With 113 Pro Stock trophies in the case, six-time world champion Greg Anderson has claimed more than any other driver in the history of the class. From Anderson’s perspective, though, there is plenty more work to be done. On Sunday at the Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals, the driver of the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro plans to be heavy in the hunt for another NHRA 75th Anniversary Diamond Wally to match the one he earned earlier this season in Pomona.
Taking home the hardware from this racetrack would also be quite the keepsake as it will mark the first Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event held at historic Maryland International Raceway (MIR). KB Titan Racing driver Anderson has won at 23 different racetracks since making his debut in the class in 1998. MIR is one of just four facilities on the current schedule where Anderson has not claimed victory, and each are brand new to the NHRA national event tour: South Georgia Motorsports Park, Rockingham Dragway, Michigan’s U.S. 131 Dragway, and MIR. Anderson will launch into the task at hand from the No. 4 position after claiming the provisional pole on Friday at the event.
“We knew the conditions would be good enough for more 6.4’s today, and that’s exactly what happened. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the No. 1 here, but what we really came here for was that trophy,” said Anderson, whose qualifying best time of 6.494 at 211.79 mph came in the first qualifying session. “We’ll put our thinking caps on and make sure we come out tomorrow with the best possible product, and rest assured we’ll be prepared to battle for another one of those special 75th anniversary Diamond Wallys.”
After closing out Friday qualifying with a 6.510, 210.80, Anderson came back on Saturday in the early round with a 6.502, 211.33 that was fourth best of the session. It also was good for the round win over Erica Enders and her 6.519, 212.03 in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge.
“We got the win light there and got the HendrickCars.com Chevy to the final round of the #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, but we were off a little bit at the 60-foot [timer],” said Anderson, who went on to run another 6.494 in the final but was unable to get the nod over Aaron Stanfield in the bonus race. “The good news is that the car wants to run down the track, and if we can put the round peg in the round hole four rounds in a row on Sunday, I think we’ll be fine.”
Anderson will race young gun Brandon Miller in the opening act, and the winner there will go toe-to-toe with KB Titan Racing hp in either Matt Latino or Deric Kramer. Three of the four drivers to have dipped into the speedy 6.4-second zone in qualifying are powered by KB Titan, and six of the quick eight did so with powerplants out of the esteemed engine shop.
“I’m very proud of the job that this team has done, and we’re working hard and having a ball out here with all of these great fans,” said Anderson. “Today they filled the joint; it was a sellout crowd, and that just puts a smile on your face. It would be great to keep that smile all day tomorrow and get that first Mission Foods trophy at MIR.”
Raceday at the Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals will kick-off at Maryland International Raceway at 11 a.m. EST.
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