WIND
IN THE
P48
Gaige Herrera
reached a career
milestone with his
25th NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle win.
History in the Making
R
evZilla/Vance & Hines Su-
zuki's Gaige Herrera con-
tinues to smash records and
break barriers that were previ-
ously thought unobtainable in
the nearly 75-year history of the
National Hot Rod Association.
Herrera's latest trick came at
the Muckleshoot Casino Resort
Northwest Nationals in Seattle,
July 18-20, where he won his
25th career NHRA title. Herrera
was able to win his 25th race in
just his 43rd start, becoming the
fastest racer to reach that mark,
regardless of category.
Herrera finished off his latest
win with a track-record 6.690
at 201.55 mph to beat Vance &
Hines teammate Richard Gad
-
son.
"I never would imagine getting
to 25 [wins] this quickly," Herrera
said. "I'm living the dream. I'm
very blessed as far as that. To
get 25 wins, I mean, it still feels
like my first. Every time I get a
win, it's just one of those things:
you never lose the excitement.
You always drive and push
yourself to get the Wally [trophy],
because everyone wants to get
the Wally."
Herrera won for the fourth
time this season, and this was
his second win at Pacific Race
-
ways. On his way to the final,
Herrera knocked off defending
event winner Chase Van Sant
and six-time World champ Matt
Smith. Herrera was in the 6.70s
all weekend, but the team dialed
up something big in the final
round against Gadson, produc
-
ing the first-ever Pro Stock
Motorcycle run in the 6.60s at
the historic facility. Herrera also
kicked off the final with a strong
0.010 reaction time on the start
-
ing line to help seal the victory.
"It's honestly hard to keep
track of that [record] stuff. It's
been a lot to take in in a short
time for me personally," Her
-
rera said. "I can't do without the
whole band—the Vance & Hines
team and my crew chief Andrew
