Arana's blast highlights final qualifying in Memphis; Dixon, Hight, Edwards also lead
Friday’s lightning quick times continued during Saturday’s final two qualifying sessions at the 22nd annual O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals, highlighted by Hector Arana’s sub-national-record 6.851 blast, the quickest run in Pro Stock Motorcycle history. Larry Dixon, Robert Hight, and Mike Edwards also lead their fields.
Arana’s stunning blast supplanted the 6.860 registered earlier this year in St. Louis by Andrew Hines. Arana can pick up 20 important points Sunday if he’s able to back it up for an official record by running within 1 percent of his pass.
Dixon also put himself into a good points position by collecting the maximum 12 bonus points over two days of qualifying at this, the third of six events in NHRA’s Countdown to 1 playoffs.
Arana’s stunning blast supplanted the 6.860 registered earlier this year in St. Louis by Andrew Hines. Arana can pick up 20 important points Sunday if he’s able to back it up for an official record by running within 1 percent of his pass.
Dixon also put himself into a good points position by collecting the maximum 12 bonus points over two days of qualifying at this, the third of six events in NHRA’s Countdown to 1 playoffs.
