CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 53 ISSUE 45 NOVEMBER 15, 2016 P75
Las Vegas, Savoie came into the
Pomona final round in a heated
three-way points battle with
Screamin' Eagle Harley-David-
son teammates Eddie Krawiec
and Andrew Hines, who have
combined to win eight of the last
11 championships. Entering Po-
mona, Savoie was three points
behind Hines and Krawiec, who
were tied for the top spot. Fol-
because he wanted to "win just
one race" accomplished a whole
lot more when he was crowned
as the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello
Champion. In his sixth full sea-
son, Savoie won two events
during the 16-race season to put
himself in a position to win the
title.
Coming off a dominating vic-
tory at the penultimate event in
one, but it won't be three more
until the next one. I guarantee
that."
While Smith celebrated the
hard-fought race win, Savoie
was able to bask in the glow of
his first NHRA World Champi-
onship. The Louisiana-based
Alligator Farmer who once said
half-jokingly that he joined the
Pro Stock Motorcycle class
