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yeah but what was really sad is scott kalitta at englishtown
i was watching it when it happened. They got off the air right away.
Its so sad because he has i think 2 young kids and a wife..
i was watching it when it happened. They got off the air right away.
Its so sad because he has i think 2 young kids and a wife..
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"Drag racer Scott Kalitta died Saturday after his Funny Car crashed and exploded into flames during a National Hot Rod Association event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Kalitta, 46, was excavated from the car and transported to the Old Bridge Division of the Raritan Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from multiple injuries suffered after his car veered out of control.
The parachute in Kalitta's Toyota Solara Funny Car failed to deploy and the car cruised off the quarter-mile strip at a speed estimated more than 300 miles per hour during qualifying action at the 39th Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals."
Kalitta, 46, was excavated from the car and transported to the Old Bridge Division of the Raritan Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from multiple injuries suffered after his car veered out of control.
The parachute in Kalitta's Toyota Solara Funny Car failed to deploy and the car cruised off the quarter-mile strip at a speed estimated more than 300 miles per hour during qualifying action at the 39th Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals."
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when he took that qualifying run ESPN was on a commercial and when they came back they were just like "there has been a serious accident, we will give you info as soon as it coes in no matter what program is running" then they went to a dif show