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Krawiec and Harley V-Rod Win at Gainsville

Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec opened the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing season with a victory. Krawiec posted the quickest elapsed time of Sunday eliminations in round three with a 6.825-second pass at 198.85 mph on a Harley-Davidson V-Rod, and won the final when Geico Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer fouled at the start.

"This track had some killer conditions, it was meant to go fast,"
said Krawiec. "My V-Rod was very consistent all weekend and I just came to the line feeling very comfortable every round. I felt zero pressure today."

In Sunday eliminations, Andrew Hines won his opening round match with Suzuki rider Steve Johnson, but lost in round two to Nitrofish Suzuki rider LE Tonglet, who used a 0.020 reaction time and 6.825 ET to beat the 0.029/6.852 effort of Hines.

"After three days of testing last week, and then the performance of these Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle bikes at Gainesville, I can say we've had a successful off-season," said Hines. "I had a great bike today, and had the bad luck to run into the defending champion on his best run of the weekend. That race between me and Tonglet may go have been one of the quickest combined times in history."

Krawiec opens the season leading the Pro Stock Motorcycle division in points with 124. Arana, who lost to Stoffer in round three, is second with 104 points. Stoffer is third with 100 points, followed by Tonglet with 74 points and Hines with 62.

The Pro Stock Motorcycles will next race April 29 – May 1 at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.
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