Line Sees Respectable, Predictable Runs as Positive on Day One in Englishtown

Line Sees Respectable, Predictable Runs as Positive on Day One in Englishtown
 
Event:  44th annual Toyota NHRA Summernationals
Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
Day/Date: Friday, May 31, 2013
 
Jason Line drove the Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to a pair of respectable runs on the first day of qualifying at the 44th annual Toyota NHRA Summernationals at venerable Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown to finish Friday provisionally situated in the No. 4 position.
 
Conditions were intense in Englishtown, with track temperatures soaring above 123 degrees Fahrenheit and the air thick with humidity and registering at 96 degrees when the first pair of Pro Stockers took to the track.
 
Despite the tricky conditions, Line’s first run down the racetrack in his Summit Racing Camaro equated to a 6.608 at 210.87 mph that was seventh-quickest of the 18 cars on the property. The second session produced an improved 6.581, 210.60 that moved him up three positions to fourth.
 
“We’re headed the right way,” said an optimistic Line. “We didn’t make killer runs today, but we picked up some speed in my Summit Racing Chevy Camaro. We’re trying a couple of things this weekend, doing things a little bit differently, and I’d say for the initial hits it definitely could have been worse.
 
“The really good news, though, is that both of the runs were predictable. Sometimes, that’s a good thing. When you think it’s going to do something and goes in the opposite direction, that’s when it can really be frustrating. But that didn’t happen today, so we’re pretty happy. My partner over there, Greg Anderson, is struggling a little bit – but I’m confident that we’ll get those issues worked out before tomorrow.”
 
Line and the rest of the Pro Stock class will have two more runs on Saturday to try to improve before the field is set for final eliminations on Sunday.