KB Racing LLC: Hillary Will qualifies No. 11 at Firebird

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
KB RACING LLC
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
 
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

Qualifying:
Session 1 Friday: 10.139 seconds at 81.13 mph (#14)
Session 2 Friday: 4.546 seconds at 323.89 mph (#7)
Session 3 Saturday: 4.691 seconds at 312.42 mph (#10)*
*Session 4 Saturday: 4.535 seconds at 327.98 mph (#11)*


*Hillary Will qualifies No. 11 at Firebird*

CHANDLER, Ariz. (February 24, 2007) -- Hillary Will, who drove her KB 
Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster to a 
career best speed of 328.78 mph in the opening round of eliminations at 
the event last year here at Firebird International Raceway, once again 
moves to eliminations tomorrow after qualifying No. 11 for this year at 
the 23rd running of the NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals, the 
second of 23-races on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Will, who finished her rookie season last year No. 10 in the NHRA 
POWERade point standings, saved her best for the last qualifying pass 
recording an elapsed time of 4.535 seconds at 327.98 mph to earn the No. 
11 qualifying position.

"Everything is going well so far.  You know on the way to the airport I 
found a penny and it was heads up -- my lucky penny.  I talked to 
Shirley Muldowney and she said she found a lucky penny before she won 
her first national event in '76.  So I'm hoping we get our first 
national event win tomorrow," Will told NHRA track announcer Alan 
Reinhart on the top end after that final pass.

As Will goes for that first national event win, she will start in the 
opening round with former Funny Car driver, turned Top Fuel pilot Whit 
Bazemore, who qualified No. 6.  Bazemore's best of his four qualifying 
passes was an elapsed time of 4.507 seconds at a speed of 327.19 mph.    

 *ELIMINATIONS:* Final eliminations for all teams begin at 11 a.m. on 
Sunday. T_ime is local Phoenix time (MT) and subject to change._
 
*TELEVISION: *Qualifying highlights for the 23rd annual Checker Schuck's 
Kragen Nationals, the second of 23-national events on the NHRA POWERade 
Drag Racing Series, can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD tonight (Feb. 
24/early Feb. 25) from midnight until 1 p.m.  ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also 
air same-day coverage of eliminations tomorrow, Sunday (Feb.25), from 
7-10 p.m.  The elimination show repeats early Wednesday morning, Feb. 
28, from 4-6 a.m.  Also, don't miss NHRA Race Day live this Sunday from 
Firebird International Raceway at 11 a.m. on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD.  The half 
hour show, hosted by Dave Rieff and Mike Dunn, will set up the Checker 
Schuck's Kragen Nationals with must-see match-ups, interviews with the 
stars of the sport, driver features, news and analysis, a review of 
qualifying, and what to look for during the Sunday's eliminations 
action.  _Television times are ET and subject to change without notice.  
Check your local listing._*
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*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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