Line and Anderson Continue to Dial In Summit Racing Camaros at Mile-High Nationals

The task of tuning a Pro Stock car requires a combination of precision, skill, and patience. The Summit Racing team, led by drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line, managed to get two Pro Stock cars to consistently run within a few thousandths of each other at the Mopar NHRA Mile-High Nationals in Denver, Colorado.

Line and Anderson were just a thousandth of a second apart in Friday’s first qualifying session, and a mere .003 of a second apart in the second session. On Saturday morning, Anderson and Line ran against each other, with Line .005 second quicker (7.020/196.90 to 7.025.196.39). Line pulled ahead of his teammate in the final qualifying session, 7.008/196.10 to Anderson’s 7.023/195.39. However, Anderson ended qualifying in sixth place thanks to a 6.983/196.19 run from Friday’s session. Line was right behind him in seventh on the strength of a 6.986/196.70 pass also made on Friday.

Anderson met Vincent Nobile in Round One of eliminations. Anderson did his part at the starting line and launched with a remarkable .007-second reaction time to Nobile’s .010, but Nobile managed to claim the win by a slim .0062 of a second (21 inches), 7.022/196.07 to 7.031/194.04.

“On Friday during qualifying we ran very well,” said Anderson. “We thought if we could build on that, we’d really be in the thick of it. As the weekend went along, we sort of lost our way. The good news is that we were able to run well and run close to the top of the pack. We’re going to keep working to build on those high points, and hopefully we’ll be able to translate that into round wins and trophies very soon.”

Anderson is currently seventh in the Pro Stock points standings.

Line was paired with Rodger Brogdon in Round One of eliminations. His .029 second reaction time gave him just enough advantage to turn a slower ET into a win, 7.022/195.76 to Brogdon’s 7.016/196.02. Line’s day ended in Round Two against V.Gaines, who ran a 7.001/196.62 to Line’s 7.019/196.56.

“I don’t feel like I did a very good job as a driver today,” said Line. "We did win a round, but we wanted to go a lot farther than that with our Summit Racing Camaro. To tell you the truth, I’m glad we're going to Sonoma next week to race because it gives the KB Racing team the opportunity to continue working on our program.

“I do think that we hit on a couple of things here that showed us path to winning,” Line continued. “Hopefully, those things will parlay into some success next week and we can get one of the Summit Racing Chevy Camaros to the winner’s circle.”

Line is currently fifth in the Pro Stock points standings.

Team Summit Results: Pro Stock
Larry Morgan qualified 14th (7.080/194.86) but lost to Shane Gray in Round One of eliminations. He is currently 13th in the points standings.
Rickie Jones qualified fourth (6.976/197.36). He defeated Matt Hartford and Steve Kent in the first two rounds of eliminations, but lost to Allen Johnson in the semi-finals. Jones is currently 12th in the points standings.

Team Summit Results: Funny Car
Tim Wilkerson qualified third (4.114/296.37). He defeated Jeff Arend in Round One, but lost to Bob Tasca III in Round Two. Tim is currently eighth in the points standings.

Final Round Results
Top Fuel: Spencer Massey defeated Bob Vandergriff, 3.974/309.27 to 4.029/304.67.
Funny Car: Cruz Pedregon defeated Bob Tasca III, 4.233/295.46 to 4.408/257.04.
Pro Stock: Allen Johnson defeated V. Gaines, 6.989/196.87 to 7.015/196.67.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Shawn Gann defeated Hector Arana, 7.351/181.08 to 7.376/182.11.

Next Race
The next event is the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 26-28 in Sonoma, California. For more news and in-depth results from the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals, go to http://www.DragRaceCentral.com.