KB Racing LLC: Jason Line No. 1, Greg Anderson No. 4 and Hillary Will No. 7 after two of four qualifying sessions
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTOs GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER JASON LINE -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (JIM O) -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net 23rd ANNUAL NHRA CHECKER SCHUCK'S KRAGEN NATIONALS FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY -- CHANDLER, ARIZONA FEBRUARY 23-25, 2007* *Jason Line No. 1, Greg Anderson No. 4 and Hillary Will No. 7 after two of four qualifying sessions* Chandler, Ariz. (February 23, 2005) -- The KB Racing team has completed day one of qualifying for the NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., just outside Phoenix. Greg Anderson (Pro Stock: Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO) qualified No. 4. He was No. 1 after the first session but was bumped from the top spot in the second; Anderson's teammate Jason Line (Pro Stock: Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO) ended the first of two qualifying sessions in the No. 2 position. Then in the second session, he jumped to the top of the hill, taking the No. 1 position; while, Hillary Will (KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster) holds the No. 7 position with a strong showing in the second session. *PRO STOCK:* *Jason Line (No. 1): Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.677 seconds at 207.78 mph (#2) Session 2 Friday: 6.642* seconds at 208.84** mph (#1) *Track Record Elapsed Time;**Track Record Speed * *Quote from Jason Line on qualifying No. 1 after two of four qualifying sessions:* "The conditions were good," said Line. "The starting line is really good, and down track we struggled a little bit, but all in all it was a great run. I didn't think it was going to be that good, at least in the car it didn't feel that good. But really, it was pretty phenomenal, especially the back half. I don't think we thought we'd run that kind of speed here at Phoenix, but I think it's going to be fast here all weekend. As the whole class gets used to the racetrack, it's going to get faster. We feel like there's definitely something left there, for sure. I know we say that about every run, but I honestly do feel like there's something left, and not just for us, but for everybody." *Greg Anderson (No. 4): Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.667 seconds at 208.39 mph (#1) Session 2 Friday: 6.681 seconds at 207.98 mph (#4)* *TOP FUEL*: *Hillary Will (No. 7):* *Qualifying:* *Session 1 Friday: 10.139 seconds at 81.13 mph (#14)* *Session 2 Friday: 4.546 seconds at 323.89 mph (#7)* _Full details on qualifying for each KB Racing LLC driver will be sent following the end of qualifying tomorrow._ *QUALIFYING:* Qualifying for Pro Stock cars concludes on Saturday, Feb. 24, with two sessions at 12 noon and 2:30 p.m. Qualifying for nitro fuel cars concludes on Saturday, Feb. 24, with two sessions at 12:30 and 3 p.m. (Top Fuel starts the sessions, followed by Funny Car). _Final eliminations for all teams begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Times are local Phoenix time (MT) and subject to change._ *TELEVISION: *Qualifying highlights for the 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (Feb. 24) from midnight until 1 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day coverage of eliminations on Sunday (Feb.25) from 7-10 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Wednesday morning, Feb. 28, from 4-6 a.m. Also, NHRA Race Day is back providing the drag racing fan with the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The CSK Nationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be seen this Sunday (Feb. 25) from 11-11:30 a.m. _Television times are ET and subject to change without notice. Check your local listing._ *KB RACING LLC* is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and his son Kenny Black. In the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, KB Racing LLC fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, one driven by Greg Anderson, a native of Duluth, Minn. who now lives in the Charlotte, N. C. area, and the other by Jason Line, a native of Wright, Minn. who now lives in the Charlotte, N. C. area, and a Top Fuel dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports, and driven by Hillary Will, a native of Fortuna, Calif. who now resides in Ypsilanti, Mich. Anderson won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005) and finished second in the point standings in 2006. Line, who finished second in points in his rookie season in 2004 and third in 2005, is the reigning 2006 POWERade Pro Stock Champion. Line was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award, presented to the outstanding rookie in a professional category. Will finished No. 10 in her rookie season in Top Fuel in 2006 and was nominated for the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award. The Pro Stock shop of Anderson and Line is in Mooresville, N. C. and the Kalitta Motorsports racing operation is in Ypsilanti, Mich. *KALITTA MOTORSPORTS* (www.kalittaracing.com), owned by the legendary drag racer and successful businessman Connie Kalitta, fields, in addition to Will's Top Fuel dragster, three additional nitro fuel cars -- two Top Fuel Dragsters and a Funny Car. -- in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Doug Kalitta, Connie's nephew, drives the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster, Australian Dave Grubnic handles the driving duties on the Zantrex-3 Top Fuel Dragster and Scott Kalitta, Connie's son and Doug's cousin, is behind the wheel of the Kalitta Air Funny Car. ####