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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 20, 2007) – Reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jason Line goes after his fourth consecutive win at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park when qualifying begins on Friday for the professional classes at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals.
Line has 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. In fact, KB Racing has had a driver in the winner’s circle for the last five years as Line’s teammate, Greg Anderson, won here in 2002 (over Jeg Coughlin) and 2003 (over Darrell Alderman).
After nine events, Line is currently fourth in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings. With five wins this season in five final-round appearances, Greg Anderson, also in a KB Racing LLC Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO leads the POWERade Pro Stock standings with 836 points. Line has 593 points, 243 points 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.
Line has been to three finals rounds in 2007, winning one. For his career he has 13 wins in 27 final rounds.
“There are reasons for our success at KB Racing and a large part of that success can be attributed to the team that has been assembled here,” said Line on the eve of the start of racing at Englishtown. “We started the year with a lot of new employees and they have developed, growing into their role here at KB Racing. I see a lot of positives and we will only get better through the remainder of this season and on into the future. It’s not just the driver that is responsible for the wins here, it is the entire crew.”
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 to the Championship. 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: Jason Line and his teammate, Greg Anderson, 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 duffle 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.
Jason Line after fourth consecutive win at Raceway Park
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 20, 2007) – Reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jason Line goes after his fourth consecutive win at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park when qualifying begins on Friday for the professional classes at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals.
Line has 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. In fact, KB Racing has had a driver in the winner’s circle for the last five years as Line’s teammate, Greg Anderson, won here in 2002 (over Jeg Coughlin) and 2003 (over Darrell Alderman).
After nine events, Line is currently fourth in the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standings. With five wins this season in five final-round appearances, Greg Anderson, also in a KB Racing LLC Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO leads the POWERade Pro Stock standings with 836 points. Line has 593 points, 243 points 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.
Line has been to three finals rounds in 2007, winning one. For his career he has 13 wins in 27 final rounds.
“There are reasons for our success at KB Racing and a large part of that success can be attributed to the team that has been assembled here,” said Line on the eve of the start of racing at Englishtown. “We started the year with a lot of new employees and they have developed, growing into their role here at KB Racing. I see a lot of positives and we will only get better through the remainder of this season and on into the future. It’s not just the driver that is responsible for the wins here, it is the entire crew.”
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 to the Championship. 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: Jason Line and his teammate, Greg Anderson, 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 duffle 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.
