SCOTT KALITTA 1962 - 2008

Over the years I have not been a follower of Drag Racing, but a lot of names stick in your head as it was growing in leaps and bounds. One such name was Connie Kalitta, a Detroit local, who wasn't much older that me. Which is probably why we crossed paths every once in a while. He was the first drag racer to reach 200 miles per hour in that short quarter of a mile.

His son, Scott, had followed in his footsteps and played the racing game. Over the years he had made his own set of records. Yesterday he lost his life doing what he loved to do. You can't fault him for that. Age 46, wife and two children.