On Friday and Saturday, NHRA Pro Stock driver Bo Butner had the best car at Maple Grove Raceway.

That didn't change Sunday.

Butner mowed through the competition to capture the title at Dodge Nationals in Reading, Pa.

Butner clocked a 6.613-second time at 209.95 mph to defeat Greg Anderson's 6.660-second lap in the finals.

"Greg is just an animal," Butner said. "This is his life. He wants to win every time. He has taught me a lot and he's the toughest competitor I have out here, period, but he's also one of my biggest fans and I'm his biggest fan. We race for the same guy, (Ken Black), and it is an honor and this is going to be a dogfight. There are five or six of us who can let this deal happen and we need to try and stay ahead."

This was Butner's fourth win this season and the fourth of his career. He left Reading in the season points lead, 41 in front of Anderson and 42 in front of rookie Tanner Gray with four races left in the Countdown to the Championship. Butner became the 17th different Pro Stock winner at Maple Grove over the 33-year history of this race.

"It is kind of hard for me to grasp," said Butner about being in the points lead. "We still have four races left and we just need to do our job."

Managing the hot track conditions at Maple Grove is something Butner took a moment to address.

"You have to make good runs and stage good and actually here you have to do a halfway decent burnout and hit your mark, which a lot of people don't talk about. It worked out good for us. I don't think I made a bad run out of eight and it shows this KB team is strong and we showed it today and through qualifying."

Butner qualified No. 1 in his Chevy Camaro and beat Val Smeland, Erica Enders, Allen Johnson and Anderson to claim the win.

"It's tough, you can win from 16 here," Butner said. "We made four consistent runs in qualifying and four very good runs in eliminations. I didn't do the best job today driving, but I did just good enough."

Butner was campaigning decals on his Camaro that were placed there by American Gold Star Mothers honoring their fallen sons and daughters.

"It is a good cause and I had 27 decals on my car and I needed them all," Butner said.

The state of Pro Stock is also something Butner discussed before leaving the press room.

"For NHRA to think Pro Stock doesn't have the fan appeal, they are way off on that one," he said. "I don't know what numbers their accountants are telling them, but it is off because I can't go anywhere without fans grabbing me and asking to talk. Pro Stock is strong and they need to make it better, and we are here to help them."