{"id":48638,"date":"2024-10-12T23:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T04:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=48638"},"modified":"2024-10-13T11:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T16:47:07","slug":"greg-anderson-wins-battle-for-the-saddle-earns-130th-career-nhra-pro-stock-no-1-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/greg-anderson-wins-battle-for-the-saddle-earns-130th-career-nhra-pro-stock-no-1-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Anderson wins Battle for the Saddle, earns 130th career NHRA Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio<\/em><\/p>\n

ENNIS \u2013 Five-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson recorded his 130th career No. 1 on Saturday at the Texas NHRA  FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex.<\/p>\n

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Greg Anderson, Pro stock No. 1 qualifier. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Anderson, who has won six times at the Texas Motorplex, heads into Sunday\u2019s elimination rounds with his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro, a hot rod that is running better than it has all season.<\/p>\n

On Friday night during the Stampede of Speed qualifying time trials, Anderson made a pass at 6.524 seconds at 208.99 mph to earn the top spot and stay in the hunt for the title. It was his sixth No. 1 qualifier this season.<\/p>\n

Anderson is currently in fourth place in the standings and trails points leader and KB Titan Racing teammate Dallas Glenn, who leads Anderson by 116 points. Aaron Stanfield is second in points, followed by Erica Enders, the defending champion and last year\u2019s winner at the Texas Motorplex.<\/p>\n

Enders qualified second after posting a 6.526 at 209.09 run on Friday. David Cuadra was third with a 6.532 at 208.60, followed by Stanfield and Glenn.<\/p>\n

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Greg Anderson. NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Glenn, Stanfield, Enders and Anderson have all been the four semifinalists at each of the first three races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. But on Sunday, Glenn, Stanfield and Anderson will all be on the same side of the ladder, while Enders sits on the other side of the bracket, which gives Anderson potential opportunities to gain on them in the points battle. If the top two in points meet in the second round, a potential matchup with Anderson could await in the semifinals should Anderson make it that far.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree of us are on one side,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cErica happened to end up on the other side and I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s a good thing or a bad thing for her. We\u2019ll see how it plays out tomorrow. There\u2019s only going to be one of the three left in the semifinal on our side of the ladder. Without something like that happening at one of these races I probably wouldn\u2019t have a chance to make up ground because if we all four keep making the semifinals, you\u2019re not going to make up much ground. It\u2019s really the only chance I\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson, whose last victory at the Texas Motorplex was in 2021, has two wins this season (Phoenix and Charlotte). He has raced in the final round three times this season and has an overall 29-15 win-loss round record.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see how the cards fall tomorrow, but it’s an opportunity. I like that. We\u2019re going to be fast. I\u2019m excited to race, and it could be a turning point of the season. It\u2019s time to either get it done or go home and I love that. That\u2019s what I need to get up on the wheel. It\u2019s going to be fun tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Greg Anderson at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Photo courtesy of Auto Imagery \/ Gary Nastase<\/p><\/div>\n

Weather conditions on Sunday could make things interesting for the NHRA Pro Stock drivers. The weather forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures in the high 90s, which could result in a slippery race surface. It could also result in being one of hottest racing days of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night\u2019s run afforded us a little bit of luxury today, to be able to go out there and do some things different with the car,\u201d said Anderson, who will have a solo in the first run as would-be-opponent Eric Latino crashed in qualifying and will not be able to make the call.
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\n\u201cWe found a major problem with the engine tonight, so that\u2019s why I wasn\u2019t able to run as fast as I should have today. The car itself was happy. We put that together and get the engine problems fixed tomorrow, we\u2019re going to be fast. I\u2019m excited to race, and it could be a turning point of the season.\u201d
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\nEliminations rounds for the NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex are set to begin at noon CT on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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ENNIS, Texas — Monday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 39th annual Texas NHRA
\nFallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 18th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
\nPairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Sunday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Brittany Force, 3.667 seconds, 338.19 mph  vs. 16. Spencer Hyde, 3.833, 318.49; 2.
\nShawn Reed, 3.676, 330.71  vs. 15. Tony Stewart, 3.816, 327.25; 3. Steve Torrence, 3.721, 332.03  vs.
\n14. Krista Baldwin, 3.788, 322.35; 4. Shawn Langdon, 3.727, 328.61  vs. 13. Jasmine Salinas, 3.780,
\n330.30; 5. Antron Brown, 3.737, 326.75  vs. 12. Justin Ashley, 3.778, 326.02; 6. Billy Torrence,
\n3.743, 318.13  vs. 11. Josh Hart, 3.776, 327.99; 7. Clay Millican, 3.752, 323.74  vs. 10. Doug
\nKalitta, 3.775, 328.30; 8. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.757, 323.42  vs. 9. Tony Schumacher, 3.762, 324.93.
\nDid Not Qualify: 17. Scott Palmer, 3.883, 306.79; 18. Cameron Ferre, 4.557, 217.97; 19. Kebin
\nKinsley, 4.656, 190.92.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.813, 333.09  vs. 16. Terry Haddock, Ford Mustang,
\n4.100, 282.11; 2. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.823, 335.20  vs. 15. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 4.025,
\n313.41; 3. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.825, 331.49  vs. 14. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.968, 314.84; 4. Blake
\nAlexander, Mustang, 3.833, 326.37  vs. 13. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.931, 328.90; 5. Ron Capps,
\nToyota GR Supra, 3.862, 331.44  vs. 12. Dave Richards, Mustang, 3.920, 315.99; 6. Daniel Wilkerson,
\nMustang, 3.871, 327.68  vs. 11. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 3.915, 327.51; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Charger,
\n3.878, 325.90  vs. 10. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.913, 326.44; 8. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.889, 323.60  vs.
\n9. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 3.909, 326.96.
\nDid Not Qualify: 17. Buddy Hull, 4.113, 304.75; 18. Jeff Diehl, 4.129, 283.70; 19. Chris King, 4.131,
\n301.51.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.524, 208.99  vs. 16. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.578,
\n209.30; 2. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.526, 209.09  vs. 15. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.573, 207.84;
\n3. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.532, 208.60  vs. 14. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.573, 209.10; 4. Aaron
\nStanfield, Camaro, 6.533, 209.78  vs. 13. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.570, 209.90; 5. Dallas Glenn,
\nCamaro, 6.535, 210.05  vs. 12. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.566, 211.09; 6. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro,
\n6.554, 210.24  vs. 11. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.564, 210.08; 7. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.555, 209.08  vs.
\n10. Camrie Caruso, Camaro, 6.558, 209.69; 8. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.557, 208.61  vs. 9. Jerry
\nTucker, Camaro, 6.558, 210.64.
\nDid Not Qualify: 17. Deric Kramer, 6.586, 208.59; 18. Kenny Delco, 6.588, 209.65; 19. Derrick Reese,
\n6.607, 208.85.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.749, 202.52  vs. Bye; 2. Matt Smith, Buell,
\n6.756, 201.77  vs. 15. Malcolm Phillips Jr., Suzuki, 7.020, 190.44; 3. Hector Arana Jr, EBR, 6.773,
\n200.40  vs. 14. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.956, 192.88; 4. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.778, 201.81  vs. 13.
\nRon Tornow, Victory, 6.932, 197.85; 5. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.780, 196.99  vs. 12. Geno Scali,
\nSuzuki, 6.903, 195.89; 6. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.808, 201.41  vs. 11. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.870,
\n197.26; 7. John Hall, Beull, 6.824, 199.89  vs. 10. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.856, 197.89; 8. Chase Van
\nSant, Suzuki, 6.832, 198.92  vs. 9. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.840, 198.75.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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