single job that you ask of him. He’ s just a great mechanic and he’ s got a great attitude. I don’ t think I’ ve ever seen him have a bad day. Eventually when Jason Line stepped away and the opportunity presented itself, Dallas went out and found money and found a way to get in a Pro Stock car for the first time. And right from the first race he ran, you could see the talent he had.
It’ s been a neat deal for me to watch his development, and it does remind me a lot of where I came from and how I did it, except he’ s a hell of a lot better driver than I ever was. I watch all these bracket racers and they understand the driving bit a hell of a lot better than I do. I’ m a car guy. I’ m an engine builder now, but I used to be a car guy. I’ ve never been a driver per se, but somebody’ s got to drive these things and show the work that you put into it and what you’ ve made with your race car and your engine. Somebody’ s got to drive the car to the finish line, and that’ s kind of where it was for me.
I’ ve never once in my life sat back and said,“ I’ m a better driver than this guy or that guy.” I don’ t necessarily feel that way, but I’ ve been an average driver and I’ ve been able to put myself in pretty good equipment. And as I say, you control your own destiny. I’ ve had a lot to do with the equipment I’ ve been in over the years. I tried to do everything I can to make sure it’ s great equipment to make this driver look good, but as far as pure driving talent, shit, Dallas Glenn is a mile ahead of where I ever was. And 10 years from now, I have no idea what we’ ll be saying about Dallas Glenn, how many race wins he’ s got, how many championships he’ s got, but he’ s the real deal. He’ s got it all and it’ s going to be cool to watch when I step back. But in the meantime, he’ s a headache. He’ s hard to beat.
What’ s something that you see in this younger generation of Pro Stock racers that excites you or maybe even makes you nervous as someone that has to race against them?
Well, there’ s different ones. You’ ve got a guy like Dallas Glenn who can work on every inch of the race car. He drives the transporter up and down the road, he drives the race car, and he takes his clutch in and out of the car at the racetrack. He’ s his own car chief, basically.
Then you’ ve got other young guns that … well, I don’ t know what they do between runs on the racetrack, but they don’ t work on a race car and they don’ t work on stuff at the shop. They just come in and drive the car.
They’ re all good in their own way. It’ s a heck
Anderson refers to fellow six-time world champion Erica Enders as one of his toughest competitors in recent years, with his blue-and-white Camaro lining up next to Enders’ red Elite Motorsports Camaro for some epic battles.
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