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In March of 1989 at Houston Raceway Park, Scott Kalitta made his first professional trip to an NHRA winner’s circle after piloting his Kalitta Flying Services Funny Car to a final round defeat of Bruce Larson at the Fram Supernationals. Even more impressive than the win was the fact that he was hobbled by a broken foot. In 2008, Scott returns to competition for the third consecutive year behind the wheel of the 7,000-horsepower, nitro-fueled DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car. Scott raced for many successful years at the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster before returning to the fuel flopper ranks of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series in 2006. Scott began his legendary drag racing career as a crewmember on his father and drag racing icon Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta’s Top Fuel entries. Scott graduated from crew guy to driver at the 1981 Winternationals where he piloted an A/Fuel dragster, which he drove until mid-way into the 1982 season when he switched to Top Fuel. Scott ran a limited schedule in the dragster before switching to Funny Car in 1985. Four years later he earned his only win in the Funny Car. At the last two events of the 1990 season, he drove both his Funny Car and Connie's dragster. Scott became just the third person in NHRA history to qualify a Funny Car and a Top Fuel dragster for the same event when he qualified at Dallas that year. He became the first to accomplish the feat for a 16-car field. At this point in his career, he decided to dedicate all of his driving energies toward Top Fuel only and his drag racing career took off in earnest. In 1993, Scott finished second in the championship points standings. The next two years, 1994-1995, he won the NHRA Top Fuel championship. In 1994, he became the first Top Fuel pilot to reach four consecutive NHRA national event final rounds. In 1996, while trying to become only the fourth Top Fuel driver to win more than two championship titles, he suffered two accidents, but he went to five final rounds and won the Big Bud Shootout bonus race at Pomona. He finished the 1996 season second in points. In 1997, his last year behind the wheel before an 18-month retirement, he went to two final rounds and won the Topeka event. He finished the 1997 season fourth in points. He returned to the Top Fuel dragster cockpit full-time mid-way into the 2003 season where he raced until the end of 2005. He won 17 NHRA national events in his Top Fuel career. Scott, the cousin of his Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta, enjoys hunting, boating and spending time with his family when he is not racing. © 2008 Kalitta Motorsports

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. -- Drag racer Scott Kalitta died Saturday after his Funny Car crashed and exploded in flames during a National Hot Rod Association event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Kalitta, 46, was the son of 70-year-old drag racing legend Connie (The Bounty Hunter) Kalitta, a former driver and current owner of Kalitta Motorsports, based in Ypsilanti. Connie Kalitta's nephew, Doug Kalitta, 43, of Ann Arbor, drives for the team in Top Fuel, as do Dave Grubnic and 27-year-old Hillary Will.

Scott Kalitta, the 1994 and 1995 Top Fuel series champion, had 18 career victories -- 17 in Top Fuel and one in Funny Car.

After Saturday's crash, Kalitta was extricated from the car and transported to Raritan Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from multiple injuries.

The parachute in Kalitta's Toyota Solara failed to deploy, and the car cruised off the quarter-mile strip at a speed estimated more than 300 m.p.h. during qualifying for the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals.

Don Prudhomme, a legendary figure in drag racing, witnessed the crash and said Kalitta's car "went into a million pieces."

"I haven't witnessed anything like that in a number of years," Prudhomme said. "The car didn't slow up enough, got airborne, and he happened to hit a post that's virtually impossible to do. ... I would've never thought that you could get airborne and hit that guardrail and hit that post."

The concrete post, Prudhomme said, serves as support for the safety net that's designed to catch cars veering off the strip. Because Kalitta's parachute never deployed, Prudhomme said the car "never had a chance" once it hit the post at such high speed.

Kalitta was racing side-by-side against Tony Bartrone in the final round of qualifying. Bartrone's parachute deployed after crossing the quarter-mile line in 6.06 seconds, but Kalitta's failed to open.

In 1982, with his father serving as crew chief, Scott Kalitta made his first professional race -- at the very same Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Scott scored his first NHRA victory in 1989 in Funny Car. In 1994, he became the first Top Fuel driver to win four consecutive races -- at Columbus, Topeka, Denver and Sonoma. He retired several times in the 1990s but found it tough to stay away, and returned to the cockpit in 2003. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Keselowski -- a native of Rochester Hills -- learned the news from a television report.

"That really hits close to home," Keselowski said after winning the pole position for Saturday night's race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. "(He was) a friend of my family's, and I send my thoughts and prayers out to him. That's tough to hear."

Kalitta, a resident of Snead Island, Fla., is survived by his father, his wife, Kathy, and sons Corey, 14, and Colin, 8.

Kalitta Motorsports spokesman Todd Myers said Saturday that Connie Kalitta was devastated by his son's death and would make no further statement. The team issued a statement saying that Doug Kalitta, Grubnic and Will would not race today.

Scott We will Miss You. Gods Speed.

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NEWTON, Iowa - When things are going your way, even a passing shower works to your advantage.

Sure, Scott Dixon would have preferred to earn the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by Bower Petroleum at Iowa Speedway. But by virtue of his superlative season so far, he'll still start from the pole in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer based on entrant points.

Dixon, driving the No. 9 Commit car for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, will start on the pole for the fourth time this season and the second year in a row on the 0.894-mile tri-oval. Team Penske's Helio Castroneves will join Dixon on the front row to complete the Iowa repeat.

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FORT WORTH, Texas - What is it about Marco Andretti and late-race momentum-draining crashes?

That's two races in a row in which the driver of the No. 26 car for Andretti Green Racing was involved in a multi-car incident with less than 10 laps remaining. This time, it potentially cost the third-year IndyCar Series driver his second career victory.

Scott Dixon was the beneficiary.

Dixon, driving the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car that started on the pole, led Helio Castroneves across the finish line under caution after Andretti's entanglement with the No. 17 Ethanol car driven by Ryan Hunter-Reay on Lap 223 of 228. Castroneves' Team Penske teammate, Ryan Briscoe, came back from a lap down to finish third and Dan Wheldon improved seven positions to fourth in his back-up car.

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An island nation celebrated during its Monday morning commute, which undoubtedly will continue long into the evening, after the "Iceman" remained cool under the most intense pressure on auto racing's biggest stage - and victory podium.

Scott Dixon heard his spotter, Glen Wheeler, loud and clear over the radio excitedly yell, "You're clear now," as the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car zipped past the last of the lapped traffic entering Turn 3. "Bring it home! Bring it home!"

That the New Zealander did - 1.7498 seconds ahead of Panther Racing's Vitor Meira in the 92^nd Indianapolis 500 on a rare sun-splashed day this month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Maybe, just maybe, this victory in front of an enthusiastic crowd and worldwide audience makes up for having the 2007 IndyCar Series championship slip away on the final lap. (Dave Lewandowski)

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 2007 season went south for Dan Wheldon after he recorded two victories and a runner-up spot in three of the initial four IndyCar Series races -- including a commanding victory at Kansas Speedway.

A similar strong start - including a 2.1778-second victory over Tony Kanaan in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 - ended a year-long victory drought and came at the right time. Wheldon again will be an early favorite for the Indianapolis 500.

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NEWTON, Iowa - For 101 laps, Dillon Battistini was searching high and low for opportunities to overtake race leader Arie Luyendyk Jr. Finally, one materialized when patience prevailed.

The Panther Racing took advantage of Luyendyk being held up by slower traffic in Turn 3 of Lap 102 to claim the point. He then held off Luyendyk on a white flag restart and went on to win the Jeld-Wen 100 at Iowa Speedway by 0.4948 of a second.

It was the third victory of the season for the Firestone Indy Lights rookie and gave him a 27-point advantage over Richard Antinucci heading into the Corning Duels (two races on the same day - July 5 - on the 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International road course). Antinucci, who held a one-point lead over Battistini coming into the 115-lap race, advanced five positions to finish ninth in the No. 7 Lucas Oil/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car.

Ana Beatriz tied her career high with a third place in the No. 20 Healthy Choice/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car, and Battistini's Panther Racing teammate, Brent Sherman, was fourth in the No. 16 National Guard Delphi car.

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2  Dillon Battistini  176

3   JR Hildebrand  148

 4   Raphael Matos  127

5  Ana Beatriz  121

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Hildebrand wins first race, takes points lead

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - J.R. Hildebrand couldn't break away from the pack over the final laps in the Kansas Lottery 100 at Kansas Speedway. But as long as he was in control, the Firestone Indy Lights rookie didn't have to.

Hildebrand, starting fourth in the No. 25 Allied Building Products car, held off the No. 55 Guthrie Racing car of Robbie Pecorari on a Lap 59 restart and at the line eight laps later for his first Firestone Indy Lights victory and the first for RLR/Andersen Racing. The difference was 0.0553 of a second - the eighth-closest in Firestone Indy Lights history in the series' first race at the 1.52-mile oval since 2004. Arie Luyendyk was third (0.2102 of a second back) and Dillon Battistini fourth (0.3456 of a second behind).

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IndyCar Series team owner/driver Sarah Fisher is featured as a "day diarist" in the new book Water Cooler Diaries: Women across America Share Their Day at Work.

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April 2008 Featured Driver Penske Racings Ryan Briscoe

Birthday: Sept. 24, 1981 ● Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Residence: Cornelius, N.C. ● Height/weight: 5-7/135

Ryan Briscoe has traveled from the go-kart tracks of Australia to some of the world's most famous racing circuits, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Briscoe was one of the most successful go-kart racers in Australian when he moved to Italy at age 16 to become a factory kart driver, a move that would lead him to formula cars and eventually linking him with Toyota and its Formula 1 team.

Away from the track, Briscoe enjoys gadgets, enjoys going to the beach and other watersports. Like many other IndyCar Series racers, Briscoe is competitive triathlete and has competed in several triathlons, cycling road races and half-marathons.

March 2008  Featured Driver 2007 Indy Pro Champion  Manchester England and Indianapolis's 

Lloyd to Drive For Target Ganassi 

Champion Alex Lloyd

Birthday: Dec. 28, 1984 ● Hometown: Manchester, England
Residence: Indianapolis ● Height/Weight: 5-7/125

Alex Lloyd's career began in go-karts. As race victories and championships followed, he began to rise up the racing ladder. At the same time, he also built a friendship with a rival racer, Lewis Hamilton. While Hamilton was targeted for a future in Formula 1, Lloyd sought success in the United States.

He joined the Indy Pro Series in 2006 after his family sold their home in order to fund a few races and quickly made the investment pay off, winning two races his rookie season before breaking through with a record-setting season in 2007. He is the only driver to win on the oval and road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

 

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February 2008 Featured Driver Miami FL.'s Milka Dunno

2-26-08

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that it has signed Milka Duno to drive the No. 23 CITGO-sponsored car in select IndyCar Series races this season.

Duno made seven starts with SAMAX Motorsport in the IndyCar Series in 2007, with a best finish of 11th at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Milka Duno has attracted attention worldwide for her racing talents and educational background. The 2000 "Venezuelan Auto Racing Driver of the Year" is a Naval Engineer with four master's degrees -- in Organizational Development, Naval Architecture, Maritime Business and Marine Biology. She earned the last three simultaneously.

She also has been featured in numerous magazines, including Vogue, Esquire and Selecta.

Off the track, Milka also strives to participate in activities and appearances to support the value of education to children of all ages.

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Dario Franchitti has won the 91st Indianapolis 500, which ended after 166 laps due to rain. The race had resumed after a three-hour rain delay. Scott Dixon finished second, while two-time winner Helio Castroneves  was third.

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"We've seen teams try different, off-the-wall things," said Larry McReynolds, former crew chief and SPEED analyst. "In the mid to late '90s, Hendrick and the 24 team broke out that T-Rex chassis at the All-Star Race, which NASCAR said to never bring back again. This is a good opportunity to step outside the box with an engine combination, chassis combination or a different setup to see if it's a little faster or better than what you'd normally run." More

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