So far this season, it seems everything has gone right for KB Racing.

Through five races, the duo of Greg Anderson and Jason Line have taken every pole, won every race and set the quickest and fastest time at every event. Yet, despite overwhelming odds in their favor, tensions were a little high entering this weekend’s NHRA event in Houston.

“There is no doubt, this was a big test this weekend and I think we passed with flying colors. The humidity here this weekend was, by a mile, the most humid we have ever tried to run these fuel injected cars. Despite all that we have learned, so far, you still don’t know what is going to happen out there,” Anderson said. “We just kept tuning on the car throughout the day as the humidity kept going up and up. It was probably as much humidity as you can get away with and still have a race. But we made the right tuning moves and we are really starting to feel good about the job we have done with the car.”

Yet again, Anderson and Line outclassed the field Sunday at the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, qualifying 1-2, dominating every session and meeting head-to-head in the final for the fifth time this season.

And, with little separating the teammates, it was Anderson who hoisted the Wally this round in an exciting final between the two as Anderson won on a holeshot - his third holeshot victory of the season - with a 6.630-second pass at 209.43 mph. Line made it a race at the end, but the sizable starting line advantage for Anderson proved too much to overcome as Line crossed the stripe with a 6.597 at 208.23 mph.

“I had a ball today. The car was just a dream to drive every run and I knew I had a great chance to win the event,” Anderson said. “Rob (Downing) and the boys did a great job with the car. When you can make it all the way to the final with your teammate, the gloves come off and you can have some fun.

“I felt a little bad for Jason. You want it to be a tough race and obviously he missed the tree, but my car didn’t make a good run, so I guess we had a bobble on each side and it ended up being a very close race. If you add up our reaction times this weekend we were within thousandths every run, our cars were within thousandths every run, and when it came down to it we were still close, but in a completely different way.”

Anderson faced a rather unorthodox journey to his 81st career victory, falling behind at the start in each of his runs before overcoming for the round win.

After a bye in round one, Anderson defeated Vincent Nobile and Allen Johnson on his way to the final, while Line had wins over V. Gaines and Bo Butner to reach his sixth final of the year. The ease of each round win further prove just how powerful the Summit Racing Equipment-backed Chevy Camaros have been on the racetrack through the first quarter of the season.

“These are very sharp individuals we race against. There is a lot of talent in the field and they chased our tail all over the track the last few years. So we know it is coming, but we are sure enjoying the ride while it lasts,” Anderson said. “The good news is, we are making the most of it while we have the opportunity. While we have this performance advantage, we are not making mistakes. We are finding ways to get to the winner’s circle and that makes it extra special for us.

“It is great to have an advantage, but there is still a minefield out there. There are a million ways you can lose, so I am proud of Jason and myself and our teams that we have gotten the job done at every track. Six races, three wins for each of us, that is just about as good as it gets.”

Line leaves Houston still in control of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock points lead, but Anderson has closed the gap to within 79 points of his teammate. Both are more than 100 points clear of third place.

As Anderson continues to add to his gaudy totals with his 81st career Wally and 83rd career top qualifier award, the question must be asked - where does this resurgent season rank in his historic career?

“I still love going to every race and having the chance to get one more trophy,” Anderson said. “You just never know when it is going to be your last one. I cherish every one and, no matter what that number ends up being, it is fine with me.

“All I know is that we are having a ball. We will pick up from here, go home, dig in, work hard and show up in Atlanta at the Summit Nationals and see if we can do it again.”

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