KB Racing LLC: Line will try to be a spoiler at next two 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 SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA ACDELCO LAS VEGAS NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 25-28, 2007 Line will try to be a spoiler at next two races * LAS VEGAS (October 23, 2007) -- Jason Line, driver of one of the two KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiacs, has but one job to do over the next two races and that is to run interference for his KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson. Line, from Mooresville, N.C, will try to be at the top of his driving game as he tries to dispatch as many drivers to their trailers as he can. "The more drivers that Greg (Anderson) doesn't have to worry about the better," said Line. "If that's a spoiler, then it is what it is. A better scenario would be if I could get lined up opposite (Dave) Connolly, Jeggie (Coughlin), or AJ (Allen Johnson) and take anyone of them out, then I might be a spoiler. "The bottom line is that our entire KB Racing team would like to see Greg win the championship. We want to add another POWERade trophy to the last four that we have won. Consecutive I might add. "Now don't go calling me cocky or the like. The three other drivers are here because they're good and it going to take everything we've got to come out on top from both Greg and me. We've got to do the best job we can and do the things that got us to this position in the first place. Then all we can do is hope for the best." When qualifying begins Friday, Line will begin his quest for his 14th career win. In 2007, he has one win (at Houston over Allen Johnson) in four final rounds. He was runner-up at Phoenix, Chicago, and Sonoma. At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Line is still looking for his first win. He has finished runner-up twice, both at the fall edition of the two events that are held annually in Las Vegas. In 2006, he was runner-up to Richie Stevens. While, in 2004, he saw his teammate Greg Anderson cross the finish line first. *QUALIFYING:* The Pro Stock classes begin qualifying for the Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals on Friday, Oct. 26, with two sessions at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Qualifying then concludes on Saturday, Oct. 27, with two sessions at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (Pro Stock Motorcycles starts each session, followed by Pro Stock Cars.) Final eliminations for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals begin for all teams at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28. *All qualifying and eliminations times are local Las Vegas time (PT) and subject to change. * *TELEVISION:* Qualifying highlights for the Seventh annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD late Saturday night (Oct. 27) beginning at 10 p.m. and concluding at 12 midnight. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day coverage of eliminations on Sunday (Oct. 28) from 7-10 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, from 2:30-4:30 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 ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals installment of NHRA Race Day can be seen on Sunday (Oct. 28) 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 <http://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. ####