{"id":4886,"date":"2016-07-30T23:22:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T04:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=4886"},"modified":"2016-07-31T15:38:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T20:38:03","slug":"hines-wins-nhra-pro-bike-battle-torrence-worsham-butner-and-krawiec-race-to-qualifying-leads-at-toyota-nhra-sonoma-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/30\/hines-wins-nhra-pro-bike-battle-torrence-worsham-butner-and-krawiec-race-to-qualifying-leads-at-toyota-nhra-sonoma-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hines wins NHRA Pro Bike battle: Torrence, Worsham, Butner and Krawiec race to qualifying leads at Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

SONOMA, Calif. \u2013 Andrew Hines<\/strong> raced to his second career NHRA<\/a> Pro Bike Battle win during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday. Hines, received a $7,500 payday in the all-star bonus race featuring the top eight Pro Stock Motorcycles in the category.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew

Andrew Hines – NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

In other racing, Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Del Worsham (Funny Car), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) earned No. 1 qualifying positions at Sonoma Raceway and will lead their classes into Sunday\u2019s 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.<\/p>\n

Hines on his Screamin\u2019 Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson defeated Hector Arana, Jr., Matt Smith and his teammate Krawiec for the win. This was a rematch of the final in 2015 when Hines was defeated by his teammate. This year, Hines was victorious with a winning run of 6.755 seconds at 197.31 mph to the trailing run by Krawiec of 6.811 at 195.73.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guys did a great job giving me a V-Rod strong enough to go out there and give me a chance to win that final round,\u201d Hines said. \u201cI popped that clutch and saw Eddie\u2019s bulb go off first and I thought I was done because we can see a hundredths of a second on the tree but big congrats for everybody doing a great job out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Andrew

Andrew Hines – NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

In Top Fuel, no one was able to best the national record E.T. that Torrence ran on Friday. He earned his eighth No. 1 qualifying position of the season with the run of 3.671 at 325.69. Torrence, behind the wheel of his Capco Contractors\/Torrence Racing dragster has been the quickest Top Fuel car in the last eight qualifying sessions and 11 of the last 12. He will race Steve Haddock on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHats off to my team and that is what has put me there,\u201d said Torrence. \u201cThose guys are the Mack truck and I\u2019m just the little bulldog on the hood is how I feel. I\u2019m sitting in that thing and riding it down through there and you see 67 or you see 331 and it is unbelievable. I may be dreaming, but don\u2019t pinch me, don\u2019t touch me, I don\u2019t want to wake up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Steve

Steve Torrence – Marc Gewertz\/NHRA<\/p><\/div>\n

Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown, who has three wins on the season in his Matco dragster, rocketed to the second qualifying position in the final session with a run of 3.710 at 323.27 and will be matched up with Terry McMillen on Sunday. Tony Schumacher who won the first race of the Western Swing qualified eighth and will face Leah Pritchett when racing begins.<\/p>\n

Worsham in his DHL Toyota Camry raced to the Funny Car No. 1 qualifying spot with a run of 3.868 at 327.43 on Friday evening. This is his second No. 1 this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was warmer than last night and yesterday so Q3 we didn\u2019t get down the track and adjusted for it,\u201d said Worsham. \u201cQ4 we adjusted and ran a pretty good run so I feel good about tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Del

Del Worsham – Marc Gewertz\/NHRA<\/p><\/div>\n

Worsham, the defending Funny Car world champion, has raced to two final round appearances this season but has yet to win. His team surged at the end of last season in his title run and is seeking the same results this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround March or April we started making adjustments on the car working with Toyota and their aerodynamics people and all their engineers,\u201d Worsham continued. \u201cAlso our people at Kalitta and we definitely have a faster car than we had a couple of months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funny Car points leader Ron Capps, who is racing at his home track qualified fifth and will face Cruz Pedregon in a first round matchup. Courtney Force qualified second with a run of 3.871 at 323.97 and will race Gary Densham. John Force, the most recent national event winner, will face Alexis DeJoria on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"Bo

Bo Butner – Marc Gewertz\/NHRA<\/p><\/div>\n

Butner in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro earned the No. 1 qualifying position with his run of 6.553 at 210.28 he posted on Friday. This is his second top qualifying spot of the season and he will face Joey Grose in the first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a fast car all year and that hasn\u2019t been a surprise,\u201d said Butner. \u201cWe put four good runs together and everybody was closer today than I thought they would be. It was pretty close but we made four good runs which is hard for me to do. The team is great and they powered us right to the top.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro Stock points leader and his teammate at KB Racing Jason Line qualified a season low 8th with his pass of 6.594 at 209.62. He will race Drew Skillman in the first round on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"Eddie

Eddie Krawiec – NHRA photo<\/p><\/div>\n

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Krawiec powered to his fifth No. 1 qualifying position with a track record E.T. of 6.751 at 197.65. He is the current Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader and will face Jim Underdahl to start race day on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved coming to Sonoma, great fans, great support and not to mention great racing,\u201d Krawiec stated. \u201cThis track being close to sea level makes good runs. What it comes down to is, I just feel very comfortable and relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krawiec and his teammate Hines became the first two Pro Stock Motorcycle racers to clinch their position in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship on Friday during qualifying.<\/p>\n

Eliminations begin on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Sonoma Raceway.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif. — Final round-by-round results from the NHRA Pro Bike Battle at Sonoma Raceway at the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.<\/p>\n

ROUND ONE — Matt Smith, 6.844, 193.54 def. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.827, 196.64; Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.831, 196.13 def. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.911, 195.93; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.803, 196.50 def. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.922, 193.02; Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.751, 197.65 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.916, 195.14;<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS — Hines, 6.772, 197.62 def. Smith, 10.677, 77.07; Krawiec, 6.793, 196.96 def. Ellis, 6.875, 196.53;<\/p>\n

FINAL — Hines, 6.775, 197.31 def. Krawiec, 6.811, 195.73.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif. — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, the 15th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.\u00a0 Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Steve Torrence, 3.671 seconds, 331.04 mph vs. 16. Terry Haddock, 4.754, 161.04; 2. Antron Brown, 3.710, 323.27 vs. 15. Terry McMillen, 4.281, 311.41; 3. Doug Kalitta, 3.711, 327.98 vs. 14. Bill Litton, 4.026, 291.82; 4. Shawn Langdon, 3.714, 325.14 vs. 13. Scott Palmer, 3.921, 307.65; 5. Richie Crampton, 3.714, 323.58 vs. 12. Troy Buff, 3.813, 316.30; 6. Brittany Force, 3.728, 325.85 vs. 11. T.J. Zizzo, 3.807, 317.34; 7. J.R. Todd, 3.731, 324.05 vs. 10. Clay Millican, 3.764, 300.73; 8. Tony Schumacher, 3.735, 318.99 vs. 9. Leah Pritchett, 3.751, 327.19. Did Not Qualify: 17. Steve Faria, 9.029, 278.46.<\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 3.868, 327.43 vs. 16. Tim Gibbons, Chevy Impala, 4.517, 275.84; 2. Courtney Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.871, 323.97 vs. 15. Gary Densham, Ford Mustang, 4.487, 288.52; 3. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.874, 327.03 vs. 14. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Solara, 4.149, 305.36; 4. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.875, 330.15 vs. 13. John Hale, Charger, 4.011, 317.87; 5. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.877, 326.71 vs. 12. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.004, 309.70; 6. John Force, Camaro, 3.890, 329.10 vs. 11. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 3.946, 319.45; 7. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.902, 325.77 vs. 10. Chad Head, Camry, 3.920, 327.90; 8. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.903, 322.88 vs. 9. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.920, 323.27. Did Not Qualify: 17. Brandon Welch, 5.969, 120.08.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.553, 211.26 vs. 16. Joey Grose, Camaro, 6.779, 204.35; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.567, 210.41 vs. 15. Alan Prusiensky, Dodge Dart, 6.736, 205.76; 3. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.573, 210.54 vs. 14. Deric Kramer, Dart, 6.640, 208.68; 4. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.575, 210.01 vs. 13. Jeg Coughlin, Dart, 6.632, 208.62; 5. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.584, 210.24 vs. 12. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.631, 210.64; 6. Allen Johnson, Dart, 6.588, 209.95 vs. 11. Aaron Strong, Camaro, 6.630, 208.78; 7. Vincent Nobile, Camaro, 6.592, 210.64 vs. 10. Erica Enders, Dart, 6.612, 209.26; 8. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.594, 209.62 vs. 9. Drew Skillman, Camaro, 6.601, 210.41.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.751, 197.65 vs. 16. Jim Underdahl, Suzuki, 6.902, 196.47; 2. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.752, 198.15 vs. 15. Angie Smith, Victory, 6.880, 194.41; 3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.775, 197.31 vs. 14. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 6.876, 196.56; 4. LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.780, 197.33 vs. 13. Katie Sullivan, Suzuki, 6.865, 193.93; 5. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.796, 198.47 vs. 12. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.859, 197.25; 6. Matt Smith, Victory, 6.819, 196.82 vs. 11. Michael Ray, Buell, 6.858, 194.32; 7. Hector Arana Jr, Buell, 6.823, 196.19 vs. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.857, 195.28; 8. Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.827, 196.64 vs. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.839, 196.13. Did Not Qualify: 17. Melissa Surber, 6.910, 189.76; 18. Scotty Pollacheck, 6.914, 193.07; 19. Cory Reed, 6.930, 189.90; 20. Chaz Kennedy, 6.954, 191.70; 21. Shawn Gann, 6.968, 192.80; 22. Scott Bottorff, 7.015, 189.02; 23. Lance Bonham, 7.133, 186.48; 24. Brian Bognuda, broke.<\/p>\n

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