MADISON, Ill. — Greg Anderson built on the momentum he built with his first NHRA Pro Stock victory in more than a year by earning his second victory in as many weeks at Sunday's NHRA Midwest Nationals.
This weekend's event, at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, was third in the NHRA's six-race Championship Playoff Countdown. Anderson, a Duluth native who lives in North Carolina, went from eighth to second in the standings in two weeks.
“I'm back in the game. I legitimately have a shot at this championship with three races to go, and that's all you can ask for,” Anderson said in an NHRA press release.
Anderson, the No. 4 seed, met top seed and top seed Erica Enders in the semifinals for the second weekend in a row.
Anderson unleashed an unreal reaction time of 0.002 seconds in the semi-final to beat Enders, who had trouble getting off the starting line.
In the final, Anderson faced No. 7 qualifier Aaron Stanfield and was again quicker off the starting line, with a 0.021 second reaction. That led to a wire-to-wire victory with a time of 6.552 seconds for a 0.015-second margin of victory, the 103rd of his NHRA career.
“From the first round onwards, it's like competing in the final, every week. Right now, if you don't do a perfect job the first time, go home. We cannot say what will happen from here. I feel fantastic with the way things have gone these past two weeks. With the work my guys have done on my race car and even the work I've been able to do behind the wheel, it feels great,” Anderson said.
Racing teams will have a week off before the Texas NHRA FallNationals near Dallas from October 12-15.
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