Arana earned his second victory of the season in Pro Stock Motorcycle, taking the victory when first-time finalist Junior Pippin fouled at the start. Arana powered his Buell to a run of 6.983 at 190.51 and in the process clinched his playoff position. USA Today
“That win felt awesome,” said Arana. “It couldn’t get any better than winning here at the Lucas Oil [-sponsored event], having Forrest and Charlotte [Lucas], my family and friends, and the fans that treat us very well over here. From the moment I got here I felt relaxed, no pressure, I wasn’t really thinking about winning, I was more thinking about having a great time and enjoying the whole weekend and going to ‘the Zoo.’ Those people out there, they treat us like royalty.
“To clinch [a spot in] the Top 10 is one less stress and one less thing to worry about. Now I can start concentrating on going to Reading and maybe do the things that I wanted to try that we talked about but have been afraid because we needed to stay in the points. Now with that done, we can try some things.”
Arana came into Sunday’s eliminations confident after qualifying No. 1 with a 7.04 at his sponsor’s race and looked like a world-beater all day, beginning with a stunning tenth-better 6.94 pasting of Wesley Wells then hammering out a 6.95 against rookie phenom Doug Horne. Arana, the winner earlier this season in Gainesville, reached his second final of the season and the fifth of his career with a solid 6.96 to defeat reigning world champ Eddie Krawiec and end the Harley rider’s impressive streak of consecutive final-round appearances at seven. NHRA
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