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Oberhofer talks Kalitta's strong start to the Countdown, DeJoria's retirement

Jim Oberhofer, crew chief for Doug Kalitta, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the last three races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
11 Oct 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jim Oberhofer, crew chief for Doug Kalitta, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the last three races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.

The Mac Tools team has scored the most points in the Top Fuel class over the first three races of the Countdown, and moved up from fifth to second in the points. Oberhofer talked about charity work, what happened to the race car in the first round at St. Louis, Alexis DeJoria’s recent retirement announcement and what his team needs to do to bring home a championship for Doug Kalitta.