OPTIMA® Batteries joins Kalitta Motorsports as Associate Sponsor

YPSILANTI, Mich., (July 20, 2010) – OPTIMA® Batteries, a worldwide leader in high-performance batteries, announced today it will join Kalitta Motorsports, one of the most accomplished teams in the history of NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Professional Drag Racing, as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series as well as for the 2011 season. OPTIMA Batteries will be prominently displayed on all three of Kalitta Motorsports’ nitro-fueled, 8,000-horsepower, 300+mph race cars, the Technicoat Top Fuel dragster driven by Doug Kalitta, the