Pontiac's Greg Anderson/Post Race/NHRA Houston/March 30

HOUSTON, Texas, March 30, 2008 - By his own admission Greg Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GXP wasn't the fastest Pro Stock car going into today's eliminations for the 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park, but that didn't stop the three-time POWERade champ from collecting his second win of the season by defeating No. 1 qualifier Kurt Johnson in the ACDelco Chevy Cobalt in the final round. In the money round Anderson, who qualified sixth, had an elapsed time of 6.692 seconds at 207.37 mph as Johnson spun the tires and slowed to a 13.425 e.t. at 64.01 mph.

"I'm a realist and I kind of know when you deserve to win or have a good chance to win, and I wouldn't have put my money on us at the start of the day," Anderson said. "But drag racing's crazy and you've got to race on the track, not on paper. We struggled this weekend, but a lot of guys struggled. It just came down to timing. Whoever we were matched up with we just did a slightly better job to get the round win. Timing is everything. This is a neat win. I don't remember winning one like this before. The racetrack just threw curveball after curveball at us, and we just kept getting infield hits, I guess. We never knocked one out of the park, but I guess it was enough to win. I'll remember this one for awhile."

This was Anderson's 53rd career victory to break a tie with Joe Amato (52) on the all-time wins list, and he has been on both sides of the fence when it comes to winning or losing races.

PRO STOCK RESULTS - HOUSTON, March 30, 2008

Winner - Greg Anderson (Pontiac GXP), 6.692ET/207.37MPH
Runner-up - Kurt Johnson (Chevy Cobalt), 13.425ET/64.01MPH
No. 1 Qualifier - Kurt Johnson (Chevy Cobalt), 6.638ET(track record)/208.42MPH
Low elapsed time - Kurt Johnson (Chevy Cobalt), 6.638 seconds
Top Speed - Warren Johnson (Pontiac GXP), 209.10MPH(track record)
Top 10 - 1. Greg Anderson (Pontiac GXP), 343; 2. Jeg Coughlin (Chevy Cobalt), 340; 3. Jason Line (Pontiac GXP), 275; 4. Kurt Johnson (Chevy Cobalt), 266; 5. Allen Johnson (Dodge), 263; 6. V. Gaines (Dodge), 250; 7. Warren Johnson (Pontiac GXP), 221; 8. Mike Edwards(Pontiac), 212; 9. Justin Humphreys (Pontiac), 168; 10. Greg Stanfield (Pontiac GXP), 151.

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