P
ro Stock was not contested at
the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-
Wide Nationals, and Summit Rac-
ing’s three-time NHRA Pro Stock
champion, Jason Line, saw a window of op-
portunity to get back behind the wheel of his
1970 Buick GS.
Line, the 1993 Stock Eliminator world cham-
pion, was still piloting the same blue Buick,
but for the first time in his racing career, he
entered the reliable race car in the Super Stock
category for the Charlotte.
“I only get to run my car a couple of times a
year, and I really just want to see how fast I can
make it go,” said Line before the event. “It’s just
a chance for me to go and have some fun. I’m
not here to beat up on anybody; they’re going
to beat up on me.”
Entered in SS/JA, Line had the chance to test
just how fast his car could go when he was faced
with back-to-back heads-up competitions in the
first two rounds of eliminations.
He qualified No. 8 with a 10.105 (.0895 under
the class index) and advanced from the first round
with a 10.088 next to a red-lighting Kevin Riner.
In the second round, Bryan Worner clocked a
9.928 to defeat Line’s 10.149.
“This was about being with my wife and kids
and having a good time, and absolutely, it was
great,” said Line. “I’ve had the chance to visit
with a few Sportsman racers I haven’t seen in a
long time, and I like my old car. This was kind of
a chance for me to relive my youth.”
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