Doug Kalitta
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Top Fuel racer Doug Kalitta will debut the all-new Red Line Oil Top Fuel dragster at the 22nd annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma to help the Northern California-based company celebrate its 30th anniversary just across the bay from the facility where the lubricants that keep the dragster running are made.
"Infineon Raceway is our home track, so it’s the perfect place to celebrate our 30th anniversary,” said Tim Kerrigan, president of Red Line Oil. “This year, Kalitta Motorsports is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so we’re especially proud to be a part of that. Our employees, customers, and dealers feel that Doug Kalitta is an incredible driver with a fantastic record in Sonoma, so he’s the perfect person to represent our products. It should be a great weekend.”
"Kalitta Motorsports and Red Line Oil go back a long way," Kalitta said. "They have helped us for years with technical support and product, and I’m really happy to represent them on their home turf for their anniversary. I’ve had more wins in Sonoma than any other track, so it feels good knowing I’ll be flying the Red Line banner there."
The relationship between Red Line Oil and Kalitta Motorsports began in 2000 when the team was a Red Line customer, using Red Line 70-weight racing oil to bolster the reliability of its multi-vehicle drag racing team. Red Line began sponsoring the Kalitta cars in 2001, and the last time that Red Line was a primary sponsor of a Top Fuel car, former Kalitta teammate Dave Grubnic posted a runner-up finish in Sonoma in 2004 to Kalitta.
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