KB Racing LLC: Will aims for Memphis title; Starts No. 15

*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
 
20TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK
SEPT. 14-16, 2007
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*Qualifying:
Session 1 Friday: 4.694 seconds at 318.24 mph (#10)
Session 2 Friday: 4.983 seconds at 214.83 mph (#14)
Session 3 Saturday: 4.648 seconds at 307.58 mph (#15)
Session 4 Saturday: 11.811 seconds at 79.05 mph (#15)*

*Will aims for Memphis title; Starts No. 15*

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (September 15, 2007) -- Hillary Will, who drives the KB 
Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed "Support our Troops and 
Families" dragster, begins her quest for the Top Fuel title at the 20th 
annual NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals from the No. 15 position.

A review of qualifying notes for Will finds the following:

/In the opening session of qualifying, Will laid down a good base 
elapsed time (4.694 seconds). The Friday evening session saw Will 
shutting off early and coasting through the finish line lights at 4.983 
seconds at a slowing 214.83 mph.  She ended the first day of qualifying 
in the No. 14 position.

In Saturday's first qualifying session, third overall, Will ran her best 
elapsed time of the weekend thus far, a 4.648-second pass.  The Northern 
California native, who now lives in Ypsilanti, Mich., near the shop of 
Kalitta Motorsports, lost one position and headed into the final 
qualifying session in 15th position.

In the final session, Will was unable to improve her elapsed time as she 
smoked the tires (lost traction) immediately upon the hit of the 
throttle.  She now turns her attention to tomorrow's eliminations.
/
Will, who advanced to her first NHRA final round here at Memphis 
Motorsports Part during eliminations last year, finished in the 
runner-up position.  This year she would like to put her Support our 
Troops and Families dragster into the winner's circle.

Her route to the winner's circle will start with Brandon Bernstein, who 
qualified No. 2 with an outstanding pass of 4.566 seconds at 326.71 mph.   

*ELIMINATIONS:* Final eliminations for the NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South 
Nationals begin for all teams at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16.  
*Eliminations time is local Memphis time (CT) and subject to change.  *

*TELEVISION:* Qualifying highlights for the 20th annual NHRA O'Reilly 
Mid-South Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD late Saturday 
night/early Sunday morning (Sept. 16) beginning at 12 midnight and 
concluding at 2 a.m.  ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day coverage 
of eliminations on Sunday (Sept. 16) from 7-10 p.m.  The elimination 
show repeats early Thursday morning, Sept. 20, 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 O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals installment of NHRA Race 
Day can be seen on Sunday (Sept. 16) 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.
 
*KALITTA MOTORSPORTS* (www.kalittaracing.com), owned by the legendary 
drag racer and successful businessman Connie Kalitta, fields, in 
addition to Will's KB Racing LLC 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 DHL Funny Car.

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