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see which one of us can take
home the Wally [trophy]. I want
to see him win and of course he
wants to see me win but at the
same time I want to beat him.
We also needed this to move
forward in the points."
After a tough loss a week
end. I had the perfect oppor-
tunity to race the points leader
Andrew [Hines] and I knew I had
to dig deep and get that round
win. It's tough out there. The
Harley-Davidson guys have it fig-
ured out. Overall, it was a tough,
tough day."
There are now four rounds left
in the championship battle and
Arana Jr. has moved into second
place. He trails Hines by just 34
points, which is equal to less
than two rounds of competition.
Hines' Screamin' Eagle team-
mate Eddie Kraweic and White
Alligator Suzuki's Jerry Savoie
are both in the mix with less than
three rounds left.
"It's going to come down to
the wire," said Arana Jr. "This
class is so tough that it's hard to
imagine anyone dominating. You
just have to be consistent and
win as many rounds as you can
at each race."
Kevin McKenna
(Left) Hector Arana Jr.'s win in
St. Louis moved him into second
place in the championship.
(Above) Either way, the trophy was
going home to Arana house as Ju-
nior (left) and Senior (right) faced
off in the final.
earlier in Charlotte, Arana Jr.
bounced back quickly with a
strong showing in St. Louis.
After qualifying number seven
in the 16-bike field, he topped
Jimmy Underdahl, points leader
Andrew Hines, and Steve John-
son to reach the final round. The
win over Hines and his Screa-
min' Eagle Harley-Davidson was
exceptionally rewarding since
Hines entered the race as the
points leader. Arana Jr. won by a
slim margin, 6.87 to 6.88.
"After last week [in Charlotte]
I got really nervous because I
thought I'd lost a shot to win the
championship," Arana Jr. said. "I
knew I had to perform this week-
