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"When I saw that win light come on, I just wanted to jump
through the windshield," Anderson said. "There's nothing like it. We
go through so much in this class to keep pace, and it's so tough just
to qualify. To go four rounds on race day and get the win light all
four rounds, I can't describe how good that feels. It's such an accomplishment.
The best part was winning this race in front of my dad. He gets to come
to four or five races a year, and thank God he was at this one. I won
this race on Father's Day for my dad."
With his victory, Anderson solidifies his hold on third
place in the points standings. He is now only 50 points out of second
place behind Warren Johnson and 136 points behind first-place Jim Yates.
"The parity in this class is incredible," Anderson said.
"I think sometimes we all should be wearing straight jackets to want
to compete in Pro Stock. Just to qualify is like winning a race. And
then you go through such agony on race day because any car that qualifies
can win. To win two races through this season with an opportunity to
win a third race this year, we've got ourselves a new team that is ready
to step up." -- Jeff Romack
YATES KEEPS POINTS LEAD
Splitfire/Peak Pontiac Grand Am driver Jim Yates extended
his points lead by one round over Warren Johnson heading into the halfway
point of the season. Yates took the No. 1 qualifying spot for the fourth
consecutive race and advanced to round three before losing to race-winner
Greg Anderson.
"The turning point for us today was when we lost lane
choice in round two," said Yates. "I had to beat Troy (Coughlin) on
a holeshot because the car didn't run the number we wanted. It got loose
down track; that cost us five-thousandths of a second and put us in
that bad right lane for the semifinals. It's hard to run fast from that
lane, although we set low e.t. over there early in the weekend, but
the track was about 25 degrees cooler and had a lot more rubber then.
"We're going to take the time before St. Louis to make
sure all of our parts and pieces are good. Bob's (Ingles) going to get
all of our motors ready. St. Louis is going to be a critical race for
us. We usually run well there because it's a good racetrack with plenty
of traction and similar to what we qualified on here." -- Jeff Romack
WARREN JOHNSON REACHES ANOTHER MILESTONE IN COLUMBUS
Warren Johnson qualified for his milestone 300th consecutive
NHRA national event at the Pontiac Excitement Nationals, extending the
longest qualifying streak in NHRA history. Johnson, the top qualifier
on Friday, ended up third on the qualifying sheet.
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