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!

http://tinyurl.com/yhypl29

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!

http://tinyurl.com/y9cuxbl

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...

http://tinyurl.com/y9cag8c

Mat Smith report: http://tinyurl.com/ylprcjr

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...

http://tinyurl.com/yzyfut6

Nitro Fish Suzuki Rider Matt Smith Looking to Get Wins!

The Suzuki NHRA rider, Smith, understands that his best finish in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series ProStock Motorcycle championship is a third place, but he does not plan to let that hamper his performance. He will still push his machine and himself to the limits and grab a win at this weekend's event, the Las Vegas Nationals. Stay tuned and watch the newly married - to Angie McBride! - take on the competition...

http://tinyurl.com/ydufxmj

Matt Smith Happy Despite Not Taking Win at Dallas

Smith and his team managed to make it to the semi-final round and run against Eddie Krawiec. He lost, but not by much, and that is encouraging to Smith as he sees a time when they will not be losing to anyone...Next event will be held on 2 - 4 October 2009 in Tennessee.

http://tinyurl.com/yekht2d

More information on the NHRA races at Dallas: http://tinyurl.com/ydz4uxu

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...

http://tinyurl.com/yeq24nq

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

http://tinyurl.com/yc6wuwf

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:

http://tinyurl.com/ydggacs

Nitro Fish Suzuki Rider Matt Smith Exits NHRA Round Early

This past weekend, Smith made a small mistake and lost out to Steve Johnson in the first match-up between the two. Smith blames consistency of the Suzuki's launch, so maybe he will get some testing in and fix this issue.

http://tinyurl.com/mbgyyc

And, here you will find full results from the entire NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway event, including final pro stock motorcycle finishing order. The next round will be in Dallas this coming weekend.

http://tinyurl.com/mcva9b

NHRA Drag Racer Matt Smith Out in Quarters

Smith missed his reaction time at the start and lost to Douglas Horne in the quarterfinals, unfortunately.

http://tinyurl.com/lfbz6w

Same story but with points totals: http://tinyurl.com/kvvcqf

Matt Smith Takes Qualifying Lead in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle

You will need to dig through the linked article to find the motorcycle results here, but if you follow the sport it is worth it.

http://tinyurl.com/ldwcwp