ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 17, 2015) – Alexis DeJoria, driver of the Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car: “Well, these are really great rounds of qualifying for our team this weekend. It is the best we have done in a while. We made it down the track all but one run and we are very excited about racing tomorrow. We are in the show and so I feel real confident. Our car is charging down that racetrack and I am happy to do it front of my friends and family at my new hometown track.”
Alexis DeJoria – Driver of the Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car:
Q1: 4.198 sec., 297.48 mph
Q2: 3.969 sec., 318.09 mph
Q3: 4.275 sec., 222.36 mph
Q4: 4.012 sec., 315.78 mph
No. 9 Qualifier
First Round Competition:
9) Alexis DeJoria v. 8) Tim Wilkerson
Event Schedule:
Sunday’s eliminations begin at 11:00 p.m. CST.
Times and dates subject to change.
About Kalitta Motorsports:
Based in Ypsilanti, Mich., Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The team was founded and is owned by drag racing icon Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. For more than 50 years, Connie has been involved in the sport as a driver, tuner, and an owner. Kalitta Motorsports is one of the most successful teams in the history of auto racing with five world championships and over 100 national event titles in five different professional drag racing sanctioning bodies since it was established by Connie in 1959.
Del Worsham drives the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car for Team Kalitta. Alexis DeJoria pilots the Tequila Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car. J.R. Todd drives the Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster while Connie’s nephew, Doug Kalitta, pilots the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster. Connie serves as head tuner for all Team Kalitta entries. He is assisted by co-crew chiefs Jon Oberhofer and Nick Boninfante on the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car, by Tommy DeLago and Glen Huszar on the Tequila Patrón XO Café Incendio Toyota Camry Funny Car, and by Jim Oberhofer on the Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster. Connie serves as crew chief on the Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster.
Associate sponsors on Kalitta Motorsports’ race cars include Justice Brothers, Kalitta Air, Optima Batteries, Patrón XO Café Incendio, Phoenix Fuel Converter, Red Line Oil, SealMaster, Summit Racing Equipment, Technicoat Companies, TMS Titanium, Toyota and Ziebart.
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