When Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson becomes your crew chief on Sunday, that’s usually an indication of how tough your day is going to be.

Anderson was eliminated in the first round during the NHRA Schuck’s Auto Parts Nationals in Seattle, WA.

Jason Line used the key personnel addition to his advantage. Starting from the No. 3 qualifying position, Line marched through a tough Pro Stock field to capture his second national-event victory of the season - his first ever at Pacific Raceways during the NHRA Schuck’s Nationals.

"It feels great to win, especially here in Seattle," Line said. "I've been out here, I don't know how many times, and never had any success whatsoever even when I raced in Stock eliminator. It feels really good to win here and it felt really good to drive well today. We didn't have the greatest car in qualifying - we had some issues. We tested some parts along the way, which is kind of cool, although you don't want to be testing at national events. But it all worked out and the guys did a great job, especially getting down that left lane, which was a little bit tricky.”

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When Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson becomes your crew chief on Sunday, that’s usually an indication of how tough your day is going to be.

Anderson was eliminated in the first round during the NHRA Schuck’s Auto Parts Nationals in Seattle, WA.

Jason Line used the key personnel addition to his advantage. Starting from the No. 3 qualifying position, Line marched through a tough Pro Stock field to capture his second national-event victory of the season - his first ever at Pacific Raceways during the NHRA Schuck’s Nationals.

"It feels great to win, especially here in Seattle," Line said. "I've been out here, I don't know how many times, and never had any success whatsoever even when I raced in Stock eliminator. It feels really good to win here and it felt really good to drive well today. We didn't have the greatest car in qualifying - we had some issues. We tested some parts along the way, which is kind of cool, although you don't want to be testing at national events. But it all worked out and the guys did a great job, especially getting down that left lane, which was a little bit tricky.”

Line's Pontiac set top speed of the meet during Friday time trials at 210.14 mph, and on race day, he defeated Warren Johnson in the opening round with a 6.652 e.t. at 207.11 mph, Kurt Johnson in the quarterfinals with a 6.639 second run at 208.04 mph and Greg Stanfield in the semifinals with a 6.657 e.t. at 208.04 mph.

 

Any time you win, it's perfect," Line said. "We didn't run as good as we wanted to this weekend. We ended up swapping motors a couple of times and that created some situations we don't usually go through. We felt like we were having trouble getting a hold of the race track and we wanted to change engines because of the different power curves. So we swapped, and it was a gamble but it worked. - Jason Line

After giving up lane choice to Allen Johnson for their final-round matchup, Line's Pontiac GXP jumped out in front of Johnson's Dodge at the starting line with a solid .026 light, and then never relinquished the lead, crossing the finish line with a winning 6.659 second run at 208.10 mph. Johnson's Dodge followed with a 6.664 e.t. at 207.78 mph. The margin of victory for Line's Pontiac GXP was .056 of a second or approximately 17 feet at the stripe.

“I was nervous about racing Allen Johnson. He's been pretty good these last two weeks, but I felt like we had a chance. Before the race I asked Greg (Anderson) if he thought we could get down that left lane and he just said, 'I don't know.' Whenever he says that it usually means that we can, and fortunately it worked. I looked over in high gear and didn't see Allen's Dodge there. I knew he wasn't going to catch this Pontiac."

The Seattle triumph marked the 15th career victory for the 2006 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion and his fifth final-round appearance this season. It was also the fourth straight win by the Summit Racing Pontiac tandem of Line and teammate Greg Anderson dating back to the Lucas Oil SuperNationals last month in Englishtown, N.J.

"Any time you win, it's perfect," Line said. "We didn't run as good as we wanted to this weekend. We ended up swapping motors a couple of times and that created some situations we don't usually go through. We felt like we were having trouble getting a hold of the race track and we wanted to change engines because of the different power curves. So we swapped, and it was a gamble but it worked."