Eddie Krawiec isn't counting out his competition, but from his owns words you can estimate his confidence – high, with a twist.

“You look at any of the competitors out there and there are a lot of quick bikes who happen to go from A-to-B, it’s not just Hector (Arana),” Krawiec said. “Hector is doing a great job on his tuneup, but it’s not just him. There are a couple of other competitors who are out there running strong. I don’t take any competitor out there lightly.

Eddie Krawiec isn't counting out his competition, but from his owns words you can estimate his confidence – high, with a twist.

“You look at any of the competitors out there and there are a lot of quick bikes who happen to go from A-to-B, it’s not just Hector (Arana),” Krawiec said. “Hector is doing a great job on his tuneup, but it’s not just him. There are a couple of other competitors who are out there running strong. I don’t take any competitor out there lightly.

“They might stumble onto something tomorrow in the second round against you and if you think they are not going to find what they are looking for, then you are going to get beat. The best thing is to go out and race your race.”

Weather conditions perfect for a day at the beach, kept Krawiec's competition at bay through the final two rounds of qualifying. Andrew Hines was quickest in third round qualifying and Arana took the final session with a 6.930. Krawiec was third quickest in both of Saturday's rounds, but no one was quicker than his Friday afternoon run of 6.908, 192.36 mph.

“I really didn’t think my run was going to hold up through the session today,” Krawiec said. “I was fortunate enough that it got a little hotter and the humidity went up, weather conditions weren’t as good – so we were able to hold them off and maintain the No. 1 position.”

Krawiec meets Redell Harris in the first round and doesn't plan on looking any further forward until he sees the win light, despite feeling confident of his chances.

“I like my chances on any race day; it really doesn’t matter where you qualify,” said Krawiec.  “The bottom line is that as long as you are qualified, you have a shot. I don’t take any competitor out here lightly. They all have fast motorcycles. They just have to get tuned in to the track and weather conditions.  I think anyone can shine out there tomorrow. I don’t take anyone lightly. I am just going to go out there and race my own race. “

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