Ten races into the 2010 season, Doug Kalitta has already matched his round win total from last season.  He now has 19 elimination-round wins this season. That is one more than his total amount of round wins in the 2009 season.

The 45-year old resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., reached the semi-final round in Sunday’s NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago. Kalitta also raced to the semifinals in Las Vegas and Atlanta. He has four final-round appearances this season in Pomona, Calif., Phoenix, Charlotte, N.C., and most recently in St. Louis.

Ten races into the 2010 season, Doug Kalitta has already matched his round win total from last season.  He now has 19 elimination-round wins this season. That is one more than his total amount of round wins in the 2009 season.

The 45-year old resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., reached the semi-final round in Sunday’s NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago. Kalitta also raced to the semifinals in Las Vegas and Atlanta. He has four final-round appearances this season in Pomona, Calif., Phoenix, Charlotte, N.C., and most recently in St. Louis.

“We had another good showing with our race car this weekend,” Kalitta said. “It was a really long today, but we can’t hold our heads down with a semi-final finish.
 
“We are having a great season so far. We haven’t picked up a trophy yet, but I’m sure we will soon. The numbers don’t lie. We’re already having a much better season than last year so we’re really happy and encouraged about everything so far.”
 
Kalitta remains in 4th place in Full Throttle Top Fuel championship points. He is 204 points away from the top spot.