Hector Arana gets victory in Norwalk on his Lucas Oil Buell

Hector Arana rode to victory on his Lucas Oil Buell at the 2nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio today. Arana ran a 7.027 second E.T. at 187.60 MPH to beat the 7.061 second E.T. at 187.83 MPH run by Craig Treble on his Team Tigue Suzuki in the final round. Arana’s reaction time at the light was 0.014 versus Treble’s 0.015.

Arana made to the final round by defeating top qualifier Eddie Krawiec in the semi-final by 0.010 of a second. Craig Treble made it to the final round by defeating Steve Johnson’s Snap-On Tools Suzuki with a 0.0015 margin of victory. Johnson had his best showing in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle series so far this season at Norwalk.

The weekend was plagued by water, as water seeped through the track surface on Friday resulting in cancellation of Friday’s qualifying sessions, except for one round of PSM. Rain delayed qualifying twice on Saturday. Sunday was bright and sunny until more rain arrived, interrupting the racing for about an hour and forty minutes.

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