KB Racing LLC: After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1
KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMITRACING.COM NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS APRIL 6-9, 2006 After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1 LAS VEGAS (April 7, 2006) - With two qualifying sessions remaining, Greg Anderson occupied the No. 1 position at the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals. Anderson, in the KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO, covered The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway quarter-mile in 6.787 seconds at a speed of 202.82 mph. "We've definitely done a good job of qualifying all year, there's no question about it" said Anderson, whose been No. 1 at three of the first four events. "Our weak point has been on race day and that's the important day. We picked up four hundredths in the Summit Racing Pontiac GTO that pass, made a lot better run and if we can continue that progress tomorrow and through Sunday, we'll be happy campers. We need a good get-well weekend and I can't think of better place to do it than Las Vegas Motor Speedway." From 2003 through 2005, Anderson was No. 1 qualify four of the six races (spring and fall, 2003: spring, 2004; and fall, 2005), had low elapsed time of the event three times (spring and fall, 2003 and spring, 2004) and had top speed at three of the events (fall, 2003 and spring and fall, 2004). Qualifying wraps up tomorrow with two additional sessions at 12 noon and 3 p.m. Anderson begins his quest for the SummitRacing.com Nationals Pro Stock title on Sunday, April 9, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. Qualifying highlights for the seventh annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday evening (April 8) from 8-10 p.m. ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 7 until 10 p.m. on Sunday (April 9). The elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning (April 11) 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 9, from 11:30 a.m. - 12 noon. 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 also began fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will handling the driving duties.