KB Racing LLC:Greg Anderson runs 211.20 mph pass

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KB RACING LLC

NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES

 

KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTO

GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER

ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF

 

MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ

PHONE: 920-733-2330

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38th ANNUAL NHRA ACDELCO GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE RACEWAY - GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

MARCH 15-18, 2007

 

Qualifying:

Session 1 Friday: 6.676 seconds at 207.50 mph (#6)

Session 2 Friday: 9.798 seconds at 93.47 mph (#9)

Session 3 Saturday: 6.566* seconds at 211.20** mph (#1)

Session 4 Saturday: 6.643 seconds at 210.18 mph (#1)

*Track Record;

**National & Track Record/Fastest Run in NHRA PS History

 

 

Greg Anderson runs 211.20 mph pass

Qualifies No. 1

 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 17, 2007) - Greg Anderson drove his KB Racing
LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTO to the top spot at the
38th running of the NHRA ACDelco Gatornationals.

 

Anderson covered the Gainesville Raceway in record style.  His pass of 6.566
seconds was a track record; while his speed of 211.20 mph was the fastest
mph by any NHRA Pro Stock driver and a national record.

 

Under clear, blue Florida skies, the atmospheric conditions were optimum for
racing today. 

 

"The better the conditions are, the harder it is (to run)," said Anderson
following qualifying.  "When you have air like this and weather conditions
like this, these cars have so much more power than we're used to having with
them.  It's probably a 50 horse power jump from what we would normally have
in these engines.  (For the most part) we don't experience running them like
that.  Either you hit it perfect and set records or you don't make it down
the race track.  It's tough to race like that.

 

"That left lane is tricky, especially in these Pro Stock cars.  The same is
true for the fuel cars.  There's something going on in that left lane.
We're going to have to look at it as a group and figure out what's wrong.
If we don't figure it out, on Sunday you won't have many side-by-side races
and we don't want that.  You want the lanes to be equal.

 

"It's going to throw it back in the crew chiefs' hands tomorrow. Drivers
have to do well in this class but the crew chiefs are really going to be put
to work tomorrow -- first from the difference in lanes and secondly from the
tremendous atmospheric conditions.  We must find the right set up for both
our Summit Pontiacs tomorrow.  If we do, I think we can have a good day."


 

In the opening round of eliminations tomorrow the three-time POWERade Pro
Stock champion (2003-2005) will face rookie Pro Stock driver Justin
Humphreys.  Humphreys qualified No. 16 (6.634/208.71).

 

ELIMINATIONS: Final eliminations for all teams begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Time Is local Gainesville time (ET) and subject to change.

 

TELEVISION: Qualifying highlights for the 38th annual NHRA ACDelco
Gatornationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD early Sunday morning (March
18) from 1:30 until 3:30 a.m.  ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day
coverage of eliminations on Sunday (March 18) from 5-7 p.m.  The elimination
show repeats early Wednesday morning (March 21), from 3:30-5:30 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 ACDelco
Gatornationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be seen this Sunday (March
18) 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.

 

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