Jason Line completed a solid qualifying effort on Saturday, earning the fourth starting position
for Sunday's final eliminations of the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, WA. Taking advantage
of the slightly cooler conditions, Line recorded his quickest pass in the morning session at 6.597
with a top speed of 209.85 mph to claim his fourth Top Five starting position20in six career starts
at Pacific Raceways.
"All in all, we made four reasonably solid runs," said Line. "Our run this morning wasn't bad,
although we left a little on the table, and then tested some parts on that last run, which showed
some promise for the future, so it turned out to be a good day.
"We have a few areas that we still need to work on, but we're going into tomorrow with a good
starting position, and our Summit Racing Pontiac has as good a chance as anyone to win the race
tomorrow. It's all a matter of everyone from the crew to the driver and the car doing their jobs,
which is what we plan to do."
By qualifying, Line was also able to secure his position in the NHRA's playoffs, the Countdown to
One, which start at the Carolinas Nationals in Charlotte, NC. Having assured his participation in
the six-race championship tournament, Line and his Summit crew will now use the four races
remaining to fine-tune their performance in order to put themselves in the best position to win
their second Pro Stock championship.
"Although we felt pretty confident of making the Countdown to One playoff, to clinch a spot with
four races to go is a good feeling," said Line. "It's nice to get that over with, and now that
we're in we have to concentrate on getting better for when the Countdown starts in Charlotte. Our
goal is to peak at the right time this year, which we honestly haven't done in previous years. The
playoff format requires a different mindset, and we're going to make sure everyone on this Summit
Racing crew is ready for it."
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