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KALITTA MOTORSPORTS / KB RACING, LLC
2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
Event 4 of 24
O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Tex.
March 28-30, 2008

Media Contact: Todd Myers
tmyers@kalittaracing.com


Hillary Will, KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster – No. 8 qualifier, advanced to round one

Hillary Will and the KB Racing, LLC team lose close race to teammate in Houston

HOUSTON, (March 30, 2008) – Sunday during eliminations at the annual running of the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in Baytown, Tex., just a few miles out of the Houston city limits, Hillary Will, driver of the 8,000-horsepower KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster, and her Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta put on a terrific, side-by-side race down the quarter-mile at Houston Raceway Park, but unfortunately one of them had to lose.

Will, the fastest female in the history of NHRA drag racing (334.65 mph), qualified her dragster in the No. 8 spot for eliminations, 4.599 seconds, 316.45 mph. Kalitta was next in the qualifying order in the No. 9 slot with a 4.606-sec., 317.87-mph effort, so a close race between the two Team Kalitta stars was already expected by the huge crowd in South Texas. The teammates did not disappoint the great fans in Houston when the lights went green in their round one match-up. Kalitta’s 4.607-sec., 317.19-mph charge was just barely better than Will’s 4.619-sec., 310.84-mph lap. The margin of victory was a mere .046 seconds.

“That was such a great race. It’s a shame someone had to lose, but that’s what makes drag racing the most exciting form of motorsports in the world,” Will, a 27-year old native of Fortuna, Calif., said. “Sure, we’re disappointed we didn’t get a chance to go for the win in Houston, but we’re also very happy for our teammate and the Mac Tools team.

“Our KB Racing, LLC team continues to give me a great car every weekend. I can’t say enough good things about our team. I’m sure we’ll be ready to go out and run for the win when we get to [Las] Vegas (next event).”

Will is currently in 8th place in 2008 POWERade Top Fuel championship points.

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. She finished the season in tenth place in Top Fuel championship points in ‘06.

The O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals was the 4th of 24 national events in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.


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. His son, Scott Kalitta, drives the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car. Scott’s cousin, Connie’s nephew, Doug Kalitta drives the flagship Top Fuel dragster for Mac Tools. Native Australian Dave Grubnic drives the Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel dragster, while Hillary Will drives the Ken Black-owned and Kalitta Motorsports-managed Top Fuel dragster.

Connie serves as head tuner for all Team Kalitta entries. He is assisted by crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer (Hillary Will-driven dragster) and Jon Oberhofer (Mac Tools dragster). Connie serves as crew chief on the DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car with assistance from co-crew chief Glenn Mikres and as the crew chief on the Kalitta Motorsports dragster with assistance from co-crew chief James Riola.

Associate sponsors on all Kalitta Motorsports’ race cars include 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.