KB Racing LLC: Will hopes momentum from Memphis and Norwalk carries to Indy
*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 52nd ANNUAL NHRA MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK -- INDIANAPOLIS. AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 * * * *Will hopes momentum from Memphis and Norwalk carries to Indy * CLERMONT, Ind. (August 28, 2006) -- Fresh from a final round appearance at the last NHRA race in Memphis and a win at the just completed IHRA race in Norwalk, Ohio, Hillary Will, who drives the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster, tries to carry the momentum from that runner-up finish and win to O'Reilly Raceway Park when the 52nd annual NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals takes center stage over Labor Day weekend. Last year, driving a Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD), Will came close to taking home a Wally from the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the race called by many the most prestigious event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule. "Last year, in my family-owned, Bucky Austin-tuned TAD, we got so close to victory at Indy I could taste it," reflected Will as she recalled the 2005 race. "We went to the final round which was a major accomplishment, and it just makes me want to win that much more." Will would like to join a who's who of drag racing legends like Don "Big Daddy" Garlits, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, her mentor Shirley Muldowney, and Kalitta Motorsports owner Connie Kalitta, who have collected the trophy emblematic of winning the biggest race on the circuit. "My KB Racing Top Fuel team is very hungry for our first win and it would be very special if we could do it at Indy," said Will, who enters the event No. 9 in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel Point standings. "We know we have a good chance of making that happen. I'm hoping our final round appearance in Memphis will give us the momentum and confidence we need to propel us to victory." The Mac Tools U.S. Nationals is not only the most prestigious race of the year, it has the most qualifying sessions of any event -- five. Qualifying for Will and her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed team begins with one nitro fuel sessions on Friday, Sept. 1, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Two more sessions are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 2 at 2:45 and 7:30 p.m. and concludes with two additional nitro fuel sessions on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 12:45 and 4:10 p.m. Will begins her quest for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Top Fuel title on Labor Day, Sept. 4, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. All times are local Indianapolis time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. ESPN2 HD will cover all the qualifying and eliminations action for the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals: Sat., Sept. 2, ESPN2 HD will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at 5 p.m. Sun., Sept. 3, ESPN2 HD will televise NHRA 2Day, a 30-minute magazine show at 11:30 a.m. Sun., Sept. 3, ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at noon. Sun., Sept. 3, ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 11 p.m. Mon., Sept. 4, ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of eliminations coverage at noon. Mon., Sept. 4, ESPN2 HD will televise three hours of eliminations coverage at 4 p.m. *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. / ####