Herrera Sets NHRA Record
I
n the nearly 70-year history of
NHRA drag racing, no one has
ever won 10-straight events, until
now. RevZilla/Vance & Hines Su-
zuki's Gaige Herrera continued
his all-out assault on the record
books by winning his 10th con-
secutive race at Virginia Motor-
sports Park near Richmond,
June 21-23. Herrera defeated
teammate Richard Gadson in the
final round to remain perfect on
the 2024 season. Herrera also
broke the longstanding record
held by Pro Stock car racer Bob
Glidden.
"It's kind of hard to process all
of it," Herrera said. "The amount
of accomplishments that have
been achieved in such a short
time, I tried to sit back and just
think about it, and it's very hard,
because there are so many of
them. I have to thank Andrew
[Hines, crew chief], basically
picking me out of a haystack to
ride for them. I've got to give it
all up to Andrew and all the guys
at the shop. None of this is pos
-
sible without them.
"It's very surreal. Getting the
10 consecutive wins, I think
that's the biggest thing that re-
ally hasn't set in. Last year, we
were feeling like we were doing
very good and making everyone
else have to step up, so this year,
if we go out there and do like we
did last year, I think this year is
really going to hit us in the face
and make us realize what we're
doing right now."
The Richmond event was a
test of survival as temperatures
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IN THE
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(Above) Gaige Herrera made it 10
straight wins at the Richmond round of
the 2024 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle
Championship. (Right) Herrera went
up against teammate Richard Gadson
(pictured) in the final.
PHOTOS: NHRA
