KB Racing LLC: Will advances to first semifinal of her career

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KB RACING LLC
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES

KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER
JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) -- CREW CHIEF

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

37TH ANNUAL NHRA K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK -- ENGLISHTOWN, N.J.
JUNE 15-18, 2006

Qualified: # 15 (4.641 seconds at 319.45 mph)
Eliminations:
Round 1: Will (5.741/190.08) def. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. (5.935/213.37)
Round 2: Will (4.754/310.91) def. J.R. Todd (4.958/279.32)
Round 3 (semifinals): Will (10.113/75.88) lost to Larry Dixon 
(4.754/306.53)*


*Will advances to first semifinal of her career*

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 18, 2006) -- Hillary Will, driver of the KB 
Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster, 
advanced to the first semifinal of her professional career before being 
tuned back by Larry Dixon during today's eliminations for the 37th 
annual NHRA K&N Filters SuperNationals.

"I'm extremely pleased about going to the semifinals today," said Will.  
"I'm really pleased with our progress and I feel it's only going to get 
even better from here.  We had a breakthrough race and I feel we've 
turned the corner.

"My team provided me with a good car today and I'm glad I was able to do 
a good job driving for them.  I'm happy with my lights but I want to get 
them more consistent.  I have a lot of confidence going into St. Louis."

En route to her semifinal match up with Dixon, Will defeated Bob 
Vandergriff, Jr. and J.R. Todd.  

In the opening round, Will got away first with an excellent .033-second 
leave, then in a tire smoking battle the Ypsilanti, Mich. driver 
prevailed over Vandergriff.  The scoreboards read 5.741 for Will and 
5.935 for Vandergriff.  This moved Will to the second round against J.R. 
Todd, a match up of two rookies.

In the second round, it was all Will against Todd.   Will was first off 
the line and first to the finish line at Old Bridge Township Raceway 
Park in Englishtown, N.J.  Will stopped the finish line lights in 4.754 
seconds.  Next match up for Will was Larry Dixon in the semifinals.

Against Dixon, Will smoked the tires (lost traction) and Dixon raced 
away to a win light as Will could only watch.  Dixon recorded an elapsed 
time of 4.754 seconds, while Will coasted to a 10.113-second pass.

The KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed team now moves to 
Gateway International Raceway, the final race of three 
back-to-back-to-back race weekends, for the 10th annual NHRA O'Reilly 
Midwest Nationals, June 23-25.  This race marks the generally accepted 
midpoint to the 23-race 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule.

The elimination show for the 37th annual NHRA K&N Filters 
SuperNationals, which was broadcast earlier today, repeats early Tuesday 
morning (June 20) from 2-4 a.m. on ESPN2.  *Television time is Eastern 
Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.*

/KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and Kenny 
Black. KB Racing LLC fields the Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel 
dragster driven by rookie driver Hillary Will. Autolite Spark Plugs, 
Calico Coatings, Findlay Automotive, Mac Tools, Red Line Oil, Summit 
Racing Equipment and the Technicoat Companies are associate marketing 
partners for 2006.   In addition to Hillary Will's Top Fuel Dragster, KB 
Racing LLC also fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac 
GTOs, 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 drag 
racer 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 in 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 Kalitta Air Funny 
Car for 2006. /

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