KB Racing LLC: Greg Anderson No. 2 at Houston
KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER 19th ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS MARCH 31-APRIL 2, 2006 Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.736 seconds at 205.94 mph (#5) Session 2 Friday: 6.757 seconds at 205.38 mph (#8) Session 3 Saturday: 6.706 seconds at 206.16 mph (#3) Session 4 Saturday: 6.692 seconds at 206.39 mph (#2) Greg Anderson No. 2 at Houston BAYTOWN, Texas (April 1, 2006) - Greg Anderson placed the KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO in the No. 2 spot on the final qualifying ladder as qualifying ended for this weekend's 19th annual NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. On Friday, Anderson didn't get off to the start he wanted. With the temperatures rising and the humidity high, the three-time Pro Stock champ could only muster a 6.736-second pass in the opening session. Then with cool evening temperatures and the humidity near 100 percent, he suffered tire shake that prevented any improvement, running a 6.757 and ending the first day of qualifying in the No. 8 spot. On what many teams considered a less than perfect track, Anderson made up some ground in Saturday's first qualifying sessions running a 6.706-second pass at 206.16 mph. It was the low elapsed time of that session. Anderson also had the low elapsed time of Saturday's final qualifying session running an elapsed time of 6.682 seconds, climbing to the second position. "You can't complain when you've got both Summit Pontiac one and two," said Anderson immediate following the final qualifying session. "I've been No. 1 three times, now it's Jason's turn. Qualifying is over and we've got the $3,000 King Demon money in the bank. Now we've got to regroup and make these cars fast for tomorrow. We're making decent runs now; tomorrow we've got to make perfect runs." Anderson squares off against No. 15 qualifier Greg Stanfield in the first round of eliminations. It was just one race ago the Anderson was turned back by Stanfield's challenge and he wants to turn that outcome around tomorrow. Qualifying for Anderson and his KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO begins with two sessions on Friday, March 31 - scheduled for 3 and 6 p.m. and concludes with two additional sessions on Saturday - April 1 - at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Anderson begins his quest for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals Pro Stock title on Sunday, April 2, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. All times are local Houston time (CT) and subject to change at anytime. Note: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, April 2. Qualifying highlights for the 19th annual NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday evening (April 1) from 8-10 p.m. ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 4 until 7 p.m. on Sunday (April 2). The elimination show repeats early Wednesday morning (April 5) from 2:30-4:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen on Sunday morning, April 2, from 11:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings. Note: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, April 2. KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and his son Kenny Black. KB Racing LLC fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, one driven by Greg Anderson and the other by Jason Line in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Anderson has won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005). Line finished third in the 2005 POWERade point standings and was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a professional category. This year KB Racing LLC also began fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will handling the driving duties.