KB Racing LLC: Anderson turned back by teammate in semifinals

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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

27TH ANNUAL NHRA MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY - MORRISON, COLO. (DENVER)
JULY 14-16, 2006


Qualified: # 5 (7.094 seconds at 194.60 mph)
ELIMINATIONS:
Round 1: Anderson (7.120/194.07) def. Tommy Lee (Red Light: 7.210/193.32)
Round 2: Anderson (7.107/194.38) def. Ron Krisher (7.31/192.03)
Round 3: Anderson (7.157/193.77) lost to Jason Line (7.124/194.04)


Anderson turned back by teammate in semifinals

MORRISON, Colo. (July 16, 2006) - Three time and defending NHRA POWERade 
Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson advancing to the semifinal round before 
being turned back by his teammate Jason Line at the 27th running of the 
NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals.

It was all over at the starting line in the opening round for Tommy Lee, 
who took over for Erica Enders, who had vacated the seat of the Chevy 
Cobalt and moved to another team, when he red lighted, handing Anderson 
a free pass to the second round against Ron Krisher.

With the quickest elapsed time of the second round of eliminations, 
Anderson earned lane choice against Line in the semifinals when he 
turned back Ron Krisher with a stout 7.107-second pass in his KB Racing 
LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pro Stock Pontiac GTO.

In the semifinals, Anderson gave away five hundredths at the green light 
start and Line led from start to finish running a pass of 7.124 seconds 
to a 7.157-second pass for Anderson.

"I made a good run in the second round and cut a good light," said 
Anderson following the loss to his teammate.  "I was starting to think 
maybe things are turning around.  Then in the semifinals things went the 
other way and I had a .101 light (reaction time).  At the same time the 
car had a horrible run.  The driver didn't do his part and the car 
didn't perform like it should, but the bottom line is that I got beat by 
a better car and driver today.

"Summit doesn't get the trophy today and that's a bummer because we had 
two great cars this weekend.  I really felt that we had the two best 
cars on the track.  My new Pontiac GTO has potential; it's going to be 
fine.  We as a team have got to make it work and I have to drive the thing."

Although Anderson advanced to the semifinal round he took a hit in 
points.  For the first time since the season opening race in Pomona, 
Anderson, who now has 875 points, will relinquish the lead in the NHRA 
POWERade Pro Stock point standings. Line, who finished in the runner-up 
position, will take over the lead with 897 points.  Dave Connolly, who 
won the Pro Stock title here, is third with 846 points.   

The Western Swing, three races on three consecutive weekends in July, 
continues.  The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series now moves to Pacific 
Raceways in Kent Wash., near Seattle.  The second of the three races, 
the NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals, will get underway on Friday, 
July 21.

ESPN2 will air same-day television coverage of eliminations for the NHRA 
Mopar Mile-High Nationals from 9 p.m. until 12 midnight (Sunday, July 
16). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (July 17) from 
2:30-4:30 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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