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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