Former USAC champion Doug Kalitta taught his drag racing comrades a
lesson in why they should stick to the straight-line. He won last Saturday’s
12-lap NHRA Circle Track Challenge at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Kalitta, who started ninth in the 15-car field of NHRA all-stars, took
the lead from Greeneville's Allen Johnson on lap 10 after stalking him
for several laps around the .533-mile oval.
“I tell you, it was tough out there,” he said. “I had to work hard out
there but I had a lot of fun. I really appreciate the fact that I had
the opportunity to do this.
“I had to get up in the wall a little to get past Allen and I tell you,
it was so much fun. I was just glad to be able to get around these guys
at the end.”