KB Racing LLC: Jason Line faces Max Naylor in opening round
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTO JASON LINE -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net 10th ANNUAL NHRA TORCO RACING FUELS ROUTE 66 NATIONALS ROUTE 66 RACEWAY – JOLIET, ILLINOIS JUNE 7-10, 2007 Qualifying: Session 1 Friday: 6.657 seconds at 207.37 mph (#2) Session 2 Friday: 6.662 seconds at 206.57 mph (#15) Session 3 Saturday: 6.650 seconds at 208.75 mph (#9) Session 4 Saturday: 6.665 seconds at 208.26 mph (#9) Jason Line faces Max Naylor in opening round JOLIET, Ill. (June 9, 2007) – Jason Line, driver of the KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac, covered the Route 66 Raceway quarter-mile in 6.650 seconds at 208.75 mph during the third qualifying session on Saturday to earn the No. 9 position on the final qualifying ladder for 10th annual NHRA Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals. The run by the reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champ came during the running of the King Demon Crown and also counted as a qualifying pass. It was the low elapsed time and top speed of the third session of qualifying. Line also had the top speed in the final qualifying session. “The car didn’t run the time we should have when we should have,” said Line following qualifying today. “We missed the best chance at a high qualifying position last night. We did rebound today running some good numbers in the heat. I think we’ll be ready to give them a test tomorrow. I’ve done well here in the past and hopefully that can carryover to the race tomorrow.” Line will face the No. 8 qualifier, Max Naylor, in the opening round tomorrow. Naylor ran a pass of 6.649 seconds in securing the eighth spot. ELIMINATIONS: Final eliminations for all teams begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Eliminations time for the 10th annual NHRA Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals is local Chicago/Joliet time (CT) and subject to change. TELEVISION: ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will air same-day coverage of eliminations tomorrow (June 10) from 4-7 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Wednesday morning, June 13, from 4-6 a.m. Also, be sure to tune into NHRA Race Day, the show which provides the drag racing fan with the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be seen on Sunday (June 10) on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD 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. #### No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/842 - Release Date: 6/9/2007 10:46 AM