Kalitta and Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster Race t Fist Final Round of the Year

DENVER – Qualifying: Doug Kalitta was the No. 2 qualifier at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals. Kalitta’s best qualifying attempt came in the final round of qualifying Saturday evening when the Mac Tools Toyota team made a 3.779-second pass at 322.42 mph.

Eliminations: Kalitta raced to his first final round of the season. He defeated Terry Totten, Josh Hart and Steve Torrence before losing to Clay Millican in the final round. The Mac Tools Toyota team made seven eight runs in Denver, and seven of the eight elapsed times were all within .11 seconds.

Unofficial Point Standings: Kalitta leaves Denver in 8th place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails seventh-place Mike Salinas by 13 points and leads ninth-place Josh Hart by eight points.

Kalitta on Denver: “This Mac Tools Toyota team definitely has a lot of momentum going to Seattle, but obviously getting to the final today was a big deal. We were just a little short on getting the win, but I’m real proud of my guys. It was a hell of an effort they put in, and we had a lot of support from our friends at Mac Tools, Revchem and Toyota. It was also disappointing because we were really hoping to win that last race in Denver. It’s all good – going to the final and contending for the win is more progress. We’ll keep digging, and it was really awesome to see all three Kalitta teams make the semifinals – that’ll make Connie happy for sure!”