VOL. 53 ISSUE 29 JULY 26, 2016 P45
figured out some things in the
heat on Friday and slowly picked
away at it. I don't think I've ever
made eight runs this good in one
race. This weekend the bike was
such a joy to ride."
Hines ran the table in Denver
beginning on Friday's late-night
qualifying round when he broke
the track record with a 7.161-sec-
ond run. On race day, Hines
opened with wins over Nitro Fish
Buell's Scotty Pollacheck and
Star Buell's Cory Reed. When
weather conditions turned favor-
able in the late afternoon, Hines
was there to take advantage of it
with a 7.151 run in the semi final
round against Nitro Fish Suzuki's
LE Tonglet before his final round
win against Krawiec.
With his 45th career win,
Hines has now tied the late Dave
Schultz as the winningest racer
in the history of the NHRA Pro
Stock Motorcycle class. That's an
honor he does not take lightly.
"It is historic but the next one
will be the one that I look for-
ward to the most," Hines said.
"We all know that if Dave hadn't
left us early he would have kept
winning but if I can get to 46 and
be the undisputed leader, that
will be special. Hopefully, it will
come soon."
Kevin McKenna
Hines defeated Eddie Krawiec
(near lane) in the final.
