Michael Phillips doesn't consider himself a giant killer. He's just another rider trying to compete with better funded teams.
Phillips rode round wins over Craig Treble, GT Tonglet, Hector Arana and Eddie Krawiec to score his first win of the season and his first since 2003. The win in the NHRA Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park moved Phillips to third in the point standings, 137 behind Krawiec and just two points ahead of Matt Smith. Arana leads the standings with 2420 points.

Strong on the tree all day, Phillips beat Krawiec at the starting line .014 to .039 and never look back.

“This is great,” said Phillips in his post race interview. “I've been struggling for the last three years. I lost the whole set up on my bike in '06 when I ran Mike Smith in Ohio. I struggled and struggled and struggled. Mid-point of the year Treble rewired my bike and everything is just starting to come together now.

Michael Phillips doesn't consider himself a giant killer. He's just another rider trying to compete with better funded teams.
Phillips rode round wins over Craig Treble, GT Tonglet, Hector Arana and Eddie Krawiec to score his first win of the season and his first since 2003. The win in the NHRA Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park moved Phillips to third in the point standings, 137 behind Krawiec and just two points ahead of Matt Smith. Arana leads the standings with 2420 points.

Strong on the tree all day, Phillips beat Krawiec at the starting line .014 to .039 and never look back.

“This is great,” said Phillips in his post race interview. “I've been struggling for the last three years. I lost the whole set up on my bike in '06 when I ran Mike Smith in Ohio. I struggled and struggled and struggled. Mid-point of the year Treble rewired my bike and everything is just starting to come together now.

“I was chasing my tail for awhile and now I found it and the bike is running good.”

Phillips admits he played a little game with Arana in the semifinals in order to get into the final round.

“He kinda did something to me in Indy, so I said, 'I'm going to do it back to him this time',” explained Phillips. “It was kind of a mind deal I played with him on the starting line. He likes to make people wait, so I made him wait and I think he got over-anxious.”

Arana jumped the tree, red lighting by .007 seconds.

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