Kalitta succumbs to injuries suffered in qualifying incident
Kalitta succumbs to injuries suffered in qualifying incident Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, 46, died Saturday from multiple injuries suffered after his car went out of control and crashed in a high-speed racing accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during the fourth and final round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals. Kalitta was extracted from his car by NHRA emergency services officials and transported to Old Bridge Township Hospital, where he was later pronounce read
In what has to be one of the worst drag racing accidents I've ever seen, veteran Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta was killed in a crash during qualifying today at Englishtown, NJ. ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Two-time American drag racing champion Scott Kalitta was killed Saturday when his "funny car" burst into flames and crashed during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The NHRA said the 46-year-old Kalitta -- the 1994 and 1995 ch read
NHRA: Scott Kalitta Killed June 22nd, 2008 Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, 46, died Saturday from multiple injuries suffered after his car went out of control and crashed in a high-speed racing accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during the fourth and final round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals. Posted in Auto Racing, NHRA | No Comments » read
Breaking news: Scott Kalitta killed at Englishtown Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta (son of Connie “The Bounty Hunter” Kalitta and cousin of Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta) was killed today in a driving accident during qualifying at Supernationals in Englishtown, New Jersey. I wish I had more information than that, but the NHRA.com site has crashed (par for the course during a crisis/accident - they really need to add capacity so they can stay up at times like this, when everyone’s coming to them read
NHRA's Scott Kalitta was killed on Saturday during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey. Kalitta's Funny Car was traveling at an estimated 300 mph when it burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track. Kalitta, the 1994 and 1995 Top Fuel season champion. was taken to the Old Bridge division of Raritan Bay Medical Center where he died a short time later. The NHRA said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened read
