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KB Racing: Hillary Will featured in January issue of Car and Driver


*DECEMBER 21, 2005 *

*KB RACING*
*NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES*

*KB RACING-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER*
*HILLARY WILL -- DRIVER*
*JIM OBERHOFER - CREW CHIEF*


*Hillary Will featured in January issue of Car and Driver*

Hillary Will, who will drive the KB Racing-owned, Kalitta 
Motorsports-managed Top Fuel Dragster on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing 
Series in 2006, is featured in the January 2006 issue of Car and Driver 
magazine.  

The article is entitled "Sports: Fast Women: Racing's raciest women and 
where to meet them. Take a number- No crowding." by Ted West. (See link 
below: If you are unable to connect directly to link, you can copy 
address and enter manually.)

Will is highlighted along with six other women drivers - Erin Crocker, 
Sarah Fisher, Deborah Renshaw, Allison Duncan, Allison MacLeod and 
Katherine Legge.

Will, a graduate of Wheaton with a degree in economics, competed on the 
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series in the Top Alcohol Dragster category 
in 2005, finishing second in Division 6 (Northwest) and six overall in 
national rankings.

Car and Driver link: 
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http://www.caranddriver.com *KB Racing* is owned by Ken Black. KB Racing also fields two Pro Stock cars, 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. *Kalitta Motorsports (www.kalittaracing.com)*, owned by the legendary Top Fuel driver 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 on 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 Funny Car for 2006. In the final Top Fuel point standings Doug Kalitta finished third, Grubnic fourth and Scott Kalitta eighth.