TOPEKA, Kan. -- Doug Kalitta overcame an ill-handling car Sunday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals to race to his third consecutive Top Fuel victory.
The season leader's dragster lost traction at the hit of the throttle and got sideways two times as he worked the steering wheel to cross the finish line before fellow finalist Antron Brown. Kalitta finished in 5.452 seconds at 238.85 mph for his 41st career victory, while Brown's dragster also lost traction and posted a 5.687 at 298.60.
"It's a seat of your pants kind of deal and you try to stay off the centerline and not hit the wall," Kalitta said.