Milestone NHRA Victory For Hines
F
ifty NHRA wins is a milestone
achieved by only a select
few in drag racing, and Screa-
min' Eagle Harley-Davidson's
Andrew Hines is now the first
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer to
venture there, following his most
recent win at the NGK Spark
Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in
Charlotte. Hines, who opened
the season with a win in Gaines-
ville, now has 50 wins in 88 final
rounds to go with his five NHRA
Championships.
"This was a big day for our
Harley-Davidson Screamin'
Eagle team," Hines said. "There
was definitely no shortage of
emotions in my head every round
today. To get to 50 wins is huge.
Eddie [Krawiec, Hines' team-
mate] and I were both creeping
up on it, and I wanted to make
sure I got there before he did.
It's a huge relief."
The Charlotte event features
a unique four-wide format that
is contested just twice a year at
NHRA events. Pro Stock Motor-
cycles race four at a time and the
first and second-place finishers
in each heat advance. Often
confusing, Hines has managed
to master the discipline and
now has seven wins at four-wide
races. His most recent success
came when he outran Krawiec,
Lucas Oil EBR's Hector Arana
Jr., and promising second-year
rider Ryan Oehler in the final
round.
"The day went pretty well,"
Hines said. "As it got hotter and
hotter, the conditions got tough-
er and tougher. Fortunately,
our crew is good at persever-
ing because not one round this
weekend was similar to others. I
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Andrew Hines reached a career milestone when he took his
50
th
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle win at Charlotte.
