Jason Line Wins Pro Stock at the O’Reilly Midsouth Nationals, Line and Anderson 2nd and 3rd in Points
First it was Greg Anderson scoring a crucial victory at the NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Now, Jason Line has clinched another victory for the KB Racing/Summit Racing Pro Stock team at the rain-delayed O’Reilly Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tennessee. The back-to-back wins have put Line and Anderson in second and third place in the Pro Stock points standings, respectively.
Team Summit Results: Pro Stock
Line began the event by qualifying third with a 6.568 second/210.64 MPH pass. His march through the Pro Stock pack began on Monday morning with wins over Steve Schmidt and Allen Johnson in Round One and Two of eliminations.
The semi-finals featured an all-Summit Racing matchup as Line and Anderson dueled for a spot in the finals. Line got a jump on his teammate with a .010 second reaction time, and his 6.590/209.59 pass was enough to cover Anderson’s 6.618/209.26 run.
It was Line versus Ron Krisher for all the marbles in the final round. Krisher’s -.018 second foul start automatically gave the win to Line. Even if Krisher had not redlighted, Line had the win locked up with a 6.576/210.05 pass against Krisher’s 6.602/208.68. Line is now second in the NHRA Pro Stock points standings.
Greg Anderson had a solid weekend in Memphis as well. He qualified second with a 6.555/210.97 pass—a pass that gave Anderson both Top Speed of Event honors and a track speed record. Anderson defeated Mark Hogan in Round One and Greg Stanfield in Round Two of eliminations before losing to Jason Line in the semi-finals. Anderson’s excellent showing solidified his third place position in the NHRA Pro Stock points standings.
Warren Johnson qualified 11th. He was defeated by Allen Johnson in Round One of eliminations. Johnson is currently 11th in the points standings. Kurt Johnson qualified 12th. He was defeated by Ron Krisher in Round One of eliminations. Johnson is currently ninth in the points standings.
Larry Morgan qualified ninth. He lost to Johnny Gray in Round One of eliminations. Morgan is currently 12th in the points standings. Rickie Jones did not race at the Midsouth Nationals. Jones is currently 10th in the points standings.
Team Summit Results: Top Fuel
Brandon Bernstein qualified seventh. He was defeated by Doug Kalitta in Round One of eliminations. Bernstein is currently seventh in the points standings. Doug Kalitta qualified 10th. He defeated Brandon Bernstein in Round One and Tim Cullinan in Round two of eliminations, but lost to Tony Schumacher in the semi-finals. Kalitta is currently ninth in the points standings.
Team Summit Results: Funny Car
Tim Wilkerson qualified 11th. He defeated Bob Tasca III in Round One of eliminations, but lost to Ashley Force Hood in Round Two. Wilkerson is currently eighth in the points standings.
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