NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday Qualifying: Kalitta's Dream Countdown Continues

Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta continued his impressive run in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at World Wide Technology Raceway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot to close out Friday’s racing at the 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals.

“We're all hungry. I always love coming to St. Louis. Just a lot of great memories here and a great racing town. This is really a good start for us here for the first qualifying run. The competition is tough and everybody is running well. I just feel really fortunate to pull off the low qualifier so far.”

“This wasn't a fluke, they told me keep it on the inside until about a half-track and then pull it back slowly. Normally you muscle a Funny Car, but in this example, you're really just finessing it. You can't be a one-trick pony. You have to be able to throw down when it's hot and be able to pull it back and still throw down when it's cool.”

“My sister and I have coined the phrase, everything changes in St. Louis. We'll just go ahead and hope that's going to be the outcome. When we went into the Countdown, we haven't won one yet, but I said three races in a row, in three weeks I'm going to know where I stand and maybe my stomach can relax a little bit. It's so fun coming here. I'm excited to have things change in St. Louis.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)

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