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An Arlington man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in a 2022 drag-racing crash that killed two teens who were on their way to visit their grandmother ...
Kalitta's American International Top Fuel dragster Kalitta's crew working on his dragster in the pits. 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.
Flying debris from the explosion killed him, not the impact from the crash. He died of severe head injuries, even though he was wearing an approved racing helmet. Russell was the first racer to be killed at an NHRA national event since Blaine Johnson, in 1996. Gateway named one of its grandstands "The Darrell Russell Stand" in his memory.
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. On November 14, 2016, Kalitta was honored at the season-ending Mello Yello Awards Ceremony with NHRA's first ever Lifetime Achievement Award. [7]
A person has been charged for allegedly drag racing with a motorcyclist who crashed and died. Ryan Leroy Gile, 33, was charged Monday with two counts of homicide by vehicle, driving while ...
Robert Miller III was convicted of vehicular homicide in a Des Moines drag-racing crash that killed a 4-year-old boy. The other driver awaits trial.
Race A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames [6] Norris Abbott (USA) 1958-07-19 Drag racing Paradise Mesa Drag Strip: Race Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, Norris lost control of car and was ejected [7] Bill Abell (USA) 1940-08-23 Stock car Fulton Fairgrounds: Race Lost control and car left the track [8]
Murphy was a pioneer for women in racing. The National Hot Rod Association announced Murphy's death on Friday. Hall of Fame drag racer Paula Murphy, 1st woman licensed to drive a Funny Car, dies at 95