NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Controversy marked the first semifinal quad when Hector Arana Sr. appeared to get timed out and Andrew Hines received a red-light start. Further review revealed that the stage lights in Arana’s lane never came on despite his frantic attempts to roll his Lucas Oil EBR into the beams. After an extensive video review, NHRA ordered the quad to be re-run.

Comparatively speaking, the second quad was much more subdued with four competitive reaction times from Cory Reed, Eddie Krawiec, Karen Stoffer, and Ryan Oehler. Krawiec prevailed with a 6.859 while second-year pro Oehler used a 6.890 to hold off Reed and low qualifier Stoffer to make it to his first final.

UPDATE: The re-run was decided on the starting line where Hector Arana Sr. and Angie Smith both red-lighted, sending Andrew Hines and Hector Arana Jr. to the final round. Hines made the best pass of the round with a 6.825 at over 198-mph.

E1 recap