LINE SHINES AT NORWALK
Sun, 2008-06-29 07:29
After water seepage through the track surface of Summit Motorsports
Park forced cancellation of both rounds of Friday qualifying for this
weekend's second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Jason
Line made the most of today's two rounds of qualifying for Sunday
eliminations by placing his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP on the pole of
his car sponsor's race. Line had an elapsed time of 6.716 seconds at
205.51 mph for his second No. 1 qualifier of the season (St. Louis) and
15th of his career. Line's teammate, Greg Anderson, finished runner-up
to Allen Johnson in the final round of the K&N Horsepower
Challenge, a non-points bonus Pro Stock event featuring the top eight
Pro Stock drivers who have accumulated the most points in qualifying
during the past year.
"We're happy we got some racing in and even happier to put the Summit Racing Pontiac on the pole at the Summit race," Line said. "At this particular race, I think it's huge to get the pole, especially considering who was on the provisional pole (Jeg Coughlin in the JEGS.com Chevy) after first round. Any time we can knock the yellow car off is good for us. With two sessions, former World Champion shines in Pro Stock …
After water seepage through the track surface of Summit Motorsports Park forced cancellation of both rounds of Friday qualifying for this weekend's second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Jason Line made the most of today's two rounds of qualifying for Sunday eliminations by placing his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP on the pole of his car sponsor's race. Line had an elapsed time of 6.716 seconds at 205.51 mph for his second No. 1 qualifier of the season (St. Louis) and 15th of his career. Line's teammate, Greg Anderson, finished runner-up to Allen Johnson in the final round of the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a non-points bonus Pro Stock event featuring the top eight Pro Stock drivers who have accumulated the most points in qualifying during the past year.
"We're happy we got some racing in and even happier to put the Summit Racing Pontiac on the pole at the Summit race," Line said. "At this particular race, I think it's huge to get the pole, especially considering who was on the provisional pole (Jeg Coughlin in the JEGS.com Chevy) after first round. Any time we can knock the yellow car off is good for us.
"We made a decent run in the first round today, but we didn't think there was three hundredths left in it, that's for sure. But nobody really seemed to slow down that much, and a lot of the Pro Stock cars that qualified made their best effort on the second run. That was a good run and I'm happy we're on the pole. I was a little disappointed my teammate got beat in the finals of the Pro Stock challenge, but that happens. So far it's been a good weekend for us."
After a win and three runner-up finishes through this year's first six races, Line has tapered off a bit and currently sits fourth in the Pro Stock standings. A win at his team sponsor's race would be just the impetus his car could use to gain momentum heading into the Western Swing.
"I haven't had a lot of racing luck lately, or I'll call it luck, but if there's been a break to be had it hasn't been in my direction," Line said. "Hopefully tomorrow we can turn that around. I've been driving decent and the car's been running decent, just not enough to turn into wins. Maybe tomorrow's the day."
"We're happy we got some racing in and even happier to put the Summit Racing Pontiac on the pole at the Summit race," Line said. "At this particular race, I think it's huge to get the pole, especially considering who was on the provisional pole (Jeg Coughlin in the JEGS.com Chevy) after first round. Any time we can knock the yellow car off is good for us. With two sessions, former World Champion shines in Pro Stock …
After water seepage through the track surface of Summit Motorsports Park forced cancellation of both rounds of Friday qualifying for this weekend's second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Jason Line made the most of today's two rounds of qualifying for Sunday eliminations by placing his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP on the pole of his car sponsor's race. Line had an elapsed time of 6.716 seconds at 205.51 mph for his second No. 1 qualifier of the season (St. Louis) and 15th of his career. Line's teammate, Greg Anderson, finished runner-up to Allen Johnson in the final round of the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a non-points bonus Pro Stock event featuring the top eight Pro Stock drivers who have accumulated the most points in qualifying during the past year.
"We're happy we got some racing in and even happier to put the Summit Racing Pontiac on the pole at the Summit race," Line said. "At this particular race, I think it's huge to get the pole, especially considering who was on the provisional pole (Jeg Coughlin in the JEGS.com Chevy) after first round. Any time we can knock the yellow car off is good for us.
"We made a decent run in the first round today, but we didn't think there was three hundredths left in it, that's for sure. But nobody really seemed to slow down that much, and a lot of the Pro Stock cars that qualified made their best effort on the second run. That was a good run and I'm happy we're on the pole. I was a little disappointed my teammate got beat in the finals of the Pro Stock challenge, but that happens. So far it's been a good weekend for us."
After a win and three runner-up finishes through this year's first six races, Line has tapered off a bit and currently sits fourth in the Pro Stock standings. A win at his team sponsor's race would be just the impetus his car could use to gain momentum heading into the Western Swing.
"I haven't had a lot of racing luck lately, or I'll call it luck, but if there's been a break to be had it hasn't been in my direction," Line said. "Hopefully tomorrow we can turn that around. I've been driving decent and the car's been running decent, just not enough to turn into wins. Maybe tomorrow's the day."
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