Third NHRA Pro Stock Championship Down to the Wire for Jason Line

The 2014 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will come to a full stop this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA Finals commence in Pomona, California. Just 17 points out of first place, Summit Racing’s Jason Line is well within reach of getting his third NHRA Pro Stock championship.

Line won the season opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona to grab the early points lead. After a hard spring and summer of racing, he regained the points lead with a long awaited win at the Lucas Oil Nationals in August and held onto the top spot for the next six races. Despite relinquishing first place two weeks ago in Las Vegas, Line is in a prime position to get it right back.

“Last year, we came to this race 71 points back, and we really had no chance. To come into this race 17 points out of the lead this time around is nothing, it's a single round," said Line. "Our approach is pretty simple—we're going there to win the race. The Summit Racing team certainly has the ability to do that."

"We're all very excited for the opportunity to have a really cool finish to the year," said Line, a 35-time Pro Stock winner who has claimed four victories this season in eight finals. "You have to think about the task at hand and also about the future, and we are certainly thinking about both. In this class, you have to think farther ahead than just one week, but right now, this weekend is pretty exciting."

You can follow Jason Line and the rest of Team Summit at the Auto Club Finals on Drag Race Central.

Jason Line By the Numbers, the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Edition
2: Auto Club NHRA Finals final round appearances, both times against teammate and race winner Greg Anderson.
3: Wins scored by Line, all at the season-opening Winternationals.
4: Number One qualifiers, three of them at the NHRA Finals.

Event Schedule (All Times Pacific)
Friday, Nov. 14: Two qualifying sessions at 11:45 am and 2:45 pm
Saturday, Nov. 15: Two qualifying sessions at 11:45 am and 2:45 pm
Sunday, Nov. 16: Final eliminations starting at 11:00 am

Television Coverage on ESPN2 11/16/2014
Qualifying: 3-5 am Eastern/12-2 am Pacific
Qualifying Re-air: 3-4:30 pm Eastern/12-1:30 pm Pacific
Eliminations: 7:30-10:30 pm Eastern/4:30-7:30 pm Pacific