NHRA death to be investigated

Posted June 23, 2008 11:00 pm

The New Jersey State Police and the National Hot Rod Association will conduct separate investigations into the accident that killed Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park over the weekend.

Kalitta, 46, died from multiple injuries after his car went out of control in the fourth round of qualifying Saturday.

"We don't have an update," NHRA spokesman Jerry Archambeault said Monday. "We are going through the process of seeing what occurred and what happened to determine what we can do to make the sport safer, like we have always done in the past."

Archambeault said an outside agency will lead the NHRA's investigation, aided by association officials and team members.

Kalitta's Toyota Solara was traveling at about 300 mph when it burst into flames and then crashed and exploded seconds later.

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