Anderson snags fourth No. 1 of '09
SONOMA, Calif. -- Greg Anderson raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Pro Stock on Saturday at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals with a track-record performance of 6.571 seconds at 210.11 mph in a Pontiac GXP.
With the qualifying effort, Anderson became the fourth driver in his category to secure a position in the Countdown to 1, NHRA's playoffs. It was his fourth No. 1 of the season, 73rd of his career and his sixth at Infineon Raceway.
J.R. Todd, Matt Hagan and Eddie Krawiec also will lead their categories into Sunday's 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Todd claimed his first No. 1 in Top Fuel this season and the third of his career, with his 3.811 at 312.06 from Friday.
In Funny Car, Hagan's run from Friday also stood, as he earned his first career No. 1 position with a 4.068 at 307.51 in a Dodge Charger.
Krawiec got his first No. 1 qualifying position of the season by running 6.915 at 192.99 on a Harley-Davidson.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
