I was able to meet a lot of neat people, and enjoyed the heck out of my time there. The truck drove like a Cadillac, perfectly smooth through the entire distance, never putting a foot wrong, making it a pleasure to run down the salt, which helped us accomplish our goals. “It was like nothing I had ever done before. “It’s nice that it did, and made for a very cool experience.

“It’s not very often that you make a plan in racing and actually have it go accordingly, but we did this past weekend in Bonneville,” Line said. With an average speed of 235 miles-per-hour recorded on his second official attempt on the five-mile course on Monday morning, the reigning NHRA Pro Stock champion was able to accomplish both objectives, with his two-run average of 225.246 miles-per-hour shattering the previous mark while also allowing him to join the very select group of racers who have eclipsed the double-century mark on the famed salt. The first was to break the current A/Modified Production record of 191 mile-per-hour, while the second was to get Line into the prestigious 200-MPH Club.

Jason Line and the Jesel Land Speed/Summit Racing team had two specific goals heading into the 2012 Speed Week at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats.

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