J. R. Todd’ s dynamic career evolves at Kalitta Motorsports
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J. R. Todd’ s dynamic career evolves at Kalitta Motorsports
At age 35, J. R. Todd is one of the younger drivers in NHRA Top Fuel competition, but he’ s experienced all of the highs and lows like any of the most seasoned elder statesmen of the class. After bouncing around from team to team and experiencing a brief hiatus from the driver’ s seat, Todd now finds
BY NATE VAN WAGNEN
himself riding a high point in his career as the driver of drag racing legend Connie Kalitta’ s“ personal” Top Fuel dragster. The Indiana native and his SealMaster dragster, tuned by Kalitta and Rob Flynn, have become a most formidable combination in a matter of a couple years, and it all started with a late-night phone call in the middle of
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