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KB Racing LLC: Line No. 1 in Virginia

*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

INAUGURAL NHRA TORCO NATIONALS
VIRGINIA MOTORSPORTS PARK -- RICHMOND (DINWIDDIE) VA
OCTOBER 6-8, 2006
RAIN DATE: October 13-16, 2006

Qualifying:
Session 1 Friday: 6.602 seconds at 209.26 mph (#2)
Session 2 Friday: 12.657 seconds at 68.23 mph (#2)
Session 3 Saturday: 6.571* seconds at 209.49** mph (#1)
Session 4 Saturday: 6.627 seconds at 208.97 mph (#1)
* NHRA National Elapsed Time Record
** NHRA National Speed Record *

*Line No. 1 in Virginia,
Sets E.T. and speed records
*

DINWIDDIE, Va. (October 14, 2006) -- Putting an exclamation point on his 
bid for this year's NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point championship, Jason 
Line, who has led the Pro Stock point standings since Denver, ran the 
quickest and fastest run in NHRA history when he made a 6.571-second 
blast down the Virginia Motorsports Park quarter-mile at 209.49 mph 
during Saturday's qualifying for the Inaugural NHRA Torco Racing Fuels 
Nationals.

The field is the quickest in NHRA Pro Stock history, from Line's record 
setting 6.571-second pass to No. 16, held by Erica Enders at 6.630 
seconds.  In earning the No. 1 spot, Line, who drives the KB Racing LLC 
/ Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO, gathered the ninth top spot of 
his career and his fifth of 2006.

Both the elapsed time (6.571 seconds) and the speed (209.26 mph) set 
national records as Line's run in the opening qualifying session 
yesterday (6.602/209.26) back up today's run within one percent as 
required by the NHRA rule book.  In fact, his 209.26 mph speed of 
yesterday made drag racing history when Line recorded the NHRA's first 
209 mph Pro Stock pass.

"It'll be interesting to see if (the record) stands through the 
weekend," said Line.  "On that run, not to downplay it, we could've gone 
faster.  If we would've made a perfect run we could've run a low .56, 
but that would've been it.  That would've been a perfect run.  So I 
definitely think Greg (Anderson) can go faster tomorrow.  Unless the 
weather changes drastically, he can go that fast. 

"For now, it's fun.  It's fun for everybody.  We all get to go faster 
than we've ever gone before, and that makes it fun for us and the fans.  
We try to go as fast as we can every run.  Obviously we've sort of swung 
for the fences more so this weekend than normal, and I think it actually 
hurt us probably.  I don't know, we'll see.  We'll try to make good, 
steady runs and see if we can go four rounds tomorrow."

The national elapsed time record could go a long way in Line, who hails 
from Wright, Minn. and now lives in Terrell, N.C., capturing his first 
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship.  If Line 
continues to hold onto the elapsed time record throughout the event, he 
would gain an additional 20 bonus points that is awarded to the driver 
that sets and leaves the event with a national elapsed time record.

With only three races remaining on the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing 
Series schedule, including this event, and points added for making at 
least qualifying pass and qualifying position, Line continues to lead 
the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings entering eliminations 
tomorrow for the Torco Racing Fuels Nationals with 1471 points.  
Anderson, who qualified No. 4, is second with 1412 points, 59 behind his 
teammate, and Dave Connolly, who qualified No. 8, continues to hold onto 
third with 1283 points, 188 points behind Line and 129 behind Anderson.
   
Line begins his quest for the Torco Racing Fuels Nationals Pro Stock 
title tomorrow, when he faces Erica Enders, with eliminations for all 
classes beginning at 11 a.m.  *Time is local Richmond time (ET) and 
subject to change at  anytime.*

ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will air qualifying highlights for the Inaugural NHRA 
Torco Racing Fuels Nationals along with same-day television coverage of 
eliminations on Sunday, Oct. 15 from 7 until 9:30 p.m.  Also, tune in to 
NHRA2Day on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest 
information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.  NHRA2Day can be 
seen on Sunday morning, Oct. 15, 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./

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