DRAG RACE
NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 / JUNE 8-11, 2017
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK / ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY
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Arana Jr. reached the final by
beating Melissa Surber, Krawiec
and Karen Stoffer. He also made
the quickest run of the day with a
6.816 that was impressive, given
the humid conditions.
Also in Englishtown, the
Vance & Hines Screamin' Eagle
Harley-Davidson team made
news early in the week when
riders Andrew Hines and Ed-
die Krawiec debuted their new
Street Rod bikes, a replacement
for the V-Rods that carried the
team to eight world champion-
ships and more than 85 national
the news wasn't all bad for the
Lucas Oil team, which also
includes dad, Hector Sr. After a
tough 2016 season, The Aranas
elected to take a different ap-
proach when they hired former
Pro Stock car champion Jim
Yates as their crew chief. Yates
quickly made the transition from
four wheels to two, and has
helped both Aranas become
competition.
In Englishtown, Hector Jr. was
the number-two qualifier with a
6.801 and Hector Sr. was close
behind in third with a 6.823.
event wins since their introduc-
tion in 2003. The new bikes
performed well, but clearly need
some additional work. Hines
lost in the first round when he
was outrun by Angie Smith and
Krawiec was sidelined a round
later when he lost to Arana Jr.
The Pro Stock Motorcycle
class will be back in action in
two weeks during the Summit
Racing Equipment NHRA Na-
tionals in Norwalk, Ohio, June
22-25. CN
Eddie Krawiec (pictured)
and teammate Andrew
Hines debuted the new
Vance & Hines Screamin'
Eagle Harley-Davidson
Street Rod.
