Update from Saturday at the NHRA Gatornationals

Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying went well today - for some riders. Karen Stoffer (who burned the second-fastest run in the history of the event) is at the top of the sheets as of today, with Eddie Krawiec right behind her. In third sits David Hope and behind him is the very skilled Hector Arana. No word on Katie Sullivan, though...The weather was decent for today's runs, but tomorrow is another question. So, these positions could change drastically between today and the final runs tomorrow. It should make for great spectating!

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Hector Arana Presented With NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship

Hector Arana won 5 of 6 finals and qualified in first place nine times! He takes home check for $75,000 from NHRA and Full Throttle for his Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship. The Buell rider performed very well in the 2009 season and he took home a championship for all of that work. Oh, and no worries about Buell being gone now, the engines they use in Pro Stock Motorcycle are only loosely based on the Milwaukee V-twins. Good luck next year Arana!

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Pro Stock Qualifying at Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals

GEICO Powersports Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer managed to take the lead by burning a 6.982 second run at the Auto Club event in California, and no one could better that mark. Andrew Hines of H-D pulled the second fastest run, with Larry Cook only one-hundredth of a second behind him. Current points leader Hector Arana only made it to fifth - and Matt Smith, 2007 Champion, was outside the top 12! Sounds like the season could end with a twist!

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45th Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pamona, California

The crowns for all NHRA championships will be presented during 12 - 15 November at the NHRA Finals in Pamona. Pro Stock Motorcycle could see Hector Arana, Eddie Krawiec, or Andrew Hines - even Matt Smith - crowned as 2009 champion at this event. It will be televised on some channels - check your local listings to see if you will be able to see it. Pamona is a historic location for all drag racing events and the final weekend of the 2009 NHRA season will be no different. If you can attend, you must!

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Andrew Hines Takes Win at Las Vegas NHRA Nationals

Hector Arana just missed winning the Las Vegas event on Sunday. That's racing. Hines benefited from that and turned in an incredible run himself - a convincing victory. The attached link is full of hype about the Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts - more than usual it seems - so you only have to read about half of the article to get your results...

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NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Saturday Qualifying - Late

For some reason, I cannot find quickly updated NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle News until nearly 36 hours after the events - odd. Anyway, Hector Arana continued his late-season domination and grabbed the number 1 slot for the Sunday race. Hines was second and Nitro Fish rider Matt Smith pulled in at third. Once I get results from Sunday, I will post them here...

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Hector Arana Tops Friday Qualifying for Pro Stock Motorcycle

The Ninth Annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals went well for series leader Arana and his Buell team. He was number 1 on the day with a 6.979 at 192.03 - rather good time, but H-D man Andrew Hines and Suzuki-mounted Matt Smith are right behind him. Today had two more qualifying rounds (will post when I receive) and the main will be tomorrow, Sunday, 1 November 2009. This is the 23rd of 24 rounds...

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From NHRA Mid-South Nationals in Memphis

It seems that Hector Arana will have the top position in the Pro Stock Motorcycle NHRA races for today. He took the top spot by piloting his Lucas Oil Buell to 6.851 seconds at 195.03 mph in the quarter-mile, which is the fastest time in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle history! If he can run it less than 6.919 seconds, he will claim a new e.t. record run.

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NHRA Qualifying Results 2 of 4 Down in Dallas

Well, Eddie Krawiec of the Vance & Hines H-D team manged to take first place and add some additional points to his championship hopes. So far, that is, since only two of four qualifying rounds are done...Will he take the win this weekend? We will find out...

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Matt Smith is not doing too bad either. He scored fourth place in the qualifying...

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Privateer Hector Arana is also making his name known in the series - he has been there quite a while. Now, though he is challenging for the win almost every weekend! Good article with background on him:

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