Twelve months ago it was very cold and wet with a slick Santa Pod Raceway on Easter weekend, which restricted the Festival of Power to no quicker than 8.5 seconds. This year the temperature was in the 70s for all three days of Round 1 of the ACU championship. Records…
Krawiec Leads Norwalk Field into Raceday
Defending event winner Eddie Krawiec secured his third low Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifier of 2019 and third at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park at the 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Eddie rode his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to a lap of 6.843 at 197.45. “I’ve got…
Krawiec Leads Friday at Norwalk
Eddie Krawiec landed atop the Pro Stock Motorcycle order with a lap of 6.844 at 197.08 miles per hour on Friday at the 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at the halfway point of 2019 NHRA season. Hot on his heels are his teammate Andrew Hines in second, with reigning…
Two Straight NHRA Wins for Tharpe and Samson
Two NHRA Top Fuel Harley wins in eight days is a damn good result for defending champion rider Tii Tharpe, associate sponsor Samson Exhaust, and the Jay Turner Racing team. Maybe an even more impressive result is that Tharpe’s win this past weekend at NHRA’s Thunder Valley Nationals was his…
Key Match-Ups Today at Bristol
No matter what happens in round 1 of Top Fuel Harley today at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, there will be major championship implications. Last year’s championship came down to the final 660 feet at Indy, when Doug Vancil dropped a cylinder and Tii Tharpe thundered to the…
One Lap Good Enough So Far for The Bulldog
Jay Turner’s smooth, steady 6.319 at 212.76 mph in round 1 held up as Friday’s Top Fuel Harley provisional #1 qualifier at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Cooler conditions for the evening session saw many improve their times, but none could surpass Jay’s time. Jay himself was unable…
Krawiec #1 after Ugly Q4 in Joliet
Eddie Krawiec took his second No. 1 qualifier of the season and 45th in his career in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Eddie ran a 6.801 at 198.79 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson in Q3,…
Hines’ 50th, Harley’s 100th: Full Rundown from Atlanta
Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Andrew Hines earned his second straight victory, third overall of 2019, and 51st in his career after going 6.865 at 195.05 on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson to defeat Jerry Savoie in the final round at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern…
Hines in Love with Mullaney-built Chassis
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Andrew Hines went 6.856 at 195.82 to go to the provisional number one qualifying spot on his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines/Harley-Davidson on Friday at the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Hines, who picked up his 50th career win last weekend, is…
Hines Wins 50th in all-V-Twin Final Quad
Andrew Hines is the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider in NHRA history to win 50 races, hitting the milestone at the 10th annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this past weekend at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Hines won with a run of 6.831 at 198.17 on his…