It was really nice to be back at the track this last weekend. I went to the race in Englishtown, N.J. It was great being able to smell nitro again, hear the roar of a nitro motor, and feel the ground shake as a fuel car launched. I definitely know that my desire to be back in a Top Fuel dragster is stronger than EVER.

A lot of my friends, fans, and supporters asked me over the weekend when I’m going to be back behind the wheel. I still don’t have the exact answer. All I can tell everyone is that I WILL be back driving a Top Fuel dragster; I just don’t know when. I could be this year. It could be next year. I could be 40, I could be 60. The desire to drive and to win does not go away.
 
I went to the Englishtown race to honor Scott Kalitta. This was the place where he took his final lap down the race track nearly one year ago. I think I can speak for everyone at Team Kalitta when I say we miss him terribly.

We were sort of dreading the Englishtown race because of the inevitable memories it would bring. However we had a team meeting before the race and decided to use the race as a means to celebrate Scott’s life.

Although he isn’t physically here anymore, he is still very much in our hearts. We always laugh, when we tell stories about something he said or did. Telling Scott stories was the theme of our weekend.

On Saturday evening, a big crowd of storytellers gathered in the Kalitta pit for a feast.

The Poulin family, longtime Kalitta Racing supporters and Mac Tool Distributors, drove down from Maine and brought 100 lobsters with them. They served those, along with steak, salmon, tuna, chicken, fried cheese sticks, and garlic French Fries. (Special thanks to Joe, Donna, Jenica, and Logan Poulin!)

It seemed like just about every team in the pro pits stopped by at some point. Even though it was pouring down rain outside, a lot of people came by and huddled under the DHL awnings. Even some folks from ESPN came over.

We all feasted, laughed, remembered Scott, and had a good time.

I’m definitely grateful to know so many cool people and be part of such a great sport. I wish like anything that Scott was still physically here but I feel that remembering him and celebrating his life is the best thing we can do.

I’ll talk to you all again real soon.