KB Racing LLC: Anderson No. 1 at NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMITRACING.COM NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS APRIL 6-9, 2006 Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.827 seconds at 202.67 mph (#7) Session 2 Friday: 6.787 seconds at 202.82 mph (#1) Session 3 Saturday: 6.793 seconds at 203.31 mph (#1) Session 4 Saturday: 6.799 seconds at 203.00 mph (#1) Anderson No. 1 at NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals LAS VEGAS (April 8, 2006) - Greg Anderson topped the field for the fourth time this season, running a best of four qualifying sessions of 6.793 seconds to take the top spot in his KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO. This race marks Anderson's fifth No. 1 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the 44th of his career. Also, Anderson and his teammate Jason Line have claimed 11 consecutive No. 1s dating back to the U.S. Nationals at Indy last year - Anderson has eight of the 11, Line three. "I'm very proud of the guys and the job they've done this weekend," said Anderson following qualifying. "We think my car is ready for tomorrow. My car is happy, at least in the left lane. We've had two good runs in that left lane and have done okay in the right lane. This was a great place to do it in front our great sponsor Summit and at the hometown of (team owner) Ken Black." With qualifying over, Anderson now turns his focus on winning the Pro Stock class and claming the "Wally," emblematic of winning the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals. In the opening round of eliminations tomorrow, Anderson will face Greg Stanfield, who bumped into the 16-car field at No. 16 during the final qualifying session. Stanfield's best of four qualifying session was a pass of 6.832 seconds. 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. All times are local Las Vegas time (PT) and subject to change at anytime. 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. ####