Don’t think, even for a moment, that Greg Anderson isn’t fully aware of the amazing run he and teammate Jason Line are on right now.

Amid an undefeated streak in 2016, with a perfect 10 wins in 10 races this season, it would be easy to see how the KB Racing duo could easily take for granted this amazing start and not fully appreciate the magnitude of their dominance, especially in the moment.

But Anderson knows exactly what this team has accomplished on the NHRA circuit, and he also knows it won’t last forever. So he is taking in every second while he can and soaking in the moment.

“It’s unreal. It has absolutely been a dream season,” said Anderson, moments after collecting his fifth win of 2016 Sunday in Englishtown. “I keep wanting to pinch myself and ask, is this really happening? But somehow it is. When I pick up the paper the next day, it actually happened. And that is pretty cool.”

Anderson won his second consecutive race and the 83rd of his career on the momentum of five-straight finals Sunday at the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, defeating his teammate in the final in the seventh all-KB Racing final of 2016.

In a rather anticlimactic race, Line jumped the gun and went red by -.024 as Anderson cruised to his fifth win of the year behind the wheel of his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro with a 6.610 at 210.93 mph.

“Everyone says when both Summit cars make the final, it is a win for the team and it doesn’t matter who wins. Well it does to me. And it does to him,” Anderson said. “That shows you how much it means to the driver to win. He pressed as hard as he could to win and he went over the line. It happens, but if you don’t do that every once in awhile, that just means you aren’t trying hard enough. It could just as easily happen to me.

“I try just as hard in the final and I came up with the best light I have had all day. We want to beat each other bad. We want to beat everybody. We don’t kick it into neutral and say it’s good enough.”

While Anderson continued to add to his class-leading win total with the 83rd victory of his career, Anderson was most excited to see that win come in Englishtown at the track he calls the absolute best on the circuit - at least for him.

“When you come up to the northeast, those are our kind of conditions,” Anderson said. “This place right here, it is, without a doubt, my favorite race track. It has been since day one. It is a great feeling coming in here knowing you are going to run fast. You are going to have a great chance to win. We parlayed that all the way to victory circle this weekend.

“It was another dream weekend and another time where Englishtown tells me how much it loves me.”

In addition to his fifth round win over point leader Line, Anderson added wins over Charlie Westcott, Drew Skillman and Kenny Delco to reach his seventh final of the year, running smooth each and every lap with passes of 6.600, 6.617 and 6.601. Line had wins over Jeg Coughlin and Vincent Nobile to reach his ninth final of the year.

While many point to a decisive performance advantage for the Summit cars as the reason for their dominance, Anderson is quick to point out the incredible job crew chief Rob Downing has done amid varying weather conditions each and every race weekend.

“It is becoming evident lately, as everybody is gaining, as we go through the Friday night qualifying sessions and the track cools down, it tightens back up and everyone has been able to run very close to us,” Anderson said. “And once you come out and race on Sunday and run behind the fuel cars and run on a 130-degree race track like we did today, Rob Downing is just doing a better job than the other crew guys.

“It’s not just a performance advantage. Rob is doing a better job of managing that race car when the track changes. And it takes all of that to win. It changes every run. Whether you are the third pair in line or the first pair, it is a major difference. You have to know that and you have to make the right adjustments. He has done that. He is 10-for-10 right now and he hasn’t made a mistake yet. He is the man right now.”

With the win, Anderson closed the gap to just 68 points behind Line, but the pair extended their lead over the rest of the field to more than 340 points over the next highest competitor. Still, Anderson can see the gap narrowing, and knows it is only a matter of time before other teams break through.

“You have got to continue to get better. If we don’t continue to get better, we will get passed by,” Anderson said. “These other guys have done a great job and they are gaining every week, but fortunately we are digging in and we are trying to move forward too.

“There is still a lot to be learned with the fuel injection and the landscape is going to change as we move forward. We are just proud of the job we have done so far.”

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