KB Racing LLC: Anderson holds slim point lead entering the second half of season

*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

10TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY -- MADISON, ILL. (ST. LOUIS)
JUNE 23-25, 2006

QUALIFYING:
#1: 6.692 seconds at 206.23 mph

ELIMINATIONS:
Round 1: Anderson (6.820/204.98) lost to Steve Schmidt (6.779/204.08)*


*Anderson holds slim point lead entering the second half of season
/Teammate Jason Line second in points/
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MADISON, Ill. (June 25, 2006) -- After qualifying No. 1, eliminations 
for the NHRA O'Reilly Midwest Nationals was over almost as soon as it 
started for Greg Anderson as part-time driver Steve Schmidt turned back 
Anderson in the opening round.

Schmidt gained a .025 second starting advantage at the green light, then 
held off the hard charging Anderson and his KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit 
Racing Equipment-backed Pro Stock Pontiac GTO to take the win light.  On 
the Gateway International Raceway quarter-mile, it was a pass of 6.820 
seconds for Anderson, while Schmidt recorded a run of 6.779 seconds.

Although his teammate Jason Line went to the semifinal, Anderson will 
hold onto the lead in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standing.  
Unofficially, the top five are: 1.) Anderson (801 points); 2.) Jason 
Line (799); 3.) Dave Connolly (730); 4.) Jim Yates (708); and 5.) Kurt 
Johnson (696).

"Somehow we're treading water and hanging on to the points lead," said 
Anderson.  "We can't in our wildest imagination continue to do this and 
think we'll continue to have the points lead after the Western swing.  
We're going to have to find this problem out.  Nobody can fix it but us.  

"There's so much competition in the class right now, and on any given 
day any car can win.  Nobody is showing that they can win repeatedly, 
not because everybody's doing a bad job but because everybody's doing a 
good job.  We've got to find a way to do a better job than we're doing 
if we want to win again."   
    
It now time for the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series midseason break.  
The next event will be the third weekend in July when Bandimere Speedway 
in Denver hosts the long running 27th annual NHRA Mopar Mile-High 
Nationals, July 14-16.    

The elimination show for the 10th annual NHRA O'Reilly Midwest Nationals 
on ESPN2 repeats early Tuesday morning (June 27) from 2:30-4:30 a.m.  
*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 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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