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Anderson No. 1 at Indy
KB RACING LLC
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK
GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER
52nd ANNUAL NHRA MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS
O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK IN INDIANAPOLIS
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 4, 2006
QUALIFYING:
Friday, Session 1: 6.700 seconds at 205.85 mph (#6)
Saturday, Session 2: Broke: Did Not Run (#7)
Saturday, Session 3: 6.681 seconds at 206.23 mph (#1)
Sunday, Session 4: 6.662* seconds at 206.95* mph (#1)
Sunday, Session 5: 6.681 seconds at 206.54 mph (#1)
* track record
SATELLITE:
Sunday, Sept. 3, 10-10:30 p.m. (ET) - Galaxy 11 / Transponder 15 K
(12003 MHz, horizontal)
Monday, Sept. 4, 8-8:30 p.m. (ET) - Galaxy 11 / Transponder 15 K
(12003 MHz, horizontal)
Anderson No. 1 at Indy
50th of career, 10th of year
CLERMONT, Ind. (September 3, 2006) - To say that Greg Anderson likes
the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals and the track at O'Reilly Raceway Park
(ORP) in Indianapolis would be an understatement.
Today he added another No. 1 qualifying position to his already
impressive statistics here. Anderson, who drives the KB Racing
LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO, covered the ORP
quarter-mile in track record fashion, recording a pass of 6.662 seconds
at 206.95 mph to earn his 10th No. 1 of the 2006 NHRA POWERade schedule
and the 50th of his Pro Stock driving career which began in 1998. It
was his third top qualifying position at ORP (2004-2006). Both his
elapsed time and speed reset the O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis
track records.
Now the three-time and defending Pro Stock NHRA POWERade champion turns
his attention to winning his fifth Pro Stock title at the Mac Tools U.S.
Nationals. He will face the No. 16 qualifier, Dave Northrop, in the
opening round of eliminations tomorrow. Northrop's best qualifying pass
was an elapsed time of 6.717 seconds.
"I feel confident about my chances at this year's Mac Tools Nationals,"
said Anderson. "We've been so close the last two or three weeks and I
think if there is any track on the circuit that can get us started on a
win streak, it's Indy. We've had a lot of success here, I love the
racetrack. I love the race. I love the whole aura about the weekend
and I love hoisting that trophy at the end of the weekend. We're
certainly driven harder when we come here to win.
"That doesn't mean they're just going to hand me the trophy if I don't
do my job. They're not going to just give it to me because I've had a
lot of success here. I'm going to have to prove I deserve it. I think
we're ready to do that. I've got to earn it though."
Anderson has won this event the last three years consecutively and has
four wins in five final rounds. Only Pro Stock legend Bob Glidden and
Warren Johnson have more U.S. National wins than Anderson. Glidden has
nine and WJ has six.
The Duluth, Minn.-born driver, who now lives in Mooresville, N.C.
advanced to his first final round in 1999 before losing to his former
boss and mentor, Warren Johnson. Two years later in 2001, Anderson once
again advanced to the final round. This time he took home his first
U.S. Nationals trophy with a final-round win over Mark Osborne. In 2003,
Anderson won the first of his three consecutive U.S. Nationals titles
with a final-round victory over Kurt Johnson, repeating the feat in 2004
when he defeated Kenny Koretsky and then he got the best of Richie
Stevens in 2005.
Anderson begins his quest for his fourth consecutive win at the Mac
Tools U.S. Nationals tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 4, with eliminations for
all classes beginning at 11 a.m. Time is 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:
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 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.
