Gladstone Goes Back-To-Back
I
t took Reed Motorsports Su-
zuki's Joey Gladston more than
eight years to earn his first NHRA
Pro Stock Motorcycle victory but
just three weeks to earn a sec-
ond title. Following his landmark
victory in Sonoma, Gladstone
won again at the Menards NHRA
Nationals in Topeka when he
topped Vance & Hines Suzuki's
Eddie Krawiec in the final round.
The event marked the first time
the Pro Stock Motorcycle class
had visited Heartland Motor-
sports Park since 1997, and
Gladstone got off the starting line
first and extended his lead to win,
6.87 to 6.93.
"It's pretty awesome right now,
I hope it never ends," Gladstone
said. "I'm a realist, though. I'll
take as much success as I can
get. Obviously, I'm going to keep
working at maintaining it but I'm
just enjoying it while it last.
"Times like this don't come
around all that often and I'm just
very thankful for the opportu-
nity that I have and the people
that support me including [team
owners] Jim and Annie Whiteley,
Cory Reed, and this awesome
team that I have. I'm so thankful
for them."
In terms of performance, Glad-
stone's win in Topeka was even
more dominant than his initial
Sonoma victory. In qualifying,
Gladstone had the quickest bike
in all three qualifying sessions
including a 6.831 that was good
for the top spot. Vance & Hines
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