KB Racing LLC: Line continues battle for title at Memphis

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KB RACING LLC
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK
JASON LINE -- DRIVER

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*

*Line continues battle for title at Memphis
*

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (August 17, 2006) -- As 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, Jason Line, driver 
of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pro Stock 
Pontiac GTO, continues to pursue his first NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point 
championship.

Foremost at this time among all the contenders to the top spot Line now 
holds are teammate and three-time POWERade champ Greg Anderson and the 
hard-charging Dave Connolly.  Line took over the points lead from 
Anderson after his runner-up finish to Connolly at Denver, and has held 
the No. 1 position through four races.

"Since I have taken over the point lead, I've learned that you have to 
be close to perfect each race and have a lot of luck on your side," said 
Line.  "While both our KB Racing Summit Pontiacs have performed 
flawlessly, I need to focus on every opportunity and every point that 
comes my way to stay on top.  The best way I know to do this is to focus 
on winning the race at each track we go to during the last seven events.  

"One secret I've learned from Greg is not to let the pressure get to 
you.  Just do your thing and stick to your game plan no matter who is in 
the other lane.  That's my strategy down the homestretch.  I plan to 
give 100 percent each time out.  This championship is still up for 
grabs, but I'm going to do my best for KB Racing, Summit Racing and my 
team who prepares this car."

During the four-race period from Denver through last weekend at 
Brainerd, the Minnesota-born, North Carolina-transplant, had gone to 
three finals, winning at Sonoma.  At past races at Memphis, Line has one 
win in one final round.  That win came in 2004 over Connolly.

With seven races remaining including the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals 
this weekend, while it is anybody game, Line leads second place Anderson 
by 83 points and third place Connolly by 108 points.  Jim Yates is 
fourth, 253 points back and Kurt Johnson rounds out the top five in 
fifth, 296 points behind the leader.  There are 118 points up for grabs 
at each race, plus 20 bonus points for setting and leaving the event 
with a new elapsed time record.  The bonus is available at each race.

Qualifying for Line and his KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro 
Stock Pontiac GTO begins with two Pro Stock sessions on Friday, Aug. 18, 
scheduled for 4:30 and 7 p.m. and concludes with two additional Pro 
Stock sessions on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 2 and 6 p.m.  Line begins his 
quest for the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals Pro Stock title on Sunday, 
Aug. 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 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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