No Top Fuel driver has ever won the NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Fuel crown four times. Doug Kalitta hopes he can change that.

Kalitta, an 11-year Top Fuel veteran, visited the winner’s circle at GIR in 2004, 2003, and 2001.

No Top Fuel driver has ever won the NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Fuel crown four times. Doug Kalitta hopes he can change that.

Kalitta, an 11-year Top Fuel veteran, visited the winner’s circle at GIR in 2004, 2003, and 2001.

“Getting a fourth win at Gateway this weekend would be a great accomplishment in different ways for our Mac Tools team,” Kalitta, a 43-year old resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., said. “Winning four times at any track is something to be proud of, but we would be happy to see the winner’s circle no matter where we’re racing. The competition in Top Fuel this year is intense, and every round win is an achievement. Gateway has been good to us in the past so hopefully we’ll break through with our first win this season there.”