KB Racing LLC: Transmission problem ends day for Anderson at Memphis

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

19th ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK -- MEMPHIS, TENN.
AUGUST 18-20, 2006

QUALIFYING:
#1: 6.742 seconds at 203.83 mph

ELIMINATIONS:
Round 1: Line (6.782/203.25) def. Greg Stanfield (6.797/203.06)
Round 2: Line (9.844/92.22) lost to Allen Johnson (6.729/203.71)*

*Transmission problem ends day for Anderson at Memphis*

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (August 21, 2006) --  Three-time and reigning POWERade 
Pro Stock champ Greg Anderson encountered problems in the second round 
of eliminations and made an unwanted early exit at the 19th annual NHRA 
O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals.

After one round of eliminations was run yesterday, inclement weather 
postponed the remainder of eliminations to today.  Temperatures were in 
the low to mid-seventies at race time today, compared to the oppressive 
heat and humidity of the previous three days when the thermometer was 
registering triple digits.

Yesterday before weather settled over Memphis Motorsports Park in 
Memphis, Tenn., Anderson driving the KB Racing-owned, Summit Racing 
Equipment-backed Pontiac GTO turned back Greg Stanfield in the opening 
round.  Today Anderson was optimistic going into the second round, but 
that optimism turned as transmission problems ended what was once again 
a promising weekend.

"The transmission just jumped out of third gear," said Anderson 
following the event.  "It's just one of those things that happen once 
every hundred runs or so and it happened at the wrong time.  You just 
have to hope it doesn't happen on race day, and it did.  There's nothing 
you can do about it, it's just part of the game.

"We definitely did good (as a team), and (teammate) Jason (Line) had 
another good day and just about got him another win.  We're performing 
well and I'm even driving better, so we're ready to win.  Now we've just 
got to get rid of the gremlins. 

"We'll go to Indy for the next couple of days and test, and get familiar 
with that track again.  Indy's been a great place for me.  It's been a 
very lucky place where a lot of good things have happened.  I can't wait 
to get there because I need some good luck and I need some good 
fortune.  We're right there; we're knocking on that door.  This Summit 
Racing Pontiac is performing great, so hopefully maybe at Indy we put it 
all together and have good luck to go along with it."

Anderson's teammate Jason Line continues to hold the No. 1 spot in the 
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings.  Line has 1,245 points and 
leads second place Anderson by 121 points.  Anderson is 50 points in 
front of Dave Connolly in third.     
 
/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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