Deby
Nitro Member
<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/H_willnhra.jpg" alt="H_willnhra" align="left"borders="0"/>
After a brief mid season hiatus, Hillary Will, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster, returned to work in the 100 plus degree heat at the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals.
During the break, Will visited with friends and her sister Kim in California and watched the IHRA race and her teammates Doug Kalitta shake down Scott Kalitta’s Funny Car in Milan, Mich. Will chronicles her time off in her blog on NHRA.com and you can see a video interview of her from Milan on 1320TV.com.
But this weekend it is back to the office as Will, who is No. 10 in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings entering this event, began her quest for a season-long top ten finish in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings at the quarter-mile track at Bandimere Speedway, which has the highest elevation of any track on the circuit.
“It was nice to have a break, but it felt like a really long time off,” said Will, as she headed into qualifying for the Mopar Mile-High Nationals. I’m really glad to be back in my dragster even though we’re here in Denver and it feels like it’s about a 150 inside my firesuit, I’m loving this.”
During qualifying, Will, who is one of the leading candidates for the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award (Rookie of the Year), recorded elapsed times (E.T.) of 8.941, 4.662, 5.678 and 4.961 seconds in the four qualifying session which placed her No. 7 on the final qualifying ladder.
In tomorrow’s opening round eliminations which gets underway at noon Denver time, Will squares off against Bob Vandergriff, Jr., who qualified No. 10 with an E.T. of 4.704 seconds.
“I really glad that we qualified in the top half of the field,” said Will as she ended qualifying that begins the last half of her rookie season. “I like our chances for tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to going rounds.
Will goes against Vandergriff from No. 7 position
After a brief mid season hiatus, Hillary Will, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster, returned to work in the 100 plus degree heat at the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals.
During the break, Will visited with friends and her sister Kim in California and watched the IHRA race and her teammates Doug Kalitta shake down Scott Kalitta’s Funny Car in Milan, Mich. Will chronicles her time off in her blog on NHRA.com and you can see a video interview of her from Milan on 1320TV.com.
But this weekend it is back to the office as Will, who is No. 10 in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings entering this event, began her quest for a season-long top ten finish in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings at the quarter-mile track at Bandimere Speedway, which has the highest elevation of any track on the circuit.
“It was nice to have a break, but it felt like a really long time off,” said Will, as she headed into qualifying for the Mopar Mile-High Nationals. I’m really glad to be back in my dragster even though we’re here in Denver and it feels like it’s about a 150 inside my firesuit, I’m loving this.”
During qualifying, Will, who is one of the leading candidates for the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award (Rookie of the Year), recorded elapsed times (E.T.) of 8.941, 4.662, 5.678 and 4.961 seconds in the four qualifying session which placed her No. 7 on the final qualifying ladder.
In tomorrow’s opening round eliminations which gets underway at noon Denver time, Will squares off against Bob Vandergriff, Jr., who qualified No. 10 with an E.T. of 4.704 seconds.
“I really glad that we qualified in the top half of the field,” said Will as she ended qualifying that begins the last half of her rookie season. “I like our chances for tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to going rounds.
