Prayers and condolences to the entire Kalitta racing family from I and all the team members and families at K & L Superboat Racing.
== 2008 NHRA Nitro Drivers Deaths ==
03.08.08 TF Nostalgia Dragster, John Shoemaker(1), Top-end crash, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA.
03.20.08 TF F/C Al Hoffman(2), Heart Attack
06.21.08 TF F/C Scott Kalitta(3), Top-end explosion/fire/crash, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ
(1) 43 years NHRA member, nitro and alcohol driver, and veteran chassis builder
(2) Last weekend was John Force's 27th Englishtown NHRA race, his first coming in '79. He has also made many runs here in the famous Englishtown Funny Car "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday" match races. One of his frequent opponents was Al Hofmann and Hofmann's car was on display in the manufacturer's midway.
(3) Two-time NHRA Top Fuel Dragster Champion
I am guessing they will be lengthening Englishtown's shut down lane and working on the sand trap.
My husband is a scale model builder and a member of his model club is on the Fire Squad at Englishtown. I have not seen him yet to find out if he was there working for the Kalitta crash. I kinda hope he was not there to see such a horrific site.