DRAG RACE
2017 NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / APRIL 28-30, 2017
ZMAX DRAGWAY / CHARLOTTE, NC
P108
in just his second start since joining
reigning NHRA Mello Yello Champion
Jerry Savoie's White Alligator Racing
team.
"I didn't know what was going on in
the other three lanes," Tonglet said.
"When I pulled off the track they told
me what happened. I remembered
that one of the lights on the Tree went
off early. I'm sure it messed those Har-
ley guys up bad. Like I said, you have
to be prepared. If you lose your train
of thought it's going to end badly."
Tonglet qualified in the middle of
the 16-bike field with an eighth-quick-
est 6.880 but the Four-Wide race is
to go right is huge. This is also a
huge confidence builder.
In a bizarre final, Tonglet
claimed the 11th win of his career
when he rode to a 6.864. Krawiec
was in the final quickest with a
6.821, but he was distracted on
the starting line and got a late start
when opponent Scotty Pollacheck
left before the Tree was activated.
Pollacheck's foul also distracted
Hines, who finished third with a
6.902. Hines had won the past
three Four-Wide events, while
Krawiec was relegated to the run-
ner-up spot for the fourth-straight
year. For Tonglet, the win comes
(Left) It was
another runner-
up finish for
Eddie Krawiec at
Charlotte. (Below)
Rookie Joey
Gladstone didn't
get into the four-
bike final but still
had an impressive
weekend.
