United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a federal grand jury in Greenville, South Carolina returned Indictment(s) against the following: Foreign Nationals Charged with Illegal Re-Entry.
Kalitta was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Less than two weeks after Kalittaâs devastating and tragic wreck, the NHRA shortened track length for both Top Fuel and Funny Car races to 1,000 feet â a distance that remains in effect today. Fortunately, we have not seen any deaths in the nitro ranks since Kalittaâs.
NOTE: Nitro Funny Car records set at 1,000 ft (300 m), which since 2008 (NHRA in the US) and 2012 (FIA internationally) is the official distance for both Top Fuel and Funny Car in the respective sanctioning bodies. In Australia, ANDRA maintains records does for selected Top Fuel races at certain circuits.