“I don’t know how anyone could be happier than I am right now,” said Line. “This was just a huge day for the Summit Racing team, and I am so glad we were finally able to seal the deal. To be honest, it was getting a little frustrating making it to the finals at the last two races and not leaving with the trophy, but this one all but makes up for it.

“I certainly didn’t do the best job of driving today, but this KB Racing team gave me another great hot rod and we were able to make it to the final, where I was finally able to pull myself together and get the job done, winning from the No. 1 position for the first time in five years – that alone means a lot. All in all, it was just a great day.” 

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Phillips held off rookie rider and Mac Tools U.S. Nationals winner Hector Arana Jr. when he rode his Racers Edge Suzuki to a run of 6.979 at 194.96 to secure his first win in over a year and move up to the seventh spot in the point standings. Arana Jr. moved to the third spot in the standings with his runner-up finish to Phillips.

“Having my mother, Aline, here this weekend made the win real sweet,” said Phillips. “I had talked to her on Monday about coming to the races, and at first she said it was too hot. Then on Friday morning, just before we were ready to run, she popped up at the racetrack. My mom made my weekend, even if we had not won. I’m still a ‘Momma’s Boy.’”

Karen Stoffer qualified fifth and then made the fastest pass of the first round in defeating Michael Ray, going the quarter-mile in 6.880 seconds at 195.93 mph.

That put her GEICO Suzuki against Matt Smith in the second round, with Stoffer getting the lane choice. As Stoffer was preparing to stage, though, Smith started having problems with his bike. Stoffer and the GEICO team waited for Smith to be able to stage. After that, nothing went right.

"I waited for him, and I would do it again," Stoffer said. "I was sitting on the starting line thinking, 'Oh, he's not going to run. He hurt his bike. All I have to do is cut a green light.' I figured he would squirt out and then die or something like that.

"That was my fault, 100 percent my fault. I was thinking, and I know better than to think on the starting line."

Stoffer left the starting line late, giving Smith a big advantage. But Smith ran 6.974 seconds at 190.86 mph to Stoffer's 7.014 seconds at 189.42 mph.

"While I sat there and waited, I thought, 'All he wants me to do is red-light so he can go to the next round. I'll make sure it's good and green,'" Stoffer said "I didn't plan on it being that green. That's what happens when you think on the starting line.

"Ultimately, the bike slowed down. We went from a 6.88 to a 7.01. I had to cut a .030 light to win that race. It could've been done. I've been cutting .020s and .000s all weekend. I could've done it had I done my normal thing, but I was thinking that I didn't have to do my normal thing."

Stoffer remains second in the Pro Stock Motorcycle points standings, with four races remaining in the six-race Countdown to the Championship.


POINT STANDINGS

Top Fuel: 1.  Spencer Massey, 2,267; 2.  Antron Brown, 2,260; 3.  Del Worsham, 2,201; 4.  Larry Dixon, 2,199; 5.  Tony Schumacher, 2,195; 6.  Brandon Bernstein, 2,160; 7.  Doug Kalitta, 2,132; 8.  Shawn Langdon, 2,083; 9.  David Grubnic, 2,064; 10.  Morgan Lucas, 2,046.

Funny Car: 1.  Mike Neff, 2,245; 2.  Matt Hagan, 2,241; 3.  Cruz Pedregon, 2,238; 4.  Jack Beckman, 2,213; 5. Ron Capps, 2,178; 6.  Robert Hight, 2,138; 7.  Bob Tasca III, 2,107; 8.  (tie) Jeff Arend, 2,096; John Force, 2,096; 10.  Tim Wilkerson, 2,085.

Pro Stock: 1.  Jason Line, 2,312; 2.  Greg Anderson, 2,200; 3.  Erica Enders, 2,176; 4.  Mike Edwards, 2,168; 5.  Vincent Nobile, 2,167; 6.  Greg Stanfield, 2,123; 7.  Allen Johnson, 2,114; 8.  Rodger Brogdon, 2,094; 9.  Shane Gray, 2,071; 10.  Ron Krisher, 2,042.

Pro Stock Motorcycle: 1.  Eddie Krawiec, 2,295; 2.  Karen Stoffer, 2,232; 3.  Hector Arana Jr, 2,205; 4.  Matt Smith, 2,198; 5.  Andrew Hines, 2,176; 6.  LE Tonglet, 2,164; 7.  Michael Phillips, 2,153; 8.  Jerry Savoie, 2,124; 9.  Hector Arana, 2,106; 10.  Jim Underdahl, 2,086.