The Southwest sun blazed with fury upon the racing surface at Texas Motorplex through four sessions of qualifying for the Texas NHRA FallNationals, but KB Titan Racing, led by Greg Anderson and his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro, wasn’t the least bit perturbed. Six-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Anderson powered to the 139th No. 1 qualifying position of his career, with KB Titan teammates Cory Reed, Dallas Glenn, Matt Hartford, Eric Latino, Matt Latino, and Deric Kramer all scoring a spot from the top half of the field.
“I’m just super proud of the KB Titan team,” said Anderson, who also earned the GESi Pro Stock No. 1 Qualifier Award bonus. “We had a great couple of days of qualifying at the Motorplex. I love racing here; it’s a Pro Stock track, it’s a Greg Anderson track, and I love racing here. Tomorrow, we get to race for the trophy and for that cowboy hat, and I absolutely want both of those things.”
Anderson’s best time of 6.497-second came during the exciting Friday Night Live event at Texas Motorplex. Along with the provisional pole and six bonus points as quickest of both Friday sessions, Anderson scored the $7,500 cash bonus. Heading into Saturday, he had momentum. In the early session he was again low of the round for another three bonus marks to bring the total claimed in Dallas qualifying to nine. In the final session, he made a decent pass, but low of the round honors went to Glenn, the incoming points leader whom Anderson now trails by one round heading into eliminations.
Last season, Anderson and Glenn took the championship battle all the way to the final round of the final race of the season, and this year, the battle roared on between the two friendly rivals. For Anderson, having the 2021 Rookie of the Year challenge for the championship again — and to do so from under the KB Titan Racing umbrella — is fueling his own fire.
“Dallas is a win waiting to happen every race we go to,” he said. “He makes me try to dig down to find an extra gear, and he’s absolutely pushing me to find something that’s probably almost gone in me. I’ve been able to find a little bit of youth when I race him, and I thank him for that.”
On Sunday, Glenn and Anderson are on the opposite sides of the ladder. Anderson will start his quest for a 113th Pro Stock trophy with a first-round meeting with David Cuadra. Glenn, who picked up six bonus points in the RAD Torque Systems Camaro, will race KB Titan Racing teammate Cody Coughlin. Young Coughlin, who is up for Rookie of the Year, started the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship by reaching the first final round of his career at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading.
Kramer, driving the Get BioFuels Chevrolet overseen by crew chief Michael Hiner, is starting from the No. 8 position. He is set to meet with Pro Stock rookie Chris Vang. Starting fourth and with a qualifying bonus point in his pocket, Matt Hartford and his The Hose Connection/Rottler/Total Seal Camaro will square off with Stephen Bell. Hartford enters Sunday No. 3 in the Pro Stock points and 165 marks out of the top spot.
Norwalk winner Cory Reed and his J&A Service Camaro had an impressive car in qualifying, and the well-tuned machine reeled in seven bonus points and a start from the No. 2 spot — his best of the season. Reed will race Troy Coughlin Jr. in the opening act. Rookie of the Year contender Matt Latino and the FASS Diesel Systems Chevy will start seventh and race Jeg Coughlin Jr. in round one.
Latino’s father, Eric Latino, earned a career-first pole in St. Louis two weeks ago driving his GESi Camaro. Here at Texas Motorplex, he landed the No. 6 position and a first-round meeting with veteran racer Greg Stanfield.
Anderson has had notable success at Texas Motorplex in previous seasons, including capturing the 98th win of his career there in 2021 to move into position as the most winning driver in the history of the class. He now holds 112 victories, second only to Funny Car legend John Force, and six of those victories have been captured this year.
“This racetrack has been very, very good to me,” said Anderson, who has more wins in Dallas than any other Pro Stock driver with titles won in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2019, and 2021. Last season, he advanced to the final round and set in motion a powerful finish to the season that culminated in the Pro Stock world championship. Following Dallas, Anderson reached the final in Las Vegas and got the nod in a must-win final round at the NHRA Finals.
“The season isn’t over yet, but a good day tomorrow would go a long way,” said Anderson. “I’ve got a great car, but so do my teammates and so does the competition. I’m going to have to bring my A-game, without a doubt.”
Final eliminations at the Texas NHRA FallNationals are set to begin at 10 a.m. Central Sunday at Texas Motorplex.
This story was originally published on October 12, 2025.
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