COUNTDOWN: ROUND 4/OCTOBER 6, 2013
MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY/READING PENNSYLVANIA
KNOCKOUT
PUNCH
DRAG RACING
P66
NHRA PRO STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP
Matt Smith moves closer
to second title with huge
Reading victory
BY KEVIN MCKENNA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT POLITO
I
t is far from official but Viper
Motorcycle Co. Buell's Matt
Smith took a huge step towards
his second NHRA Mello Yello Pro
Stock Motorcycle Championship
with a convincing victory at this
weekend's Auto-Plus Nationals in
Reading, Pennsylvania. Smith's
second-career win at the scenic
Maple Grove Raceway pushed
his lead to 125 points over Hector Arana Jr., giving him a bit of
breathing room as the series
heads into its final two events.
Smith, who won his first World
Championship in 2007, has had
the dominant bike during the
NHRA's six-race playoffs - the