If Pro Stock's Line likes Pearl Jam, he might be humming "Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?" from the group's "Present Tense" offering.
He denied Allen Johnson a second Seattle victory in three years. He used a 6.659-second E.T. at 208.10 mph in the Summit Racing Pontiac GXP to defeat Johnson's 6.664-second, 207.78-mph effort in his Team Mopar/J&J Racing Dodge Stratus on the quarter-mile.
"It feels great to win, especially here in Seattle," Line said after his $25,000 victory, his second this season. "I've been out here, I don't know how many times, and never had any success whatsoever, even when I raced in Stock eliminator. It feels really good to win here, and it felt really good to drive well today. We didn't have the greatest car in qualifying - we had some issues. We tested some parts along the way, which is kind of cool, although you don't want to be testing at national events. But it all worked out."
SPORTSMAN RESULTS
Top Alcohol Dragster -- Mark Niver (A/FD) 5.411, 260.81 def. Duane Shields,
6.118, 262.69.
Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Brian Hough, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.728, 253.52
def. Steve Gasparrelli, Ford Mustang, 5.721, 252.19.
Competition Eliminator -- Alan Freese, Pontiac Firebird, 7.489, 179.25
def. Rob Harrison, Chevy Cavalier, 7.821, 170.43.
Super Stock -- Mark Faul, Pontiac Grand Am, 10.282, 126.34 def. Brad
Plourd, Chevy Cavalier, 9.062, 149.80.
Stock Eliminator -- Mike Lewis, Chevy Corvette, 10.509, 124.80 def.
Toby Lang, Chevy Chevelle, 11.938, 108.35.
Super Comp -- Don Sefton, Dragster, 8.916, 171.99 def. Dennis Kooker,
Dragster, foul.
Super Gas -- Curtis Geise, Pontiac Trans Am, 9.880, 161.50 def. Gene
Heaton, '27-T Ford, 9.950, 146.30.
Super Street -- Jeff Jackson, Ford Mustang, 10.955, 146.51 def. Wayne
Linder Jr, Chevrolet, foul.