Tobler Steps Down As Crew Chief Of The Mac Tools Top Fueler Driven By Doug Kalitta

 

Tobler Steps Down As Crew Chief Of The Mac Tools Top Fueler Driven By Doug Kalitta

Ypsilanti, Mich.
Mar 27, 2007

Effective immediately, Rahn Tobler has resigned his duties as crew chief of the Mac Tools dragster driven by perennial championship contender Doug Kalitta in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

The Mac Tools team will compete in this weekend’s, March 30-April 1, NHRA national event, the O’ Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Tex., just a few miles east of downtown Houston. Kalitta Motorsports’ collection of nitro crew chiefs, Jim Oberhofer, crew chief of the Hillary Will-driven KB Racing LLC Top Fueler, Jon Oberhofer, crew chief of the Zantrex-3 Top Fueler driven by Dave Grubnic, and Glenn Mikres, crew chief of the Scott Kalitta-driven Kalitta Air Toyota Solara Funny Car, will combine their efforts to guide the 8,000-horsepower, bright red Mac Tools dragster entry until a permanent crew chief replacement is made in the near future.


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