Greg Anderson turned some heads in the third qualifying session as he raced up to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday night with 6.561-second time at 210.11 mph in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro.

That run left him in the No. 1 qualifying spot heading into Monday.

But, during his runs, he didn’t participate in the “Pro Stock Battle Of The Burnouts: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” initiative that was introduced by NHRA at the U.S. Nationals.

Inspired by Shane Gray's nearly 600-foot burnouts during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minn., last month, NHRA will stage a burnout competition amongst all Pro Stock cars during the five qualifying sessions.

Vincent Nobile won the “Pro Stock Battle Of The Burnouts: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” challenge after the first qualifying session Friday. Shane Gray won the burnout challenge in Q2. As for Q3, no one participated in the burnout challenge, thus no winner was tabbed. Deric Kramer wowed the crowd with his burnout in Q4 and won the session.

“I would feel obligated if they (NHRA) would have come to us and ask us,” Anderson said. “Nobody asked anything, it was kind of dropped on us. I feel a little bad because obviously the fans love it and want to see it. I would love to do it. Unfortunately, there’s so much on the line here as far as trying to make great runs. The class is so close that thousandths mean everything. Unfortunately, when you do a longer burnout like that, the engine gets warmer and the tires get more feathered up and they are just a fraction off and that’s the downside of it.

I wish that each run out here didn’t mean so much, but unfortunately it does. There’s just too much on the line in our position anyway we are fighting for every point to get seeded as high as we can in the Countdown. Maybe if this (burnout challenge) was a little earlier in the season and not the U.S. Nationals it would be a little easier on us. I feel bad, I honestly do, because fans are asking for something like that and we want to give them what they want, but it has to come at a time when maybe that last couple thousandth doesn’t mean anything.”