Scott Kalitta Dead After Fatal Explosion During Drag Racing
June 23rd, 2008
This is very sad. Scott Kalitta an American two time drag racing champion died on Saturday after his “funny car” aka Toyota Solara exploded during Old Bridge Township Raceway Park NHRA qualifying drag race. The video of fatal explosion that left Scott Kalitta Dead is below. Above is the picture of the “funny car” as it just caught fire, milliseconds before it exploded, taking the life of Scott Kalitta away.
The crash happened during the final round of Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals qualifying races. Scott Kalitta’s car was leading the race and travelling at estimated 300 miles per hour when it caught fire, but continued at its speed until it hid the barrier at the end of track and exploded, killing the racer inside.
Scott Kalitta won 18 drag races during his career. He started racing in 1982. RIP 
This is the video of Scott Kalitta’s fatal explosion from the viewpoint of TV crew cameras:
And an amateur video footage of the drag racer’s death filmed by the fan in the audience:
Image credit: Associated press
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