KB Racing LLC: Line No. 4 at rain-plagued NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals
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 22nd ANNUAL NHRA TOYO TIRES NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY -- READING, PENN. SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2006 QUALIFYING: Friday, Session 1: 6.652 seconds at 207.66 mph (#7) Friday, Session 2: 7.493 seconds at 138.57 mph (#12) Saturday, Session 3: 6.633 seconds at 208.14 mph (#4) Saturday, Session 4: Canceled due to rain (#4)* *Line No. 4 at rain-plagued NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals* MOHNTON, Penn. (September 30, 2006) -- The rains returned to Maple Grove Raceway but not before Pro Stock completed three qualifying sessions -- two yesterday and one today. The fourth and final qualifying session remaining was canceled and the field is now set for the rain-plagued NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals. Pro Stock point leader Jason Line, who has lead the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings since Denver, qualified his KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTO in the No. 4 position on the final qualifying ladder with a pass of 6.633 seconds, a career best elapsed time, at 208.14 mph. "I really felt that [teammate] Greg [Anderson] should have been number one and set the record but Stanfield did his job and took it away," said Line following the cancellation of the final round of qualifying. "The only good that did come out of Greg moving from one to two is that now we're on opposite sides of the [qualifying] ladder and if we both do our jobs and these Summit Racing Pontiacs continue to perform like they have all season then we can't meet until the final round. "I still think that there is an opportunity for one of us to set the record tomorrow. The air will be good enough but it all depends on the race track. As for me, I need to go to the finals tomorrow. I need to race focused. Even though two other guys have different ideas, I'm still planning on winning this championship." With qualifying over, Line leads the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standing by 76 points over teammate Greg Anderson, who holds the second position, and by 143 points over third place Dave Connolly entering eliminations tomorrow. Line squares off against Larry Morgan, who qualified No. 13, in the first round of elimination. Morgan qualified with a pass of 6.653 seconds at 206.86 mph. Line begins his quest for the Toyo Tires Nationals Pro Stock title tomorrow, Oct. 1, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. *Time is local Reading time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.* *Television Times:* ESPN2/ESPN2 HD will air same-day television coverage of eliminations from the 22nd annual NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals tomorrow (Oct. 1) from 7 until 10 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning (Oct. 3) from 3:30-5:30 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 tomorrow afternoon, Oct. 1, from 12: 30 -- 1 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./