Technicoat Companies, a worldwide leader in industrial waterproofing and flooring and longtime
associate sponsor with Kalitta Motorsports, will be the primary sponsor this weekend, Oct. 2-4, on
the 8,000-horsepower, nitro-fueled Top Fuel dragster driven by Doug Kalitta for the annual running
of the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park in Millington, Tenn., just a
few miles from the Memphis city limits.
In addition to Memphis, Kalitta will fly the primary colors for Technicoat Companies for the
remainder of the 2009 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series at national events in Richmond, Va., Las
Vegas, and Pomona, Calif.
Las Vegas-based Technicoat Companies specializes in hi-tech performance coatings and floorings,
wearing surfaces for pedestrian traffic and vehicular traffic, as well as new and existing roofs.
Technicoat's President Bob Coffman and C.O.O. Glen Williams, a.k.a. "the Cowboys", are fixtures in
the Team Kalitta pit area at most NHRA national events with their trademark cowboy hats. Technicoat
Companies and Kalitta Motorsports began their marketing partnership near the end of the 2002 NHRA
season.
"It's always a great thing when we have the Cowboys around, but it's even better when their name is
really big on the sides of our dragster," Kalitta's crew chief and Kalitta Motorsports general
manager Jim Oberhofer said. "They're more than just sponsors to us, they're family and we're
grateful for all that Technicoat Companies does for our team.
"Everyone at Team Kalitta is also very grateful to Red Line Oil and ROCKY Boots. We've been
fortunate enough with them and with Technicoat to have primary funding for our dragster since
Sonoma (Calif.), and that's a big help to our entire racing operation."
The Memphis event is the third in NHRA's six-event, season-finalizing "playoffs", the Countdown to
1. Kalitta is currently in the No. 9 points position, 198 points off of the lead. By making this
season's Countdown to 1, Kalitta guarantees himself another top-ten finish in championship points,
a fete he has incredibly accomplished in every season of his Top Fuel driving career which began
with his Rookie of the Year award-winning season in 1998.
Kalitta won the Top Fuel title trophy in Memphis in 2006.
Kalitta, a 45-year old resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., has 31 NHRA Top Fuel event victories in his
career in 58 final-round appearances. He is married to Josie, and they have a son, Mitchell, 8, and
a daughter, Avery, 6.
Event Schedule
The O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals begin Friday for the nitro-fueled classes with two qualifying
sessions at 3:00 p.m. (CT) and 5:30 p.m. and again on Saturday at noon and 3:00 p.m. The top 16
qualified cars in each pro class will race Sunday in final eliminations beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Times and dates subject to change.
The O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals is the 21st of 24 national events in the 2009 NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series.
ESPN2 TV Schedule
10/03/2009 - Qualifying - 10:30:00 PM - 12:30:00 AM ET
10/04/2009 - Eliminations - 7:00:00 PM - 10:00:00 PM ET
10/08/2009 - Repeat Eliminations - 3:30:00 AM - 5:30:00 AM ET
Times and dates subject to change.
About Kalitta Motorsports
Based in Ypsilanti, Mich., Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the
NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. In 2009, Kalitta Motorsports
is celebrating 50 years of drag racing by team owner and drag racing legend Connie "the Bounty
Hunter" Kalitta. Over the past 50 years, Connie, who has been involved in the sport as a driver,
tuner, and as an owner, has dedicated unequalled amounts of time and resources to building one of
the most successful teams in the history of auto racing. Kalitta Motorsports has won five world
championships and over 50 national event titles in five different drag racing sanctioning bodies
since it was established by Connie in 1959.
Jeff Arend drives the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car for the team while Connie's nephew, Doug Kalitta,
drives the No. 50 Top Fuel dragster entry. Connie serves as head tuner for both Team Kalitta
entries. He is assisted by crew chief Jim Oberhofer and assistant crew chief Troy Fasching on
Doug's Top Fueler and by co-crew chiefs Jon Oberhofer and Nick Boninfante on the DHL Funny Car.
Associate sponsors on Kalitta Motorsports' race cars include Red Line Oil, Summit Racing Equipment,
Technicoat Companies, Rocky Boots, Toyota, and Mac Tools.
For more info about Kalitta Motorsports, please visit http://www.teamkalitta.com
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