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Scott D. Kalitta (February 18, 1962 – June 21, 2008) was an American drag racer who competed in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. He had 17 career Top Fuel wins and one career Funny Car win.
Kalitta was played by Beau Bridges, in a lead role, in the Muldowney biography film Heart Like a Wheel (1983). He is the father of racer Scott Kalitta, killed in a drag racing crash in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, in 2008. [6] He is the uncle of racer Doug Kalitta.
Kalitta has a wife, Josie Kalitta, a son Mitchell Kalitta, and a daughter Avery Kalitta. Kalitta's father is the now-deceased Doug Kalitta Sr., and he is the nephew of Connie Kalitta, a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Scott Kalitta, an NHRA driver who died on June 21, 2008, in a racing accident, was his cousin. [4]
Scott Kalitta Tommy Johnson Jr. Dave Connolly N/A February 25–27 Checker Shucks Kragen Nationals: Phoenix, Ariz. Tony Schumacher John Force Allen Johnson N/A March 17–20 ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: Gainesville, Fla Doug Kalitta Whit Bazemore Jason Line Steve Johnson April 8–10 O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals: Houston, Texas Tony Schumacher
Raceway Park, the iconic drag strip remembered for its wild scenes and iconic radio commercial, shut down in 2018. But the memories are still there.
This 40-foot-long (12 m) sand pit has been placed to slow or stop a car. In the wake of Scott Kalitta's death at Englishtown, NJ in 2008, the sand traps have been made longer and deeper, going from three feet deep to six feet deep and from 40 feet (12 m) long to 80 feet (24 m) long. Anchors for any arresting netting must be buried underground ...
Connie Kalitta (born 1938), American retired drag racer and CEO of the eponymous Kalitta Air Doug Kalitta (born 1964), American drag racer, nephew of Connie Kalitta and owner of Kalitta Charters Scott Kalitta (1962–2008), American drag racer and son of Connie Kalitta
An investigation led to the seizure of 148 pounds of crystal methamphetamine found encased in stone landscape pavers, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina.