RB Racing LLC: Greg Anderson ends qualifying No. 1

KB RACING LLC
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK
GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER


QUALIFYING:
Thursday, Session 1: 15.955 seconds at 52.63 mph (#23)
Friday, session 2: 6.665* seconds at 207.43 (#1)
Saturday, Session 3: 6.692 seconds at 206.83 (#1)
Saturday, Session 4: 6.677 seconds at 207.18 (31)
* Auto Club at Pomona track elapsed time record


Greg Anderson ends qualifying No. 1

POMONA, Calif. (February 11, 2006) - For Greg Anderson and his KB Racing 
LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO, qualifying has ended 
at the season-opening NHRA CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals with the 
reigning and three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion on top of the 
qualifying ladder.

Anderson's best of four runs over the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona 
quarter-mile was a track-record pass of 6.665 seconds, good for No.1.  
Anderson will square off against Bob Panella, Jr., who drives a 
Chevrolet Cobalt, in the opening round.  Panella qualified No. 16 with 
an elapsed time of 6.724 seconds.   

"You're always a little anxious when you roll out for the season opener 
that you're not going to perform well enough and that other people are 
going to make huge gains over the winter," said Anderson.  

"It's obvious that quite a few guys have done their homework.  It's 
going to take a 100 percent effort on behalf of this team tomorrow in 
order to get our Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to the finish line.  We're 
cautiously optimistic though, and we're happy with our results so far, 
but we know it's going to take an even better effort on Sunday to win 
the race.  We have a lot of work to do yet."

For Anderson, it was his 41st career No. 1 qualifying effort, his third 
at Pomona Raceway and his second at the Winternationals.  

"We'll have to stay out of that right lane on Sunday," continued 
Anderson.  "The starting line is tricky in that right lane - like 
staging on a banana peel.  It's throwing crew chiefs fits out there.  
The starting line - the initial 30-40 feet - is real thin on the 
rubber.  It's something that's not going to change for tomorrow.  It 
could be one of those crew chief's races at the end.  I think I have a 
couple of the best in our camp.  We'll have to drive a good race, 
prepare a great car like we did this afternoon and then we'll have a 
chance."

Anderson's teammate, Jason Line, qualified his KB Racing LLC/Summit 
Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO in the No. 5 position.

Anderson begins his quest for the CarQuest Winternationals Pro Stock 
title on Sunday with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m.  
All times are local Pomona time (PST) and subject to change at anytime.  

Qualifying highlights for the 46th annual NHRA CARQUEST Auto Parts 
Winternationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday (Feb. 11) from 10 p.m. 
until 12 midnight.  ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of 
eliminations from 7:30 until 10:30 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 12).  The 
elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning from 3-5 a.m.  Television 
times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.  Check 
local listings.
       
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 will also begin fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, 
managed by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will 
handling the driving duties.