The biggest race of the NHRA's drag racing season, the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, got underway on
Friday with a single qualifying run at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing
team took full advantage of the opportunity, tripping the finish line timers in 6.635 seconds with
the fastest speed of the session at 208.20 mph. Sitting in the seco nd position, the five-time
Indianapolis winner was pleased to have gotten off to a strong start, and was confident of
improving during one of his remaining four attempts.
"Although it was not what I would consider a good, quality run, it was still a nice start by our
Summit Racing team," said Anderson. "We had way too much of a wheelstand on that run. I don't know
if we have a broken wheelie bar or what else could be wrong, but it was a bit of a handful to
drive, so to qualify No. 2 is definitely promising.
"Apparently we came here with a decent set-up and a good amount of power. Considering Jason and I
are second and third, and I set top speed, things seem to be getting better. I know it's only one
day, but you definitely want to start out strong and not put yourself in an early hole. With our
performance today, everyone should be pretty happy, and we're itching to get back here tomorrow."
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