Anderson Starts Quest For Title From No. 3

Greg Anderson, driver of the KB Racing LLC-owned, Summit Racing Equipment -backed Pontiac GTO, qualified No. 3 at the next-to-last race of the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, the seventh annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“This is a really big weekend; I mean, really big,” said Anderson following the last round of qualifying. “I’m pumped up and ready to go.”

Anderson saved the best for last, running an elapsed time of 6.731 seconds in the fourth and final qualifying session.

Starting from the No. 3 position, the Duluth, Minn. native, who now lives in the Charlotte area, will square off against two-time Pro Stock champion Jim Yates, who qualified No. 14 (6.757 seconds).

Anderson’s other competition in the final segment of the Countdown to 1 finished qualifying as follows: Dave Connolly (No. 1), Allen Johnson (No. 8) and Jeg Coughlin (No. 9).

At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Anderson has five wins in seven final rounds since 2003. At the fall race, he has won twice – in 2003 (over Kurt Johnson) and 2004 (over teammate Jason Line). He was runner-up to Kurt Johnson in the 2005 fall edition. He’s also won three-times here at the spring race. Earlier this year he won the SummitRacing.com Nationals over Jeg Coughlin. In 2003 and 2004 he won over Kurt Johnson and in 2005 he was runner up to Dave Connolly.

The third most prolific winner in Pro Stock history, Anderson will be going after his 51st career win at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals. For the 2007 season in 21 races, Anderson has advanced to the final round 11 times and has come away with seven wins.