KB Racing LLC: Line pursuit of point championship moves to Dallas
*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 21st ANNUAL NHRA O"REILLY FALL NATIONALS TEXAS MOTORPLEX -- DALLAS SEPTEMBER 21-24, 2006 Line's pursuit of point championship moves to Dallas* ENNIS, Texas. (September 19, 2006) -- Jason Line, driver of one of the two KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTOs, resumes his pursuit of his first NHRA Pro Stock POWERade championship at the 21st annual NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals after relentless rains forced the postponement of the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals this past weekend in Reading, Penn. Coming into the O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Line leads the Pro Stock point standing by 59 points over teammate Greg Anderson, who holds the second position, and by 135 points over third place Dave Connolly. Kurt Johnson is in fourth, 296 points back and Allen Johnson (no relation to Kurt) rounds out the top five, 314 points behind first. Following the rain out in Reading, Line had the following thoughts as he headed to Dallas: "While I would like to say that I'm completely comfortable with my chance of winning the championship, I know I won't be completely comfortable until it's over. Call it pressure or call it what you want but there are still two drivers out there, my teammate (Greg Anderson) and Dave Connolly, besides me, who have a chance to win this thing and a few others who can have a say in the outcome. But, I continue to feel that I can win the championship. The Reading deal only makes it longer before we get to the end of the season to find out." Of two visits (2004 and 2005) to the quick and fast all-concrete quarter-mile at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, just outside Dallas, Line's best outing was last year when he qualified number two and finished runner-up to Anderson. Qualifying for Line and his KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO begins with two Pro Stock sessions on Friday, Sept. 22, scheduled for 4 and 7 p.m. and concludes with two additional Pro Stock sessions on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 12 noon and 3 p.m. Line begins his quest for the O'Reilly Fall Nationals Pro Stock title on Sunday, Sept. 24, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. *All times are local Dallas time (CT) and subject to change at anytime. * Qualifying highlights for the 22nd annual NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 on Sept. 23 from 11 p.m., late Saturday night, to 1 a.m., early Sunday morning. ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 7 until 10 p.m., Sunday (Sept. 24). The elimination show repeats early Thursday morning (Sept. 28) 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, Sept. 24, 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) and was named the 2004 Speed Channel Driver of the Year. After finishing second in 2004 in the POWERade point standings, Line was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a NHRA professional category. In the 2005-point standings, Line finished third. 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./ ####