KB Racing LLC: Will No. 6 qualifier at Pacific Raceways
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 QUALIFYING: Friday, Session 1: 10.474 seconds at 78.43 mph (#16) Friday, Session 2: 4.722 seconds at 315.10 mph (#9) Saturday, Session 3: 4.642 seconds at 314.83 mph (#6) Saturday, Session 4: 5.900 seconds at 150.50 mph (#6) Will No. 6 qualifier at Pacific Raceways KENT, Wash. (July 22, 2006) - Hillary Will drove her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster to the No. 6 position during qualifying for the 19th annual NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals. Will's best of the four qualifying passes came in today's first session when she covered the hot Pacific Raceways track in 4.642 seconds at 314.83. "Thus far this weekend everything is going okay," Will said following the four qualifying sessions. "We're please that under hot conditions that we were able to qualify in the top half of the field. Now we are focused on winning rounds tomorrow." In tomorrow opening round, Will faces Doug Herbert who qualified No. 11 with a pass of 4.703 seconds at 308. 64 mph. In their only previous meeting, the rookie Will turned back Herbert in the fourth race of the season (Houston). 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. Time is 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. ####