Herrera Claims His First Win of the Season
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evZilla/Vance & Hines' Gaige
Herrera didn't win the 2025
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle
Championship, nor did he win
the first race of the 2026 season
in Gainesville. For a guy who has
won almost everything over the
past three years, that was unac
-
ceptable.
Thankfully for Herrera, it
didn't take long to right the ship,
as he won the annual NHRA
Four-Wide Nationals at zMax
Dragway in Charlotte. Racing in
a unique once-a-season format
that features four bikes racing
at once with the top two advanc
-
ing, Herrera came out on top
in a final quad that included
his Vance & Hines teammate,
Richard Gadson, as well as Trick
Tools Suzuki's Chase Van Sant
and Clayton Howey.
Herrera capped off the win
with a competitive 6.758-second
run at 199.88 mph. Both Gadson
and Howey left before Herrera,
but he quickly tracked them
down, rolling to his third NHRA
Four-Wide Nationals victory.
"I knew we all were going to
push the [Christmas Tree] in the
final, and I think that's the tightest
I've seen a four-wide final in the
bike category," Herrera said. "It's
pretty cool to have all Suzukis in
the final, too. I had a bracket bike
all day long, same with Richard
and Clayton, and it's awesome
to get the four-wide win here at
zMax and to get my first diamond
in Wally. It's pretty cool to win in
NHRA's 75th anniversary."
Herrera's career numbers con
-
tinue to set new standards, even
among traditional four-wheel
NHRA drag racers. He's now got
29 wins in his career, including
just four years of NHRA compe-
tition and just 52 starts. Herrera
WIND
IN THE
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Gaige Herrera captured his first
win of the 2026 NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle Championship.
