NHRA drag racing stars Scott Kalitta and Hillary Will will be taking part in two
unique upcoming events to further support the United States military personnel
serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. Both drivers and their race cars will
be appearing at two of this country’s largest and most well-known military
facilities.
The first event will be held at the “Home of the Fighter Pilot,” Nellis Air
Force Base near Las Vegas on Oct. 24, in advance of the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 25-28. The
second event will be held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, near San Diego,
Calif., on Nov. 5, following the final NHRA national event of the 2007 season at
the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 1-4.
Kalitta drives the bright yellow and red, 8,000-horsepower DHL Toyota Solara
Funny Car for Kalitta Motorsports, a four-car, professional drag racing team
based in Ypsilanti. Will is also a member of the Team Kalitta family. She drives
the 325-mph Support Our Troops and Families Top Fuel dragster that is owned by
Ken Black and managed by Kalitta Motorsports.