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
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*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.
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