KB Racing LLC: Will to battle heat in first visit to Memphis

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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 O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK -- MEMPHIS, TENN.
AUGUST 18-20, 2006

Will to battle heat in first visit to Memphis*

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (August 16, 2006) -- The 23-race NHRA POWERade Drag 
Racing Series moves to Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn., for 
the NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals this weekend, the 17th event of 2006.

Back in the 50s, Memphis provided the winning start for Elvis Presley 
and other "rock and roll" stars of his generation.  Fifty years later, 
Hillary Will, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta 
Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster, hopes Memphis provides her a 
drive to the Winner's Circle this Sunday.

Advance weather forecasts call for the temperatures to be near or over 
100 degrees on Friday and Saturday during qualifying and a cooler 92 
degrees during eliminations on Sunday, if you can call 92 degrees cool.

While Will has never raced on the quarter-mile in Memphis, she has heard 
stories about the heat that is always prevalent in the Mississippi Delta 
during the summer time.  But the rookie driver has confidence in her 
team and knows that they have the experience on hot, slippery tracks and 
that experience can lead her to the final round of eliminations and the 
win light.

Will, who is No. 9 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.  A win in Memphis would not only be her first 
but would give the 26-year-old Will, a resident of Ypsilanti, Mich., who 
grew up in Northern California, a boost in her quest for the prestigious 
Rookie of the Year award.  
 
Qualifying for Will and her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta 
Motorsports-managed team begins with two nitro fuel sessions on Friday, 
August 18, scheduled for 5:30 and 8 p.m. and concludes with two 
additional nitro fuel sessions on Saturday, August 19, at 3 and 7 p.m.  
Will begins her quest for the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals Top Fuel 
title on Sunday, August 20, with eliminations for all classes beginning 
at _3 p.m._  *NOTE THE LATE START FOR ELIMINATIONS.  All times are local 
Memphis time (CT) and subject to change at  anytime. *

Qualifying highlights for the 19th annual NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South 
Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday (August 19) from 8 to 10 
p.m.  ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations 
from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. (Sunday, August 20 -- ending early Monday 
morning). The elimination show repeats early Sunday morning (August 27) 
from 3-5 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, August 20, 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. /

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