifying attempt during the Friday-night session when he reached the finish line in 3.701 seconds at 338.71 mph.
Eliminations: Kalitta defeated Jasmine Salinas, Ida Zetterstrom and his teammate, Shawn Langdon, on the way to his fourth-straight final round in the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs. It was also his sixth final round in the last seven races. In the final against Steve Torrence, Kalitta made a brilliant 3.777-second pass at 333.04 mph to take his 59th-career victory. It was Kalitta’s second-straight race win, his second win in the Countdown and his fourth win in the last seven races. The elapsed times in Kalitta’s four rounds of eliminations were all within .054 seconds.
Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves Texas in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He leads second-place Justin Ashley by 141 points with two races remaining in the season.
Kalitta on Texas: “Alan (Crew Chief Alan Johnson) and my guys really have a handle on this thing, and it’s fun to drive. With the temperature swing we had today, and to be able to run that 77 (3.777 seconds) in the final is really impressive. Coming out of here with this win, when we’re trying to battle for this points thing, is incredible.
“I’m just real proud of my guys – Alan Johnson is just an incredible tuner with (Assistant Crew Chief) Mac Savage and all my guys that work on this Mobil Delvac car; we’re just really excited. We have Connie (Team Owner Connie Kalitta) in the house this weekend; he’s our patriarch around here for sure. I have the best in the business behind me; it’s an incredible feat to do what we’re trying to do and try to stay ahead; everybody’s hungry right now. Hats off to Mobil Delvac, Toyota, Mac Tools, Revchem, Kalitta Air, Superior, SealMaster and everybody else that supports us. It’s a huge relief to get this win here – it’s a real big deal for us.”
Kalitta Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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