KB Racing LLC: Line looks to peak over last 10 races

*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

20TH ANNUAL NHRA SCHUCK'S AUTO SUPPLY NATIONALS
PACIFIC RACEWAYS -- SEATTLE
JULY 20-22

Line looks to peak over last 10 races*

KENT, Wash. (July 17, 2007) --  With four races left in the first 
segment of the Countdown to the Championship, including this weekend's 
20th annual NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals, and 10 overall in the 
remainder of the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season, Jason 
Line knows it is time for him and his KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing 
Equipment Pontiac GTO to peak.

"I feel that the team and driver that will win the 2007 POWERade 
championship will be the team that comes to the forefront and the time 
to do that is to show what you have over the next 10 races," reflected 
Line, as he prepares for the race this weekend at Pacific Raceways in 
Kent, Wash.

"Over the last 10 races last year, I had my Summit Racing Pontiac in six 
final rounds.  I need to do the same thing this year beginning right 
here in Seattle.  We have the power plant to do that again this year, 
the rest will be up to me.

"I like the Seattle track because you can generate a lot of power 
there.  I think I was number one there last year but this year I need to 
close the deal."

At Pacific Raceways last year, in the 100 degree plus heat, Line did 
drive his KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac to 
the top spot in qualifying, running a 6.690-second pass.  Since turning 
pro in 2003, Line, the reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champ, is still 
looking for his first Seattle win.
 
*COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP: *After 13 events, Line is fifth in the 
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings with 749 points, 332 behind the 
leader, his KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson.  Entering the Schuck's 
Auto Supply Nationals, Anderson has 1,081 points, which also puts the 
three-time Pro Stock champ (2003-1005) in the lead for the first segment 
-- Countdown to Eight -- of the Countdown to the Championship.  Jeg 
Coughlin is second, just 84 points behind Anderson and Coughlin's 
teammate Dave Connolly is third, 196 back.  With his win at Denver, 
Allen Johnson moved into the No. 4 spot, 325 points behind Anderson.

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.

*Also of special note* is that after the first segment the top eight 
drivers in each of the four professional classes will have their points 
adjusted in 10-point increments with No. 1 receiving 2,000 points and 
No. 8 receiving 2,070 points.  After the second segment the top four 
drivers in each of the four professional classes will have their points 
adjusted again in 10-point increments with No. 1 receiving 3,000 points 
and No. 4 receiving 3,030 points.
     
*QUALIFYING: *Pro Stock begins qualifying for the 20th annual NHRA 
Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals on Friday, July 20, with two sessions at 
3 and 6 p.m.  Qualifying for Pro Stock then concludes on Saturday, July 
21, with two sessions at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.  Final eliminations 
for the Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals begin for all teams at 11 a.m. on 
Sunday, July 22.  *All qualifying and eliminations times are local 
Seattle time (PT) and subject to change. *

*TELEVISION:* Qualifying highlights for the 20th annual NHRA Schuck's 
Auto Supply Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (July 
21) beginning at 11:30 p.m. and concluding at 1:30 am, early Sunday 
morning.  ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day coverage of 
eliminations on Sunday (July 22) from 7-10 p.m.  The elimination show 
repeats early Wednesday morning, July 25, 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 Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be 
seen on Sunday (July 22) 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.

*SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT: * Since 1968 Summit Racing Equipment 
(www.summitracing.com), headquartered in Tallmadge, Ohio, has been the 
leader in high performance, offering a huge selection of parts for 
virtually everyone from racers to street rodders, muscle car 
enthusiasts, off-roaders, and sport compact fans. Summit does business 
based on a simple formula: give our customers the parts they want, at a 
fair price, ship those parts fast, and back them with the best customer 
service on the planet.  Summit Racing Equipment services its customers 
from three warehouses in Tallmadge, Ohio, Sparks, Nev., and McDonough, 
Ga.  Summit Racing Equipment is the primary marketing partner of KB 
Racing LLC, which fields the Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTOs driven 
by three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson and 
reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jason Line.  Summit Racing 
Equipment is also an associate sponsor on the KB Racing LLC-owned, 
Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster of Hillary Will.

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