Not Dirt Racing,but still tragic

[Racerchaser]

Scott Kalitta (born February 18 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_18), 1962 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962) in Snead Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snead_Island), Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida), died June 21 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_21), 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008) in Englishtown, New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey)) was an American drag racer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing) who competed in the Funny Car (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Car) class in the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHRA_Powerade_Drag_Racing_Series&action=edit&redlink=1).
Kalitta was son to veteran NHRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hot_Rod_Association) driver and crew chief Connie Kalitta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Kalitta) and cousin to teammate Doug Kalitta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Kalitta).

[Racerchaser]

ESPN just reran the crash and it was an explosion at the finish line and then again another one in the run off sand pit, what a shame..............
A two-time Fuel champion who had 18 victories, Kalitta’s car was traveling at around 300 miles per hour when the engine of his Toyota Solara exploded into flames. The car hit a sand trap, then vaulted over a protective fence and exploded the second time...........

[JRhodes]

I couldn't watch that. That just wasn't the last run I wanted to see Scott make.

[#30fordracing]

man that sucks!!!