NHRA Top Fueler Dave Grubnic Grabs Semi-Final Finish In Houston
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Baytown, Texas
Apr 02, 2007
Doug Kalitta, driver of the Team Kalitta Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster and the 2006 Top Fuel championship points runner-up, faced another venerable nitro veteran Larry Dixon in the opening round of Sunday s final eliminations. Doug, showing his prowess as one of drag racing s best drivers, did a masterfully quick “pedal job” after his 8,000-horsepower rail struggled to maintain traction soon after the start of the race. Doug, the No. 11 qualifier, and his bright red race car recovered and blazed down the quarter-mile, but they were too far back to beat Dixon to the finish line stripe, 4.748 sec., 295.27 mph to 4.626 sec., 309.06 mph.
Doug, a ten-year NHRA veteran is a 29-time NHRA national event winner, which ties him for 6th place in all-time Top Fuel wins.
Doug s cousin Scott Kalitta, driver of the Kalitta Air Toyota Solara Funny Car, failed to qualify for Sunday s final eliminations for the second time in the 2007 NHRA season.
Hillary Will, driver of the Kalitta Motorsports-managed, Ken Black-owned KB Racing LLC Top Fuel dragster, was defeated by Hartley in round one of eliminations.
The O Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals was the 4th of 23 national events in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
About Kalitta Motorsports
Based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) POWERade Drag Racing Series. The racing operation was started in 1959 by now legendary drag racer and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. His son Scott Kalitta drives the Kalitta Air Funny Car. Scott s cousin, Connie s nephew, Doug Kalitta drives the flagship Top Fuel dragster for Mac Tools. Native Australian Dave Grubnic drives the Zantrex-3 Top Fuel dragster, while Hillary Will drives the Kalitta Motorsports-managed and Ken Black-owned Top Fuel dragster.
