It didn’t take Jason Line to get his redemption.

A day after a loose oil line ruined his chance to beat his teammate Greg Anderson and win the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge, Line regrouped Sunday and won the Denso Spark Plugs national event at The Strip.

“(Saturday) was a tough day,” Line said. “It wasn’t the day I was looking for and I really had my heart set on winning that K&N trophy and it was a little bit devastating to be honest. Normally, I don’t get to upset over it, but it was one of those things that kind of bothered me a little bit. It took 24 hours for that to get fixed. They are paying me to stink up the joint. If you go to work every day and you don’t do a good job, who goes home and feels good about it? I certainly don’t. I don’t hide my emotions. What you see is what you get.”

Bo Butner, a Lucas Oil Racing Series champion who made his Pro Stock debut last May, was trying to win his first Wally. Butner was trying to become the 62nd different Pro Stock driver to win an NHRA national event, but that opportunity ended at the starting line when he registered a redlight, handing Line the win.

“I actually feel bad that Bo didn’t (win), I really do, because he had the best car,” said Line, who tunes Butner’s car. “It is fun to help somebody get their first win and I really felt like (Sunday) was his day. It was also strange to go up there (to the starting line) Mark (Lyle) always gave me a little gesture before I staged and I’m definitely going to miss that.”

Lyle, who became NHRA's chief starter in 2012, died unexpectedly March 27.

Line and Butner are Ken Black Racing teammates and the team has been dominant this season.

Fellow KB driver Greg Anderson has wins at the Winternationals and Gainesville – beating Line in the finals each time. Line won at Phoenix, defeating Chris McGaha in finals Feb. 28, and now at Las Vegas against Butner.

The KB Racing team became the first Pro Stock team to win the first four races to start the season since teammates Darrell Alderman and Scott Geoffrion accomplished the feat in 1995. Their streak was broken when Mark Osborne won at Atlanta.

“It has been special, to say the least,” said Line about his team’s season so far. “We whined the most when the (Pro Stock) rule changes came out and obviously it has benefitted us. Is that great? I don’t know, but it has been good for us. It has been a fun ride.”

The KB Racing team will have a chance to set the record at the Four-Wide Nationals April 22-24 in Charlotte, N.C.

This was Line’s 39th career NHRA Pro Stock national event win to go along with the world championships he won in 2006 and 2011. It was Line’s second career win at Las Vegas, the other coming in 2008.

Line also is now one win away from tying Kurt Johnson and Mike Edwards on Pro Stock’s all-time career victory list.

Line, who also was the No. 1 qualifier, beat Matt Hartford, McGaha and two-time reigning world champ Erica Enders-Stevens before ousting Butner.

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