Sorry it’s been a few days folks. I have a sob story about why I have been delayed in my duties, but I won’t bore you with all of the sad details. Truth of the matter is I had a little incident where I fell down and hit my head, which some people would say might be a good thing to knock some sense into me, and I have been a little groggy and blurry (insert your own joke here). But, today is a new, clear day…literally and figuratively, so welcome to the final race day of 2007!
What a difference a year makes, huh? Last year coming into this final day of the season, I remember being as nervous an anxious about an event in my tenure at Kalitta Motorsports. I’m sure you all remember the circumstances of a year ago. Doug Kalitta was poised to ascend to the throne of Top Fuel supremacy for the first time in his near-legendary career. We all know what happened next. This year, I am again nervous and anxious, but for other reasons. Last year, we were all so involved here with potentially winning the POWERade championship that the thoughts of finality escaped me. We have a community of friends and family out here that adjourns and reconvenes on such a regular basis that it’s easy to take that for granted…until it stops…at least for a while. Today as I checked out of the hotel, I couldn’t help be more aware than ever before of all the folks I saw with event credentials packing there rental cars with luggage. It hit me. This is it…for now, anyway. So, today will be the last day I see most of my dear fiends, as it will be for everyone, until we reconvene here again for the Winternationals. I’ve mentioned in the past, but not here, that I believe we have a great group of PR reps out on the tour right now. Not necessarily because we may be good at our jobs, but the way we all get along and always seem to have a good time doing our jobs together. So, if you don’t mind, I wanna take a brief moment to thank all of my peers for yet another wonderful year of working together. In no particular order, Densy, Susie, Mickey, Jaybird, Joey, DP, Ted, Wilbs, El Do, the Knapps, Woodrow, Judy, and Matthew thank you all for all of your support and laughs for yet another year. You truly make coming to the track a more enjoyable experience. I will miss you all ‘til I see you again.
Okay, enough of the sappy. It’s race day! I’m excited to see what’s going to happen in the championship races in all the classes. As a fan of drag racing first and foremost, I hope that today provides the fans of our great sport a fitting ending to an exciting season.
Also, without our great Team Kalitta sponsors, none of this would be possible, So very special thank yous to Mac Tools, Zantrex-3, DHL, Red Line Oil, Technicoat, Summit, and all of our great supporters that help us continue to do what we love.
Todd has left the building…