For Hillary Will, speed clearly pays off.
On the basis of her semi-final finish in Charlotte, the third year
driver for Ken Black's Top Fuel dragster, climbed the ladder from
seventh to fifth in the point standings, 117 points behind leader Tony
Schumacher.
"The KB Racing, LLC dragster driver's seat is my favorite place on
Earth," Will, a 28-year old native of Fortuna, Calif., said. "Our car
has been running great and I see absolutely no reason for that to stop.
My crew chief, Jim Oberhofer, has got our car out there running numbers
that are capable of winning every time we get on the track. I'm really
excited about these last five events of the season. I think we have a
great chance of winning this weekend in Dallas and to keep moving up in
the points."
Will was the fastest-driving female in the quarter-mile and after the
recently completed NHRA Carolinas Nationals, she holds the honor in the
1,000-foot arena. She passed through the traps at a booming 315.12 mph.