Krawiec Rides Harley-Davidson V-Rod to 69-Point Countdown Lead LAS VEGAS, Nevada (October 30, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to win the Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Krawiec defeated his Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines in the final. With one event remaining... 

LE Tonglet defeated Steve Johnson in the opening round of Sunday’s Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he couldn’t oust Eddie Krawiec in the Pro Stock Motorcycle quarterfinals. Krawiec went on to win the race and take a 69-point lead into the final Full Throttle race in two weeks at Pomona. The winner will supplant Tonglet, the reigning champion. Tonglet left the starting line first and never looked back in... 

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30) – Lucas Oil Buell riders Hector Arana Sr. and Hector Arana Jr. tried to double-down on Sunday at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but instead, they busted in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Lucas Oil Ford driver Larry Morgan went down, too, falling in the second round of Pro Stock. Arana Jr. qualified No. 1 in Pro Stock Motorcycle for the fourth consecutive time and was gunning for his third straight... 

Michael Ray has had nothing but confidence heading into Las Vegas, a track that he has had much success at in his AHDRA days. His confidence did not waver when he and his team had a few struggles in qualifying. “We are coming out of the number 11th position with a 7.01ET. Qualify was really good you know we had a couple little miscues which are growing pains for any new race team so we are feeling pretty good. I feel super pumped and confident going... 

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29) – GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer was reminded about perspective Saturday at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stoffer failed to qualify for the race, ending the fifth-longest streak of making races across all professional NHRA categories. She had made 118 races in a row for which she’s attempted to qualify, dating back to 2004. But two things happened Saturday to remind her that... 

Michael Ray, who we have not seen race since Dallas, has been busy working his day job at Gruene Harley Davidson and is hoping to shake up the countdown in Las Vegas, a track that has been very good to him in the past. “I am just really excited cause our GottSpeed and Matt Smith Racing Buell has been running very well. I have had a lot of great success at the Vegas track. When I was racing AHDRA I was crowned champion there quite a few times and... 

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod Rider Also Sets New Track Record As No. 1 Qualifier CONCORD, N.C. (September 18, 2011) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won the opening round of the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship drag-racing playoffs, extending his lead in the series to 63 points. Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® to the top qualifying spot for the event, and won four rounds in Sunday eliminations,... 

  Jerry Savoie and his White Alligator racing team continues to look forward with there sights set on O’Reilly Auto Part Nationals at Z Max Dragway in Charlotte North Carolina. It takes more then multiple mechanical problems to phase Savoie. “We are pretty excited after all the trouble we had in Indy and to go as far as we went. we think the bike is a little faster then the other bike because areodynamically it seems to be better. Were not... 

  CONCORD, N.C. – At this time last year, LE Tonglet was a virtually unknown Pro Stock Motorcycle rider who earned the No. 7 starting position for NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Six races later, his amazing performance would be categorized as unbelievable because the rookie won four of the six races, was runner-up once and clinched the coveted title of Full Throttle Series champion in the final race at Pomona, Calif. Tonglet’s... 

  Concord, NC – When 2010’s NHRA Countdown to the Championship began, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jim Underdahl was competing for 11th place. Since NHRA only takes the top 10 in points from the regular season, Underdahl sat outside the sandbox and did not get a shot at the championship. 2011 is another story. The first race of the Countdown begins this weekend at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals at ZMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina....