KB Racing LLC: Anderson after third win at Raceway Park
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net* *38th ANNUAL NHRA PROCARE Rx SUPERNATIONALS OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK – ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY JUNE 21-24, 2007 Anderson after third win at Raceway Park* ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 20, 2007) – KB Racing has dominated the first nine races thus far in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Either Greg Anderson or his teammate, Jason Line, has had a Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO in the final round at eight of the nine events. Anderson has gone to five final rounds, winning all five; while Line has advanced to three final rounds, winning one. That’s six wins in nine races, with two runner-ups. The three-time POWERade champ, Anderson, had a rare falter at the last race and hopes to return his Summit Racing Pontiac to the winner’s circle at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals. Anderson will be after his third win on the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park quarter-mile. Anderson won here in 2002 (over Jeg Coughlin) and 2003 (over Darrell Alderman). In fact, KB Racing has had a driver in the winner’s circle for the last five consecutive years as Anderson’s teammate put his KB Racing LLC Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO in the winner’s circle in 2004 (over Kurt Johnson), 2005 (over Warren Johnson), and 2006 (over Dave Connolly), becoming the only Pro Stock driver to win three consecutive races at Raceway Park. Additionally, Anderson has earned the No. 1 qualifying position at Raceway Park twice (2003 and ’04). For the season the 46-year-old driver, who was born in Duluth, Minn., and now lives in the Charlotte, N.C. area, has collected five top spots, including the last four races in a row. “We’ll be in good shape for Englishtown,” said Anderson. “I like the track at Englishtown, but somehow Jason has had the car to beat the last three races there. I’ve put my Summit Pontiac in the winner’s circle a couple of times there but not for a few years, so it’s my turn to have some fun this year. After the little hiccup last race I can’t wait to get back to action.” After nine events, Anderson leads the POWERade Pro Stock standings with 836 points, which also puts him in the lead for the first segment of the Countdown to the Championship. Line is fourth with 593 points, 243 behind his teammate. Sandwiched in between Anderson and Line is Jeg Coughlin in second with 657 points (-179) and Coughlin’s teammate Dave Connolly, with 607 points (-229), in third. Rounding out the top five is Allen Johnson in fifth with 454 points, 382 off the lead. The ProCare Rx SuperNationals is the first of six races in a row that span from the east coast to the west coast. From Englishtown to Sonoma, California, with stops in Norwalk, Ohio, Bristol, Tenn., Denver, and Seattle, it will be a grueling test of teams and their machines. For many it will be a six-race span that could determine if they have a spot in the next segment of the Countdown. Following the six races, after a week off, the first segment of the Countdown will conclude with races in Brainerd, Minn. and Reading, Penn. (For a brief description of the Countdown to the Championship, see below.) *AUTOGRAPH SIGNING & DISPLAY: *Greg Anderson and his teammate, Jason Line, will be signing autographs and discussing the 2007 season at Green Brook Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Hummer from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. Their two Summit Racing Pontiac GTOs and transporters will also be on display for race fans. _Green Brook Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Hummer is located at 101 Route 22 East, Green Brook, N.J. Telephone: 732.752.3000._ *RACING HELMET RAFFLE: * The Army Special Forces Association, Randall Shughart Chapter 64, based in Carlisle, Pa., will be raffling an autographed racing helmet signed by 44 NHRA drivers including current and former champions. The proceeds will be used to purchase telephone cards, clothing items and duffel bags for use by wounded/injured personnel at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Fans can register at the Pontiac-GMC display on the NHRA Manufacturer's Midway (where the helmet will be displayed in a custom-made case) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals at Old Bridge Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. (Admission to event required.) _Fans attending the Greg Anderson/Jason Line autograph session on Thursday, June 21, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Green Brook Pontiac-Buick-GMC in Green Brook, N.J., will also have an opportunity to enter the helmet giveaway._ *COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP:* In its simplest form, the Countdown breaks the $50 million, 23-event NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season up into three distinct segments: the 17-race Countdown to 8, the four-race Countdown to 4 and the two-race Countdown to 1. After the 17 regular season races, all teams will continue vying for points, with full fields, but only the top eight drivers continue to vie for the championship in the four-race second segment. The top four drivers after the four-race playoff then move to the third and final segment that will be run over the final two races – the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals in Las Vegas and the NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona. While all teams will continue vying for points, with full fields, only one of the four can be crowned the 2007 champion. *QUALIFYING:* Pro Stock begins qualifying for the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals on Friday, June 22, with two sessions at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. (Pro Stock Motorcycles run first, followed by Pro Stock cars). Qualifying for the Pro Stock classes conclude on Saturday (June 23), with two sessions at 12 noon and 2:30 p.m. (Pro Stock Motorcycles run first, followed by Pro Stock cars). Final eliminations for the ProCare Rx SuperNationals begin for all teams at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 24. *All qualifying and eliminations times are local Englishtown time (ET) and subject to change.* *TELEVISION: *Qualifying highlights for the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (June 23) beginning at 11 p.m. and concluding at 1 a.m. Sunday morning. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day coverage of eliminations on Sunday (June 24) beginning at 10 p.m. and concluding at 1 a.m. Monday morning. The elimination show repeats early Monday morning, June 25, from 2-4 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 ProCare Rx SuperNationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be seen on Sunday (June 24) 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. ####