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KALITTA MOTORSPORTS / KB RACING, LLC
2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
Event 23 of 24
ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2008

Media Contact: Todd Myers
tmyers@kalittaracing.com



Hillary Will, Palm Beach Int’l Raceway Dragster – No. 6 qualifier (3.861 sec., 303.84 mph), advanced to quarterfinals


Hillary Will collects 50th round win of her career in Las Vegas; Remains No. 2 in points


LAS VEGAS, (Nov. 2, 2008) – As the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series nears its completion, Hillary Will, driver of the 8,000-horsepower, Nitro-fueled Palm Beach Int’l Raceway/KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster, earned the 50th elimination-round win of her three-year Top Fuel career, Sunday, at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Will, the world’s fastest female, qualified her palm tree-clad Palm Beach Int’l Raceway rail in the No. 6 (3.861 seconds, 303.84 mph) position for today’s eliminations. In the opening round of the 16-car race-day tournament, Will defeated her Kalitta Motorsports teammate, No. 11 qualifier Doug Kalitta, 3.3.877 sec., 311.77 mph to 3.924 sec., 306.81 mph, to claim her golden landmark.

In the quarterfinals, Will matched up against Rod Fuller, Will’s car began experiencing traction problems before it reached the half-track timing triggers and that let her opponent get to the finish line first, 4.648 sec., 199.23 mph to 3.813 sec., 318.32 mph.

Will will now enter the final event of the season in two weeks in Pomona, Calif., in 2nd place in POWERade championship points with a slight nine-point lead over 3rd place.

“I’m really proud of my team for getting our 50th round win together,” Will, a 28-year old native of Fortuna, Calif., said. “We’ve had a great car all year long and that’s because we have a great team and great owners (Las Vegas-based Ken and Kenny Black) and I can’t thank them all enough.

“We’re disappointed today, sure. We thought we had a good shot at getting another win today, but I guess it just wasn’t in the cards. We’re really happy we were able to stay in 2nd in points. Since the championship has already been decided, our goal is finish the year in 2nd. It’s really close, but we’ll be ready to fight hard for it in Pomona.”

Will became the fastest woman in the history of NHRA drag racing when she posted a 334.65-mph lap down the quarter-mile race track at the first of event of the 2008 season in Pomona, Calif. Will became the fastest female in the NHRA’s new 1,000-ft. era by crossing the track timers at 315.49 mph at the event in Richmond, Va.

Will is currently the only female driver competing in the Top Fuel class.

A former standout in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Will moved up to the quickest and fastest NHRA professional class, Top Fuel, in 2006 behind the wheel of a newly formed team owned by Las Vegas businessman Ken Black and managed by Kalitta Motorsports, the multi-car team founded and owned by drag racing icon Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. She won her first Top Fuel event trophy in Norwalk (IHRA) in her rookie season and made her first NHRA final-round appearance in Memphis later that year. She finished the season in 10th place in Top Fuel championship points in ‘06. Will picked up an emotional first NHRA national event title in Topeka, Kan., June 1, 2008.


About Kalitta Motorsports

Based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Kalitta Motorsports is a Top Fuel and Funny Car drag racing team in the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) POWERade Drag Racing Series. The racing operation was started in 1959 by now legendary drag racer and team owner Connie “the Bounty Hunter” Kalitta. Connie’s nephew, Doug Kalitta drives the flagship Top Fuel dragster for Mac Tools. Native Australian Dave Grubnic drives the DHL Top Fuel dragster, Jeff Arend drives the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car, and Hillary Will drives the Ken Black-owned and Kalitta Motorsports-managed KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster.

Connie serves as head tuner for all Team Kalitta entries. He is assisted by crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer (KB Racing, LLC dragster) and Glenn Mikres (DHL Funny Car). Connie serves as crew chief on the DHL dragster with assistance from co-crew chief James Riola. Jon Oberhofer and Nick Boninfante are co-crew chiefs on the Mac Tools dragster.

Associate sponsors on all Kalitta Motorsports’ race cars include Mac Tools, Red Line Oil, Summit Racing Equipment, Technicoat Companies, K2M, and Toyota.

For more info about Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.


About KB Racing, LLC

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 entries, one driven by Greg Anderson and the other by Jason Line, and a Top Fuel dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports and driven by Hillary Will.