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Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Hector Arana Jr. and Adam Arana helped raised more than $12,000 for charity this past March as part of Sonoma Raceway‘s NHRA Tour de Charity.
The Arana brothers raced against fans at the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center in the sold-out event that raised $12,025 for Speedway Children’s Charities. The event has raised a total of more than $122,000 in its 11 years. Continue reading
Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR NHRA Talk on Monday, April 1st?
No April Fools joke here – We’ve lined up an awesome slate of guests for our show!
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Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk begins with our guest Erik Jones, who is making his Camping World Truck Series début at Martinsville on April 6th. Fans can Learn more about Erik Jones, via his feature on Fan4Racing.
Our next guest, Lance Tawzer, curator of museum exhibits at Elmhurst Historical Museum will be on the show. Fans can learn more about Lance Tawzer and the Fred Lorenzen: Road To Glory exhibit with special guest Bobby Allison via a feature on Fan4Racing.
Then we have Doug Stokes from Irwindale Speedway joining in to tell fans about the activities this upcoming weekend for their season opening events.
Joining our roundtable panel is media guest Brian Berg Jr, from Rant Sports
Next is Sal Sigala Jr, and his guest Hector Arana Jr, a Pro Stock Motorcycle racer in NHRA. Learn more about Hector Arana Jr by reading his feature article. NOTE: Due to technical issues, we missed Hector Arana Jr last week. But he’s agreed to join us on this week’s show at 9:15pm ET. Also joining Sal is Tom Bogner from Lucas Oil. NOTE: Tom Bogner was unable to join the show tonight. We’ll schedule him for a future episode and will let everyone know the date soon,
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Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR NHRA Talk on Monday, March 25th?
Listen to the REPLAY right here…
Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk begins at 8:30 pm ET with our guest Kelly Admiraal, K&N Pro Series, Canadian Tire Series and Super Late Model driver. Fans can learn more about Kelly Admiraal, via his feature on Fan4Racing.
Then at 8:55pm ET our next guest, Dylan Kwasniewski, K&N Pro Series East driver will be on the show. Fans can learn more about Dylan Kwasniewski via his feature on Fan4Racing.
Joining our roundtable panel is media guest Dawn Bartlett Murphy, Track Smack radio personality.
Next at 9:15pm ET is Sal Sigala Jr, and his guest Hector Arana Jr, a Pro Stock Motorcycle racer in NHRA. Learn more about Hector Arana Jr by reading his feature article. NOTE: Due to technical issues, we missed Hector Arana Jr on this episode. But he’s agreed to join us on next week’s show at 9:15pm ET
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Hector Arana Jr.
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In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Hector Arana Jr scored his fourth career victory and first in more than a year when he outran veteran rider Steve Johnson in the final. Arana rode his Lucas Oil Buell to a 6.885 at 195.65 to hold off Johnson’s Suzuki, which trailed with a 6.920 at 193.99 at the season opening NHRA Gatornationals last weekend. Continue reading
Adam Arana
Photo – Courtesy Adam Arana PR
Adam Arana is ready for the comparisons to his older brother — 2011 NHRA Road to the Future Award winner Hector Arana Jr. — and he’s ready for the comparisons to his father — 2009 Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana Sr. — but mostly, the 21-year-old is ready to get on his Lucas Oil Buell and go fast.
“I’m excited and anxious all at the same time,” Adam said of his rookie season. “I know there’s a lot of pressure because Hector (Jr.) did so well his rookie year. He won three races, won rookie of the year, and finished second in the points. I feel like he already set the standard, and I hope to do as well.”
Adam has been preparing to race professionally for several years, and Lucas Oil co-founders Forrest and Charlotte Lucas are backing a third entry for Arana Racing this season. He will join his dad and older brother on Lucas Oil-sponsored Buells, hoping to follow in both of their footsteps.
“My goal is to get rookie of the year,” Adam said. “The way you accomplish that goal is by doing well and being successful throughout the year. You have to go rounds, stay consistent, and cut good reaction times all season.
“Everyone wants to do the best they can, but everyone has goals, too. Ultimately, I’d like to win a race, the championship, and rookie of the year, but I think the competition will be better than it was last year so it’s not going to be easy.”
Fortunately for Adam, he’ll have two solid resources while he races for the first time. His brother was in the same position two years ago, racing as a rookie, and that experience can only help Adam. Continue reading