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Will Wins the Scott Kalitta Trophy in Sydney
It took an extra day due to Saturday rain showers, but Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel star Hillary Will managed to win the inaugural Scott Kalitta Memorial Trophy Sunday by winning the Shannons USA versus Australia Top Fuel Showdown at Western Sydney Int’l Dragway in Sydney, Australia.
Crew chief Jim Oberhofer tuned Will to the best pass of the event in the final round Sunday afternoon when she roared...Read Full Story
MyFox Philadelphia Driver killed in crash at New Jersey raceway The Associated Press OLD BRIDGE, NJ — A drag racing driver ran through a net at the end of a track and died of head injuries in a crash during a qualifying round at the NHRA SuperNationals at a New Jersey raceway Friday, state police said. The driver, whose name has not ... Driver killed in crash at NJ raceway The Associated Press Driver killed at same site of Scott Kalitta's fatal crash The Detroit News Driver killed in crash at...Read Full Story
A year ago, tragedy struck the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) world when drag racing star Scott Kalitta was killed in a fiery accident at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey.
This weekend will see tributes and a minute of silence held in remembrance of Kalitta. In the year since his death, and in an effort to prevent similar accidents occurring in the future, various safety upgrades have been introduced.
It’s sad when anyone dies and my thoughts go out...Read Full Story
NHRA Funny Car Driver Scott Kalitta Dies in Crash - 3 views
macrostiff.com This run is shown from THREE different angles. The third view, a FAN camera, is the best angle. VIEWER WARNING: NHRA Funny Car Driver Scott Kalitta is killed in this crash.
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OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — A drag racing driver ran through a containment area at the end of a track and died of head injuries after crashing his alcohol-fueled funny car at a “high rate of speed” during a qualifying round at the NHRA SuperNationals at a New Jersey raceway Friday, state police said.
Neal Parker, 58, of Millville, N.J., crashed at Raceway Park in Old Bridge, state police Sgt. Stephen Jones said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Parker was entered in the Top Alcohol Funny Car...Read Full Story
In an unfortunate fiery crash during qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA ... http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/hrdp_0806w_scott_kalitta_crash_englishtown/index.html
... New York Times: Drag Racer Scott Kalitta Dies in a Crash ... (June 22, 2008) FOX Sports: Kalitta's synonymous with drag racing (June 22, 2008) Video: Fan Video of Scott Kalitta Crash ...
Scott Kalitta died on saturday when his car burst into flames and crashed during the final qualifying round for Lucas Oil NHRA Supernationals. Scott Kalitta was driving his Toyota ...
Kalitta Air LLC of Ypsilanti will share an annual contract award from the U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois with at least six other companies, all part of the United Parcel Service ...
Top-fuel and funny car races were shortened to 1,000 feet from the traditional quarter mile, or 1,320 feet, as a safety move in 2008 after funny car driver Scott Kalitta was killed in a racing crash. The quarter-mile speed records in both classes had ...
Top-fuel and funny car races were shortened to 1,000 feet from the traditional quarter mile, or 1,320 feet, as a safety move in 2008 after funny car driver Scott Kalitta was killed in a racing crash. The quarter-mile speed records in both ...
Scott Kalitta crashed at 300 mph and died in the crash. Scott Kalitta will be missed by many motor sports fans. Scott is survived by his father; his wife, Kathy; and sons Corey, 14, and Colin, 8.