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Doug Kalitta and Tony Stewart collide with their Top Fuel dragsters at Reading

Both Stewart and Kalitta were alert and exited their cars under their own power
14 Sep 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Incident Report: NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: 

During the second round of Top Fuel eliminations on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, Doug Kalitta’s dragster crossed the center line past the finish line and collided with Tony Stewart’s dragster in the left lane. Stewart’s dragster went on its side, came back down on its wheels and struck the left guard wall before coming to a stop, while Kalitta’s dragster went back over the center line before coming to a stop. Both Stewart and Kalitta were alert and exited their cars under their own power. They were examined onsite by NHRA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Surface before being released.