Greg Anderson finishes No. 2 in the nation driving HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
At the conclusion of an intense Countdown to the Championship battle, Greg Anderson capped a whirlwind of a season with a start from the pole and a semifinals finish. Anderson's HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro was the strongest car on the lot at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, and although he did not leave with the trophy, his 6.492-second pass stood tall as low elapsed time of the event. With his strong performance throughout the Countdown and on raceday at the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, Anderson finished No. 2 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock points, and the five-time world champion is already looking ahead to hitting heavy in 2024.
"This weekend, my HendrickCars.com Chevrolet was the best car I've had all year," said Anderson, who earned the 124th No. 1 qualifying position and snuck up right behind the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip track record of 6.480 in doing so. "I'm just sorry we're out of races. We'll have to lick our wounds and come back stronger next year. The good news is, we ended on a high note, and this KB Titan Racing team can leave here with heads held high knowing we did all we possibly could."
After claiming low e.t. in the first and second rounds of eliminations with a 6.501 to beat Mason McGaha and a 6.521 to top Bo Butner, Anderson's very uncharacteristic red-light start (by just -.011 of a second) ended his day in the semifinals next to Aaron Stanfield. Anderson, however, capped the season with another great journey down the dragstrip in testament to the abundant KBT horsepower packed under the hood and a promise of good things to come. His final trip down the Pomona quarter-mile came out to 6.506.
"I'm proud of the guys and very disappointed that I dropped the ball in the semifinals, but there are still so many positives to look at for the weekend," said Anderson. "That one negative guess cost us the race, but that's drag racing, as they say. You get one shot at it, and you have to get it perfect every time. It's on me, and I accept the blame, but I'm proud of the effort and extremely excited about the way we were able to make our racecars run this weekend."
Anderson has claimed one of the top two finishes in 14 seasons, five times earning the right to wear No. 1 on his racecar. Buoyed by an incredibly strong team and surrounded by some of the best drivers in the class right under the KBT awnings, Anderson is eager to get back to Mooresville, N.C., and get back to work.
"The goal for us in the off-season will be to make our stuff better yet," he said. "There is no doubt, this class is tougher than it's ever been. There are more good drivers, more good cars, and more good teams than there ever was before. The competition just keeps going up and up and up, so we'll have to make gains over the winter if we want to have a good year next year. We've got three months to try to get better as a race team, and that's what we're going to do. There were too many positives this weekend to write it off as a bad one. We're leaving Pomona with our heads high, and we'll smile for the next few months when we're working as hard as we can possibly work."
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