championship?
That’s really satisfying for me because if you
look at Bob Glidden and just a lot of the great
people through this sport, that’s how it started.
They ran Super Stock back then and they kind
of had to work their way up the ranks. That’s
kind of the way we have done things. I’m still a
sportsman racer. That’s where I started and that’s
probably where I will end my career.
It’s been awesome to see that support and we’ve
been blessed that it’s happened to us, but we still
get the support day in and day out at every track.
Even when we’re pulling into Virginia (for the Vir-
ginia NHRA Nationals in June) there’s a couple
racers that come up and they watch everything
you do, whether it’s on social media or whatever.
We get a lot of support at every single track and
that means a lot. We’re out there to have fun. This
is definitely not the way we make our living. If
we can’t have fun doing this, it would be tough
to come out here every week.
What was it like to have a relationship with
Bob Glidden?
I’m real close with Billy (Glidden) and these
last few years I was able to be close with Bob.
Actually, they used to babysit Randi Lyn. She
grew up right down the street from them. They’ve
known her their whole life, and after I won (the
championship) and right before the PRI show, I
went up and Bob took me to Ruth’s Chris (Steak-
house) in Indy. It actually shocked me because
I didn’t think Bob would spend the money to
do that, but as we walked in they knew him, so
evidently he ate there 2-3 times a week (laughs).
It was a great, great meal – a little bit of talking
and a whole lot of BS’ing. He was a great guy and
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When you talk about a hard worker like
Glidden or a hardcore racer, how do you de-
fine that?
Not to say that everybody out here doesn’t
work hard on their cars, but there’s nothing like
somebody working on a Pro Stock engine. It’s just
those of type of guys, and Greg Anderson is one
of them. Just the old school, hardcore guys that
made the sport what it is, and that’s what I respect. impressed with hard work and hustlers. I don’t
think you should sit around and do nothing.
Everybody probably knows they’re both hard
workers. You can see that. But, in all honesty, Greg
has the biggest heart and he cares for each and
every person more than they can ever imagine.
That really blew my mind when I first got to really
know him outside of the track. He’s just a compet-
itive SOB. He wants to rip your eyes out; I don’t
care if it’s testing in Bristol, he wants to beat you.
But bottom line, he’s a great guy and he knows
what he’s doing and what he’s talking about.
Jason, on the other hand, that is a big, tall goofy
guy (laughs). He’s quiet, he does smile a lot and
he’s kind of a bigger brother to me. We cut up
a lot and a lot of people probably don’t know it
or see it, but he’s very family-oriented. He does
keep his personal life very, very quiet. We all click
together good. Jason and I probably click together
good because we come from the sportsman ranks.
Greg and I click together good because we’re both
pretty competitive. It’s just a good group of guys,
and I’m just blessed and, luckily, I picked the
right team to be with.
You jumped into this Pro Stock thing by
teaming with KB Racing. Greg and Jason Line
have long been a standout 1-2 punch, and then
you came into the mix, which has seemed to
benefit everyone. What’s impressed you with
the way they work, and what is one thing you’ve
seen from each of them the racing public may
not know?
They’ve been through a ton. To see what Greg
has built there, it’s amazing. The shop, the per-
sonnel, he’s the backbone of it. He’s a hard worker
and he’s there every day. He never quits. I’m really Your racing story isn’t actually conventional.
You didn’t grow up around it and you didn’t
start at a young age. How did you get hooked
on it and where has that path taken you?
As funny as it may seem, it started with a trade-
in car from my dad’s dealership. I had never step
foot at a drag race in my life, and I was probably
21. We took an old Nova in on a trade, like a ‘72
Nova, and I just decided, and I don’t know why,
but we had Ohio Valley Dragway right across the
river. Again, I had never been there the first 20
years of my life. So, I just decided to go over on
“...WE WON THAT RACE,
JUST PURE LUCK.
OF COURSE, THAT’S
WHEN YOUR HOOK SETS,
AND THEN YOU WANT TO
GO FASTER...”
a tough-headed hard worker.
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