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LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, 2006) - Hillary Will, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster, took the No. 4 position during qualifying for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the strength of a 4.527-second elapsed time.
Will was consistent during qualifying running elapsed times of 4.561 seconds, 4.527 seconds, 4.527 seconds, and 4.557. Her best speed was 327.11 mph run Friday evening.
"We've been running well this weekend," said Will following qualifying. "Our car is back and this confirms my love for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It's a great facility. We race here and test here as much as possible. I won here in 2005 (in my last year in Top Alcohol Dragster). We've been consistent throughout the weekend and won the Full Throttle Pit Crew Challenge and hopefully translates to a win tomorrow."
Crew chief Jim Oberhofer looks for good things to happen tomorrow: "We've got a good baseline from our first run today," said Jim O. "We went a 56 (4.56 seconds). We'll go back to something like that, especially if it's sunny. Overall we're pretty pleased with qualifying. If we repeat what we've done in qualifying, we could have a good day tomorrow.
Will begins her quest for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Top Fuel title tomorrow (Oct. 29), with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. She faces Alan Bradshaw who qualified in the No. 13 position with a pass of 4.584 seconds.
Television: Qualifying highlights for the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (Oct. 28) from 10:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 8 until 11 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 29). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (Oct. 30) from 2:30-4:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen early Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, 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 No. 4 at Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, 2006) - Hillary Will, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster, took the No. 4 position during qualifying for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the strength of a 4.527-second elapsed time.
Will was consistent during qualifying running elapsed times of 4.561 seconds, 4.527 seconds, 4.527 seconds, and 4.557. Her best speed was 327.11 mph run Friday evening.
"We've been running well this weekend," said Will following qualifying. "Our car is back and this confirms my love for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It's a great facility. We race here and test here as much as possible. I won here in 2005 (in my last year in Top Alcohol Dragster). We've been consistent throughout the weekend and won the Full Throttle Pit Crew Challenge and hopefully translates to a win tomorrow."
Crew chief Jim Oberhofer looks for good things to happen tomorrow: "We've got a good baseline from our first run today," said Jim O. "We went a 56 (4.56 seconds). We'll go back to something like that, especially if it's sunny. Overall we're pretty pleased with qualifying. If we repeat what we've done in qualifying, we could have a good day tomorrow.
Will begins her quest for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Top Fuel title tomorrow (Oct. 29), with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. She faces Alan Bradshaw who qualified in the No. 13 position with a pass of 4.584 seconds.
Television: Qualifying highlights for the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (Oct. 28) from 10:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 8 until 11 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 29). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (Oct. 30) from 2:30-4:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen early Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, 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.
