Line Surprised by Early Results, Eager for Day Two in Topeka
 
Event:  25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals
Location: Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kansas
Day/Date: Friday, May 17, 2013
 
Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line made a pair of clean and straight runs down the racetrack at Heartland Park Topeka at the first day of the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals. The runs were so clean and straight, in fact, that Line was taken aback to learn that the times recorded were not among the quickest when he emerged from his blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro at the top end.
 
“I was really surprised,” admitted Line, who was 6.684, 207.40 mph in the first session and improved to a 6.657, 208.20. “The second run, especially, I expected more because it was probably the nicest run I’ve made all year. When I crossed the finish line, I thought to myself, ‘Well, that’s at least a 6.62.’ Nope, it was a 6.65. It was really surprising.”
 
There was some cloud cover and the air temperature at Heartland Park was quite warm on the first day of the event, but the track proved that it could hold a 6.61 for the low qualifier. Line and his Summit Racing teammate Anderson will be looking to close in on that number on the second day of the event. Line is currently No. 7 in the line-up.
 
“In a way, you would rather that the runs were lousy so that you could easily know what you needed to fix, but the truth is that they were nice runs, the graphs looked really good, they were just slow,” said Line. “We just need to find some speed, and that’s what we’ll be looking for tonight.”