On Friday at the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, officials at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and NHRA unveiled a fitting tribute to Las Vegas-area businessman and legendary Pro Stock team owner Ken Black, who recently passed away. The return road in front of the left-side grand stands was officially christened “Ken Black Way,” marking the path that the historic KB Titan Racing stable of race cars and their competitors will march down after each run down the racetrack for years to come.
After the “Ken Black Way” street sign was revealed, a specially designed KB Titan Racing Pro Stocker — driven by crew chief Dave Connolly — pulled forward to make the first pass of the weekend. As a tribute to their beloved leader and coach, the car was outfitted with a design based on the original Vegas General Construction entry that Greg Anderson wheeled in the early days of the team, right down to the original KB Racing logo. Each driver in the KB Titan stable is also running with Ken Black’s name on the window, and each of their cars prominently feature the original KB Racing logo. Members of the crew are decked out in vintage KB Racing crew shirts, as well.
For Connolly, driving the Vegas General Construction car is an enormous honor.
“This is huge,” said the 26-time Pro Stock winner and championship crew chief who made his debut in the class in 2003. “This is probably the biggest honor I’ve had since starting my Pro Stock career. I’ve always had nothing but respect for Ken Black, his wife Judy, and this team that he started. I’m fortunate to have had a great relationship with Ken. He was such a good guy, and he did so much for this sport. He changed the class; there’s no doubt about it.”
Reigning and six-time world champion Anderson was tapped by Black in 2002 to lead the way for the then-new KB Racing team, and Black handed the reins to his driver to put together a team that would go on to win 10 world championships and 209 Pro Stock victories (to date).
“This is unreal,” said Anderson, looking up at the freshly revealed street sign named for his friend and former team owner, and with Ken’s wife, Judy, by his side. “Everybody knows I would not be out here today if it wasn’t for Ken Black. This entire KB team would not be here, and Pro Stock wouldn’t be what it is today. I owe everything to them, Ken and Judy. They’re family to me and this entire team, and to be able to honor Ken like this is just awesome. He would be so proud looking at that sign. We miss the heck out of him, but we’re going to keep digging in his memory and acting like he is right here on the grounds with us this weekend.”
This story was originally published on November 1, 2025. 
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