Hello Everyone,
I hope all of you are doing well and have had a great week so far! All of us at Team Kalitta are excited about the Mac Tools US Nationals, coming up this weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am pretty excited as well because we feel that we may have figured out was has been plaguing Doug’s car all year, and the fact that my wife Tammy, actually won a $1,000 jackpot on a slot machine down at Greektown Casino in Downtown Detroit this past weekend! Since we never seem to do well at Indy, and my wife never seems to do well at the casinos, I hope you can understand why my confidence is high for this weekend!
This weekend at Indy will be a fun race for Doug’s team, as our long time sponsor, Mac Tools, will be the primary sponsor on Doug’s car. From 2001 to 2008, Doug won alot of races driving the Mac Tools dragster, but one of the races we never won with “Big Red”, was the Mac Tools US Nationals, but we hope to change that this weekend! While Doug will be back in Mac Tools colors, Grubby will bring back out the Candlewood Suites dragster like he had in Chicago, the same one that was runner up at that race. I know Grubby and the team are excited about racing in Indy with the chance to secure a spot in the Top 10, but they are more excited that the Bossman, Connie Kalitta will be back in Indy, making the tuning decisions on the Candlewood Suites Dragster! After spending some time with Connie over the last week, I can tell you that he is ready and as sharp as ever!
While both Doug and Grubby are changing colors for the weekend, Jeff will be in his familiar yellow and red DHL Toyota Funny Car with a chance to secure a spot in the Top 10. After making some good runs in testing last week, Jeff, Jon O and Nicky, are confident that the DHL car will have a great weekend! While the DHL car has struggled the last few races, the team keeps working hard to make sure that everything is put together right, which gives the DHL car the best chance to run well and hopefully win some rounds.
Well, that’s all from me for now, I need to get in my truck and drive to Indy, and for the first time in a long time, I am looking forward to the drive and racing in Indy! I hope my attitude is the same after Monday! Lol. Take care everyone and I hope you enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!
Jim O
Jim “O” Oberhofer
Kalitta Motorsports