Category Archives: Race Reports
St. Louis, MO (September 26, 2013) – Hope4Sudan.org announced today that several of NHRA’s top drivers will join the fight to feed, educate and immunize the South Sudanese people. The campaign will take place at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on September 27-29, 2013. Twenty-one teams, including Kalitta Motorsports, have committed to displaying Hope4Sudan […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (September 24, 2013)— Only four races remain in the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team is eager to get their hands on the most coveted trophy in all of drag racing before the season comes to a close- the NHRA […]
ENNIS, Texas (September 22, 2013)— The Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team enjoyed clean, consistent passes throughout the 28th annual AAA NHRA Texas Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex this weekend, but despite the car’s solid performance, fell short to Jack Beckman in round one of eliminations on Sunday. After losing two qualifying […]
CONCORD, N.C. (September 15, 2013)— After powering her 10,000 horsepower Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car to a career best run of 4.027-seconds at 310.70-mph during the second round of qualifying, Alexis DeJoria sat in the No. 5 spot on the ladder and was set to square off against Ron Capps in round […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (September 10, 2013)— It’s down to the homestretch of the 24-race 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series. With just six races left, Alexis DeJoria and the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team are looking to close out the season strong. Coming off of their season best run in […]
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (September 2, 2013)—Alexis DeJoria powered her 10,000 horsepower Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car to an impressive run of 4.036-seconds at 312.35-mph in the first round of eliminations at the 59th annual U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, her quickest run of the 2013 season. The run would […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (August 13, 2013)— Despite one final and four semi-final round appearances for the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team throughout their high-profile career, a visit to the coveted Winner’s Circle has continued to elude the Ypsilanti, Mich. based team, now in their sophomore season. With just eight events left […]
KENT, Wash. (August 4, 2013)— The Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team leaves Seattle without their much-needed event win on Sunday after a first round loss at the 26th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals. The twelfth ranked Patrón team, fresh off of their third semi-final round appearance of the season, felt confident going […]
KENT, Wash. (July 30, 2013)— The Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team heads to the Pacific Northwest this week for the 26th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Wash., the final race of the notorious three-event Western Swing. Coming off of a successful race weekend in Sonoma just days earlier where they […]
SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2013)— After qualifying in the No. 16 spot at the 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team knew they were up against tough odds when being paired up against No. 1 qualifier and current NHRA Funny Car series points leader […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (July 22, 2013)— As the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team leaves the ‘mile high’ state and heads for sea-level Sonoma, Calif., they know that the stakes are high going into the second event of the three-race Western Swing. With just four races left to get into the NHRA’s […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (July 22, 2013)— As the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team leaves the ‘mile high’ state and heads for sea-level Sonoma, Calif., they know that the stakes are high going into the second event of the three-race Western Swing. With just four races left to get into the NHRA’s […]
MORRISON, Col. (July 21, 2013)— After qualifying in the No. 4 spot for the 34th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Col., Team Patrón driver Alexis DeJoria was set to square off against friend and friendly rival Courtney Force in round one of eliminations. DeJoria and Force, the only two female Funny […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (July 17, 2013)— Only five races stand between the cutoff to be included in the NHRA’s coveted Countdown to the Championship Top Ten list, and Alexis DeJoria, driver of the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car, knows that the Western Swing will play a critical role in her team’s ‘Top […]