ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 22) – Lucas Oil Buell riders Hector Arana Sr. and Hector Arana Jr. have been 1-2 in three of the four Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying sessions for this weekend’s AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Through qualifying, 2009 series champion Arana Sr. ended up in the No. 2 spot for Sunday’s eliminations, ceding the pole to his son on the last session. Does that make the father and son duo the... 

ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 22) – Some Pro Stock Motorcycle riders may be intimidated by the intense Texas heat in this weekend’s NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Not GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer. Stoffer, the No. 10 qualifier, prefers warmer weather, so the mid-90 degree temperatures of North Texas are more than welcome. “I don’t know if it gives me an advantage, but I’m definitely a desert lover,” said Stoffer,... 

ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 22) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. surprised everyone, including himself, by winning the pole Saturday for the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Arana Jr. was sitting in the No. 3 position late in Saturday’s final Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying session and didn’t figure he could move up, not in the Texas heat that robs horsepower. But Arana Jr. ran 6.852 seconds at 195.344 mph to claim... 

ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 21, 2012) – Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jerry Savoie has been absent from the NHRA Full Throttle Series tour for the past three races, but this weekend he has returned to competition aboard the White Alligator Racing Suzuki for the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex and is ready to get right back in the saddle. “We made the decision not to spend the money and go all the way to Brainerd with just one engine,”... 

  AMERICUS, Ga. – Sovereign-Star Racing’s Scotty Pollacheck advanced to No. 5 after defeating teammate John Hall in Round 1 of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals hosted by zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C. “I’m glad the crew and I have really gotten to see some of our hard work pay off this season,” Pollacheck said. “Being in the top half of the Countdown is a great feeling especially as a rookie to the NHRA Full Throttle series.... 

  DALLAS (Sept. 19) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr.’s love of racing led him to the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. His love of all things mechanical lead him to other classes: Studying mechanical engineering at Purdue University – College of Technology at New Albany, Ind. Arana Jr., who is third in the Pro Stock Motorcycle points standings heading to this weekend’s AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex,... 

  ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 19) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. wears many hats in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. He’s a team owner, father, crew chief, rider and teammate. But Arana Sr. also has another role that may go unnoticed in the world of Pro Stock Motorcycles: Engine builder. A Master Technician on automobiles for 27 years, Arana Sr. builds the Buells for his bike, and also for his son Hector Arana Jr. Arana’s... 

  CHARLOTTE (Sept. 16) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. raced to another semifinal, but he overpowered the track in falling to eventual race winner Andrew Hines at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals on Sunday. Arana Sr. has reached the semis in seven of the last nine races, including the finals of the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway last weekend. But despite losing an engine... 

  CHARLOTTE (Sept. 16) – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. endured a wild day in the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals on Sunday that ended with another semifinal appearance by the second-year rider. Arana Jr. needed to be restarted after his Pro Stock Motorcycle stalled before his first-round pass, and then he survived a close call in the second round. But Arana Jr. fouled out in the semifinals before aborting his run when... 

  CHARLOTTE (Sept. 15) – GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer is ready to mix it up with Pro Stock Motorcycle’s best in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway. Stoffer, who qualified No. 8 with a best pass of 6.963 seconds at 192.11 mph, hopes to go four rounds Sunday, and she’ll do what it takes to accomplish that goal. “Sunday’s about race day,” Stoffer said. “We’re...