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LAS VEGAS - Running a 6.705-second track record elapsed time, Jason Line qualified his KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTO in the No. 1 spot for tomorrow's eliminations at the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals.
"It was a great day and I didn't think about the points thing," said Line, who needs to go one round further than teammate Greg Anderson to clinch the 2006 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Championship. "Tomorrow should be a really interesting day for all of us. If I win a couple of round tomorrow it would be great. I'd like to win four.
"We're on the same side of the ladder with Greg and if both of us win we'd meet in the semis. We definitely have a good racecar. We have Warren Johnson in the first round and he a champion of all champions and I guess if you want to be one you have to beat one. So it's a good first round match up for sure.
"(With me running Greg for the championship) it's a new situation for us to be in. We try to put ourselves in each other's shoes. We're both handling it in an adult way. The bottom line is that we're teammates and friends. It's all good and will make us a better team."
It is his sixth No. 1 of 2006 for Line and 10th of his career. Of special note is that a KB Racing LLC / Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO has been in the top spot 17 times in 22 races - Line (6), teammate Greg Anderson (11).
After Line set national records for elapsed time and speed at the last race in Richmond, the elapsed times and speeds at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a track that has the second highest elevation on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series circuit, seem slower and the are due to the altitude.
Including qualifying here at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, Line leads the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standing by 122 points. If Line leaves with an advantage of 139 points or better, there is no way that Anderson can catch Line.
Line begins his quest for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Pro Stock title tomorrow, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. (PT). First round opponent Warren Johnson qualified No. 16 with a pass of 6.769 seconds. The pair have met seven times with Johnson winning four.
Television: Qualifying highlights for the Sixth annual ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (Oct. 28) from 10:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 8 until 11 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 29). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (Oct. 30) from 2:30-4:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen early Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, from 12:30-1 p.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings.
KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and his son Kenny Black. KB Racing LLC fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, one driven by Greg Anderson and the other by Jason Line in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Anderson has won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005). Line finished third in the 2005 POWERade point standings and was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a professional category. This year KB Racing LLC also began fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will handling the driving duties.
Line Tries to Clinch PS Championship from No. 1 Position
LAS VEGAS - Running a 6.705-second track record elapsed time, Jason Line qualified his KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment-backed Pontiac GTO in the No. 1 spot for tomorrow's eliminations at the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals.
"It was a great day and I didn't think about the points thing," said Line, who needs to go one round further than teammate Greg Anderson to clinch the 2006 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Championship. "Tomorrow should be a really interesting day for all of us. If I win a couple of round tomorrow it would be great. I'd like to win four.
"We're on the same side of the ladder with Greg and if both of us win we'd meet in the semis. We definitely have a good racecar. We have Warren Johnson in the first round and he a champion of all champions and I guess if you want to be one you have to beat one. So it's a good first round match up for sure.
"(With me running Greg for the championship) it's a new situation for us to be in. We try to put ourselves in each other's shoes. We're both handling it in an adult way. The bottom line is that we're teammates and friends. It's all good and will make us a better team."
It is his sixth No. 1 of 2006 for Line and 10th of his career. Of special note is that a KB Racing LLC / Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO has been in the top spot 17 times in 22 races - Line (6), teammate Greg Anderson (11).
After Line set national records for elapsed time and speed at the last race in Richmond, the elapsed times and speeds at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a track that has the second highest elevation on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series circuit, seem slower and the are due to the altitude.
Including qualifying here at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, Line leads the NHRA POWERade Pro Stock point standing by 122 points. If Line leaves with an advantage of 139 points or better, there is no way that Anderson can catch Line.
Line begins his quest for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Pro Stock title tomorrow, with eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m. (PT). First round opponent Warren Johnson qualified No. 16 with a pass of 6.769 seconds. The pair have met seven times with Johnson winning four.
Television: Qualifying highlights for the Sixth annual ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD on Saturday (Oct. 28) from 10:30 p.m. to 12 midnight. ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 8 until 11 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 29). The elimination show repeats early Monday morning (Oct. 30) from 2:30-4:30 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2 / ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen early Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, from 12:30-1 p.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings.
KB Racing LLC is owned by Las Vegas businessmen Ken Black and his son Kenny Black. KB Racing LLC fields two Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTOs, one driven by Greg Anderson and the other by Jason Line in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Anderson has won three consecutive POWERade Pro Stock Championships (2003-2005). Line finished third in the 2005 POWERade point standings and was honored with the 2004 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented to the most outstanding rookie in a professional category. This year KB Racing LLC also began fielding a Top Fuel Dragster, managed by Kalitta Motorsports, with rookie Top Fuel driver Hillary Will handling the driving duties.
