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Top speed has Lucas Oil pro Hector Arana Sr. excited for Pomona eliminations
POMONA, CA – There is not a faster Pro Stock Motorcycle on the property for the Auto Club NHRA Finals this 
weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona than the Lucas Oil Buell of Hector Arana Sr.
Not No. 1 qualifier Jerry Savoie, not championship contenders Eddie Krawiec nor Andrew Hines. Nope, the top speed of the weekend belongs to Arana Sr. His pass of 6.870 at a whopping 196.82 mph has him in the No. 7 spot for final eliminations, and that speed has him confident for a good showing.
“I feel pretty good about my chances tomorrow,” Arana Sr. said. “We started good and the power is there. The bike is running awesome right now.”
Hector Arana Jr. wants to close 2016 with a victory in Pomona
POMONA, CA – Lucas Oil Racing TV superstar Hector Arana Jr. put himself in the middle of the Pro Stock 
Motorcycle championship hunt by qualifying in the No. 3 spot for the 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Arana Jr. isn’t in the championship battle himself, but contenders Jerry Savoie, Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines may have to get around Arana if they want to win the 2016 title.
But Arana Jr. isn’t worried about that in the slightest. He wants to get a victory for himself, his race team and his sponsors.
“I think Jerry and I should be on opposite sides of the ladder, but I’m not even looking at that,” Arana Jr. said. “I want to win this race, too, and whatever happens, happens.”
Lucas Oil Racing TV’s Hector Arana Jr. races for final time as a bachelor
POMONA, CA – The 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona will be a 
milestone for Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr.
Not only is this the final race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, but it’s also the final time Arana Jr. will be racing as a bachelor.
Arana Jr., 27, is getting married Dec. 10 in New York to fiancé Nicole Nobile.
“It’s my last race as an unmarried guy and that’s exciting,” Arana Jr. said. “I’m super thrilled to be getting married. I’m marrying my best friend, Nicole Nobile. She won’t be Nicole Nobile for long though — she’ll be Nicole Arana soon — but she’ll also always be a Nobile, and I love her for that. I’m excited that my family is growing. I can’t wait.”
Victory in finale is all the motivation Lucas Oil’s Hector Arana Sr. needs
POMONA, CA – Lucas Oil Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Hector Arana Sr. is trending in the right direction heading into 
the final race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, the 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, to be held this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Arana has mostly struggled in the Countdown to the Championship, the six-race segment of the season that determines the Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. But Arana turned things around in Las Vegas, as he qualified No. 6 – his best since the second race of the season.
Plus, son Hector Arana Jr. qualified No. 7 in Las Vegas, and the two good performances lifted the spirits of the entire Arana Racing team.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES PACIFIC DIVISION ENDS AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Las Vegas – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway host the Pacific Divisions Short Line Express Market Gambler 
Shootout on November 3-6, 2016. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series will also run in conjunction with the event. In addition the postponed Las Vegas Divisional event from April will be completed on Wednesday and Thursday prior to this final event.
The event also marks the final stop on the nationwide series to earn points toward regional and divisional championships for all classes and the second to last stop for NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series National Championship points.
Vegas a “turnaround” race for Lucas Oil Racing TV’s Hector Arana Jr.
LAS VEGAS – Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr. has had an un-Arana Jr.-like season in 2016, but he was 
back to normal at the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Arana Jr. rode well during eliminations Sunday, cutting two good lights and leaving first on both competitors he faced.
“This weekend was a big turnaround weekend for me,” Arana Jr. said. “I felt really good today as a rider, calm and relaxed. I got back in my groove. I felt like I did when I was winning races back-to-back. I was really calm and focused, took my time on the starting line and I felt like I did a really good job out there today: .013 first round, .024 second round, left on both opponents.”
Top-half qualifying spot has Lucas Oil Racing TV’s Hector Arana Jr. pumped for Vegas eliminations
LAS VEGAS -The last three times Lucas Oil Racing TV racer Hector Arana Jr. qualified in the top half of the field – 
and didn’t have to face his dad in the first round – he went to final once and the semifinals twice.
Arana Jr. qualified No. 7 for the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – and he won’t have to race his dad, Hector Arana Sr., in the first round.
“The bike is good,” Arana Jr. said. “We were consistent, and with the exception of those couple of guys that were really, really fast, we were right there. We were consistent and able to get everything out of the bike I feel. Tomorrow, we’ll just do the best that we can and see what happens.”
Bright smile for Lucas Oil’s Hector Arana Sr. shows his confidence in Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Lucas Oil Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Hector Arana Sr. often wears a smile on his face, as no one enjoys 
racing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as much as the 2009 series champion.
But his smile was especially bright during the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as his Lucas Oil Buell has performed about as well as it has all season.
Arana Sr. qualified No. 6, his best performance since the second race of the season in Charlotte, where he was also No. 6. His pass of 6.974 seconds at 192.06 mph came in the third qualifying session, on Saturday, and will put him against No. 11 qualifier Angie Smith in final eliminations.
Lucas Oil’s Hector Arana Sr. looking for answers in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Drag racing is Hector Arana Sr.’s lifeblood, and when the Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle doesn’t 
go as fast as he thinks it should, the 2009 series champion scratches his head while looking for answers.
Arana Sr. reached the Countdown to the Championship – the NHRA’s version of the playoffs – for the eighth consecutive season in 2016. After a fast start to the year, Arana sat in the top five in points after six races.
But heading into the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Arana Sr. isn’t worried about where he is in the points standings and is instead trying to get his bike better.
The 2017 season begins now for Lucas Oil Racing TV’s Hector Arana Jr.
LAS VEGAS – For Lucas Oil Racing TV pro Hector Arana Jr., the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has 
already begun, even though the official start to the Pro Stock Motorcycle portion of next year’s schedule isn’t until March.
Arana Jr. is treating the final two races of 2016, starting with the NHRA Toyota Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as a test session.
“We’re using the rest of this season for testing some different ideas and some things we normally wouldn’t have done in the Countdown or at a race,” Arana Jr. said. “But at this point, I’m going to test some new ideas and try some off-hand things that we normally would never try and see if we can learn some stuff for next year.”
