Connie Kalitta at the NHRA Nationals, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1963
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Michigan native Connie Kalitta started drag racing in the 1950s and, within a decade, he ranked among the sport's best. He kept a "most wanted" list of drivers he intended to beat, and then crossed off their names when he did so. The habit earned Kalitta the nickname "Bounty Hunter." He won ten NHRA national events between 1967 and 1994.
Michigan native Connie Kalitta started drag racing in the 1950s and, within a decade, he ranked among the sport's best. He kept a "most wanted" list of drivers he intended to beat, and then crossed off their names when he did so. The habit earned Kalitta the nickname "Bounty Hunter." He won ten NHRA national events between 1967 and 1994.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1985
Subject Date
1963
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Eric Rickman. Published by Petersen Publishing Company in Hot Rod magazine.
Keywords
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2006.54.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 10 in
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