KB Racing: Hillary Will clocks low elapsed time at Vegas

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2006

KB RACING
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES

KB RACING-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
HILLARY WILL -- DRIVER
JIM OBERHOFER - CREW CHIEF

MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz
PHONE: 425-557-8899
E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net*

*Hillary Will clocks low elapsed time at Vegas Nitro Blast-Off*

Hillary Will ended the first of three preseason test sessions on a high 
note.  The driver of the KB Racing-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed 
Top Fuel dragster clipped off the best pass of the 4-day test session - 
the NHRA Nitro Blast-Off - when she covered the quarter-mile at The 
Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 4.483 seconds at 324.83 mph.

A native of Northern California, Will, who now calls Ypsilanti, Mich. 
home, will make her professional debut at the season-opening NHRA 
CARQUEST Winternationals, which unfolds Feb. 9-12 at the Auto Club 
Raceway at Pomona on the grounds of the LA County Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.

Will's crew chief, Jim Oberhofer, rates the first test session of 2006 a 
10, on a scale of one to 10. "We worked on procedure throughout the 
weekend," said Jim O.  "Hillary did her job well.  You couldn't ask for 
much more.  Just before that last run, I told her to take it on 
through.  You didn't have to ask her twice."

Will reflected on the testing, "We're happy with that run and the 
progress we made in this first test session.  It was good after the 
layoff to get in the car and make some laps.  I'm looking forward to 
continuing my learning curve at Phoenix. We expect to do well there, too."

Next up on the preseason test schedule is the 22nd annual National Time 
Trials at Firebird International Raceway this weekend.  Action gets 
underway on Saturday and continues through Monday, Jan. 28-30.

"We're going back to reality (normal testing)," added Jim O., as he 
looked forward to Phoenix.   "I'm hoping that we can take what we 
learned this weekend in Vegas and make it work in Phoenix.  If we can 
adapt to the track there and run some times in the low 4.50 range, I 
will be plenty happy.  I think there's a lot left in this car.  It ran 
hard through the middle (of the track) and Hillary had no problem 
keeping it straight.  We can get after it even more at Phoenix."

KB Racing is owned by Las Vegas businessman Ken Black.  In addition to 
Hillary Will's Top Fuel Dragster, KB Racing also fields two Pro Stock 
cars, driven by Greg Anderson and Jason Line on 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.

Kalitta Motorsports (www.kalittaracing.com), owned by the legendary Top 
Fuel driver and successful businessman Connie Kalitta, will field, in 
addition to Will's dragster, three additional nitro fuel cars - two Top 
Fuel dragsters and a Funny Car - in 2006 on the NHRA POWERade Drag 
Racing Series.  Doug Kalitta will drive the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster, 
David Grubnic will handle the driving duties on the StriVectin-SD Top 
Fuel Dragster and Scott Kalitta moves from Top Fuel to the Funny Car for 
2006.  In the final 2005 Top Fuel point standings Doug Kalitta finished 
third, Grubnic fourth and Scott Kalitta eighth.

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