Line encouraged by strong first day of qualifying for Team Summit

POMONA, Calif., November 13, 2015 – Jason Line and the Summit Racing Pro Stock team came to Pomona for the 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals with the same intentions as ever: to win. In Friday qualifying at the final race of 24 on the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, Line and the KB Racing crew noted a handful of very promising factors and are eager to get down to business on Saturday. Line is currently No. 6 in the qualifying order.

The racing surface at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona was ripe for good runs, and Team Summit came to the table with a strong 6.528-second pass at 212.86 mph in the first session to send Jason Line to the No. 4 spot in the blue Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro. His teammate, Greg Anderson, made a crushingly fast 213.30 mph pass that was the fastest speed of the day for the factory hot rods.

In the second session, Line improved ever so slightly to a 6.521, 212.79 and ended the first day of qualifying in the No. 6 spot. The last round of qualifying also saw KB Racing-powered Bo Butner make the third-quickest pass of the session.

“We had a couple of good moments today, but overall the runs were average, and we know we can go faster,” said Line, who has four Pomona wins on his scorecard. “The runs we made today weren’t quite what we were looking for, but all that means is that we are going to make some changes and swing for it a little harder tomorrow with our Summit Racing Camaros. Today was an okay day, but we expect that tomorrow will be an even better day.”