ROUND 9/JULY 28, 2013
SONOMA RACEWAY/SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
DRAG RACING
P74
NHRA PRO STOCK SERIES
After a
prolonged
slump, Hector
Arana Jr.
was back
in business
at Sonoma
Raceway.
SLUMP BUSTER
Hector Arana Jr. gets back on the winning track in Sonoma
BY KEVIN MCKENNA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT POLITO
W
hen he won the first
three NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series
events of the season, there was
no reason not to think that Lucas
Oil Buell's Hector Arana Jr. would
continue his hot start and collect
many more victories, as his bike
was easily the best in the class
and his riding was solid. What
followed was a prolonged slump
that Arana Jr. is still at a loss to
explain as he went winless for the
next five events. But after claiming his latest victory at Sonoma
Raceway, he feels as though he
has finally regained the winning
touch.
In a battle of two of the biggest
rivals in the class, Arana Jr. held
off Viper Motorcycle Co. Buell's
Matt Smith, on a holeshot, winning with a 6.878 to Smith's
slightly quicker 6.877.
