KB Racing LLC: Line heads into eliminations No. 2
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 21-17, 2006 QUALIFYING: Friday, Session 1: 6.818 seconds at 203.19 mph (#3) Friday, Session 2: 6.788 seconds at 203.03 mph (#2) Saturday, Session 3: 6.739 seconds at 204.20 mph (#2) Saturday, Session 4: 6.713 seconds at 205.07 mph (#2) Line heads into eliminations No. 2 ENNIS, Texas. (September 23, 2006) - Jason Line, driver of one of the two KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTOs, maintained pace with teammate Greg Anderson when he qualified No. 2 for the 21st running of the NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec being held this weekend at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, just outside Dallas. Line used a change in weather conditions on Saturday to click off a pass of 6.713 seconds at 205.07 mph to finish the four qualifying sessions second on the final ladder. He was just a tick of the clock behind teammate Greg Anderson, who claimed the top position by running a 6.696-second elapsed time. "Both Greg and I did what was necessary to maintain our opportunity to have a chance to win the POWERade Pro Stock championship," said Line. "We ran good times on Friday in the heat, then turned right around and run stout numbers on Saturday after the temperatures cooled some. Now it will be up to us to drive these Summit Pontiacs tomorrow like we want to win." Coming into the O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Line leads the Pro Stock point standing by 59 points over 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. In tomorrow's opening round, Line faces V. Gaines, who qualified No. 15 with a pass of 6.750 seconds at 205.16 mph. 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. Line and his KB Racing LLC/Summit Racing Equipment team begin their quest for the O'Reilly Fall Nationals Pro Stock title tomorrow, Sunday, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. Times is local Dallas time (CT) and subject to change at anytime. Qualifying highlights for the 21st annual NHRA O'Reilly Fall 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. ####