KB Racing LLC: For Will Pacific Raceways is a familiar track
*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 19TH ANNUAL NHRA SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY NATIONALS PACIFIC RACEWAYS -- KENT, WASH. (SEATTLE) JULY 21-23, 2006 For Will Pacific Raceways is a familiar track * KENT, Wash. (July 20, 2006) -- As a rookie there are many tracks that Hillary Will never raced at until the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule and its carnival of sights, sounds and senses rolls into town. Pacific Raceways, in Kent, Wash., near Seattle, is one of the exceptions. This weekend, when qualifying begins for the 19th annual NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals, Will, who drives the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster, will be on a track that the 26-year-old driver from Fortuna in Northern California, now living in Ypsilanti, Mich., is familiar with and a venue at which she previous raced. "I have raced a lot at Pacific Raceways over the last couple of years for national and divisional events as well as match races," Will said. "I'm looking forward to being on a familiar track." Last weekend at Denver, with the temperatures soaring to over 100 degrees plus throughout qualifying and eliminations, Will's dragster ran exceptionally well. She qualified in the top half of the field and was moving through eliminations when the parachute inadvertently deployed in the second round ending what was promising to be a good outing. "We had a good race car all weekend and we had a good opportunity to beat J.R. (Todd) in the second round," recalled Will following eliminations at Denver. "We were gaining on him and for some unknown reason the cable came out and the parachute deployed way too early, causing us to fall short at the finish line." The weather in Seattle is predicted to be a lot like Denver. "The weather forecast is calling for hot temperatures this weekend," added Will. "My team has proven that they can get the dragster down the track and put good numbers on the board under less than ideal conditions." Will, who is No. 10 in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel point standings, is one of the leading candidates for the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award (Rookie of the Year). Qualifying for Will and her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed team begins with two nitro fuel sessions on Friday, July 21, scheduled for 3:30 and 6 p.m. and concludes with two additional nitro fuel sessions on Saturday, July 22, at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Will begins her quest for the Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals Top Fuel title on Sunday, July 23, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. *All times are local Seattle time (PT) and subject to change at anytime. * Qualifying highlights for the 19th annual NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday (July 22) from 8 to 10 p.m. ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 8 until 11 p.m. (Sunday, July 23). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (July 24) 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, July 23, 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 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. / ####