Anderson to Add to Successful Record in Las Vegas

It has been a full year since Summit Racing NHRA Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson has raced at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He missed the first five races of the year, including the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals held at The Strip in March, while recovering from heart surgery. Anderson has remarkable record in Las Vegas, and he plans to improve it at the upcoming 14th annual NHRA Nationals.

“We’ve been working our tails off since we left Maple Grove Raceway three weeks ago,” Anderson said. “We sent two of our cars to Vegas to test, and I tested in Mooresville for four days before that. This is a very big race for us, and there is a lot on the line."

Anderson’s KB Racing teammate Jason Line is in possession of the Pro Stock points lead and in pursuit of his third world championship. Anderson, a four-time Pro Stock season titlist, just missed the Countdown to the Championship and is playing the spoiler role this time around.

“Our expectations are high," Anderson continued. "We need to have a great weekend so that we can bring a championship trophy back to KB Racing and the Summit Racing team. It's going to take both of our Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaros to get the job done, and I can help by knocking out some important competitors. The main goal right now is to win the championship for KB Racing and Summit Racing."

The race in Las Vegas brings them back on home turf, as team owners Ken and Judy Black call Las Vegas home, and spirits are high.

"We hope to be better than we've been all year," said Anderson. "I hope and expect that these last two races will be our best of the season. I don't think any other team has been lounging at the beach these last three weeks, Our goal is to wrestle the championship back and put KB Racing back on top."

Greg Anderson By the Numbers, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Edition
5: Number One qualifiers by Greg in 23 previous starts, most recently at this event in 2006.
7: Wins by Anderson in nine final round appearances, the second most by any professional competitor (Top Fuel's Tony Schumacher has eight).
2010: Year of Anderson’s most recent win at The Strip when he defeated Jason Line in the final at the fall event.

Event Schedule (All Times Pacific)
Friday, October 31: Two qualifying sessions at 1 pm and 4 pm
Saturday, November. 1: Two qualifying sessions at 1 pm and 4 pm
Sunday, November 2: Final eliminations starting at 11 am

Television Coverage on ESPN2 Sunday, November 2
Qualifying: 2-3:30 am Eastern/11 pm-12:30 am Pacific
Qualifying Re-Air: 1-2:30 pm Eastern/10-11:30 am Pacific
Eliminations:  6-9 pm Eastern/3-6 pm Pacific