Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Eddie Krawiec won the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals last season and is doing everything within his power to defend the title, all the while with the current Full Throttle Series championship battle in mind. He got off to a stellar start at Maple Grove Raceway when he picked up the provisional pole on day one of qualifying aboard his Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson.

Krawiec came to Reading third in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings with teammate Andrew Hines leading the points and powerhouse rookie LE Tonglet sandwiched between. In round one, Krawiec picked up a trio of coveted qualifying bonus points with a super-fast 6.893 at 193.63 mph. The run reset the track record for e.t., and in the second round, Krawiec protected the pole with a 6.855 at 195.85 mph that reset both ends of the track record and kept more points out of the hands of Tonglet.

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Eddie Krawiec won the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals last season and is doing everything within his power to defend the title, all the while with the current Full Throttle Series championship battle in mind. He got off to a stellar start at Maple Grove Raceway when he picked up the provisional pole on day one of qualifying aboard his Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson.

Krawiec came to Reading third in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings with teammate Andrew Hines leading the points and powerhouse rookie LE Tonglet sandwiched between. In round one, Krawiec picked up a trio of coveted qualifying bonus points with a super-fast 6.893 at 193.63 mph. The run reset the track record for e.t., and in the second round, Krawiec protected the pole with a 6.855 at 195.85 mph that reset both ends of the track record and kept more points out of the hands of Tonglet.

"We made two great runs," said Krawiec. "Our Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson went straight down through there. First run, I left a little on the table. Second run, I feel I got pretty much got everything that we could out there. It’s just consistency. I changed the way I was riding the last two races. I’ve been struggling on the Tree all season long, and now I’ve finally got it right back where I want it. I can go .03s, and that was my reaction time on the two runs today, and I’m happy with that. I won this race last year, so I’m hoping for a repeat. My game plan is to try and make a hard move in these final three races. My teammate’s up there fighting for a championship with LE [Tonglet]. I’m pretty far behind, but weirder things have happened, so I’m just going to go after it and try and stay consistent and try to win rounds."

Fellow Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hines scored two points in the first round and another pair in round two. Tonglet, No. 3 at the end of the day, had one bonus point in his pocket heading into the second day of qualifying, and Shawn Gann, No. 3 in the first session, claimed a bonus point for himself.

With conditions possibly looking to improve on Saturday, there is the murmur of a possibility of seeing a new national record set.

"I think if it’s going to happen, it might happen tomorrow morning," said Krawiec. "A lot of people came here with the intention of the national record falling because of Reading being a very fast track and great air conditions. It’s going to be a little tough, I think, this year. I don’t know if there is going to be a .79 tomorrow morning or not. We’re going to have to see what the gauges tell us."

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