Doug Kalitta Qualifies Semifinals This Season in Norwalk
Driver Doug Kalitta of 8,000 horsepower announcements Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster July 1 final eliminations at the national championship Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio bittersweet event for the veteran quarter miles away. Last season's NHRA championship points runner-up, Doug reached his first semifinal of the 2007 Norwalk Raceway is located just two hours drive from his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. But thoughts of his father died a few days earlier he gave burden on the drag racing fan-favorite. Doug Kalitta, father died of cancer last Tuesday at age 67.
Doug said he really wanted to win for his father. He said that 1 July has been the best day of the season and really want your father was there to see.
Put on a great show for the galleries full of fans were NHRA Doug and his first round opponent Larry Dixon. Doug, the No. 14 qualifier, and Dixon continued side by side along the drag strip. Mais Doug Mac Machine Tools succede à la ligne d'arrivée, 4. 601 seconds, 322. 11 mph to 4. 632 sec. , 317. 94 mph. Doug won another race around the quarter-finals. It was Bob Vandergriff, Jr. was then that Doug sent home with 4. 586 sec. , 325. 53 mph to 4. 630 s. , 317. 34 mph. Doug's best weekend in Norwalk was the 2nd round.
In the semifinals, Doug rolled to the starting line in the battle with the current points leader Rod Fuller. That the race has started, Doug seemed en route to his 53rd career Top Fuel final page. However, the Mac machine tools began to struggle with the value of traction tires before the half-track and "Big Red" fell to Fuller dragster to victory leak. Doug from 13 to 12 to a position POWERade championship points and now stands at 53 points away from the magical No. 8 position in points. After the first 17 races, only the first eight points will be eligible to compete for the championship of the season in the new NHRA Countdown to the Championship format.
Dave Grubnic native of Australia, a teammate of Top Fuel driver Doug and the Zantrex-3 Dragster, qualified for the position of deletions in 8th place. After Grubnic and Luigi Novelli opponent struggled to keep their nitro-fuel engines attached to the tread, Grubnic took a first victory, but got the victory in a case of tire smoke, 6. 857 sec. And 207. 10 to 82 mph. 264 sec. , 207. 82 mph.
Grubnic Fuller ran the quarter-finals. The Australian has lost traction almost immediately after leaving the starting line. Who can get the victory of light Fuller at 11. 986 sec. , 83. 85 mph to 4. 552 sec. , 322. 73 mph.
In addition, Grubnic moved to the position in the POWERade Top Fuel points from 7 to 6.
Scott Kalitta, driver of the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car, is not eligible for Sunday's final eliminations in Funny Car category Probably not your Toyota Solara parts works well for some part of the race.
Hillary, Kalitta Motorsports driver Ken Black-owned managed KB Racing LLC Top Fuel, was unhappy and beaten in the quarterfinals.
The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals was the 11th of 23 national events in 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.