KB Racing LLC Anderson advances to semifinals:
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
NHRA O'REILLY SUMMER NATIONALS
HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA - TOPEKA, KANSAS
MAY 25-28, 2006
QUALIFYING:
#4: 6.820 seconds at 202.91 mph
ELIMINATIONS:
Round 1: Anderson (6.832/201.52) def. Mike Edwards (6.814/201.58)
Round 2: Anderson (6.826/201.79) def. Warren Johnson (6.860/201.25)
Round 2: Anderson (6.843/201.37) lost to Kurt Johnson (6.862/200.95)
Anderson advances to semifinals
Maintains point lead
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 28, 2006) - Greg Anderson drove his KB Racing LLC,
Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac to a semifinal finish at this
weekend's 18th annual NHRA O'Reilly Summer Nationals at HPT - Heartland
Park Topeka.
In the opening round, with a .027-second advantage, Anderson won on a
holeshot over Mike Edwards. It was a 6.832-second pass for Anderson,
while Edwards recorded a 6.814.
Against Warren Johnson in the quarterfinals, Anderson was out first and
led the entire length of the HPT quarter-mile running an elapsed time of
6.826 seconds.
Moving to the semifinals Anderson was matched against the other member
of the Johnson family - Kurt. Johnson was out first at the green and
rode that advantage to the win light over Anderson.
"Once again, I got beat on a holeshot. As I said in Columbus, "There is
no excuse for that,'" recounted Anderson. "We had the car going in the
right direction, even with the wind and heat. I think that we had a
shot at the finals but we'll never know. When we get to Chicago, I need
to be at the top of my driving game and this Summit Racing Pontiac needs
to be quick and fast with both the race and the King Demon Crown on the
line there here. There's a lot of money to be won."
The good news from Topeka is that Anderson maintains his lead in the
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings.
After a short break, next up for Anderson and his KB Racing LLC/Summit
Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO is the NHRA CARQUEST Auto Parts
Nationals, which will be held June 8-11 at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet,
Ill., near Chicago.
ESPN2 will air three hours of same-day television coverage of
eliminations from the NHRA O'Reilly Summer Nationals at 10 p.m. this
evening, May 28. The elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning
(May 30) 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 also began fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, managed
by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will
handling the driving duties.
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