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The rains returned to Maple Grove Raceway but not before Top Fuel completed three qualifying sessions - two yesterday and one today. The fourth and final qualifying session remaining was canceled and the field is now set for the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.
Hillary Will qualified her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed dragster in the No. 10 position on the final qualifying ladder. The rookie driver will face veteran driver Bob Vandergriff, Jr., in the opening round of eliminations tomorrow, weather permitting.
With conditions yielding record setting numbers in all four professional classes, Will's best of her three qualifying passes was a run of 4.560 seconds at 322.19 mph, run in the second qualifying session on Friday.
Vandergriff qualified in the No. 7 position with a pass of 4.547 seconds at 323.50 mph, which he recorded in the only qualifying session today.
Will begins her quest for the Toyo Tires Nationals Top Fuel title on Sunday, Oct. 1, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. Time is local Reading time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.
Television Times: ESPN2/ESPN2 HD will air same-day television coverage of eliminations from the 22nd annual NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals tomorrow (Oct. 1) from 7 until 10 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning (Oct. 3) from 3:30-5:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2day can be seen on tomorrow afternoon, Oct. 1, from 12: 30 - 1 p.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings.
KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and Kenny Black. KB Racing LLC fields the Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster driven by rookie driver Hillary Will. Autolite Spark Plugs, Calico Coatings, Findlay Automotive, Mac Tools, Red Line Oil, Summit Racing Equipment and the Technicoat Companies are associate marketing partners for 2006. In addition to Hillary Will's Top Fuel Dragster, KB Racing LLC also fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, driven by Greg Anderson and Jason Line on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Anderson has won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005). Line finished third in the 2005 POWERade point standings and was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a professional category.
Kalitta Motorsports (www.kalittaracing.com), owned by the legendary drag racer and successful businessman Connie Kalitta, will field, in addition to Will's dragster, three additional nitro fuel cars - two Top Fuel dragsters and a Funny Car - in 2006 in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Doug Kalitta will drive the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster, David Grubnic will handle the driving duties on the StriVectin-SD Top Fuel Dragster and Scott Kalitta moves from Top Fuel to the Kalitta Air Funny Car for 2006.
Will Focused On Eliminations Tomorrow
The rains returned to Maple Grove Raceway but not before Top Fuel completed three qualifying sessions - two yesterday and one today. The fourth and final qualifying session remaining was canceled and the field is now set for the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.
Hillary Will qualified her KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed dragster in the No. 10 position on the final qualifying ladder. The rookie driver will face veteran driver Bob Vandergriff, Jr., in the opening round of eliminations tomorrow, weather permitting.
With conditions yielding record setting numbers in all four professional classes, Will's best of her three qualifying passes was a run of 4.560 seconds at 322.19 mph, run in the second qualifying session on Friday.
Vandergriff qualified in the No. 7 position with a pass of 4.547 seconds at 323.50 mph, which he recorded in the only qualifying session today.
Will begins her quest for the Toyo Tires Nationals Top Fuel title on Sunday, Oct. 1, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. Time is local Reading time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.
Television Times: ESPN2/ESPN2 HD will air same-day television coverage of eliminations from the 22nd annual NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals tomorrow (Oct. 1) from 7 until 10 p.m. The elimination show repeats early Tuesday morning (Oct. 3) from 3:30-5:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2day can be seen on tomorrow afternoon, Oct. 1, from 12: 30 - 1 p.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings.
KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and Kenny Black. KB Racing LLC fields the Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster driven by rookie driver Hillary Will. Autolite Spark Plugs, Calico Coatings, Findlay Automotive, Mac Tools, Red Line Oil, Summit Racing Equipment and the Technicoat Companies are associate marketing partners for 2006. In addition to Hillary Will's Top Fuel Dragster, KB Racing LLC also fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, driven by Greg Anderson and Jason Line on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Anderson has won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005). Line finished third in the 2005 POWERade point standings and was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a professional category.
Kalitta Motorsports (www.kalittaracing.com), owned by the legendary drag racer and successful businessman Connie Kalitta, will field, in addition to Will's dragster, three additional nitro fuel cars - two Top Fuel dragsters and a Funny Car - in 2006 in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Doug Kalitta will drive the Mac Tools Top Fuel Dragster, David Grubnic will handle the driving duties on the StriVectin-SD Top Fuel Dragster and Scott Kalitta moves from Top Fuel to the Kalitta Air Funny Car for 2006.
