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Doug Kalitta and the Mac Tools team seeking first victory of 2007 in Brainerd BRAINERD, Minn., (Aug. 7, 2007) -- Doug Kalitta, driver of "Big Red", the 8,000-horsepower Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, is hoping to end his NHRA POWERade Drag Racing ...

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Doug Kalitta and the Mac Tools team seeking first victory of 2007 in Brainerd

BRAINERD, Minn., (Aug. 7, 2007) -- Doug Kalitta, driver of "Big Red", the 8,000-horsepower Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, is hoping to end his NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series winless streak this weekend, Aug. 9-12, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd Int'l Raceway in Brainerd, Minn.

Kalitta's previous NHRA national event victory came in Memphis almost one year ago.

"We're certainly due for a win," Kalitta, a 42-year old resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., and five-time trophy winner in 2006, said. "We have all the necessary ingredients in place on our Mac Tools team. We just have to get a little luck and make the rest happen for ourselves.

"Every weekend we see another positive sign with our race car. I'm confident, and I know our team is confident that we are capable of winning anytime, anywhere. We've won the Brainerd event a couple of times, so maybe we'll pick up a third win there this weekend."

Kalitta won the Top Fuel title in Brainerd in 2005 and 2003. He was the Top Fuel runner-up in 2000.

This season the NHRA instituted the new Countdown to the Championship points system. Only the top eight in POWERade points after the first 17 national events will be allowed to vie for the season championship. This weekend's event is the 16th of the season.

Going into this weekend's event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway, Kalitta is in 11th position in POWERade Top Fuel championship points. He is 64 points shy of 8th place.

-credit: km

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