NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
DRAG RACING
BY KEVIN MCKENNA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT POLITO
W
ith his latest victory, a
convincing rout that
ended with a final round
win over reigning series champi-
on Matt Smith, Screamin' Eagle
Harley-Davidson's Andrew Hines
is now on the verge of clinching
his fourth NHRA Mello Yello Pro
Stock Motorcycle championship.
Heading into the season finale in
Pomona, Hines has a 94-point
lead over his teammate Eddie
Krawiec, which means in es-
sence, he only needs to qualify
in order to clinch the title.
"It's looking good but I don't
want to play defense," Hines
said. "When we get to Pomona,
I want to qualify well, earn some
bonus points so I have it clinched
going into Sunday. I basically
want to do the same thing I did
this weekend."
Hines won his sixth event of
the season with a dominating
performance that included an
impressive 6.85-second run to
claim the top spot in qualifying.
Hines was significantly quicker
than Matt Smith and Michael Ray,
ROUND 5/OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 2, 2014
THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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FOUR SCORE
Hines on the verge of fourth NHRA championship
after dominating Las Vegas win
